Jake Gyllenhaal

Full name: Jacob Benjamin Gyllenhaal

Date of Birth: December 19, 1980

Hometown: Los Angeles, California, USA

Height: 183 cm

Occupation: Actor

Jake Gyllenhaal was born on December 19, 1980 in Los Angeles in the family of director Stephen Gyllenhaal and writer Naomi Foner

After graduating from Harvard University in northern California, Jake enrolled at Columbia University, since for him and his parents' education always meant a lot. However, two years after entrance, he gave up his studies and decided to devote himself to cinema.

One time, Gyllenhaal played in a music band and still continues to write music, but nevertheless movie career remains a major thing in his life. At first, he battered the role of saccharine teenage boys, thanks to which the young and attractive blue-eyed actor quickly got all the chances to become a teen idol. However, he did not choose this easy path to glory: Jake was always attracted by more serious and responsible roles.

One of the highest-grossing films of the early Gyllenhaal's career became blockbuster 'Day After Tomorrow', grossed 186 million dollars.

Jake very seriously approached the process so that colleagues even told him: 'Well, you, relax, it is just a movie! " The real breakthrough in Gyllenhaal's career became the film directed by Ang Lee 'Brokeback Mountain', where Jake played an American cowboy.

The film caused a lot of noise on both sides of the ocean, received Oscar and brought fame to the lead actors Gyllenhaal and Ledger.

Gyllenhaal does not like to reveal his personal life. For a long time, he met with the actress Kirsten Dunst, and after breaking up with her his mistress was Reese Witherspoon. Jake is always concerned about his spiritual growth. Prior to devoting himself to acting work, Gyllenhaal studied Eastern religion at Columbia University, and therefore is extremely keen on all what is connected with it.

Now Gyllenhaal is one of the most promising actors of his generation.

Filmography:

- Brothers (2009)
- Version (2007)
- Zodiac (2007)
- Jarhead (2005)
- Proof (2005)
- Brokeback Mountain (2005)
- Day After Tomorrow (2004)
- Mile moonlight (2002)
- Highway (2002)
- Good Girl (2002)
- Charming and attractive (2001)
- Bubble Boy (2001)
- Donnie Darko (2001)
- October Sky (1999)
- Homegrown (1998)
- Josh and Sam (1993)
- Dangerous Woman (1993)
- City Slickers (1991)