When it comes to major production s, Jake Gyllenhaal is a memorable performer that always draws a big crowd. Directors want him in their motion-pictures because they know he makes movies that do very well.. Celeb Supermag is your source for Jake Gyllenhaal reports.

Jake Gyllenhaal heads to Motor City? Jake Gyllenhaal is set to take over from Dominic Cooper as the lead protagonist in revenge drama ‘Motor City’. Jake Gyllenhaal is in negotiations to t… [link]

Jacob Benjamin “Jake” Gyllenhaal ( /’d??l?nh?:l/ jil-?n-hawl; born December 19, 1980) is an American actor. The son of director Stephen Gyllenhaal and screenwriter Naomi Foner, Gyllenhaal began acting at age ten. He then played against type as a frustrated Marine in Jarhead (2005). Gyllenhaal has promoted various political and social causes. His last native Swedish ancestor was his great-great-grandfather, Anders Leonard Gyllenhaal.

Jake Gyllenhaal Goes Shirtless on Man vs. Wild [Video] I heard that Hollywood manhunk Jake Gyllenhaal was going to join Bear Grylls on a frosty trek for the show Man Vs. Wild, I thought, “Great, he’s never going to get shirtless in Iceland.” Was I wrong! More » [link]

In the 2004 science-fiction film The Day After Tomorrow he portrayed a student caught in a cataclysmic global cooling event, alongside Dennis Quaid as his father. His parents insisted that he have summer jobs to support himself, and he thus worked as a lifeguard and as a busboy at a restaurant operated by a family friend. Gyllenhaal appeared in the 1993 film A Dangerous Woman (along with sister Maggie); in “Bop Gun” a 1994 episode of Homicide: Life on the Street; and in the 1998 comedy Homegrown. The film, directed by Richard Kelly, is set in 1988 and stars Gyllenhaal as a troubled teenager who, after narrowly escaping death, experiences visions of a 6 foot (1.8 m) tall rabbit named Frank who tells him that the world is coming to an end. in both films he plays an unstable character who begins a reckless affair with an older woman. Gyllenhaal later starred in the Touchstone Pictures romantic comedy Bubble Boy, which was loosely based on the story of David Vetter. The film was panned by critics, with one calling it an “empty-headed, chaotic, utterly tasteless atrocity”. The story, which received mixed reviews, is loosely based on writer/director Brad Silberling’s personal experiences following the murder of girlfriend Rebecca Schaeffer.

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]

He has appeared in diverse roles since his first lead role in 1999′s October Sky, followed by the 2001 indie cult hit Donnie Darko, in which he played a psychologically troubled teen and onscreen brother to his real-life sister, actress Maggie 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. Along with their mother, Jake and Maggie appeared in two episodes of Molto Mario, an Italian cooking show on the Food Network. Gyllenhaal graduated from the Harvard-Westlake School in Los Angeles in 1998, then attended Columbia University, where his sister was a senior and from which his mother had graduated, to study Eastern religions and philosophy. Gyllenhaal dropped out after two years to concentrate on acting, but has expressed intentions to eventually finish his degree. Gyllenhaal’s first lead role was in October Sky, Joe Johnston’s 1999 adaptation of the Homer Hickam autobiography Rocket Boys, in which he portrayed a young man from West Virginia striving to win a science scholarship to avoid becoming a coal miner. Gyllenhaal’s performance was well-received by critics; Gary Mairs of Culture Vulture wrote that “Gyllenhaal manages the difficult trick of seeming both blandly normal and profoundly disturbed, often within the same scene.” After the critical success of Donnie Darko, Gyllenhaal’s next role was as Pilot Kelston in 2002′s Highway alongside Jared Leto.

Jake Gyllenhaal Eats Worms Jake Gyllenhaal proved he is not afraid of a meaty challenge on survival expert Bear Grylls’ upcoming TV special by eating a worm on camera.  … [link]