Jake Gyllenhaal
- Born: 19 Dec, 1980
Brown-haired with fresh-faced good looks, thoughtful young actor Jake Gyllenhaal made an impressive mark with a starring role in the 1999 feel-good favorite "October Sky". While this marked his starring debut, he had appeared in prior films in small supporting roles, debuting in 1991's "City Slickers" with a brief turn that earned acclaim from screen dad Billy Crystal, if not public notice. Forbidden by his parents to take a role in Disney's successful hockey comedy "The Mighty Ducks" (1992) as it was a two-month long location shoot, Gyllenhaal next appeared in the little-seen children's adventure "Josh and S.A.M." (1993), playing a mean stepbrother to the title characters. The son of director Stephen Gyllenhaal and screenwriter Naomi Foner, the acto...
FAMILY & COMPANIONS
- father Stephen Gyllenhaal:
- mother Naomi Foner:
- sister Maggie Gyllenhaal: born c. 1978; acted with brother in "Donnie Darko"
- Jamie King: reportedly dated in spring 2001
- Kirsten Dunst: romantically linked in October 2002
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