Jake Gyllenhaal

Jake Gyllenhaal, born Jacob Benjamin Gyllenhaal, is an actor and producer. This American celebrity was born into the Gyllenhaal family and is the son of screenwriter Naomi Foner and producer Stephen Gyllenhaal. He started his acting career as a child actor where his first movie was City Slickers. His breakthrough roles were in the 1999 film, October Sky where he was cast as Homer Hickam, and in the 2001 film, Donnie Darko where he played the role of a troubled teenager. His most seen film was a 2004 disaster film, The Day After Tomorrow.

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Biography and Early Life

Jake Gyllenhaal was born on 1980 19 December in Los Angeles, California, in the United States. He grew up alongside his sister Maggie Gyllenhaal who is an actress and a film producer. His father, Stephen, worked as a film producer while his mother, Naomi, was a scriptwriter. Stephen is of Swedish and English descent and a part of the Swedish Noble Gyllenhaal family, while Naomi is Jewish and was born in New York, and her family is from Poland and Russia. When he was thirteen years old, he took part in a like act volunteering for a homeless shelter.

His exposure in the filming industry dates back to when he was a child since his family worked in the field. Jake took up his first role when he was a child in a 1991 comedy movie, City Slickers. His parents often allowed him to audition for roles but would forbid him to take most of them regularly. In 1998, Jake appeared alongside his mother and sister in an Italian food show in Food Network.

Jake often took summer jobs to support himself since his parents insisted on him taking responsibility. His first lead role was in a 1999 film, October Sky. His 2001 film, Dannie Darko, was initially a failure but later became a people’s favorite.

Age, Height, Weight & Body Measurement

So, how old is Jake Gyllenhaal in 2021 and what is his height and weight? Well, Jake Gyllenhaal’s age is 40 years old as of today’s date 2nd August 2021 having been born on 19 December 1980. Though, he is 6′ 0″ in feet and inches and 183 cm in Centimetres tall, he weighs about 170 lbs in Pound and 77kg in Kilograms.

Education

Gyllenhaal went to Harvard-Westlake School, Los Angeles, where he graduated in 1998. Later, he joined Columbia University alongside his sister Maggie, who was a senior and took up a degree in Eastern Religions and Philosophy. His mother also graduated from the same university. Two years after reporting to college, Jake dropped out to focus more on his acting career but has talked about going back to school to finish his degree.

Personal Life: Dating, Girlfriends, Wife, Kids

His sister Maggies tied the knot with Jake’s co-star In the Jarhead and Rendition film, Peter Sarsgaard. In 2006 during a vacation in the Manka’s Inverness Lodge, the two siblings escaped a fire. Jake is an uncle to Ramona Sarsgaard, who was born in 2006, 3 October. His godparents are the director and actor Paul Newman and Jamie Lee Curtis and; he is the godfather of Matilda Rose Ledger, the daughter of his co-stars in Brokeback Mountain, Heath Ledger, and Michelle Williams.

Between 2002 and 2004, He was dating actress Kirsten Dunst. In 2007, he started dating his co-star in the Rendition movie Reese Witherspoon for two years. In October 2010, Jake was dating musician, Taylor Swift but they broke up in March the following year.  Currently, he is dating Jeanne Cadieu, a French model, and their relationship dates back to 2018.

Is Jake Gyllenhaal gay?

Jake Gyllenhaal is a straight man who has been in a couple of relationships. He has dated the likes of singer Taylor Swift, Reese Witherspoon, an actress, actress Kirstein Dunst and model Alyssa Miller. Currently, he is dating a French model, Jeannie Cadieu, and the two have been together for the last three years.

Professional Career

Jake Gyllenhaal’s breakthrough roles include the 1999 and 2001 films October Sky and Donnie Darko. In 2005, he took part in the Brokeback Mountain film, winning a BAFTA award for the role. Two years later, he was filmed in the movie Zodiac.

In 2007 and 2010, Jake starred in a romantic comedy, Love & Other Drugs, and a science fiction movie, Source Code. His career progressed, and in 2013, he was cast in two thrillers, Prisoners and the Enemy. Later he took part in other movies. In 2019 he recorded his highest-grossing release in a Marvel superhero film, Spider0man, cast as Mysterio.

Awards

Jake Gyllenhaal has been acting since he was a child. He has several nominations in the Golden Globe Awards, British Academy Film Awards, and Screen Actors Guild Awards with his outstanding performances. In 2005, he won a BAFTA award for his Brokeback Mountain film.

Net worth, Salary & Earnings of Jake Gyllenhaal in 2021

As of 2021, Jake Gyllenhaal’s net worth is $100 million. He has amassed this wealth from his work as an actor since he was a child. Jake has taken up multiple roles in different films since he has been in the entertainment industry for three decades. Currently, he is working on new projects, and this net worth is likely to rise with time.

Some Interesting facts you need to know

• Jake is born in the Gyllenhaal family, which is popular in the film industry
• His sister is married to his Rendition film co-star, Peter Sarsgaard
• Gyllenhaal’s godparents are Paul Newman and Jamie Lee Curtis
• He started acting when he was a child

Jake Gyllenhaal was born into a family with a stable filming background. However, this fact didn’t stop him from working hard to achieve his dreams without depending on his family’s connection. His story is a breath of fresh air as it depicts the struggles every filmmaker faces from his first film to his breakthrough role.