Jake Gyllenhaal

Quick Facts

Full Name	Jake Gyllenhaal
Occupation	Movie Actor
Date Of Birth	Dec 19, 1980(1980-12-19)
Age	44
Birthplace	Los Angeles
Country	United States
Birth City	California
Horoscope	Sagittarius

Jake Gyllenhaal Biography

Jake Gyllenhaal is one of the most popular and richest Movie Actor who was born on December 19, 1980 in Los Angeles, California, United States. Actor who had his breakthrough role in October Sky and won a BAFTA Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role in Brokeback Mountain. He also had memorable roles in The Day After Tomorrow, Zodiac, Nightcrawler, and Love and Other Drugs.

He is the godfather of Heath Ledger‘s daughter, Matilda.

Jacob Benjamin Gyllenhaal was born on December 19, 1980 in Los Angeles, California, the son of film producer and screenwriter Naomi Foner (née Achs) and film director Stephen Gyllenhaal. Actress Maggie Gyllenhaal, his older sister, appeared with him in the film Donnie Darko. Gyllenhaal’s father, who was raised as a Swedenborgian, is of Swedish and English descent and is a descendant of the Swedish noble Gyllenhaal family. Jake’s last ancestor to be born in Sweden was his great-great-grandfather, Anders Leonard Gyllenhaal. Jake’s mother is Jewish and was born in New York City to a Jewish family from Russia and Poland. Gyllenhaal has said that he considers himself Jewish. On his 13th birthday, Gyllenhaal performed a “barmitzvah-like act, without the typical trappings”, volunteering at a homeless shelter because his parents wanted to give him a sense of gratitude for his privileged lifestyle.

Jacob Benjamin Gyllenhaal (/ˈ dʒ ɪ l ə n h ɔː l / ; Swedish: [ˈjʏ̂lːɛnˌhɑːl] ; born December 19, 1980) is an American actor and film producer. Born into the Gyllenhaal family, he is the son of director Stephen Gyllenhaal and screenwriter Naomi Foner. He began acting as a child, and made his acting debut in City Slickers (1991), followed by roles in his father’s films A Dangerous Woman (1993) and Homegrown (1998). His breakthrough performances followed soon after, portraying Homer Hickam in October Sky (1999), and a psychologically-troubled teenager in Donnie Darko (2001). After appearing in several comedies, he starred in the science fiction disaster film, The Day After Tomorrow (2004), which was a box-office success.

He is the brother of actress Maggie Gyllenhaal. His parents worked in Hollywood as directors and screenwriters.

Jake Gyllenhaal Net Worth

Jake Gyllenhaal is one of the richest Movie Actor from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Jake Gyllenhaal 's net worth $80 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He worked as a lifeguard and busboy as a teenager. In 1991, he debuted as Danny Robbins in City Slickers.

He starred in the cult classic film Donnie Darko, for which he won the 2003 Chlotrudis Award for Best Actor.

in 2012, Gyllenhaal made his Off-Broadway debut in Nick Payne’s If There Is I Haven’t Found It Yet at the Roundabout Theatre Company’s Laura Pels Theatre. Gyllenhaal debuted on Broadway in 2014 in Payne’s Constellations at the Samuel J. Friedman Theatre opposite Ruth Wilson, also in her Broadway debut. Gyllenhaal joined John Mauceri and David Denby in Adam Gopnik’s podium discussion in February 2016 at the David Rubenstein Atrium at Lincoln Center about Leonard Bernstein’s breakthrough conducting performance in Carnegie Hall on November 14, 1943; accompanied by Jeanine Tesori on piano, he sang “Maria” from West Side Story.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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Who is Jake Gyllenhaal Dating?

According to our records, Jake Gyllenhaal is possibily single & has not been previously engaged. As of December 1, 2023, Jake Gyllenhaal’s is not dating anyone.

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Gyllenhaal dated actress Kirsten Dunst for nearly two years, starting in 2002. He later dated his Rendition co-star Reese Witherspoon from about 2007 to

2009. He dated singer-songwriter Taylor Swift from October 2010 until March 2011, and model Alyssa Miller from July to December 2013. Gyllenhaal has been dating French model Jeanne Cadieu since mid-2018.

Facts & Trivia

Jake Ranked on the list of most popular Movie Actor. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Jake Gyllenhaal celebrates birthday on December 19 of every year.

After the critical success of Donnie Darko, Gyllenhaal’s next role was as Pilot Kelston in 2002’s Highway alongside Jared Leto. His performance was described by one critic as “silly, cliched and straight to video”. Gyllenhaal had more success starring opposite Jennifer Aniston in The Good Girl, which premiered at the 2002 Sundance Film Festival; he also starred in Lovely and Amazing with Catherine Keener. In both films he plays an unstable character who begins a reckless affair with an older woman. Gyllenhaal later described these as “teenager in transition” roles. Gyllenhaal later starred in the Touchstone Pictures romantic comedy Bubble Boy, which was loosely based on the story of David Vetter. The film portrays the title character’s adventures as he pursues the love of his life before she marries the wrong man. The film was panned by critics, with one calling it an “empty-headed, chaotic, utterly tasteless atrocity”.

Top Facts about Jake Gyllenhaal

1. Born December 19, 1980 in Los Angeles, California.
2. Nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor in Brokeback Mountain (2005).
3. Starred in Donnie Darko (2001), Zodiac (2007), and Nightcrawler (2014).
4. Has a net worth of approximately $80 million.
5. Brother of actress Maggie Gyllenhaal.
6. Played Mysterio in Spider-Man: Far From Home (2019).
7. Won a BAFTA award for his role in Brokeback Mountain.
8. Dated Taylor Swift from October 2010 to January 2011.
9. Has been acting since childhood, with his first film role at age 11.
10. Supports various charities including the Michael J Fox Foundation and ACLU.

Who is Jake Gyllenhaal's wife?

Gyllenhaal has been in a relationship with French model Jeanne Cadieu since late 2018.

What did Jake Gyllenhaal say to Taylor Swift?

The new version features lyrics about “weeping in a party bathroom” after an older partner — Gyllenhaal is nearly a decade older than Swift — tells her that “ if we had been closer in age maybe it would have been fine ,” which she hits back at with the biting couplet, “I was never good at telling jokes/ But the punchline …

How did Taylor Swift Meet Jake Gyllenhaal?

When did Taylor Swift and Jake Gyllenhaal meet? The pair were first seen together during a taping of Saturday Night Live (SNL) in October 2010, but had met before that at a dinner party hosted by Gwyneth Paltrow and ex-husband Chris Martin.

Why do people love Jake Gyllenhaal?

He’s right at the top of the acting mountain. In Gyllenhaal’s case, it always seems that what you see on screen is exactly like he is in real life. Whatever role he plays, there’s a passion, integrity and skill to his performance, but he’s also an incredibly cool person when the cameras aren’t filming.

Did Reese Witherspoon date Jake Gyllenhaal?

Reese Witherspoon Witherspoon — who first began romancing Jake while shooting Rendition — “broke his heart” when she ended their three-year courtship in December 2009. “No one cheated,” a source told Us. “There was no drama.”