The home of Jake Gyllenhaal's parents is for sale; actor not included

By Ann Brenoff, Los Angeles Times Staff Writer
May 6, 2008
Does the fact that "Brokeback Mountain" star Jake Gyllenhaal, 27, may be a boomerang kid who sometimes stays with his parents make you love him any less? Me neither.

Between trips to New York and Cabo with Reese Witherspoon, the Oscar-nominated actor has been stumbling around in his jammies at the Hollywood Hills home owned by his parents, Stephen Gyllenhaal and Naomi Foner. In fact, our Jake-spotter was there for a showing of the five-bedroom, three-bathroom, 3,000-square-foot home they are selling. The asking price recently dropped from $4.2 million to $3,795,000 -- sounds like they may be getting serious after almost three months on the market.

Not sure why the listing agent didn't include "you might see Jake" as one of the selling points to encourage showings but instead opted for "modern light-filled design with an expansive fully equipped cook's kitchen." The outdoor area was designed by landscape-designer-to-the-stars Jay Griffith. The property is almost an acre; the house sits way down a long driveway and juts out on a promontory from which there are magnificent city views.

Stephen Gyllenhaal is a poet and film and TV director. Gyllenhaal directed the film version of the Pete Dexter novel "Paris Trout," which was nominated for five Emmy awards.

His wife, Naomi Foner, wrote the screenplays for several feature films, including "Running on Empty" -- for which she received an Academy Award nomination for best original screenplay and won a Golden Globe in the same category. She also wrote "Losing Isaiah" and, most recently, "Bee Season."

Then there are their two famous offspring: Jake -- can anyone's eyes really be that blue? -- and Maggie Gyllenhaal, whose credits include "World Trade Center" (2006) and "Secretary" (2002).

Denny Kagasoff of Prudential California Realty is the listing agent, according to the Multiple Listing Service.




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