Jake Paltrow

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Jake Paltrow
Born
Jacob Danner Paltrow [1]

(1975-09-26) September 26, 1975 (age 48)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Occupation Film director
Spouse
(m. 2010)
Children2
Parent(s) Bruce Paltrow
Blythe Danner
Relatives Gwyneth Paltrow (sister)
Harry Danner (uncle)
Katherine Moennig (half-cousin)
Rebekah Neumann (cousin)
Gabby Giffords (second cousin)

Jacob Danner "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.

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Personal life

Paltrow is the son of producer-director Bruce Paltrow and actress Blythe Danner. He had a Bar Mitzvah. [2] [3] He is a 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. [4]

Career

Paltrow's most prominent job was 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
YearTitleDirectorWriterProducerNotes
2007 The Good Night YesYesNo
2010 Greenberg NoNoNoappeared as Johno
2014 Young Ones YesYesYes
2015 De Palma YesNoNoDocumentary

Co-directed with Noah Baumbach

Television
YearTitleDirectorWriterNotes
1997–2004 NYPD Blue YesNoTen episodes
2013–2014 Boardwalk Empire YesNoTwo episodes

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References

  1. https://californiabirthindex.org/birth/jacob_d_paltrow_born_1975_12690732
  2. Rudolph, Ileane (November 11, 2004). "Blythe Danner Gets Huffy". TV Guide . Retrieved May 20, 2015.
  3. "Gwyneth Paltrow, Movies, Stardom and Judaism - Old Stories". Jewish Journal. Archived from the original on October 1, 2015. Retrieved May 20, 2015.
  4. "Taryn's World". W magazine. November 2011. Archived from the original on July 6, 2013. Retrieved April 26, 2013.