Everything you ever wanted to know about Jake according to Iheartjake.com..... The Facts Birth Name: Jacob Benjamin Gyllenhaal
Birth date: December 19, 1980
Birthplace: Los Angeles, California
Age: 25
Hair: Brown
Eye Color: Blue/Green
Height: 6'
Astrology Sign: Sagittarius
Heritage: Is of Swedish (noble) and Russian-Jewish descent.
Hobbies: Cooking
Favorite Color: Green
Pets: 2 Dogs named Atticus (German Shepard) and Boo (Puggle)
Claim to Fame: Playing the disturbed title character in
Donnie Darko (2001)
Family Mother: Naomi Foner, writer, producer
Father: Stephen Gyllenhaal, director
Sister: Maggie Gyllenhaal, actress; Born November 16, 1977
Education 2 years at Columbia University, New York, New York
Harvard-Westlake High school. Los Angeles, California;
Graduated 1998
Jake got his first kiss in the parking lot of a bowling alley in the 8th grade.
Jake's first car was an 1990 maroon Volvo.
He got a driving lesson from family friend Paul Newman but his Dad taught him to drive.
His dog's name is Atticus after a character in one of his favorite books To Kill A Mockingbird.
Jake is said to be a wonderful cook and he owns many cooking books, magazines and loves to cook for his friends and family.
His fans call themselves "Gyllenhaalics"
Jake's Godmother is Jamie Lee Curtis.
Jake favorite way to exercise is biking.
He likes Rufus Wainright.
His favorite color is green.
He wears contacts.
He attended Columbia University but dropped out after his sophomore year back in May 2000 to pursue his acting career.
He bought his girlfriend Kirsten Dunst a white and grey kitten for her 22nd birthday.
Jake's mom Naomi Foner gave Jake a ring that reads "Mine the darkness and see by the path you leave behind." Jake says that ring is "Very special to me"
Jake dated Kirsten Dunst for nearly 2 years but they brokeup in July 2004. Since then they have still been spotted together but they claim to be "good friends".
He is very politically smart and is involved in such organizations like ACLU and Rock the Vote.
He used to be in a band called "Holeshot" but Jake got kicked out after dating the drummer's girlfriend. Jake says that he was the lead singer and they played "bad music".
Jake was considered for the role that Ewan McGregor played in Moulin Rouge but Jake was the youngest to audition so he didn't get the part.
Jake was up for the part of Bruce Wayne (Batman) in the new Batman movie, Batman Begins. But a poll on the Warner Brothers website basically determined who would be the next batman with Christian Bale having the most votes.
He hosted the 2003 Sundance Film Festival Awards alongside Zooey Deschanel where he danced and sang on stage.
It was rumored for a while that Jake was up for the part as Superman in the new Superman movie but the director wanted someone who was more unknown.
Jake's family has a house at Martha's Vineyard.
He went to Elementary school with the guys from Maroon 5 which he is still friends with today.
Jake was rumored to be dating such celebrities like Natalie Portman and even Chelsea Clinton.
He worked as a Lifeguard when he was younger and even had to pee on someone's leg after they got a jellyfish sting.
Jake thinks the sexiest part of a women is to see the back of her neck or a little glimpse of her collarbone.
Jake now drives a Mercedes.
Jake claims Jennifer Aniston was his best on-screen kiss ever
He loves Harry Potter.
His production company is called Nine Stories.
Jake first caught the acting bug watching Ed Wood, Tim Burton's 1994 biopic of the awful-movie maestro starring Johnny Depp.
When he was younger He got many parts even in the movie "The Mighty Ducks" but his parents wouldn't let him do it and he was very angry with them. Now he says "Well, in the end, I thank them to high heaven that I didn't do the things I got."
When asked if he was "Unfazed by being part of the "50 Hottest Bachelors" thing in People or one of the "Hottest men under 25" Jake simply replied "I love that shit."
During a powerful scene in Jarhead, Jake actually knocked out his own tooth because he pulled to hard on a rifle. He said he looked down and saw his tooth but kept going on with the scene. He and his co-star Brian Geraghty didn't talk for about 3 weeks after that.
Jake was once arrested by the rent-a-cops at a Beverley Hills mall because he was dared to go into a Speedo's store, put on a speedo and walk out of the store leaving his clothes behind.
He was once a house and a Ocean's Spray cranberry juice box for Halloween when he was younger.
When asked to comment on his infamous "santa hat dance" in Jarhead, Jake said it's nothing "abnormal" because he "enjoys being naked".
He likes music from Death Cab For Cutie, U2, 50 Cent, Kanye West and Jamie Foxx.
Jake apparently drove Jarhead co-star Peter Sarsgaard crazy because he kept playing the same U2 and 50 Cent song over and over again.
He recently just adopted a small puppy (a puggle) and named him Boo after Boo Radley from the book "To Kill a Mocking Bird"
Jake's sunglasses are from the brand called BLINDE
He ran, swam, biked and did 500 push ups a day to bulk up for his role in Jarhead.
He likes woodwork and he even made a mahogany-cedar table for his mom.
He used to be a bus-boy at a fancy restaurant and was "a damn good bus-boy" at that!
Jake loves to watch the Food Network shows like Molto Mario and The Iron Chef.
He is the God father to Brokeback Mountain co-stars, Heath Ledger and Michelle Williams' baby Maltida.
Quotes "First, it's 'Who is Jake Gyllenhaal?,' then it's 'Get me Jake Gyllenhaal,' then 'Get me someone who looks like Jake Gyllenhaal,' and then 'Who is Jake Gyllenhaal?'...Right now, I'm between 'Who is Jake Gyllenhaal?' and 'Get me Jake Gyllenhaal.'" [Gyllenhaal on the stages of fame in Hollywood]
"If you're going to dive in, dive into the deep end."
"Being a star doesn't last. That's not what life should be about. It's a complete illusion that really has nothing to do with you. For me, finding out about life is the most important thing." (1999, Raygun)
"I admire actors and artists who devote just as much time to their life as they do to their work."
"... We use lines like " Love has no bounds," but that's become bulls***. For me, this is a story where that might actually be true. Hopefully." [Jake on the story of Brokeback Mountain]
"Hey, I was arrogant at times with him. And I was confused at times, and I hope, at least, humble at times. I mean, I'd just got run down in my own life so there was nothing else I could give but what I was feeling." [Jake on his relationship with Heath Ledger on the movie Brokeback Mountain, Elle Magazine]
"Well, I don't pick projects because I'm, like, "Oh my God, thats an amazing role." I pick projects because of what it's trying to say- I want to be a part of it, for the message." [Vitals Magazine]
"...Take a movie like Donnie Darko, which I always believed in. I just always fucking believed in it, the collaboration and the process of making it, and it completely paid off for me." [Vitals Magazine]
"I play a mathematician, which is ridiculous because I am horrible at math." [Jake talking about his role as Hal in Proof)
"In a perfect world, I would love to do one play for every three movies."
"I love to cook, I obsessed with cooking magazines." [Vitals Magazine]
"I want to have a happy life, first and foremost. I think that will lead to a successful career." [Teen Vogue]
"But I've always had her to look up to and to learn from. And in Hollywood, a touchstone like that is pretty priceless - especially when I see how envy can really poison people in the business." [Jake talking about Maggie, Teen Vogue]
"I would really like people to know how to pronounce my last name. Correctly. Everywhere." [Jake's last quote in GQ magazine, btw its pronounced jill-en-hall]
"Don't listen to what anybody says except the people who encourage you. If it's what you want to do and it's within yourself, then keep going and try to do it for the rest of your life."
"I have and abstract mind. It doesn't fit everywhere, but it fits in the world of performing."
"I'm just trying to do interesting, challenging work, and hoping that people-especially young people- will want to see it."
and last but not least his
handwriting (no word on if he ambidexterious or not)