Jake Gyllenhaal Net Worth, Career, House, Girlfriends And More

Jake Gyllenhaal is one of the most versatile actors in Hollywood. The Oscar-nominated actor comes from a film family and started acting as a child artist. He rose to prominence by playing a psychologically troubled teenager in the 2001 sci-fi flick ‘Donnie Darko.’

Gyllenhaal has since been a part of several critically acclaimed and commercially successful films like ‘Zodiac’, ‘Prisoners’, ‘Brokeback Mountain‘, and ‘Nightcrawler‘ among others. Let us know about the actors net worth his professional life, career, and much more.

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Jake Gyllenhaal Net Worth

The total net worth of Jake Gyllenhaal is estimated to be around $80 million, according to Celebrity Net Worth. Nearly the entirety of his income comes from film roles. In 2017, he earned nearly 20$ million. The highest-grossing film of his career came with the Marvel Cinematic Universe 2019 superhero film ‘Spider-Man: Far From Home.’ It earned around $1.132 billion at the box office.

Jake Gyllenhaal’s Early Life

His full name is Jacob Benjamin Gyllenhaal and he was born in Los Angeles, California to father Stephen Gуllеnhааl and mother Naomi Gуllеnhааl. Jake was born on 19th December 1980 to a multi-talented family. His father is a producer, and director by profession and his mother is also a director and screenwriter.

Jake has one sibling, Maggie Gуllеnhааl who is also professionally an actress. He did his graduation from Harvard-Westlake School. He pursued his studies at Columbia University in New York in Eastern religion and philosophy. After a few years, here dropped his studies and made a decision to graduate in the subject sometime.

Jake Gyllenhaal’s Career

Jake’s parents have been members of the entertainment industry which is responsible for his familiarity with acting. The first time, Jake appeared on the tv was in 1991 by appearing in a comedy flick City Slickers.

Since then he has appeared many times in different genres such as romance, comedy, action, drama, biography, and more. He appeared in romantic dramas such as ‘A Dangerous Woman’, the dramedy flick ‘Homegrown’, ‘Josh’, ‘Lovely & Amazing’, ‘The Good Girl’, ‘S.A.M’ and ‘October Sky’. He also appeared in the police series ‘Homicide: Life On The Street.’

Awards And Accolades

Jake won the BAFTA Award and got the Academy Award nomination for his appearance, in the 2005 romantic drama Brokeback Mountain. He gave a phenomenal performance as Jack Twist in this romantic drama by Ang Lee. Then, in 2014 and 2016 his name was nominated for the Best Actor award at BAFTA, for his performance in Nightcrawler, and Nocturnal Animals. In total, he got nominations for an Academy Award, twice for Golden Globe Awards, and three times for British Academy Film Awards and Screen Actors Guild Awards.

Jake Gyllenhaal Girlfriends

Gyllenhaal has dated several women in his life. He started dating Kirsten Dunst in 2002 after his sister Maggie introduced him to her. They broke up in 2004 and remained friends. He also dated actress Reese Witherspoon between 2007 and 2009. One of his most publicized relationships was with Taylor Swift between October 2010 to January 2011. He later went on dates with model Alyssa Miller in 2013. The actor has been in a relationship with French model Jeanne Cadieu since 2018.

Jake Gyllenhaal’s Houses

In 2017, he bought a Tribeca condo in a factory building along with other celebrities. He bought it for $8.63 million and the 2,868 square feet condo has three bedrooms and hardwood floors. It also has a swimming pool and motor court. In 2005, he paid $2.5 million for a house in Hollywood Hills. The rancher-style house has a gated driveway and other luxury features. In 2014, he sold it for $3.5 million. The actor spends most of his time in New York, despite working in Los Angeles.

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