Name: Jake Gyllenhaal
Birth Name: Jacob Benjamin Gyllenhaal
Birthdate: Dec. 19, 1980
Birthplace: Los Angeles
1-MINUTE RESUME FOR JAKE GYLLENHAAL
The son of a show-biz family (dad's a director, mom's a screenwriter,
sis is an actress), indie darling Jake has done projects that tend to
be classy and high profile. Ang Lee's
Brokeback Mountain and John Madden's
Proof,
with Anthony Hopkins and Gwyneth Paltrow, to name just two. He was
nominated for an Independent Spirit Award for Best Actor for 2001's
Donnie Darko, and the next year appeared opposite Jennifer Aniston in her acclaimed starring role in the indie
The Good Girl. In 2004, he went mainstream with
The Day After Tomorrow, which was savaged by critics but for which he received good notices. His breakout role, though, was in the gay cowboy drama,
Brokeback Mountain, opposite Heath Ledger, which garnered him an Oscar nomination for Best Actor.
5 Things:
1. His fans call themselves "Gyllenhaalics."
2. He once accepted a dare to walk into the Speedo store at the
Beverly Center in L.A., try a swimsuit on and walk out into the mall
wearing nothing else.
3. Has had an off-and-on relationship with Kirsten Dunst.
4. Photography is one of his hobbies.
5. He says if he could have one superpower, it would be to fly.
Quote:
"Sure, it feeds the ego. But it takes away some things, too. If being a
movie star means that I get to keep making the kind of movies I want to
make, then I'm all for it. But I've seen a lot of people in this
situation where it didn't work out."
—
Minneapolis Star Tribune, Oct. 4, 2002
Awards:
2006: Academy Award nomination: Best Supporting Actor, Brokeback Mountain
FILMS
Rendition - (2007 ) - Actor
Zodiac - (2007) - Actor
Brokeback Mountain - (2005) - Actor
Proof - (2005) - Actor
Jarhead - (2005) - Actor
The Day After Tomorrow - (2004) - Actor
Donnie Darko: The Director's Cut - (2004) - Actor
Lovely & Amazing - (2002) - Actor
Moonlight Mile - (2002) - Actor
Swimfan/Donnie Darko - (2002) - Actor
The Good Girl - (2002) - Actor
Bubble Boy - (2001) - Actor
Donnie Darko - (2001) - Actor
Highway - (2001) - Actor
October Sky - (1999) - Actor
