American film director
Attended Trinity College in Hartford, Connecticut.
Father of Maggie Gyllenhaal and Jake Gyllenhaal
Writes poetry, submits his work to poetry journals, and has been published in some of them.
Daughter Margaret Ruth Gyllenhaal, born November 16, 1977.
Son Jacob Benjamin Gyllenhaal, born December 19, 1980.
Granddaughter Ramona Sarsgaard, born October 3, 2006.
Godparents of his son Jake Gyllenhaal are Paul Newman and Jamie Lee Curtis.
