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My mum raised us on classic movies and a lot of musical theatre.
Jake Gyllenhaal
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Jake Gyllenhaal
Age: 43
Born: 1980
Born: December 19
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Film Actor
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LA
California
Jacob Benjamin Gyllenhaal
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