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Jake Gyllenhaal

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ChannelDate & TimeTitleBuy
CINEMAXSun, Nov 23, 9:00 AMJarheadBuy
CINEMAXTue, Nov 25, 10:45 AMBrokeback MountainBuy
FXTue, Nov 25, 7:30 PMThe Day After TomorrowBuy
FXWed, Nov 26, 5:30 PMThe Day After TomorrowBuy
ENCR1Sun, Nov 30, 9:15 AMBubble BoyBuy
MOMAXeSun, Nov 30, 11:45 AMBrokeback MountainBuy
HBOeMon, Dec 1, 9:45 AMMaking of 'Rendition'Buy
SHO2eMon, Dec 1, 4:45 PMZodiacBuy
HBOeMon, Dec 1, 9:00 PMRenditionBuy
E!Wed, Dec 3, 2:00 PM25 Most Memorable Swimsuit MomentsBuy
SHOeWed, Dec 3, 2:15 PMZodiacBuy
HBOSGeWed, Dec 3, 10:45 PMMaking of 'Rendition'Buy
HBOeThu, Dec 4, 12:45 AMRenditionBuy
MOMAXeThu, Dec 4, 6:00 AMJarheadBuy
HBOSGeThu, Dec 4, 5:00 PMBrokeback MountainBuy
SHO2eThu, Dec 4, 7:15 PMZodiacBuy
MOMAXeFri, Dec 5, 12:15 AMJarheadBuy
HBOSGeFri, Dec 5, 9:00 PMRenditionBuy

Jake Gyllenhaal Biography

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  • Birth Name: Jacob Benjamin Gyllenhaal
  • Birth Place: Los Angeles, CA
  • Date of Birth / Zodiac Sign: 12/19/1980, Sagittarius
  • Profession: Actor
Although his parents made their living in showbiz, his director father and screenwriter mother were cautious when a young Gyllenhaal expressed an interest in acting, forbidding him to take a role in 1992's The Mighty Ducks because it required a long location shoot. Still, the budding thespian played a handful of small roles, sometimes in his parents' projects, before making his leading-man debut in the 1999 family drama October Sky. 2001 was his breakthrough year, with standout turns in a pair of indie films: a haunted adolescent in the cult classic Donnie Darko and a gawky teen in love with an older woman in Lovely & Amazing, a performance he more or less repeated the next year opposite Jennifer Aniston in The Good Girl. With his brooding intensity and penchant for offbeat characterizations, he quickly established himself as a first-rate actor. Even his starring role in the bloated 2004 action blockbuster The Day After Tomorrow and high-profile romance with starlet Kirsten Dunst couldn't tarnish his serious image. In 2005 he continued his streak of thoughtful performances and earned his first Oscar nomination as a gay cowboy in Brokeback Mountain.
Jake Gyllenhaal Fast Facts:
  • Early on, he appeared in two movies directed by his father, Stephen Gyllenhaal: A Dangerous Woman (1993), which was also scripted by his mother, Naomi Foner, and Homegrown (1998).
  • Family friend Paul Newman gave him his first driving lesson at age 15.
  • His real-life sister Maggie Gyllenhaal played his on-screen sister in Donnie Darko (2001).
  • Appeared on the London stage in 2002 opposite Anna Paquin and Hayden Christensen in This Is Our Youth.
  • Supports Rock the Vote and the American Civil Liberties Union, among other causes.
    Jake Gyllenhaal Relationships:
  • Kirsten Dunst - Ex-significant Other
  • Reese Witherspoon - Significant Other
  • Maggie Gyllenhaal - Sister
  • Jamie Lee Curtis - Godparent
  • Stephen Gyllenhaal - Father
  • Naomi Foner - Mother
  • Ramona Sarsgaard - Niece
  • Matlida Rose Ledger - Godchild

    • Jake Gyllenhaal Awards:
  • 2005 Oscar: Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role - Nominee

  • College:
  • Attended Columbia University, New York, NY
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