Birth Name: Jacob Benjamin Gyllenhaal

Birth Date: 19 December 1980

Birth Place: Los Angeles, California, USA

Height: 6'

Why he is a Golden Beau: We loove his soulful eyes and the tormented characters he embodies.

Movies you should see: Donnie Darko, Jarhead, The Good Girl

Other Stuff:

-Dropped out of Columbia University after two years (2002).

-Son of director Stephen Gyllenhaal and screenwriter Naomi Foner.

-Graduated Harvard-Westlake (private) high school [1998]

-Brother of Maggie Gyllenhaal

-Is of Swedish (noble) and Russian-Jewish descent.

-Played brother to real life sister Maggie Gyllenhaal in their movie Donnie Darko (2001).

-Received his first driving lesson from Paul Newman.

-His last name is pronounced Jill-en-hall.

-Sister Maggie Gyllenhaal introduced him to Kirsten Dunst. Jake and Kirsten dated, but broke up in July 2004. (Both Kirsten and Maggie appeared in Mona Lisa Smile (2003)).

-He was awarded the 2002 London Evening Standard Theate Award for Outstanding Newcomer for his performance in This is Our Youth at the Garrick Theatre in London, England.

-Attended high school with "Freaks and Geeks" (1999) star Jason Segel.

-Is close friends with Natalie Portman and Bryce Dallas Howard.

-Went to elementary school with band members of Maroon 5.

-His favorite book is To Kill a Mockingbird, and he has a dog, Atticus, named after its main character.

-Before success as an actor, Jake Gyllenhaal worked as a lifeguard.

- Jamie Lee Curtis is his Godmother.

Additional Links:
Jake at Bomis