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Jake Gyllenhaal

Jake Gyllenhaal

Acting
19 Dec 1980 (45 years)
Los Angeles, California, USA

Biography

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 teen...

Also Known As

Jacob Benjamin Gyllenhaal

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