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Полное имя - Джейкоб Бенджамин Стивен Джилленхол.
Любимый цвет - зеленый.
У Джейка шведские и русско-еврейские корни.
Первая машина Джейка - каштановый Volvo 1990.
У актера две собаки – Аттикус (немецкая овчарка) и Бу (мопс). Он назвал свою собаку Аттикус, после того как прочитал книгу «To Kill A Mockingbird» («Убить пересмешника»).
Пробовался на роль Кристиана в «Мулен Руж». Он также был одним из кандидатов на получение роли Брюса Вэйна в пятой части о похождениях Бэтмена.
Пол Ньюман дал Джейку его первый урок вождения.
Одно из хобби Джейка - кулинария. Он с удовольствием готовит для друзей и близких.
Роль Супермена в фильме «Возвращение Супермена» прочили именно Джейку, но режиссер картины, Брайан Сингер, настоял на том, чтобы эту роль сыграл малоизвестный актер. Это не первый раз, когда Джилленхол чуть было не сыграл супергероя. В 2004 году он почти было занял вакантное место исполнителя роли Человека-паука.
В школе Джейк учился с участниками популярной группы «Maroon 5». Вокалист «Maroon 5» Адам Ливан один из его лучших друзей.
Джейк является крестным отцом дочери своих партнеров по фильму «Горбатая гора» Хита Леджера и Мишель Уильямс.
Сестра Мэгги познакомила Джейка с Кирстен Данст. Они встречались с 2002 по 2004 год. Мэгги и Кирстен вместе играли в фильме «Улыбка Мона Лизы» (Mona Lisa Smile).
В генеалогическом древе Джейка есть русские корни.
Одним из профессоров Джейка в Колумбийском Университет был Роберт Турман, отец Умы Турман.
Его партнер по фильму «Морпехи» Питер Сасгард — бойфрэнд его сестры Мэгги. У этой пары есть дочь Рамона.
Джейк и Мэгги сыграли брата и сестру в фильме «Донни Дарко».

 

Untitled Moon Project (2010) (in production)
Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time (2010) (filming)      .... Prince Dastan
... aka Prince of Persia (USA: short title)
Brothers (2009/II) (post-production)      .... Tommy Cahill
Nailed (2009) (post-production)      .... Howard Birdwell
Rendition (2007)      .... Douglas Freeman
Zodiac (2007/I)      .... Robert Graysmith
Jarhead (2005)      .... Anthony Swofford
... aka Jarhead - Willkommen im Dreck (Germany)
Proof (2005)      .... Hal
... aka {proof} (International: English title: poster title)
Brokeback Mountain (2005)      .... Jack Twist
The Man Who Walked Between the Towers (2005)      .... Narrator
The Day After Tomorrow (2004)      .... Sam Hall
Moonlight Mile (2002)      .... Joe Nast
Highway (2002/I)      .... Pilot Kelson
The Good Girl (2002)      .... Holden Worther
Lovely & Amazing (2001)      .... Jordan
Bubble Boy (2001)      .... Jimmy Livingston
Donnie Darko (2001)      .... Donnie Darko
... aka Donnie Darko: The Director's Cut (USA: director's cut)
October Sky (1999)      .... Homer Hickam
Homegrown (1998)      .... Jake/Blue Kahan
"Homicide: Life on the Street" .... Matt Ellison (1 episode, 1994)
... aka Homicide (USA: informal short title)
    - Bop Gun (1994)  TV episode     .... Matt Ellison
Josh and S.A.M. (1993)      .... Leon
A Dangerous Woman (1993)   (as Jacob Gyllenhaal)   .... Edward
City Slickers (1991)      .... Danny Robbins
Soundtrack:
"Saturday Night Live" (1 episode, 2007)
... aka NBC's Saturday Night (USA: first season title)
... aka SNL (USA: informal title)
... aka SNL 25 (USA: alternative title)
... aka Saturday Night (USA: second season title)
... aka Saturday Night Live '80 (USA: sixth season title)
... aka The Best of Saturday Night Live (USA: rerun title)
    - Jake Gyllenhaal/The Shins (2007)  TV episode  (performer: "And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going")
Bubble Boy (2001)   (performer: "Land of the Lost Ending Theme")
Camera and Electrical Department:
Background (2006) (V)  (camera operator)
Thanks:
Jiminy Glick in Lalawood (2004)  (special thanks)
Moonlight Mile: A Journey to Screen (2002) (TV)  (special thanks)
Self:
Journey to Sundance (2009) (post-production)      .... Himself
"Cartaz Cultural" (2003) TV series      .... Himself (2008)
"Entertainment Tonight" .... Himself (3 episodes, 2007-2008)
... aka E.T. (USA: informal title)
... aka ET Weekend (Australia: weekend title)
... aka Entertainment This Week (weekend title)
... aka This Week in Entertainment (USA: weekend title)
    - Episode dated 13 November 2008 (2008)  TV episode     .... Himself
    - Episode dated 7 September 2007 (2007)  TV episode     .... Himself
    - Episode dated 2 August 2007 (2007)  TV episode     .... Himself
Intersections: The Making of 'Rendition' (2008) (V)      .... Himself
"Ellen: The Ellen DeGeneres Show" .... Himself (4 episodes, 2004-2007)
    - Episode dated 7 November 2007 (2007)  TV episode     .... Himself
    - Episode dated 18 October 2007 (2007)  TV episode     .... Himself
    - Episode dated 10 November 2005 (2005)  TV episode     .... Himself
    - Episode dated 24 May 2004 (2004)  TV episode     .... Himself
"History in Focus" .... Himself (1 episode, 2007)
    - Rendition (2007)  TV episode     .... Himself
"Late Night with Conan O'Brien" .... Himself (3 episodes, 2005-2007)
... aka Late Night with Conan O'Brien (Australia)
    - Episode dated 16 October 2007 (2007)  TV episode     .... Himself
    - Episode dated 27 February 2007 (2007)  TV episode     .... Himself
    - Episode dated 3 November 2005 (2005)  TV episode     .... Himself
"Live with Regis and Kathie Lee" .... Himself (2 episodes, 2005-2007)
... aka Live with Regis (USA: new title)
... aka Live with Regis & Kelly (USA: new title)
    - Episode dated 16 October 2007 (2007)  TV episode     .... Himself
    - Episode dated 4 November 2005 (2005)  TV episode     .... Himself
"Late Show with David Letterman" .... Himself - Guest (1 episode, 2007)
... aka Late Show Backstage (USA: title for episodes with guest hosts)
... aka Letterman (Australia)
... aka The Late Show (USA: informal short title)
    - Episode #15.25 (2007)  TV episode     .... Himself - Guest
"Friday Night with Jonathan Ross" .... Himself (2 episodes, 2004-2007)
    - Episode #13.6 (2007)  TV episode     .... Himself
    - Episode #6.12 (2004)  TV episode     .... Himself
"HBO First Look" .... Himself / ... (3 episodes, 2004-2007)
    - Two Sides of a Story: The Making of 'Rendition' (2007)  TV episode     .... Himself
    - Jarhead (2005)  TV episode     .... Himself
    - The Making of 'The Day After Tomorrow' (2004)  TV episode     .... Himself - Host
"Saturday Night Live" .... Himself / ... (2 episodes, 2007)
... aka NBC's Saturday Night (USA: first season title)
... aka SNL (USA: informal title)
... aka SNL 25 (USA: alternative title)
... aka Saturday Night (USA: second season title)
... aka Saturday Night Live '80 (USA: sixth season title)
... aka The Best of Saturday Night Live (USA: rerun title)
    - LeBron James/Kanye West (2007)  TV episode  (uncredited)   .... Himself
    - Jake Gyllenhaal/The Shins (2007)  TV episode     .... Himself - Host
This Is Zodiac (2007) (V)      .... Himself
"Grand journal de Canal+, Le" .... Himself (1 episode, 2007)
    - Episode dated 16 May 2007 (2007)  TV episode     .... Himself
18th Annual GLAAD Media Awards (2007) (TV)      .... Himself
"The Daily Show" .... Himself (2 episodes, 2002-2007)
... aka A Daily Show with Jon Stewart (USA: new title)
... aka Jon Stewart (Australia)
... aka The Daily Show with Jon Stewart (USA: new title)
... aka The Daily Show with Jon Stewart Global Edition (International: English title: cut version)
    - Episode dated 28 February 2007 (2007)  TV episode     .... Himself
    - Episode dated 7 October 2002 (2002)  TV episode     .... Himself
The 79th Annual Academy Awards (2007) (TV)      .... Himself
The Orange British Academy Film Awards (2007) (TV)      .... Himself
The 64th Annual Golden Globe Awards (2007) (TV)      .... Himself - Presenter
2006 MTV Movie Awards (2006) (TV)      .... Jake
"Weekend Sunrise" .... Himself - Guest (1 episode, 2006)
    - Episode dated 12 March 2006 (2006)  TV episode     .... Himself - Guest
"Corazуn de..." .... Himself (5 episodes, 2005-2006)
    - Episode dated 6 March 2006 (2006)  TV episode     .... Himself
    - Episode dated 16 January 2006 (2006)  TV episode     .... Himself
    - Episode dated 15 December 2005 (2005)  TV episode     .... Himself
    - Episode dated 1 December 2005 (2005)  TV episode     .... Himself
    - Episode dated 6 September 2005 (2005)  TV episode     .... Himself
The 78th Annual Academy Awards (2006) (TV)      .... Himself - Nominee/Presenter
The Orange British Academy Film Awards (2006) (TV)      .... Himself
"Nyhetsmorgon" .... Himself (1 episode, 2006)
    - Filmen 'Brokeback Mountain'/Nyheter och vдder (2006)  TV episode     .... Himself
12th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards (2006) (TV)      .... Himself
"The Oprah Winfrey Show" .... Himself (1 episode, 2006)
... aka Oprah (USA: short title)
    - Episode dated 27 January 2006 (2006)  TV episode     .... Himself
"The Tonight Show with Jay Leno" .... Himself (3 episodes, 2002-2006)
    - Episode dated 13 January 2006 (2006)  TV episode     .... Himself
    - Episode dated 20 May 2004 (2004)  TV episode     .... Himself
    - Episode dated 21 October 2002 (2002)  TV episode     .... Himself
Background (2006) (V)      .... Himself
Jarhead Diaries (2006) (V)      .... Himself
"Film '72" .... Himself (1 episode, 2005)
... aka Film '73 (UK: new title)
... aka Film '74 (UK: new title)
... aka Film '75 (UK: new title)
... aka Film '76 (UK: new title)
... aka Film '77 (UK: new title)
... aka Film '78 (UK: new title)
... aka Film '79 (UK: new title)
... aka Film '80 (UK: new title)
... aka Film '81 (UK: new title)
... aka Film '82 (UK: new title)
... aka Film '83 (UK: new title)
... aka Film '84 (UK: new title)
... aka Film '85 (UK: new title)
... aka Film '86 (UK: new title)
... aka Film '87 (UK: new title)
... aka Film '88 (UK: new title)
... aka Film '89 (UK: new title)
... aka Film '90 (UK: new title)
... aka Film '91 (UK: new title)
... aka Film '92 (UK: new title)
... aka Film '93 (UK: new title)
... aka Film '94 (UK: new title)
... aka Film '95 (UK: new title)
... aka Film '96 (UK: new title)
... aka Film '97 (UK: new title)
... aka Film '98 (UK: new title)
... aka Film '99 (UK: new title)
... aka Film 2000 (UK: new title)
... aka Film 2001 (UK: new title)
... aka Film 2002 (UK: new title)
... aka Film 2003 (UK: new title)
... aka Film 2004 (UK: new title)
... aka Film 2005 (UK: new title)
... aka Film 2006 (UK: new title)
... aka Film 2007 (UK: new title)
... aka Film 2008 (UK: new title)
... aka Film of the Year (UK: teaser title)
... aka The Film Programme (UK: informal alternative title)
    - Episode dated 29 December 2005 (2005)  TV episode  (as Jake Gyllenhall)   .... Himself
Logo Movie Special: 'Brokeback Mountain' (2005) (TV)      .... Himself
"Magacine" .... Himself (1 episode, 2005)
    - Episode dated 5 November 2005 (2005)  TV episode     .... Himself
The WIN Awards (2005) (TV)      .... Himself
The 77th Annual Academy Awards (2005) (TV)      .... Himself - Co-presenter: Best Visual Effects
The 20th IFP Independent Spirit Awards (2005) (TV)      .... Himself (presenter: Special Distinction Award)
On Being a Cowboy (2005) (V)      .... Himself
'Donnie Darko': Production Diary (2004) (V)      .... Himself
Jiminy Glick in Lalawood (2004)      .... Himself
MTV Movie Awards 2004 Pre-Show (2004) (TV)      .... Himself
The 2004 IFP/West Independent Spirit Awards (2004) (TV)      .... Himself (presenter: Best First Feature)
Abby Singer (2003)      .... Himself
... aka Abby Singer 2007 (USA: DVD title)
2003 MTV Movie Awards (2003) (TV)      .... Himself
"Rank" .... Himself (1 episode, 2002)
    - Young Hollywood: Players or Played Out? (2002)  TV episode     .... Himself
"Last Call with Carson Daly" .... Himself (1 episode, 2002)
    - Episode dated 6 September 2002 (2002)  TV episode     .... Himself
"Today" .... Himself (1 episode, 2002)
... aka NBC News Today (USA: promotional title)
... aka The Today Show (USA)
    - Episode dated 12 August 2002 (2002)  TV episode     .... Himself
"Liquid News" .... Himself (1 episode, 2002)
    - Episode dated 25 March 2002 (2002)  TV episode     .... Himself
Moonlight Mile: A Journey to Screen (2002) (TV)      .... Himself - 'Joe Nast'
"Anatomy of a Scene" .... Himself (1 episode)
    - Donnie Darko (????)  TV episode     .... Himself
Archive Footage:
Oscar, que empiece el espectбculo (2008) (TV)             .... Himself
Schau mir in die Augen, Kleiner (2007)           (uncredited)   .... Jack Twist
"Corazуn de..."
    -Episode dated 11 January 2006 (2006)  TV episode       .... Himself
    -Episode dated 13 September 2005 (2005)  TV episode       .... Himself
    -Episode dated 5 September 2005 (2005)  TV episode       .... Himself
101 Sexiest Celebrity Bodies (2005) (TV)             .... Himself - place #55
Venecia 2005: Crуnica de Carlos Boyero (2005) (TV)             .... Jack Twist
"Celebrities Uncensored"
    -Episode #2.3 (2004)  TV episode       .... Himself