Profile of Jake Gyllenhaal

Name : Jake Gyllenhaal
Birth Name : Jacob Benjamin Gyllenhaal
Birth Date : December 19, 1980
Birth Place : Los Angeles, California, USA
Sex : Male
Nationality : American
Height : 6' (1.83 m)
Hair Color : Dark Brown
Eye Color : Blue
Trade Mark : Greenish blue eyes
Zodiac Sign : Sagittarius
Sexual Orientation : Straight
Race or Ethnicity : White
Religion : Jewish
Profession : Actor
Major Genres : Comedy, Talk-Show, Drama, Documentary
First Major Screen Credit : October Sky (1999)
High School : Harvard-Westlake School, Los Angeles, CA (1998)
University : Columbia University
Girlfriend : Kirsten Dunst, Reese Witherspoon, Chelsea Clinton, Jaime King, Jenny Lewis, Natalie Portman, Rachel Stevens
Father : Stephen Gyllenhaal (Film Director)
Mother : Naomi Foner (Screenwriter)
Sister : Maggie Gyllenhaal (Actress)
Career Highlights : Donnie Darko, October Sky, Brokeback Mountain
Claim to Fame : As Donnie Darko in the Movie "Donnie Darko" (2001)
Credits : Named one of People Magazine's 50 Hottest Bachelors [2004], Ranked #48 on Premiere's 2006 "Power 50" list, Voted #10 in Elle (France) Magazine's "15 Sexiest Men" poll (June 2007), Ranked #8 on Entertainment Weekly's '30 Under 30' the actors list. (2008)
Favorite Book : To Kill a Mockingbird
Favorite Color : Green
Magazine Covers : Entertainment Weekly, Time Out New York, GQ, Premiere, USA Weekend
Idols : Anthony Quinn, Paul Newman, Sean Penn, Bruce Springsteen, Bono