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 had a Bar Mitzvah.
He is a half first cousin of actress Katherine Moennig and a second cousin of former U.S. congresswoman Gabby Giffords.
In 1999, Paltrow met photographer and artist Taryn Simon, whom he married in 2010; they have two children together.
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 Notes2007The Good Night 2010Greenberg appeared as Johno2014Young Ones 2015De Palma DocumentaryCo-directed with Noah Baumbach2022June Zero
+Television Year Title Director Notes 1996 High Incident two episodes 1997–2004 NYPD Blue Ten episodes 2000 The Others one episode 2004 The Jury one episode 2013–2014Boardwalk Empire "White Horse Pike""Cuanto" 2016 Halt and Catch Fire one episode
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