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Jake Gyllenhaal Biography (1980-)
Full name, Jacob Benjamin Gyllenhaal; born December 19, 1980, in Los Angeles,CA; son of Stephen Gyllenhaal (a director) and Naomi Foner (a screenwriter);brother of Maggie Gyllenhaal (an actress). Addresses: Agent: CreativeArtists Agency, 9830 Wilshire Blvd., Beverly Hills, CA 90212.; Manager: Management 360, 9111 Wilshire Blvd., Beverly Hills, CA 90210.; Publicist: Wolf/Kasteler/Van Iden and Associates Public Relations, 335 North Maple Dr., Suite 351, Beverly Hills, CA 90210.
- Nationality
- American
- Gender
- Male
- Occupation
- Actor
- Birth Details
- December 19, 1980
- Los Angeles, California, United States
Famous Works
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CREDITS
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Film Appearances
- Danny Robbins, City Slickers, Columbia, 1991
- (As Jacob Gyllenhaal) Edward, A Dangerous Woman, Gramercy Pictures, 1993
- Leon, Josh and S.A.M., Columbia, 1993
- Jake/Blue Kahan, Homegrown, Sony Pictures Entertainment, 1998
- Homer Hickam, October Sky, MCA/Universal, 1999
- Title role, Donnie Darko, Newmarket Films, 2001
- Jimmy Livingston, Bubble Boy, Buena Vista, 2001
- Jordan, Lovely & Amazing, Lions Gate Films, 2001
- Joe Nast, Moonlight Mile, Buena Vista, 2002
- Pilot Kelson, Highway, New Line Cinema, 2002
- Thomas "Tom" and "Holden" Worther, The Good Girl, Fox SearchlightPictures, 2002
- Himself, Abby Singer, Wembly Hall Theatre Company, 2003
- Sam Hall, The Day after Tomorrow, Twentieth Century-Fox, 2004
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Jiminy Glick in La La Wood, Lalawood LLC, 2004
- Anthony "Swoff" Swofford, Jarhead, Universal, 2005
- Hal, Proof, Miramax, 2005
- Jack Twist, Brokeback Mountain, Focus Features, 2005
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Nautica, Sony Pictures Entertainment, 2005
- Graysmith, Zodiac, Paramount, 2006
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Television Appearances
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Specials
- Himself, MTV Movie Awards 2004 Pre-Show, MTV, 2004
- (In archive footage) Himself, All Access Celebrity Breakups 2005,VH1, 2005
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Awards Presentations
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Sizzlin' 16 of 2002, E! Entertainment Television, 2002
- Himself, The 2003 MTV Movie Awards, MTV, 2003
- Presenter, The 10th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards, TNT, 2004
- Presenter, The 2004 IFP/Independent Spirit Awards, IFC, 2004
- Presenter, The 2004 MTV Movie Awards, MTV, 2004
- Presenter, The 77th Annual Academy Awards, ABC, 2005
- Presenter, The 20th Independent Spirit Awards, Bravo, 2005
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Episodic
- Matt Ellison, "Bop Gun," Homicide: Life on the Street (also knownas H: LOTS and Homicide), NBC, 1994
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The Late Show with David Letterman, CBS, 1999, 2002
- Himself, "Donnie Darko," Anatomy of a Scene, Sundance Channel, 2001
- Himself, "Young Hollywood: Players or Played Out?," Rank, E! Entertainment Television, 2002
- Himself, Last Call with Carson Daly, NBC, 2002
- Himself, Liquid News, BBC, 2002
- Himself, Today (also known as NBC News Today and The Today Show), NBC, 2002
- Himself, The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, NBC, 2002
- Himself, "The Day after Tomorrow," HBO First Look, HBO, 2004
- (Archive footage) Himself, Celebrities Uncensored, E! Entertainment Television, 2004
- Himself, Ellen: The Ellen DeGeneres Show (also known as Ellen and The Ellen DeGeneres Show), syndicated, 2004
- Himself, Friday Night with Jonathan Ross, BBC, 2004
- Himself, On-Air With Ryan Seacrest, syndicated, 2004
- Himself, The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, NBC, 2004
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Stage Appearances
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This Is Our Youth, Garrick Theatre, London, c. 2002
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RECORDINGS
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Videos
- Himself, "Moonlight Mile": A Journey to Screen (documentary), Buena Vista Home Video, 2003
- Himself, Donnie Darko: Production Diary (documentary), 2004
Further Reference
OTHER SOURCES
Periodicals
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Entertainment Weekly, July 5, 2002, p. 34; June 4, 2004, p. 28
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Glamour, November, 2002, pp. 249-50
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Interview, August, 2002, pp. 36-40; February, 2003
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People Weekly, June 7, 2004, p. 130; June 14, 2004, p. 77
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