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

CREDITS
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
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
Nautica, Sony Pictures Entertainment, 2005
Graysmith, Zodiac, Paramount, 2006
Television Appearances

Specials
Himself, MTV Movie Awards 2004 Pre-Show, MTV, 2004
(In archive footage) Himself, All Access Celebrity Breakups 2005,VH1, 2005
Awards Presentations
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
Episodic
Matt Ellison, "Bop Gun," Homicide: Life on the Street (also knownas H: LOTS and Homicide), NBC, 1994
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
Stage Appearances
This Is Our Youth, Garrick Theatre, London, c. 2002
RECORDINGS
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

Entertainment Weekly, July 5, 2002, p. 34; June 4, 2004, p. 28
Glamour, November, 2002, pp. 249-50
Interview, August, 2002, pp. 36-40; February, 2003
People Weekly, June 7, 2004, p. 130; June 14, 2004, p. 77

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