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I don't think I've made a mistake. I think I have behaved in ways that I am proud of I think I've behaved in ways I'm not.

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
California
Jacob Benjamin Gyllenhaal
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