There are many things fans should know about Jake Gyllenhaal, and besides the fact that he's a super talented actor, he does stay out of the spotlight more than his peers.
Besides his public romance and break-up with Taylor Swift, Gyllenhaal doesn't wind up in them news very often, and as it turns out, it seems like this is the way that he likes it. He's not one to update his fans on his life via social media, but he does have a fun Instagram account, which has 6.4 million followers, where he shares the projects that he has loved working on.
Let's take a look at the private life of this beloved actor.
An Old-Fashioned Guy
Movie fans were first introduced to Jake Gyllenhaal in the cult hit Donnie Darkie and it turns out that the role first went to Jason Schwartzman.
While people love watching him in his many movies, it's rare to find an interview with Jake Gyllenhaal when he spills a lot.
That's because Gyllenhaal has said that he's a private person.
In an interview with The Guaridan, he said, “There are some things I keep to myself, that are my business."
He said a bit more on the topic and explained that he's old-fashioned and likes separating his personal and professional lives. He explained, "I’m not necessarily guarded, but I consider intimacy to be very important and I don’t think everybody needs to know about my family or my personal details. I’m old school in that way.”
Gyllenhaal said he would be happy to talk about Life, the movie that he was promoting at the time. He also said, "I would love to not talk about my personal life.”
His Dating Life
It's definitely up to a singer or actor what they wish to disclose in interviews. In Jake Gyllenhaal's case, he dated a very famous person in 2010: Taylor Swift. Fans think that Swift wrote her song "All Too Well" about the relationship, and it does come up in interviews.
Gyllenhaal has also dated other celebrities. Gyllenhaal and Kirsten Dunst began dating in 2002 and according to E Online, the couple was photographed a lot. The actor told People, "Kirsten and I know what's real and what isn't. We know what happens when you are both actors." The relationship was over in 2004.
Gyllenhaal has been said to have dated several women between 2011 and now, but since he doesn't like to talk about his romantic life or confirm the relationships, no one can say for sure.
According to E Online, by 2007, he was in a relationship with Reese Witherspoon, which lasted until 2009. It sounds like Gyllenhaal is a homebody: Witherspoon said, "Jake is a great cook. He does a lot. We spend the weekends outside L.A, in Ojai, where I have a farmhouse. We have chickens and we grow cucumbers and tomatoes. I love it."
His Amazing Career And Fatherly Ambition
After 1999's Donnie Darko, Jake Gyllenhaal was cast in the 2001 movie The Good Girl. In 2002, he was in Moonlight Mile and The Day After Tomorrow, and people definitely knew who he was.
Some of Gyllenhaal's most famous credits include 2004's Brokeback Mountain which he starred in opposite the late Heath Ledger, along with 2005's Jarhead, 2014's Nightcrawler, and 2018's Velvet Buzzsaw. Gyllenhaal has starred in thrillers, dramas, action movies, and the romantic film Love & Other Drugs, so he's versatile.
In a 2020 interview with Vogue, Gyllenhaal shared that he wants to have children and that he can see that happening soon. He explained, “I’m not someone who has ever existed in a space where I’ve really known what’s coming next. But you do have to be open to it. And there has been no other time in my life that I can safely say…" He didn't continue, but it seems that he was suggesting that he's in a great place to become a dad. Gyllenhaal has been dating Jeanne Cadieu so fans are curious to see if they will start a family soon.
While Gyllenhaal doesn't typically chat about his dating life or anything personal, he's definitely a hilarious guy. According to Popsugar, Gyllenhaal appeared on The Late Show With Stephen Colbert and talked about how he was making his own sourdough bread.
He started off the interview by telling Colbert that his sourdough bread was "resting" and that they shouldn't be too loud. Gyllenhaal joked,"As my hair's grown longer, and as I've slowly inched into the hipster world, I've found myself falling in love with sourdough. I have nothing to do."