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Jake Gyllenhaal (Jacob Benjamin Gyllenhaal) was born on 19 December, 1980 in Los Angeles, California, U.S., is an American actor (born 1980). Discover Jake Gyllenhaal's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 43 years old?

Popular As Jacob Benjamin Gyllenhaal
Occupation Actor · producer
Age 43 years old
Zodiac Sign Sagittarius
Born 19 December 1980
Birthday 19 December
Birthplace Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Nationality United States

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Jake Gyllenhaal Height, Weight & Measurements

At 43 years old, Jake Gyllenhaal height is 182 cm .

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Height 182 cm
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He is currently single. He is not dating anyone. We don't have much information about He's past relationship and any previous engaged. According to our Database, He has no children.

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Parents Stephen Gyllenhaal Naomi Foner
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Jake Gyllenhaal Net Worth

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Net Worth in 2024 $1 Million - $5 Million
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1980

Jacob Benjamin Gyllenhaal ( ; born December 19, 1980) is an American actor.

Born into the Gyllenhaal family, he is the son of director Stephen Gyllenhaal and screenwriter Naomi Foner, and his older sister is actress Maggie Gyllenhaal.

Jacob Benjamin Gyllenhaal was born on December 19, 1980, in Los Angeles, California, to 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.

His last ancestor to be born in Sweden was his great-great-grandfather, Anders Leonard Gyllenhaal.

Gyllenhaal's mother is Jewish, and was born in New York City to an Ashkenazi Jewish family from Russia and Poland.

Gyllenhaal has said that he considers himself Jewish.

1988

Directed by Richard Kelly, the film is set in 1988 and stars Gyllenhaal as a troubled teenager who experiences visions of a 6 ft tall rabbit named Frank who tells him that the world is coming to an end.

Gyllenhaal's performance was well received by critics; Gary Mairs of Culture Vulture wrote that he "manages the difficult trick of seeming both blandly normal and profoundly disturbed, often within the same scene."

1991

He began acting as a child, making his acting debut in City Slickers (1991), followed by roles in his father's films A Dangerous Woman (1993) and Homegrown (1998).

He made his acting debut as Billy Crystal's son in the 1991 comedy City Slickers.

1992

His parents did not allow him to appear in The Mighty Ducks (1992) because it would have required him to leave home for two months.

In subsequent years, his parents allowed him to audition for roles but regularly forbade him to take them if he were chosen.

He was allowed to appear in his father's films several times.

1993

Gyllenhaal appeared in the 1993's A Dangerous Woman (along with sister Maggie), in "Bop Gun", a 1994 episode of Homicide: Life on the Street; and in the 1998 comedy Homegrown.

Along with their mother, Jake and Maggie appeared in two episodes of Molto Mario, an Italian cooking show on the Food Network.

Prior to his senior year in high school, the only other film not directed by his father in which Gyllenhaal was allowed to perform was the 1993 film Josh and S.A.M., a little-known children's adventure.

His parents insisted that he have summer jobs to support himself, and he thus worked as a lifeguard and as a busboy at a restaurant operated by a family friend.

Gyllenhaal said his parents encouraged artistic expression: "I do have parents who constantly supported me in certain ways. In other ways, they were lacking. Definitely, it's in expression and creativity where my family has always been best at."

1998

Gyllenhaal graduated from the Harvard-Westlake School in Los Angeles in 1998, then attended Columbia University, where his sister was a senior and from which his mother had graduated, to study Eastern religions and philosophy.

At Columbia, he was a resident of John Jay Hall.

Gyllenhaal dropped out after two years to concentrate on acting but has expressed intentions to eventually finish his degree.

1999

His breakthrough roles were as Homer Hickam in October Sky (1999) and as a psychologically troubled teenager in Donnie Darko (2001).

Gyllenhaal's first lead role was in October Sky, Joe Johnston's 1999 adaptation of the Homer Hickam autobiography Rocket Boys, in which he portrayed a young man from West Virginia striving to win a science scholarship to avoid becoming a coal miner.

The film was positively received and earned $32 million; it was described in the Sacramento News and Review as Gyllenhaal's "breakout performance".

2001

Donnie Darko, in which Gyllenhaal played his second lead role on film, was not a box office success on its initial 2001 release but eventually became a cult favorite.

2002

Gyllenhaal's next role was as Pilot Kelston in 2002's Highway alongside Jared Leto.

2004

Gyllenhaal starred in the 2004 science fiction disaster film The Day After Tomorrow.

2005

He played Jack Twist in Ang Lee's 2005 romantic drama Brokeback Mountain, for which Gyllenhaal won a BAFTA Award and was nominated for an Academy Award.

2007

His career progressed with starring roles in the thriller Zodiac (2007), the romantic comedy Love & Other Drugs (2010), and the science fiction film Source Code (2011).

2013

Further acclaim came with his roles in Denis Villeneuve's thrillers Prisoners (2013) and Enemy (2013), and he received nominations for the BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role for his performances as a manipulative journalist in Nightcrawler (2014) and a troubled writer in Nocturnal Animals (2016).

On his 13th birthday, Gyllenhaal performed a "Bar Mitzvah-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.

As a child, Gyllenhaal was regularly exposed to filmmaking due to his family's ties to the industry.

2018

He has since starred in Wildlife (2018), Velvet Buzzsaw (2019), The Guilty (2021), and Ambulance (2022).

Gyllenhaal has performed on stage, starring in a West End production of the play This Is Our Youth and Broadway productions of the musical Sunday in the Park with George as well as the plays Constellations and Sea Wall/A Life, the lattermost of which earned him a nomination for the Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play.

Aside from acting, he is vocal about political and social issues.

Road House (2024), remake of the 1989 American classic action thriller, directed by Doug Liman is Gyllenhall’s latest release in 2024.

''See Jake Gyllenhaal filmography

2019

His highest-grossing release came with the Marvel Cinematic Universe superhero film Spider-Man: Far From Home (2019), in which he portrayed Quentin Beck / Mysterio.