Leto has appeared in both big budget Hollywood films and smaller projects from independent producers and art houses. He later made his film debut in How to Make an American Quilt (1995) and received first notable critical praise for his performance in Prefontaine (1997). He formed the rock band in 1998 in Los Angeles, California, along with his older brother Shannon Leto.

He has worked with director David Fincher in Fight Club (1999) and Panic Room (2002). Since the 2000s, Leto has been nominated for awards for his work in such films as American Psycho (2000), Highway (2002), Lord of War (2005), Lonely Hearts (2006), Chapter 27 (2007), and Mr. Nobody (2009). The band’s follow-up album, A Beautiful Lie (2005), went platinum in several countries. Leto has also directed music videos, including the MTV Video Music Award nominated “The Kill” (2006), “Kings and Queens” (2009), and “Hurricane” (2010). “I grew up in environment of actors, musicians, photographers, artists and different theatrical persons,” he stated in an interview with Kerrang!; “Through this atmosphere there were no any clear boundaries and straight lines. After dropping out briefly in the 10th grade, Leto decided to return and focus on his education at the private Flint Hill School in Oakton, Virginia, but graduated from Emerson Preparatory School in Washington, D.C., in 1989. However, after developing an interest in acting, he transferred to New York City’s School of Visual Arts, where he majored in filmmaking. Together, they go up against a crazed killer that is recreating urban legend massacres.

Leto has appeared in both big budget Hollywood films and smaller projects from independent producers and art houses. Leto played supporting roles in The Thin Red Line (1998) and Girl, Interrupted (1999), as well as the lead role in the horror film Urban Legend (1998), and earned critical acclaim after portraying heroin addict Harry Goldfarb in Darren Aronofsky’s Requiem for a Dream (2000). The band’s follow-up album, A Beautiful Lie (2005), went platinum in several countries. Leto wanted to help his family and became a dishwasher at small snack-bar at 12, and he was a doorman at 16.

Showbiz friends pay tribute to Ryan Dunn Jared Leto and Blink-182′s Tom DeLonge are among the rockers who have paid tribute to late Jackass star Ryan Dunn. [link]