MOVIE TRIVIA …
JAKE GYLLENHAAL
Is of Swedish (noble) and Russian-Jewish descent.
Sister Maggie Gyllenhaal introduced him to Kirsten Dunst. Both Kirsten and Maggie appeared in Mona Lisa Smile (2003). Jake and Kirsten dated, but broke up in July 2004.
His favorite book is To Kill a Mockingbird, and he has two dogs, Atticus and Boo named after the novel's main characters.
Went to elementary school with band members of Maroon 5.
Before success as an actor, he worked as a lifeguard. He never had any life-saving incidents, but did perform one lesser rescue. A swimmer had been stung on the leg by a jellyfish, and Gyllenhaal helped relieve the pain of the stings by urinating on the swimmer's leg.
He gave Kirsten Dunst a gray and white kitten for her birthday. She named the cat Sophie.
His first four big roles were in movies with alliterated titles: Bubble Boy (2001), Donnie Darko (2001), Moonlight Mile (2002), The Good Girl (2002).
Had his Bar Mitzvah party at a homeless shelter, something his parents encouraged to help him recognize how privileged his own childhood had been.
Like all Gyllenhaals on the male line, he is a Swedish nobleman by birth right and is listed in the Swedish Almanac of Nobility ("Sveriges Ridderskaps och Adels Kalender" in Swedish).
He and sister Maggie Gyllenhaal are the first siblings to be Oscar-nominated for acting in the 21st century.
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