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By Ginia Bellafante

The Boy Girls Hate to Love

Handsomely scruffy, beguilingly elliptical Jordan Catalano is familiar to legions of smart teenage girls. Playing Jordan, the
obsession of Angela Chase on ABC's acclaimed drama, My So-Called Life, Jared Leto has become a heartthrob. He is also
winning raves for his portrayal of a confused, dismissive high school boyfriend. "It takes a lot of imagination to understand the things Jordan does," says Leto, "but I don't know a 17-year-old who has relationships down to a T." Leto, a former doorman and art student, will begin shooting his first feature film, How to Make an American Quilt. He is also looking for a girlfriend. Perhaps he will find one among the members of Quilt's largely female cast, which includes Winona Ryder.