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\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n\n\t\t\tLeaving an impression. Jared Padalecki has experienced career success with roles in Gilmore Girls and Supernatural \u2014 but the actor has also had people talking off screen. After rising to stardom for playing Dean Forester in Gilmore Girls, Padalecki made a transition to The CW\u2019s Supernatural in 2005. The Texas native and his costar Jensen [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
Walker<\/em> \u2014 a reboot of the 1990s drama Walker, Texas Ranger<\/em> \u2014 premiered on The CW in January 2021 with Padalecki in the titular role as Cordell Walker. The Supernatural<\/em><\/a> alum also served as the show\u2019s executive producer. (Padalecki also produced the show\u2019s short-lived spinoff series Walker: Independence<\/em>, which lasted for one season from October 2022 to March 2023.)<\/p>\n\n![\"Jared](\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Jared-Padalecki-Walker-Canceled-After-4-Seasons-4.jpg?w=1000&quality=86&strip=all\")
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\n Jared Padalecki as Cordell Walker.<\/span> Rebecca Brenneman\/The CW<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nThroughout its four-season run, Walker primarily followed the title character\u2019s return home after a two-year undercover assignment investigating the death of his wife, Emily Walker, who was played by Padalecki\u2019s real-life wife<\/a>, Genevieve Padalecki<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\nThank You!<\/h3>\n
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Ahead of the Walker<\/em> season 4 premiere last month, Padalecki discussed the show\u2019s \u201cuniversal\u201d viewership \u2014 and how proud that makes him.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\n![\"Unforgettable](\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Unforgettable-WB-Hunks-Where-Are-They-Now-Joshua-Jackson-Scott-Speedman-Wesley-Jonathan-and-More-646.jpg?crop=0px%2C0px%2C2000px%2C1131px&resize=400%2C225&quality=86&strip=all\")
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\u201cI grew up watching Walker, Texas Ranger<\/em> with Sir Chuck Norris<\/strong>, himself so that was a part of my childhood. For those who\u2019ve seen the original and seen ours, this is obviously a very different show,\u201d he told Collider<\/a> in an April interview. \u201cI\u2019m certainly a fan of action movies and action shows and action books and action stories, but I found myself, after 15 years on Supernatural<\/em>, which was very much based in family as well, wanting something that anybody of any age could watch.\u201d<\/p>\n\n![\"Jared](\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Jared-Padalecki-Walker-Canceled-After-4-Seasons-2.jpg?w=1000&quality=86&strip=all\")
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\n Keegan Allen as Liam Walker and Jared Padalecki as Cordell Walker.<\/span> Rebecca Brenneman\/The CW<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nHe added, \u201cMore often than not, I love that I\u2019ve had parents come up to me and talk about how Walker, though the situation is different because he\u2019s a widower, is going through life and trying to figure out his kids while they\u2019re changing, and he has to go to work because he has a job. There\u2019s something universal about that struggle and that experience that seems to have really communicated and landed with people, no matter what their job is and what their family situation is.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n
<\/div>\n Jared Padalecki as Cordell Walker.<\/span> Rebecca Brenneman\/The CW<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
Throughout its four-season run, Walker primarily followed the title character\u2019s return home after a two-year undercover assignment investigating the death of his wife, Emily Walker, who was played by Padalecki\u2019s real-life wife<\/a>, Genevieve Padalecki<\/strong>.<\/p>\n You have successfully subscribed.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n Ahead of the Walker<\/em> season 4 premiere last month, Padalecki discussed the show\u2019s \u201cuniversal\u201d viewership \u2014 and how proud that makes him.<\/p>\n \t\t<\/a><\/p>\n \n\t\t\tThe WB was a teenager\u2019s dream network before it became The CW in 2006, giving fans a ton of eye candy to look at on all of its hit series. From Summerland and Supernatural to What I Like About You and Charmed, The WB was all about bringing the hottest actors to the forefront, and [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n \u201cI grew up watching Walker, Texas Ranger<\/em> with Sir Chuck Norris<\/strong>, himself so that was a part of my childhood. For those who\u2019ve seen the original and seen ours, this is obviously a very different show,\u201d he told Collider<\/a> in an April interview. \u201cI\u2019m certainly a fan of action movies and action shows and action books and action stories, but I found myself, after 15 years on Supernatural<\/em>, which was very much based in family as well, wanting something that anybody of any age could watch.\u201d<\/p>\n He added, \u201cMore often than not, I love that I\u2019ve had parents come up to me and talk about how Walker, though the situation is different because he\u2019s a widower, is going through life and trying to figure out his kids while they\u2019re changing, and he has to go to work because he has a job. There\u2019s something universal about that struggle and that experience that seems to have really communicated and landed with people, no matter what their job is and what their family situation is.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\nThank You!<\/h3>\n
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\n Keegan Allen as Liam Walker and Jared Padalecki as Cordell Walker.<\/span> Rebecca Brenneman\/The CW<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n