10 Things You Were Going To Google About Jake Gyllenhaal

You know him from Donnie Darko if you grew up in the 90s, everyone saw his incredible performance in Brokeback Mountain and most recently he played Mysterio in Spiderman: Far From Home. Jake Gyllenhaal has it all. He’s gorgeous, he’s talented, he’s quirky and funny and he’s such a charmer. Here are some things about Jake Gyllenhaal we bet you were gonna, conveniently assembled all in one place.

Jake Gyllenhaal’s Age

Jake Gyllenhaal was born on December 19, 1980, in LA. He’s 38, about to turn 39 and he’s looking hot as hell. Jake’s father Stephen Gyllenhaal is a director and his mother Naomi Foner is a screenwriter so you could say him and his sister were born to be actors.

Young Jake Gyllenhaal

Jake started his acting career pretty young. He was only 10 years old when he got to act opposite Billy Crystal in City Slickers. He got his first jobs mostly because his father was in the industry, but since then he’s been really picky with what projects he chooses. And as we all know, he likes to choose pretty weird stuff, but he does a great job.

Jake Gyllenhaal’s Height

Jake Gyllenhaal perfectly fits into the category of tall, dark and handsome with his height of 182 cm or 5′ 11″, if you’re still using the imperial system of measurement. But not only is he all three of those things, but Jake Gyllenhaal is also pretty charming yet wacky too. A winning combo if you ask me.

Jake Gyllenhaal Driving

Most of us will remember our first driving lesson. It’s usually a cheap car of the driving instructor or the family car with a parent sitting next to you, sweating nervously as you try to figure out how to reverse. But Jake’s first driving lesson was with his godfather Paul Newman in a car worth hundreds of thousands of dollars. Makes you wonder how stressful was it for Jake, doesn’t it?