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Jake Gyllenhaal

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44 Years Old

Jake Gyllenhaal (born December 19, 1980) is an American actor and producer. Born into the Gyllenhaal family, he is the son of director Stephen Gyllenhaal and screenwriter Naomi Foner; his older sister is actress Maggie Gyllenhaal. 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). His breakthrough roles were as Homer Hickam in October Sky (1999) and as a psychologically troubled teenager in Donnie Darko (2001). In 2004, Gyllenhaal starred in the science fiction disaster film The Day After Tomorrow. In 2005, he played Jack Twist in Ang Lee's romantic drama Brokeback Mountain, for which Gyllenhaal won a BAFTA Award and was nominated for an Academy Award. 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). 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). 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. Gyllenhaal has also performed on stage, starring in 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 Tony Award nomination. Aside from acting, he is vocal about political and social issues. Description above from the Wikipedia article Jake Gyllenhaal, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Born

Los Angeles, California, USA on 19th December 1980

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Reunited Apart
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The Sisters Brothers
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City Slickers
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Spider-Man: All Roads Lead to No Way Home
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The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon: 10th Anniversary Special
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Rendition
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Accidental Love
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Saturday Night Live: The Best of Amy Poehler
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Homegrown
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The Great Work Begins: Scenes from Angels in America
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In the Grey
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A Dangerous Woman
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Moonlight Mile
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Deus ex Machina: The Philosophy of 'Donnie Darko'
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Abby Singer
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John Mulaney & The Sack Lunch Bunch
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12-12-12 | The Concert for Sandy Relief
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Heath Ledger: A Tribute
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Jiminy Glick in Lalawood
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Arnold & Sly: Rivals, Friends, Icons
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Annaleigh Ashford: Live from Lincoln Center
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Lovely & Amazing
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Josh and S.A.M.
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Great Performers: Horror Show
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One Night Only: The Best of Broadway
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Teen Choice Awards
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Donnie Darko: Production Diary
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The Man Who Walked Between the Towers
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A Journey to Sundance
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Time to Dance
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Jake Gyllenhaal Challenges the Winner of the Nobel Peace Prize
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Moonlight Mile: A Journey to Screen
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Lucid Dreams: The Making of Enemy
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