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Jake Paltrow | |
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Born | Los Angeles, California, U.S. | September 26, 1975
Occupation | Film director |
Spouse | |
Children | 2 |
Parent(s) | Bruce Paltrow Blythe Danner |
Relatives | Gwyneth Paltrow (sister) Harry Danner (uncle) Apple Martin (niece) Katherine Moennig (half-cousin) Rebekah Neumann (cousin) Gabby Giffords (second cousin) |
Jake Paltrow (born September 26, 1975) is an American film director, screenwriter and actor. Coming from a family of actors, he is the younger brother of Gwyneth Paltrow and the son of Bruce Paltrow and Blythe Danner.
Paltrow is the son of producer-director Bruce Paltrow and actress Blythe Danner.
His father is Jewish and he had a Bar Mitzvah. [1] [2]
He is a half first cousin of actress Katherine Moennig [ citation needed ] and a second cousin of former U.S. congresswoman Gabby Giffords.[ citation needed ]
In 1999, Paltrow met photographer and artist Taryn Simon, whom he married in 2010; they have two children together. [3]
Paltrow began his career in television directing some NYPD Blue episodes, such as: Andy Appleseed (2003), Brothers Under Arms (2000) and Big Bang Theory (1999), following in his father's footsteps as a television director.
In 2006, he made his debut as a film director with the movie The Good Night , which featured his sister Gwyneth. The movie was released at the 2007 Sundance Film Festival. Paltrow has produced short films about actors for the New York Times . In 2014, he wrote, directed and produced the dystopian sci-fi Western Young Ones .
Year | Title | Director | Writer | Producer | Notes |
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2007 | The Good Night | Yes | Yes | No | |
2010 | Greenberg | No | No | No | appeared as Johno |
2014 | Young Ones | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
2015 | De Palma | Yes | No | Yes | Documentary Co-directed with Noah Baumbach |
2022 | June Zero | Yes | Yes | No |
Year | Title | Director | Notes |
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1996 | High Incident | Yes | two episodes |
1997–2004 | NYPD Blue | Yes | Ten episodes |
2000 | The Others | Yes | one episode |
2004 | The Jury | Yes | one episode |
2013–2014 | Boardwalk Empire | Yes | "White Horse Pike" "Cuanto" |
2016 | Halt and Catch Fire | Yes | one episode |