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Jensen Ackles Is No Stranger to 'Supernatural' Roles
The Horror TV Vet Explains Why You Won't See Him in Supermarket Tabloids Anytime Soon
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May 7 -- Jensen Ackles can't quite explain how he's been able to build a career by playing paranormal characters.
Before he landed the part of Dean on The CW's 'Supernatural,' he played the son of Satan in a 2005 film, and endured the wrath of a possessed mother on 'Days of Our Lives'.
Ackles talked to AOL editor Geoff Bennett about playing one-half of the demon-fighting Winchester duo and weighed in on what became of his 'Dawson's Creek' co-star, Katie Holmes.
There are a lot of shows on TV that focus on the paranormal, but why do you think viewers connect with 'Supernatural'?
The obvious reason is the difference between the paranormal shows that are on right now. They're more about the mysterious and the unknown, whereas ours is much more of a horror genre show. We're more of a thriller show, as opposed to just a paranormal show.
And I know 'Supernatural' fans are pretty dedicated. Have you ever had a run-in with an overzealous fan?
They've all been very cool. Next week, I'm headed to London for the first-ever 'Supernatural' convention. So I'm anxiously awaiting that to see how we're received there. But the fans have been great. When we started, we knew the show was going to be hit or miss, and we needed to find a core audience to really make us survive. And I think we've been able to do that.
Your show airs against 'Grey's Anatomy' and 'CSI,' which is tough.
It doesn't get much harder than that. Maybe they could throw 'American Idol' into the mix. (Laughs)
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Since you shoot in the show in Canada, how do you not end up leading parallel lives both there and in Los Angeles. Or do you?
I don't, but it's very difficult. If Jared and I didn't work as much as we did, we might be able to keep somewhat of a life going in L.A. We literally put our lives on hold for nine months out of the year. It's tough. I spent the last week of my hiatus just dusting my house. It's a sacrifice, but it's a good problem to have.
Do you and your co-star Jared Padalecki hang out when you aren't shooting, or do you get enough of each other at work?
Oddly enough, we have such crazy schedules that if we want to hang out outside of work with anybody, it's usually going to be the one of us. We get off at 3 in the morning, and we don't work until 4 in the afternoon. Our schedule is much different than anybody else, so we do hang out quite a bit -- especially with the crew guys, too. It's become a pretty tight knit family.
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