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Walker, Texas Ranger reboot. The seemingly ageless actor is definitely an interesting choice as Chuck Norris successor in the role, and not only does he have the scruffy facial hair for the job, but Padalecki also has an awesome family connection to the role that he reportedly wasn t even aware of when he signed on.
As it turns out, Jared Padalecki is the direct descendent of a former Texas Ranger, which is a perfectly relevant factoid that was first discovered by the team at Ancestry.com. Their research revealed that the actor s great-great-great-grandfather on his mother s side, Benjamin Franklin Lafevre, became part of the Texas Rangers upon entering adulthood.