Jake Gyllenhaal, birth name: Jacob Benjamin Gyllenhaal, born: December 19, 1980 in Los Angeles, California. Height: 6 ft (183 cm), Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius. Jake was born to director Stephen Gyllenhaal and producer/screenwriter Naomi Foner.

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Jake started acting at the age of 11. He is the brother of actress Maggie Gyllenhaal, who played his sister in Donnie Darko (2001). His father is of partial Swedish heritage and his mother is of Ashkenazi Jewish heritage.