Background and career
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.
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.
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.
Sources
Net-worth figure: Celebrity Net Worth (October 2026), in USD. Biography and career facts: the person's Wikipedia article and linked reporting. Snapshot date for all StarWorth figures: 28 October 2026.
