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As much as I am one for real human interaction, I also want to make a show that's entertaining and that people want to see.

Jake Gyllenhaal

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Jake Gyllenhaal
Age: 44
Born: 1980
Born: December 19
Actor
Film Actor
Stage Actor
Television Actor
Voice Actor
LA
California
Jacob Benjamin Gyllenhaal
Humans
Real
Interaction
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Entertaining
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Show
People
Shows
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Human

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