Jake Gyllenhaal Birthday, Real Name, Age, Weight, Height, Family, Facts, Contact Details, Girlfriend(s), Bio & More
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PERSONAL INFORMATION
REAL NAME
Jacob Benjamin Gyllenhaal
NICK NAMES
Jake, Jakey
BIRTHDAY
BORN ON DAY
Friday
NEXT BIRTHDAY ON
Friday
BIRTHPLACE
Los Angeles, California, United States
AGE
44 Years 1 Months 26 Days
NATIONALITY
PROFESSION
ZODIAC
SAGITTARIUS
FEATURES
Blue eyes and dark brown hair
Physical Stats
CHEST
44 ''
BICEPS
16 ''
WAIST
34 ''
HEIGHT
6'0''(feet & inches)
1.8288 meters
182.88 cm
WEIGHT
77 kg
169.4 lbs
Jake Gyllenhaal Family Members
Jake Gyllenhaal Marriage, Affairs and Children
AFFAIR
Jenny Lewis (2001- )
AFFAIR
Natalie Portman (Rumor) (2006- )
AFFAIR
Rashida Jones (Rumor) (2011- )
AFFAIR
Lea Seydoux (Rumor) (2012- )
AFFAIR
Minka Kelly (Rumor) (2012- )
AFFAIR
Alyssa Miller (2013- )
AFFAIR
Ruth Wilson (Rumor) (2015- )
Fame & Address
DEBUT
City Slickers (Film 1991)
FAMOUS FROM/AS
Donnie Darko (Film 2001), Brokeback Mountain (Film 2005), Source Code (Film 2011)
Official Website
www.jakegyllenhaal.com
Education, Net Worth & More
RELIGION
Judaism
SCHOOLING FROM
Harvard-Westlake School, Los Angeles
COLLEGE
QUALIFICATION
Graduation
FAVOURITE BOOK(S)
To Kill A Mockingbird (By Harper Lee)
NET WORTH
$65 Million
JAKE GYLLENHAAL PICTURE
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Career of Jake Gyllenhaal
His first acting role was in the film "City Slickers". He appeared as Pilot Kelston in the film "Highway". He played a starring role in the film Proof, Jarhead, and Brokeback Mountain. He played a starring role in the film "Zodiac". He appeared as astronaut David Jordan in the science fiction thriller film "Life".
Some Lesser Known Facts About Jake Gyllenhaal
- Does Jake Gyllenhaal takes alcohol? Yes.
- Is Jake Gyllenhaal in the habit of Smoking? Yes.
- Jake Gyllenhaal is non vegetarian.His diet consists of eggs, chicken, and fish.
- Jake Gyllenhaal went through medical treatments to enhance his looks. He is rumored to have a nose job.
- Jake got acting in his blood as he is a son of Golden Globe award winning actress Naomi Foner. His father Stephen Gyllenhaal and his older sister Maggie Gyllenhaal is also in show business.
- He learned driving from his godfather, Paul Newman
- Although he is a son of actors and did not face financial problems he did odd jobs in summers. He worked as a lifeguard and also as a table busser at restaurants.
- The actor is a humanitarian and preferred spending time at a homeless shelter instead of enjoying a huge party for his Bar Mitzvah.
- In his starting career, his parents did not allow him to do such films in which he had to go away from home. Even left the opportunity to work in the film "The Mighty Ducks" as he had to live in Minnesota for two months if he works in the film.
- He appeared for a small role in an episode of Homicide: Life on the Street and Homegrown. Also, made a cameo appearance in "Jiminy Glick in Lalawood".
- Jake was offered and he also agreed to play Spider-Man in "Spider-Man 2" as at the time Tobey Maguire got a back injury when he was filming Seabiscuit. But Tobey recovered and came back to reprise the role while Jake was preparing for the role.
- He named his dogs Atticus and Boo after the characters of the novel "To Kill a Mockingbird" as he is a huge fan of the book.
- Jake was placed on the number 2 in the list of Hottest Bachelors prepared by People magazine in the year 2007. (No Doubt!)
- He and his sister Maggie are the first siblings in the 21st century to both be nominated for Oscars in acting.
- He played the character of a gay in the film "Brokeback Mountain" which ignited the rumors that Jake is also a gay, however, the actor denied the fact.
- According to some reports, singer Taylor Swift lost her virginity to him. Also, Jake was the inspiration by her songs "We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together" and other Red hits after their break-up.
- To play a character of Anthony in the film "Jarhead", he put on five pounds of muscles. He had to lose these muscles for the film "Zodiac".
- He likes to cook and also enjoys to watch cookery shows. Jake had a great interest in woodworking and loves to do both in his spare time.
- Although he was born in a Jewish family, he practices Buddhism.
- Jake tried to get the role of Frodo Baggins in the "Lord of the Rings trilogy" but Elijah Wood won the part. He was also considered for the role of Batman in "Batman Begins" but Christian Bale was cast instead.
- He appeared thrice on the cover of GQ magazine and also appeared nude on the cover of Entertainment Weekly along with Anne Hathaway.
- He served as a jury member at the 62nd Berlin International Film Festival in the year 2012.
- He served as a narrator in the voice documentary of children's picture book "The Man Who Walked Between the Towers".
USER RATING FOR JAKE GYLLENHAAL
Viewer's Reviews for Jake Gyllenhaal
Gemma Siggers
Hi sir, you are one of my favorite actors and your acting is mind blowing.