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Famous as :
ActorBirth Name :
John Peter SarsgaardBirth Date :
March 07, 1971Birth Place :
Belleville, Illinois, USASpouse :
Maggie Gyllenhaal (actress, since 2-May-09)Claim to fame :
As Charles 'Chuck' Lane in "Shattered Glass" (2003)
'Orphan' Goes Black for Los Angeles Premiere
July 22, 2009 03:07:52A week shy of the U.S. theatrical release of "Orphan", a Los Angeles premiere for the horror thriller has been held by Warner Bros. Pictures and Dark Castle Entertainment on Tuesday, July 21. Using Mann's Village Theater as the place to present the film's special screening, the event was kicked off with arrival of the celebrities on the black carpet.
The actors who portray the Coleman family, Vera Farmiga, Peter Sarsgaard, Jimmy Bennett and Aryana Engineer, were all present at the premiere, and so did Isabelle Fuhrman, the young actress who plays the seemingly angelic but wicked Esther. Another cast member joining them was Sister Abigail's depicter CCH Pounder.
Rep Confirms Maggie Gyllenhaal and Peter Sarsgaard's Weekend Wedding
May 05, 2009 09:05:22A representative for Maggie Gyllenhaal confirms the actress has wed her actor fiance Peter Sarsgaard over the weekend. In a statement exclusively issued to US Weekly, the representative said, "We are happy to confirm that Maggie and Peter were married on Saturday, May 2."
No other details of the celebrity couple's wedding have been made public though. According to previous reports, both of them tied the knot at a small chapel at luxury hotel Masseria in Brindisi, which is in the Puglia region of Italy. Maggie's actor brother Jake Gyllenhaal and his girlfriend Reese Witherspoon were said attending the wedding.
Maggie Gyllenhaal and Peter Sarsgaard Get Hitched
May 04, 2009 09:05:37Movie beauty Maggie Gyllenhaal has tied the knot with her longtime partner Peter Sarsgaard in a wedding ceremony taking place in a small chapel in Brindisi, Italy on Saturday, May 2. And while details of the wedding remain unknown, it is reported that Maggie's actor brother Jake Gyllenhaal and his actress girlfriend Reese Witherspoon were among the guests at the ceremony.
Maggie Gyllenhaal and Peter Sarsgaard began dating in 2002. They publicly announced their engagement in April 2006. The celebrity couple is parents to 2-year-old daughter Ramona.
Maggie Gyllenhaal and Peter Sarsgaard Plan to Wed Next Month
April 28, 2009 10:04:55Celebrity couple, Maggie Gyllenhaal and Peter Sarsgaard, reportedly are planning to make their union official in a wedding ceremony to be held next month in Italy. According to New York Post, the twosome will tie the knot in a sun-kissed Mediterranean ceremony during the second weekend of the month.
Details on where and when exactly the wedding will take place are not known just yet. Both Maggie and Peter also have not yet commented on the wedding report.
Hollywood Stars Set to Be 17th Gotham Awards Presenters
November 14, 2007 11:11:05An all-star lineup has been compiled to serve as the presenters for the upcoming Gotham Awards which celebrates its 17th anniversary this year, IFP as the organization holding the event announced Tuesday, November 13, 2007.
Names mentioned include Oscar-recognized Meryl Streep and Uma Thurman with fellow actresses like Kyra Sedgwick, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Keri Russell, Kerry Washington, Vera Farmiga, and Indian beauty Tabu also in the list. Meanwhile, the male side for now is only represented by actor Peter Sarsgaard and director Sidney Lumet, whose latest work "Before The Devil Knows You're Dead" is currently circulating in theaters.
Four Reading an "Elegy"
April 12, 2007 01:04:59
Lining up together to join Ben Kingsley and Penelope Cruz, Peter Sarsgaard, Patricia Clarkson, Dennis Hopper, and Deborah Harry have all given their agreement to take part in Lakeshore Entertainment's dramatic feature "Elegy", The Hollywood Reporter has learned.
Based on Philip Roth's Pulitzer Prize-winning novella "The Dying Animal", the project sees Kingsley as a cultural critic named David Kepesh who finds his life gets thrown into tragic disarray by her sophisticated student Consuela Castillo, played by Cruz, after they embark on an erotic affair. It is still unclear yet what role the four are set to portray.
Peter Sarsgaard Has His Own "Rendition"
October 26, 2006 04:10:59
Picking up one more bright talent, "Rendition" has satisfyingly added "Flightplan" star Peter Sarsgaard into its cast, which has already consisted of A-list thespians Jake Gyllenhaal and Reese Witherspoon.
A New Line Cinema production, the flick takes its focus on a CIA agent in the Middle East who questions his assignment after observing a secret-police grilling of a suspect in a suicide bombing. Shooting is slated to begin later this fall with Gavin Hood directing and Kelley Sane penning the script.
Baby No. 1 for Maggie Gyllenhaal and Fiance Peter Sarsgaard
October 05, 2006 01:10:50
Actress Maggie Gyllenhaal, who made her name in the 2002 movie "Secretary", has given birth to her first child with actor fiance Peter Sarsgaard.
"Mom, dad and baby are healthy and happy", Gyllenhaal's rep, Amanda Silverman confirms. This is the first child for either Gyllenhaal or Sarsgaard.
Mena Suvari & Jon Foster About to Reveal "The Mysteries of Pittsburgh"
August 22, 2006 01:08:30
Wanna know everything about "The Mysteries of Pittsburgh"? Just ask Mena Suvari and Jon Foster as both movie actors have joined the already on-board cast of the upcoming comedy drama, like Sienna Miller and Peter Sarsgaard.
Based on Pulitzer Prize winner Michael Chabon's debut novel, the Rawson Thurber's direction chronicles the last summer of Art Bechstein's (Foster) youth.
Miller and Sarsgaard Still on the Way to "Pittsburgh"
June 29, 2006 03:06:37
Two shining stars, Sienna Miller and Peter Sarsgaard, are advancing in progress to join "The Mysteries of Pittsburgh", a flick based on Michael Chabon's 1988 debut novel. Miller is in final negotiations to play the role of Jane while Sarsgaard is still in talks for that of Cleveland who is a friend of the film's lead character, Art Bechstein.
Expected to start rolling by fall in Pennsylvania, "Pittsburgh" will be helmed by "Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story" director Rawson Marshall Thurber who also writes the screenplay. The picture is the second Chabon tome to begin casting in recent months after Paramount Pictures has set to make "The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay" based on Chabon's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel.
Four More Stars Celebrate "Year of the Dog"
May 11, 2006 03:05:28
There are at least four more artists who are about to join the cast of the upcoming "Year of the Dog". The people are Peter Sarsgaard, Regina King, John C. Reilly and Laura Dern, all of whom are in negotiations to join Molly Shannon in the comedy flick.
The story centers on Peggy (Shannon), a happy-go-lucky secretary who lives alone with her beloved dog Pencil. But when Pencil unexpectedly dies, Peggy embarks on a journey of transformation.
Good News Comes in Twos for Gyllenhaal & Sarsgaard
April 12, 2006 01:04:40
They are engaged and expecting baby, so good news comes in twos for Maggie Gyllenhaal and Peter Sarsgaard.
As representatives for both sides confirmed the good news on Tuesday, there were no other details released.
It Is Yet Expired for Samantha Morton
November 08, 2005 04:11:38There's something absolutely new for British actress Samantha Morton by Thanksgiving. The star will be busy filming her next project, which is a dark comedy entitled "Expired" about parking-enforcement officers who find love.
Other actors to star in alongside Samantha are Peter Sarsgaard and Teri Garr, while Illeana Douglas has been cast in a supporting role. "Expired" reportedly will begin filming in L.A. after Thanksgiving.
