Jake Gyllenhaal: He has two new jobs right now

Good news for Jake Gyllenhaal (38, "Jarhead"): The US broadcaster HBO has signed the Hollywood star for the lead role in the new series "Lake Success". But not only that, Gyllenhaal will be responsible, according to "Variety" as executive producer for the series.

The series is based on the eponymous novel by Gary Shteyngart and is about the narcissistic hedge fund manager Barry Cohen. Cohen, whose role Gyllenhaal takes over, tries to escape his family's novel, his past, and the US Securities and Exchange Commission in a long bus ride. At the same time he is looking for his girlfriend. "Gary's novel is a wonderful character study that sheds light on the depths of human contradiction," Gyllenhaal said loudly, "Variety" of his new job.

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