It was the most emotional and heartfelt acceptance speech of the Oscars. Jared Leto, who won the Best Supporting actor award for The Dallas Buyers Club, paid tribute to his mother for encouraging him to believe he could one day become a star. He said she had pushed him to develop his artistic side and always urged him to 'do something special'. Scroll down for video Hippy: Constance cradles Jared in her lap while Shannon looks at the camera. The boys lived in four different states during their childhood, including a commune in Colorado, and then spent 18 months in Haiti
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Jared Leto stole the show with tribute to mother as he won Oscar for Best Supporting Actor for Dallas Buyers Club
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His dad walked out and until age of eight he lived 'dirt poor' existence with brother Shannon and mother Constance
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The family, living in Bossier City, Louisiana, survived on food stamps and at times were so poor they did not have a television
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Opthalmist Carl Leto revealed his life with the family to MailOnline after he met and married Constance when Jared was eight
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They split after having two children together and the brothers moved with their mother to a commune in Colorado
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During his Bohemian childhood, Jared lived in Virginia, Louisiana, Wyoming, Colorado and even spent 18 months in Haiti
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