Jake Gyllenhaal debuted his acting career in the 1991 American Western comedy movie City Slickers. He played the role of Danny Robbins in the film. He landed his first lead role in 1999 in the movie October Sky, then starred in 2001 in Donnie Darko. He later appeared in the films Bubble Boy, Lovely And Amazing, and The Good Girl. However, he didn’t find the success he strives for in Hollywood, so he switched to theatre roles in New York. It wasn’t until 2004 that Gyllenhaal landed his significant movie role in the film The Day After Tomorrow.
In 2005, Jake Gyllenhaal gained recognition as Jack Twist in one of the most famous romantic dramas Brokeback Mountain. Jake won many awards for his role in Brokeback Mountain and was nominated for an Academy Award. The Brokeback Mountain’s star life changed heavily after his landmark role, and his fame went international.
8 He Landed More Than 31 Movie Roles
Before starring in Brokeback Mountain, Jake Gyllenhaal had participated in 14 movies. However, after his 2005 breakthrough role as Jack Twist in the legendary Neo-western romantic drama Brokeback Mountain, Jake landed more than 31 movie roles. Some big-screen films in which Gyllenhaal starred include 2007’s Zodiac, 2010’s Prince Of Persia: The Sands Of Time and Love & Other Drugs, 2011’s Source Code, 2013’s Prisoners, 2014’s Enemy, and Nightcrawler, and MCU’s 2019 Spider-Man: Far From Home.
7 Jake Gyllenhaal Produced 8 Big-Screen Movies
In addition to working as an actor, Jake also is a film producer. In 2012, he executive-produced his first movie, End Of Watch. Gyllenhaal produced big-screen movies include Nightcrawler in 2014, Stronger in 2017, and Wildlife in 2018. His most recent movie productions include 2 movies in 2020, Relic and The Devil All The Time. In 2021, Jake produced Breaking News In Yuba County and The Guilty.
6 Gyllenhaal Is Set To Star In 2 TV Series
Jake will star in and produce the HBO limited TV series Lake Success. Jake plays the lead role of married hedge-fund manager Barry Cohen. The latter leaves his autistic son and his wife in New York to go after his college girlfriend. Jake is also executive-producing another HBO limited series, The Son. Gyllenhaal will star in The Son as Sonny Lofthus. Sonny is a drug addict and escaped convict who doesn’t remember anything of his past. He is running away from the authorities.
5 He Will Star In Studio 8’s 'Prophet'
Jake Gyllenhaal was cast as the lead role in Sam Hargrave’s superhero movie Prophet. He will play the role of John Prophet in the Studio 8 movie. Prophet was convinced by Germans at the end of the Second World War to accept to be subjected to scientific experiments and be able to feed his family in return. The experiments gave John superhuman strength.
4 He Took Over 6 Theatre Roles
In 2012, Jake starred as Terry in the drama-comedy play If There Is I Haven’t Found It Yet. In 2014 and 2015, he took the role of Roland in the play Constellations. In 2015, he played Seymour Krelborn in the horror-comedy rock musical Little Shop Of Horrors. Gyllenhaal also assumed the roles of George Seurat in the musical Sunday In The Park With George that ran in 2016 in New York City Center, and in 2017, in the Hudson Theatre on Broadway. In 2019, he played Abe in Sea Wall/A Life in the Hudson Theatre on Broadway and off-Broadway in The Public Theatre. His latest musical, Sunday In The Park With George, was postponed to 2022 because of the pandemic. The musical will be played in Savoy Theatre in London.
3 Jake Gyllenhaal Appeared In 4 Music Videos
In 2009, Jake Gyllenhaal played the role of a clubber in the music video of Jamie Foxx for his song Blame It. In 2010, he was cast as a Tennis player in the music video of Vampire Weekend for their song Giving Up The Gun. He also played Jason Voorhees in the music video for the song Time To Dance for the French electro-rock duo The Shoes. The last music video that Jake appeared on was in 2014, for the song Part II (On The Run) for Jay-Z as part of his album Magna Carta Holy Grail.
2 He's Won 30 Awards With 90 Award Nominations
Jake Gyllenhaal’s role as Jack Twist in the movie Brokeback Mountain alone landed him six awards, including the 2005’s British Academy Film Awards for Best Actor In A Supporting Role, 2006’s International Cinephile Society Awards for Best Supporting Actor, 2006’s MTV Movie and TV Awards for Best Performance and Best Kiss, 2006’s National Board Of Review Awards for Best Supporting Actor, and 2005’s Palm Springs International Film Festival Award for Desert Palm Achievement Award. Jake was also nominated for another nine awards for the same role. After Brokeback Mountain, Gyllenhaal won more than 20 awards for other movie roles and was nominated for more than 75 awards.
1 Jake Gyllenhaal’s Net Worth Reached $80 Million
According to Celebrity Net Worth, 40-year-old Jake Gyllenhaal has accumulated, during his three decades of working as an actor and producer, more than $80 million in wealth. Apart from starring in and producing a handful of big-screen movies that generate millions of dollars in income, Jake sold several real estate properties for large profits. Moreover, his musical theater roles generate for him several millions of dollars in revenue.
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