Wednesday, 4 March 2009

Jake Gyllenhaal's innocent smile

For someone who once described himself as looking like a tube of toothpaste, it's no wonder that Jake Gyllenhaal is a pinup for dental surgeons. The American Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry has announced its annual list of perfect celebrity smiles and there at the top of the 'innocent smile' category is Jake. I must admit, I raised one eyebrow for an instant - I have clearly been looking at Jake's smile through blinkers because 'innocent' was not an adjective that had occured to me in connection with Jake's heart searing, gut clenching, eye piercing, leg wobbling smile. I have, therefore, set myself the task of finding an innocent smile, and so this smiley post is full of such pictures.



A smile expert wrote a guide to the perfect smile: "Raise cheeks upwards to squeeze the lower eyelids - Allow the lips to widen, giving a rounded smile - Look the person in the eye and raise your eyebrows slightly - Run a fun, happy memory through your mind to give your smile genuine warmth - Reveal both top and bottom sets of teeth to make the smile more genuine.' This post includes pictures of Jake running that fun, happy memory through his mind.


In People, a co-star of Jake whom, as far as I can tell, never co-starred with Jake, except on the cutting room floor, replied to the 'What makes him sexy' question: "Definitely his smile... He has that cute little-boy smile." That would be an innocent smile. I'm going to include the rest because it includes two of my all-time favourite Jake quotes: '"I like to cook," he says. "Wherever there's good food, there's good people. As my mom says, 'Good cooks never lack friends.'" (Especially if they're hungry). "I want a lot of kids. Two or four. Not six. It's torture after four." So what's up with three?



But back to the smiles of innocence - the tongue poking out obviously affects the innocence scale, so just ignore that.




More innocent smiles...






So now, turn up the volume and smile along with Jake...



Includes smiling pictures from IHJ.

25 comments:

Uli said...

Hehehe, thanks a lot for THE PIC!!! ;D

Oh, Jake's smile - great topic for a post! And with all the pics out there of him smiling you have enough material for several more posts! And I think there actually are a few innocent smiles amongst them... At least they look innocent! ;)
Hopefully there will be more smiling Jake pics soon!!!

LOL, I had to turn the music of the video off, though! ;)

Just recently I went through some old pics of Jake again (smiling pics amongst others) - and fell in love with him all over again!!!

Great instruction for the perfect smile - thanks for posting that! I need to write it down and practice! :D :D

Wet Dark and Wild said...

I can never see that pic without thinking of you, Uli! That's your Jake!

Ahhh, I love that video - I was laughing away to it and jiggling along to the music. Very clever. It's impossible not to fall in loe with Jake when he smiles as he does - he captures the heart and his smile brightens his entire face, the way he stands everything. I'm gonna practise the perfect smile too - especially the eyebrow part that Jake can do so well :)

Anna said...

Yup. That's Uli's pic. It doesn't terrify me (like some), but it doesn't do anything for me either. I hear banjos playing... ;-)

Lot's and lots of great smiles there. I particularly like the one where he looks down Jennifer Anistons cleavage. :-D (Actually, looking at it again, I'd say they're looking down there together. I wonder what they said the second before that pic was taken...)

Wet Dark and Wild said...

hi Anna! Yep, it's Uli's Stepford Jake :D I love all pictures of Jake with Jen Aniston but this one will always put a smile on may face. I think they had such a laugh together that day :)

Anonymous said...

His smile is innocent...and sexy. Is that possible?
Anyway, I think his smile is one of his most precious gifts.

Dito.

(hate that song! make it stop!LOL)

Anonymous said...

Hey, Uli! (waves back!)

Damn Yankees's dance numbers will take some real genius to top. Also Gwen Verdon, she's terrific. Couldnt take my eyes away from her.

Terrific film.

Jake's smile? ah, Jake's dimples! Ive watched the motel scene so many times just for those dimples when he says, "I red-lined it all the way here. . . "

Monica said...

Good night, Wet dark!
In my opinion, he is the owner of the most sexy smile of the world!:)

For the character of Lola I thought in Charlize Theron!

Anonymous said...

Pia, I'm so with you!
That is the "buzz off, Heath! I take it from here" scene.

Anonymous said...

Monica O, Annie P said Heath carried the picture, and Jake ran away with it.

"Slimpho" - oh, that's flattering, sounds like a slim nypho, just call me LOLA -

LOV'D Gwen Verdon, I'll say it again. and I guess kudos to Bob Fosse.

Uli said...

Good morning!

pia: Monica O, Annie P said Heath carried the picture, and Jake ran away with it.

I think I read this before, but this is such a sweet image - it put a smile on my face... (not one of those perfect ones as described in this post, though. More the wistful, pensive kind...)

Have a great day (and weekend) everybody!!

Uli said...

LOL, a new word popped up for me: dowely

Damn, how does blogger know????

Wet Dark and Wild said...

Good morning everyone! Sorry to miss you all last night and this morning and I'm glad you all enjoyed the song on the video :D

Hey there Monica O! Good to see you :D

Morning Pia! Thanks for the Damn Yankees report. That is a lovely phrase by Annie - it's almost like noone could quite believe how superb Jake was in it - much was expected from Heath but Jake surprised and seduced everyone. Me included...

Hi Monica! I think Charlize is a really good idea.

Morning Uli! Happy travels :DD And blogger always knows...

Have a great day everyone :D

Anonymous said...

Hello WDW,
thank you so much for this wonderful post with all the pecious pictures and video of smiling and laughing Jake. His smile is adorable and infectious and it always makes me very happy! I think he is the only man in the world with sexy teeth.
And of course I absolutely agree with Pia about Jake´s sexy dimples in the motel scene. I think I watched it a million times! ;)
Have a good day altogether! :)

Wet Dark and Wild said...

Hi Vea :) VEry good to see you. Jake's smile is just unique and it makes me happy too - he has a very infectious giggle and laugh. And the dimples... sigh :)

Xenia said...

His smile is innocent...and sexy. Is that possible?

It definitely is!
Jake's smile is innocent and sexy, with that hint of shyness that makes it even sexier.:)

Glad to see pia and Monica are around. Oh and everyone else, of course. :)

A great day to WDW and everyone.

Wet Dark and Wild said...

Hi Xenia! I hope you're having a good day too :D A very busy one here.

Anonymous said...

A smiley post! what a beautiful thing. I have a teddy with a smile on his face and I love to see him so much more than my others, just cos of his smile. It works on other things too - pillowcases, doormats...but I'd gladly replace any of 'em, including ted, for a real Jakey smile. Wow.

Wet Dark and Wild said...

Hi TDigs! A real Jake smile would be something, and even make the sacrifice of a well-loved Ted worth it :D I wonder if Jake still has a childhood ted....

Lovely day out there. Apparently there's snow across much of England, but it's sunny and quite warm here :D

Anonymous said...

Hello WDW and everyone,
I just want to say this site is great! And these pics just made my day :) His smile is so boyish... but manly, sexy, adorable and sweet.
Thanks. Have a good smiley day!

Wet Dark and Wild said...

Hi there Agnes! Thanks for commenting :D manly, sexy, adorable and sweet' - that'll do me! I'm so glad you like the site - that made my day :)

paulh said...

I'm much happier discussing Jake's smile than his socks. :-)

I don't mind talking about his shoes. I liked the brown ones he wore in Martha's Vineyard. I liked the cowboy boots he wore in "Brokeback Mountain." For some reason, brown leather is a good choice for him.

Anonymous said...

Jake's smile and dimples are so swoon-worthy, omg. Innocent, eh maybe, but I think there is a lot more going on there and he can give a knowing sexy smile like nobody's business!

Pia and Monica O, you both got it right for sure. :)

Sheba, thanks for your response in the last post.

Great to see everyone today, big (((hugs))) to you all.

Ruby said...

Hello and cheers from me and WDW!
She's a bit tipsy but: shhhhh, don't tell her I told you that!

Anonymous said...

Hey Ruby! I bet you and WDW are having a good time :) Someone's a little tipsy eh? That should make for a very interesting post if there is one today :D

Have a fun evening!

Olympia

Wet Dark and Wild said...

Hi Paul - I like to talk about Jake's smile too - and Jake in leather is also a good topic for conversation :D

(((Get Real))) So good to see you!

Hey Rubes, I'm perfectly compost mentis, thank you! Thanks for a lovely evening xx

Hi Olympia! I've had such a wonderful evening, and I got home to new Jake pics (new post) - can't be bad. I hope you're having a good evening!