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I'm superstitious a little bit.

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
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