He then played against type as a frustrated Marine in Jarhead (2005). The same year, he garnered critical acclaim and an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor as Jack Twist in the film Brokeback Mountain opposite Heath Ledger. He has appeared in Rock the Vote advertising, campaigned for the Democratic Party in the 2004 U.S. Presidential election, promoted environmental causes, and campaigned on behalf of the American Civil Liberties Union. Gyllenhaal was born in Los Angeles, the son of film director Stephen Gyllenhaal and film producer and screenwriter Naomi Foner (née Achs). His last native Swedish ancestor was his great-great-grandfather, Anders Leonard Gyllenhaal. Jake Gyllenhaal’s mother is from a Jewish family from New York City, and Gyllenhaal has said that he considers himself “more Jewish than anything else.” On his 13th birthday, Gyllenhaal performed a “barmitzvah-like act, without the typical trappings”, volunteering at a homeless shelter, because his parents wanted to instill in him a sense of gratitude for his privileged lifestyle.
Jake Gyllenhaal Witnesses Gang Violence On Police Ride-Along Looks like Jake got a harsh dose of reality when prepping for his police movie.Last night, Jake Gyllenhaal and End of Watch co-star Michael Pena witnessed the aftermath of gang violence, while on a police ride-along in South El Lay.Jake and Michael saw paramedics treat a man who had been grazed with bullets on his [...] [link]
