Facts

      
                                     The Facts
                                     Birth Name: Jacob Benjamin Gyllenhaal
                                      Birth date: December 19, 1980
                                      Birthplace: Los Angeles, California
                                     Age: 27
                                     Hair: Brown
                                     Eye Color: Blue/Green
                                     Height: 6'
                                     Astrology Sign: Sagittarius
                                     Heritage: Is of Swedish (noble) and Russian-Jewish descent.
                                     Hobbies: Cooking
                                     Favorite Color: Green
                                     Pets: 2 Dogs named Atticus (German Shepard) and Boo (Puggle)
                                     Claim to Fame: Playing the disturbed title character in
                                            Donnie Darko (2001)

                                     Family
                                     Mother: Naomi Foner, writer, producer
                                     Father: Stephen Gyllenhaal, director
                                     Sister: Maggie Gyllenhaal, actress; Born November 16, 1977
 
                                      Education
                                      2 years at Columbia University, New York, New York
                                      Harvard-Westlake High school. Los Angeles, California;
                                      Graduated 1998

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