Carl Leto was the stepfather of Hollywood's famous actor and singer Jared Leto.
He was of Italian and Russian descent. His surname Leto means Happy and Joyful in Italian.
More about Carl
Carl was married to a woman named Constance Leto. She was born on December 23, 1951, and her birth name is Nee Metrejon.
She is of Cajun ancestry and her current age is sixty-nine years old.
Carl's wife was first married to a man named Anthony Bryant. He was an alcoholic and abusive person.
Her first husband left home and never returned.
Carl and Constance's relationship and marriage background has not been revealed to the public.
Carl adopted Constance's sons, Jared Joseph Leto and Shannon Leto.
Carl's Death
Carl committed suicide in the early 1980s. The reason for his suicide has not been disclosed to the public.
However, rumors say that he could not handle the financial burden and problems to raise his family.
His adopted son Jared was only eight years old when he left this world.
Carl's Famous Son
Carl's son Jared Leto, born on December 26, 1971, started his acting career in the early 1990s.
He began with television series. He was first recognized for his character Jordan Catalano in the television series My so-called Life.
His film debut was How to Make an American Quilt in 1995. He was getting massive fame in the 90s.
He also played supporting roles in some of the worldwide hit movies like Fight Club, Girl Interrupted, the thin red line, American Psycho, etc.
His work on the film Dallas Buyers Club, where he played the character of a transgender woman earned him an Academy Award, a Golden Globe, and a Screen Actor's Guild Award.
He was also able to impress the audience with Albert Sparma in the movie The Little Things.
This movie also got him nominations for a Golden Globe Award and Screen Actors Guild Award, both for Best-Supporting Actors.
Likewise, he has appeared in various movies like The Suicide Squad, Mr. Nobody, Blade Runner, Lord of war, Lonelyhearts, Chapter 27, Panic Room, Alexander, Prefontaine, and many more.
Sons' Band
Carol's sons Jared and Shannon started a band called Thirty Seconds to Mars in the year 1988.
Jared is the lead singer and main songwriter for the band, whereas Shannon is the band's drummer.
Even though they started as a rock and roll band, their music mainly revolves around progressive metal, space rock, punk, and alternative.
They got worldwide fame when they released their second album called a Beautiful Lie in 2005.
Their following releases like This is War, Love, Lust, Faith, and Dreams Received are commercial successes.
They have also been on tour with worldwide popular bands like Linkin Park, I Mother Earth, Billy Talent, and Puddle of Mud.
The band also opened a concert for Our Lady Peace and Sevendust.
The band made their first television appearance Leto'son The Last Call with Carson Daly.
Sold Weed In Theater
Jared Leto gave an interview on The Ellen Show where he talked about his new character and working in theater.
The interview started by telling Jared about his new character. Ellen was impressed by Jared's transformation to fit into his new character.
He turned himself into completely some other person. Jared won the Oscar award some years back, and Jared said that Ellen was his lucky charm, and because of her, he won Oscars.
He said it was the most amazing and crazy experience of his life, and he enjoyed it. Then he talked about his new character.
He said his role makes people cry, but this character will make people laugh. Playing that character was a great opportunity for him, and when he read the script, he ultimately fell in love with the character.
The humor and the whole thing of character were so amazing that he loved that character very much. After that, Ellen told Jared to tell the story about his movie.
Jared said that his new movie story is based on a true story. It's the story about the Gucci family who used to own their own company.
His character is a person who has no idea about power and betrayal. He is so excited to see his movie in the theater.
Jared opened up that he loves going to the movie theater, and at his young age, he had worked in movie theaters.
He said that he got kicked out of that job because he sold weed at the backdoor of the theater, which was a crazy thing.
Ellen then showed a video of Jared in which he was at a great height. Jared is very fond of rock climbing; that video was taken by him when he was rock climbing.
He went rock climbing with some of his friends, and he also talked about his friend, his climbing mentor.
Net Worth
The educational qualification, career, and professional life of Carl Leto were never revealed.
That's why his average earnings were not known.
The net worth of his son Jared is structured below:
| Net Worth | Sources |
| $90 million | Singer, Actor |
Age, Height and, Weight
- Carl's age, height, and weight were never disclosed.
- His nationality was American.
- He also had a family from his first marriage. The information about his first family is limited.
- He was close with both of his stepsons and took care of them before he died.
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