Jake Paltrow

Jake Paltrow
Born	(1975-09-26) September 26, 1975 (age 49) Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Occupation	Film director
Spouse	Taryn Simon ​ (m. 2010)​
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.

Personal life

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]

Career

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 .

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Director	Writer	Producer	Notes
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

Television

Year	Title	Director	Notes
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

References

1. Rudolph, Ileane (November 11, 2004). "Blythe Danner Gets Huffy". TV Guide . Retrieved May 20, 2015.
2. "Gwyneth Paltrow, Movies, Stardom and Judaism - Old Stories". Jewish Journal. Archived from the original on October 1, 2015. Retrieved May 20, 2015.
3. "Taryn's World". W magazine. November 2011. Archived from the original on July 6, 2013. Retrieved April 26, 2013.

External links

• Jake Paltrow at IMDb