His fans call themselves Gyllenhaalics and there is no intervention. They just need to have their fix of those pecs and that sweet smile.

In Chicago, they gathered early in the morning at Millennium Park. Their ages ranged from 5 to 65, and they were on a mission to find the object of their addiction: Jake Gyllenhaal.

The 30-year-old heartthrob was filming a scene for his new movie “Source Code” in the park, and pandemonium ensued.

“Chicago is so cool in my book,” Gyllenhaal said. “We shot in the early morning hours and we had the whole park, but without giving too much away, we were filming in front of a statue that was very reflective. You could see the faces of the fans in the background going nuts and waving. It didn’t exactly fit into the plot about a guy who is hiding out.

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Thirty-year-old actor Jake Gyllenhaal says his ‘badass’ mum got him a rare Banksy print for his recent birthday.

‘My mum went to try and find Banksy when she was in London,’ said Gyllenhaal in the animated interview on US TV show, Jimmy Kimmel Live.

‘That’s like trying to find the Unabomber,’ said Kimmel.

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Jake Gyllenhaal is spearheading a new campaign to prompt America’s public schools to grow their own fruit and vegetables.

The Brokeback Mountain star, who has carved a reputation as one of Hollywood’s top chefs, has become a spokesman for the organisation Edible Schoolyard.

He explains, “We’re trying to make it possible to have an edible garden in every public school in America. Kids can have a new relationship to nature and to their food and to their diet and an understanding where their food comes from. Kids can take classes in these gardens and learn mathematics by counting vegetables and engage in the world in a different way than we’re used to in schools.

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There have been reports flying around lately that the 30-year-old movie hunk will be replacing Matt Damon as the lead character in the latest movie in the action franchise, due for release in 2012.

Matt, 40, played lead character Jason Bourne in the first three movies, and so far little has been confirmed of the route The Bourne Legacy will take, other than that Tony Gilroy will direct.

Jake – who is currently promoting science-fiction thriller Source Code – admits he has been flattered by the suggestions, although has insisted there is no truth in the rumours.

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