9. Jensen Ackles

9. Jensen Ackles

Born March 1, 1978 in Dallas Texas, Jensen Ackles is best known for his role as Dean Winchester on the fantasy-horror series "Supernatural". But before he was chasing ghosts and demons and saving his brother Sam (played by Jared Padalecki) from paranormal peril, Ackles was earning nominations for Daytime Emmy Awards for his role as Eric Brady on "Days of Our Lives".

Jensen has also starred on the hit show "Smallville" as Jason Teague, and had a run on "Dawson's Creek" during its final season on the WB network. Prior to going all-in with his acting career, Ackles was planning to attend Texas Tech University as a sports medicine major with the goal of becoming a physical therapist. Now, instead of providing physical therapy to athletes, he specializes in providing theatrical therapy to viewers on the small-screen. Fun Fact: He's also a co-owner of "Family Business Beer Company", a brewery based out of his home-state of Texas.

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Did You Know...

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Chefs made their way into celebrity land a while ago. But how many celebrities that weren’t trained as professional cooks are actually whizzes in the kitchen? Here are several that come to mind.

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Actress Julia Roberts is confident about her cooking skills. “I’m quite a good cook,” she told E! News. “I’m like a closet home ec teacher…I can really cook anything.” Roberts has said she often cooks fish for herself and her kids. And speaking of her three children, “They think that I’m a good cook,” Roberts told People. “They actually told me that I should open a restaurant.” She also relishes cooking for the holidays, particularly shredded Brussel sprouts. Roberts hasn’t published a cookbook, but we did find recipes attributed to her for peach crisp and banana hemp muffins. Or you can make the same summer salad the actress supposedly eats.

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Chrissy Teigen started off as a supermodel. Then her love of cooking filtered into her professional life too. At this point, she’s created recipes for a limited Blue Apron release and also just launched her own home and cooking line at Target named “Cravings,” after the two cookbooks she’s released. Teigen describes cooking as “a time of peace” for herself. So maybe peace out to her tuna melt sandwich or the fried chicken wings that are a favorite of her husband, John Legend.

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Lady Gaga, whose real name is Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta, comes from a cooking Italian family. Her father started his own restaurant in New York and also published a cookbook. And apparently, Lady Gaga has inherited the family’s cooking genes. Her Instagram account occasionally features photos of her culinary activities. Sure, sometimes it’s topless cooking. But other times it’s more poignant like in the post she shared about her bringing food to the family of her dear friend who passed away. Want to try a Gaga/Germanotta family favorite? Check out her recipe for whole wheat pasta with a sweet fennel sauce.

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