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Heath [Ledger] was always somebody who I admired.He was way beyond his years as a human, in a way.

Jake Gyllenhaal

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Jake Gyllenhaal
Age: 43
Born: 1980
Born: December 19
Actor
Film Actor
Stage Actor
Television Actor
Voice Actor
LA
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Jacob Benjamin Gyllenhaal
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Ledger
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