Born on September 26, 1975 to father Bruce Paltrow and mother Blythe Danner in Los Angeles, California, United States of America, Jacob Danner Paltrow spent most of his childhood days growing up with his elder sister Gwyneth Paltrow in Los Angeles. His father Bruce Paltrow was a film director and his mother is a Tony award-winning actress. His elder sister Gwyneth Paltrow is a very famous actress. He is also the nephew of Harry Danner and is the cousin of Hillary Danner. His first cousin is the actress Katherine Moennig. He completed his education from the Crossroads School situated in Santa Monica in California, United States of America. Jake Paltrow is an American by nationality and is a Christian by religion. He also belongs to white ethnicity.
When he was very young, it was his sister who took care of him because of their parent’s busy schedule. Coming from a family with such talented names, it wasn’t a surprise that Jake will follow the footsteps of his father. His interest in direction and writing was ignited a very young age of ten when his father gave him a movie camera as a gift. It was because of this gift that his interest in direction grew. He used to film anything and always carry the movie camera with him. He also used to take the movie camera to school and used to film everything in the way.
His first project was a short film which was titled An Eviction Notice in the year 1995. One of his earliest work was directing ten episodes of the television shows like NYPD Blue. He directed the episodes like Big Bang Theory in the year 1999, Brother Under Arms in the year 2000 and Andy Appleseed in the year 2003. He made his debut as a movie director with the film The Good Night in the year 2007 which had Penelope Cruz, Martin Freeman and his sister Gwyneth Paltrow in the important roles. He was also one of the writers of this movie. Jake Paltrow has directed several movies in his career and also produced many short films. In the year 2014, he was the director, writer and the producer of the sci-fi movie Young Ones. He was also the co-director of the documentary film De Palma in the year 2015. He was also the director of two episodes of the 2013 television show Broadwalk Empire. He has also made an appearance in the movie Greenberg in the year 2010 where he played the role of Johno.
He is married to Taryn Simon. His wife Taryn Simon is a popular photographer and an artist. Jake and his wife are proud parents of two children, Whister Paltrow and Eliel Paltrow. Jake and his wife Taryn have been together for quite some time now and there is no news of any conflict between them which can lead to divorce or separation. They are in a very loving and compassionate relationship. According to his biography, his net worth is 2 Million US dollars.
| Birth Date: | 26 Sep, 1975 |
| Age: | 44 yrs |
| Occupations: | Film director Film producer Screenwriter Film actor |
| Citizenship: | United States of America |
| Birth Place: | Los Angeles |
| Education: | Crossroads School |
| Gender: | Male |
| Description: | American film director |
| Spouse: | Taryn Simon |
| Net Worth 2021: | 10 million |
