Jake Gyllenhaal is an American actor. He is most notable for his role in movies like Homer Hickam, Donnie Darko, and more.
Jake Gyllenhaal’s Early Life and Education
He was born on 19th December 1980, in Los Angeles, California, USA. He is the second child of director Stephen Gyllenhaal and screenwriter and producer Naomi Foner. Jake grew up with his sister Maggie and also has a younger half-brother Luke. He belongs to Swedish, German, English, Scottish, Welsh, and Ashkenazi Jewish ethnic backgrounds.
Likewise, he attended Harvard-Westlake School and then enrolled in Columbia University. However, he dropped out to focus on his acting career.
Jake Gyllenhaal’s Professional Life
Jake Gyllenhaal began his career as a child actor appearing on City Stickers in 1991. He got his breakthrough from the movie October Sky in 1999 and Donnie Darko in 2001. Then he starred in The Day After Tomorrow in 2004 as a lead. Eventually, he landed roles in numerous movies like Source Code in 2011, Prisoners in 2013, Nocturnal Animals in 2016, Spider-Man: Far From Home in 2019, and many more.
Jake Gyllenhaal’s Personal Life
Jake Gyllenhaal is an unmarried man. However, the handsome bachelor has been involved in numerous relationships throughout his career. He first dated American singer Jenny Lewis in 2001 and then he started dating actress Kirsten Dunst in 2002 and split up in 2004. He even had an affair with Natalie Portman in 2006.
In 2007, he committed himself into a very serious relationship with actress Reese Witherspoon but their relationship lasted just for two years and broke up in 2009. The next year, he and singer Taylor Swift began their connection but again it broke up the coming year. In 2013, Jake tried his relationship with model Alyssa Miller but they split up again in 2014.
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