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Jensen on set of Countdown, Sept 2024 (x)

A nice story about Jensen Ackles on Reddit. Text: Poster: I “worked” with him/ for him for several years before I realized he was a celebrity/ on a major tv show.

I swear he is the most humble, genuine, and respectful man I’ve ever worked with. Probably why I never would have guessed he was famous.

Question: What did you do for him?

Poster: Full disclosure- this was from 2011 to 2012 (ish) so I dont remember the smaller details of our interactions, but anyway…

I worked at a high end “executive car service”. Basically wealthy business people, agents, sports players, etc. would book us for an SUV or town car to take them to meetings, the airport, whatever. We didn’t have limos or party busses or anything, it was strictly for professionals in a professional setting.

Anyway, I had been talking with Jensen usually twice a week for a good 6+ months. I’d book him trips to the airport in Canada and Malibu? I think that’s where the CA side was. All I really knew was he “traveled a lot for work” and his wife and new baby were at home.

I worked with major assholes, which was to be expected. Attorneys assistants especially. They would get fired if they didn’t use the right colored post-it. That kinda crap. So they understandably were always stressed the hell out, which would get taken out on me. Whatever. That’s all part of the game.

But anytime I answered the phone and it was Jensen, I knew at least for those few minutes my job would actually be enjoyable. He’d always ask about ME. How my day was, what the weather in SoCal was like since he’d be on his way there. Small talk, but always SO damn nice. He’d occasionally mention how he’d miss his family during the longer trips or tell me how it’d be a short stay that particular week so he’d be able to get back home to his baby. SO sweet.

One day months later the owner of “my” company called me to ask about the schedule. Mentioned Jensen was to be picked up the following day and she chuckled and asked, “you know who that is, right?” Uhhh, no? Then she told me he was on tv and was traveling to film every week. Based on how humble, soft spoken, and incredibly nice he was, I figured he was just starting out in the business or was kinda an unknown. That’s when my boss told me he was shooting this huge show, he was really famous, etc etc.

I never woulda guessed it in a million years. With celebrities, we always dealt with their agents. Jensen would always pick up the phone and call me himself. He just seemed like a completely normal, humble guy who didn’t let his fame change who he was.

I worked there for another several months and then moved onto a different company, but damn did I miss “working” with him. I always knew there’d be no drama when he called.

To this day I still haven’t seen him in anything (or even a single episode of Supernatural) but I’ll always hold a soft spot for him just based on the way he treated me. I was relentlessly harassed but he was always so, so kind.

Excerpt from Supernatural Then and Now Podcast with guest Julie McNiven. At about the 30:30 mark they talked about the sex scene in the Impala that comes up next episode, and Julie had some nice things to say about Jensen:

He was extremely protective and turned the monitor around so I could see [the shot]. He encouraged me to make sure I was comfortable with the shot.... It ended up being fine, and really thanks to Jensen for just being like, "You have a voice. You are the one that makes the choice here." And that was really important.

losing my mind over here

J2 | JIB11 2023

ZakkGarner:  Playing  tonight for actor/singer Jensen Ackles (Supernatural, The Boys, Big Sky) and his band Radio Company at Analog in Downtown Nashville  The band is rockin and he sounds killer!

#SPNTOR 2022 [video: @wais_choice]

Bonus about learning while filming with Jensen 😜

Extra bonus, Jensen about Jared earlier in the panel [video: @gayled_it]

Jensen & Jared in sync as always - SPN Vegas 2022

^ So Soldier Boy, new character on The Boys that I will start playing in the new year, and one of the reasons why I’ve got [tugs beard] this happening.

^ I was asked to grow it out and uh, and we’ll see what happens, so um, yeah.

^ It’s uh, it’s getting to the point where I don’t, I don’t know if I can handle it. [scritches beard]

^ So that’s, I… [points to beard, shrugs]. Maybe they’re just doing that as like a hazing thing for the new guy.

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Guy Norman Bee about Jensen Ackles and shooting the end scene of Stairway To Heaven (9x22)

Source: http://www.blogtalkradio.com/mediablvd/2014/05/17/winchester-radio-supernaturals-stairway-to-heaven-w-director-guy-bee

Jared Padalecki on Cw26

They smelled a sucker. They’re like “He’s not awake enough to keep us off the bed.” So there go Harley and Sadie jumping on the bed with their dog lips all over him.

Jared at ChiCon 2008

The best part about today’s virtual con with Jared and Jensen is having confirmation that they were both satisfied with how Supernatural ended. 

For those who may have missed it, it’s being reported in Jensen’s meet and greet that he said he liked the finale and that he apparently talked about suggestions he made for the episode, including that the forehead touch between the brothers might have been his idea, from what I’ve read. 

Two of my friends had one-on-one’s with Jensen. One of them told him how much she loved the finale and how she thought “it was stunning” and Jensen thanked her. When she added that she loves “circular storytelling” and found the finale “really beautiful,” Jensen smiled and said: “I agree with you. Thank you very much.” (LINK)

My other dear friend wrote about how during their one-on-one she and Jensen “talked about loving the finale and what it meant for each of us and why it felt right.” She also told him: “I know you had apprehension and tbh, if someone told me the end I would have hated it, but watching it play out reminded me of your Kim Manners quote, ‘give them what they want in a way they don’t expect it.’ You did that.” And Jensen was excitedly letting her know she nailed it. (LINK)

Not that Jensen’s feelings are a surprise, since he had already shared that the finale was “a fantastic way for the show to wrap up” (LINK)

The reason this makes me happy is after over 15 years of blood, sweat, tears, and working so hard on this labor of love, Jared and Jensen got to walk away happy and proud. I would hate for them to have hated the end after investing so many years into a show and characters that mean so much to them, but knowing now, for sure, that they both loved it just makes me so happy for them <3