Jake Paltrow

Jake Paltrow
Born	Jacob Danner Paltrow September 26, 1975 Los Angeles, California, United States
Education	Crossroads School (in Santa Monica, California)
Occupation	Film director
Spouse(s)	Taryn Simon
Children	Whister Paltrow, Eliel Paltrow
Parent(s)	Bruce Paltrow (deceased) Blythe Danner
Relatives	Gwyneth Paltrow (sister) Chris Martin (brother-in-law) (2003–2015) Katherine Moennig (first cousin) Gabrielle Giffords (second cousin)

Jacob Danner "Jake" Paltrow (born September 26, 1975) is an American film director and screenwriter. He is the younger brother of Gwyneth Paltrow.

Personal life

Paltrow was born in Los Angeles, California, to film director Bruce Paltrow and actress Blythe Danner. He and his sister are the second cousins of former US Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords. Paltrow is married to photographer and artist Taryn Simon.^[1]

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

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
2016	De Palma	Yes	No	No	Documentary Co-directed with Noah Baumbach

Television

Year	Title	Director	Writer	Notes
1997–2004	NYPD Blue	Yes	No	Ten episodes
2013–2014	Boardwalk Empire	Yes	No	Two episodes

References

1. "Taryn’s World". W magazine. November 2011. Retrieved April 26, 2013.

External links

• Jake Paltrow at the Internet Movie Database
• New about Jack