Timeline
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• Dec. 19, 1980 Jacob Benjamin Gyllenhall is born in Los Angeles, California to director Stephen Gyllenhaal and screenwriter Naomi Foner Gyllenhaal. His sister is actress Maggie Gyllenhaal.
• 1991 Makes his film debut in City Slickers.
• 1999 Stars in October Sky with Laura Dern.
• 2001 Has his first starring role in Donnie Darko. He is nominated for an Independent Spirit Award for his role.
• 2001 Stars in the Disney comedy, Bubble Boy.
• 2002 Stars in The Good Girl with Jennifer Aniston.
• March 15, 2002 Makes his stage debut on London’s West End in Kenneth Lonergan’s revival of This Is Our Youth alongside Anna Paquin and Hayden Christiansen. Gyllenhaal receives an Evening Standard Theater Award for “Outstanding Newcomer.”
• 2004 Stars in The Day After Tomorrow with Dennis Quaid.
• 2005 Stars in the Ang Lee film, Brokeback Mountain. The screenplay is written by Larry McMurtry based on a short story by E. Annie Proulx. Also starring Heath Ledgerand Michelle Williams, the movie tells the story of a ranch hand and a rodeo cowboy who form a bond during the summer of 1963.
• 2005 Stars in the Sam Mendes film, Jarhead.
• March 5, 2006 He is nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role in Brokeback Mountain, but loses to George Clooney.
• March 2007 Stars in Zodiac, a movie about the Zodiac killer directed by David Fincher. The film also stars Robert Downey, Jr. and Mark Ruffalo.
• Oct. 2007 Appears in Rendition alongside Meryl Streep, Alan Arkin, and Reese Witherspoon. Rumors have been swirling for months that he and Witherspoon are an item.
• Oct. 2007 While in Rome with Reese Witherspoon, the pair are open for the first about their long-suspected relationship and are seen being affectionate toward each other in public. It is speculated that the pair was waiting for Witherspoon’s divorce from Ryan Phillipe to be finalized before going public.
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