Jessica Paré Biography

Jessica Pare is a Canadian actress and singer widely for playing the role of Megan Draper on the popular AMC series Mad Men. Her film appearances include Stardom, Lost and Delirious, Wicker Park, Suck, Hot Tub Time Machine and Brooklyn.

Pare, who was previously married writer and producer Joseph M. Smith, is currently dating musician John Kastner with who she shares a son named Blues Anthony Paré Kastner.

Born in Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Jessica Pare was born on December 5, 1980, in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, to parents Anthony Pare and Louise Mercier.

Her father is a former chairman of McGill University's Education department while her mother was a conference interpreter. Her dad was an actor and toured with a theatre company. Her mom, meanwhile, acted in amateur productions.

She was raised along with her three brothers in the Montreal neighborhood of Notre-Dame-de-Grâce. She is fluent in both English and French.

Paré studied at a private Catholic high school, Villa Maria, in Montreal. She later attended TheatreWorks where she studied drama.

Acting Career

Jessica Pare started her acting career as a theatre actress. During her teenage, she appeared in more than half a dozen amateur theatre productions including Robin Hood and The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe.

She made her film debut during her final year in high school, with a small role in the television film, Bonanno: A Godfather's Story. She then decided to continue her acting career in Hollywood.

She has also played small roles in the French film En Vacances and the horror television series Big Wolf on Campus.

Pare rose to fame in 2009 when she played the role of Jennifer in the comedy horror film, Suck, alongside Rob Stefaniuk, Alice Cooper and Iggy Pop. For her performance in Suck, she was nominated for Canadian Comedy Award for Best Performance by a Female.

She has since appeared in films like Lost and Delirious, Stardom, Hot Tub Time Machine, Wicker Park, Bollywood/Hollywood, Another Kind of Wedding, Lives of the Saints, The Mountie, Posers and The Trotsky.

Her television credits include Mad Men, SEAL Team, Jack and Bobby, Napoleon and Random Passage.

Net Worth is $6 Million

Being a successful Canadian actress, Jessica Pare earns a substantial amount of money from the film and television industry.

Regarding her salary, according to the Celebrity Net Worth website, Pare earns $20,000 per episode of a television series.

 

 

 

 

 

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The website has also reported that the estimated net worth of the 36-year-old actress is $6 million. She owns a beautiful house in Canada.

Once Married Woman is Now Dating John Kastner

Jessica Pare was previously married to a writer and producer, Joseph M. Smith. The former couple tied the knot in 2007 but they got a divorce just after three years of marriage in 2010.

Pare, who is Catholic and a vegan, started dating musician John Kastner in 2013 and ever since the boyfriend-girlfriend duo is having a good relationship.

The couple welcomed their first child, a baby boy, together on March 19, 2015. They have named their son Blues Anthony Paré Kastner.