Ryan Gosling

Ryan Thomas Gosling (born November 12, 1980) is a Canadian actor and musician.
Having first gained notice at the age of 12 as a mouseketeer on the variety show The Mickey Mouse Club, Gosling has built a reputation for playing misfits in independent films: a fanatic Neo-Nazi in the The Believer (2001), a drug-addicted junior high school teacher in Half Nelson (2006), a socially inept loner in Lars and the Real Girl (2007) and a frazzled husband in Blue Valentine (2010). His most commercially successful movie to date is 2004's romantic drama The Notebook. He has been nominated for an Academy Award for Best Leading Actor (for Half Nelson) and two Golden Globe Awards (for Lars and the Real Girl and Blue Valentine).
2011 saw him expand his horizons: he appeared in his first comedic role in Crazy, Stupid, Love. and his first action role in Drive. His next film, political drama The Ides of March, is set to premiere at the Venice Film Festival on August 31, 2011.
He formed Dead Man's Bones with his friend, Zach Shields, and they released their self-titled debut album in 2009.


Ryan Gosling on the Ellen DeGeneres show



Ryan Gosling - Crazy, Stupid, Love. *Interview (July13/11)


Ryan Gosling's Big Gift


Ryan Gosling on Jimmy Kimmel Live PART 1


Ryan Gosling and Jimmy Kimmel Sing "You Always Hurt the One You Love"


Ryan Gosling Feeding His Dog An Apple






Early life

Gosling was born in London, Ontario but grew up in Cornwall. He is the son of Donna, a secretary, and Thomas Gosling, a paper mill worker. He was raised in a Latter Day Saint family, and has since stated that he "wasn't really Mormon, my parents were". His parents divorced when he was young and he was raised by his mother.[8] He has said that he had "no pals" as a child[9] and was homeschooled for a year after being bullied in elementary school.
He performed from an early age - he and his older sister, Mandi, sang together at weddings, he performed with his uncle's Elvis Presley tribute act, Elvis Perry[11] and he was involved with a local dance company.[12] He spent part of his childhood in Florida, USA after successfully auditioning for a part on The Mickey Mouse Club at the age of twelve.
He developed an idiosyncratic accent as a child, later explaining, "As a kid I thought having a Canadian accent didn't sound tough. I thought guys should sound like Marlon Brando. So now I have a phony accent that I can't shake, so it's not phony anymore."[13]
He dropped out of high school at the age of seventeen to focus on his acting career.
[edit]Career

Gosling first made his name as a child actor on The Mickey Mouse Club alongside fellow future stars Britney Spears, Christina Aguilera and Justin Timberlake. He also appeared in many Canadian television series and movies including Goosebumps[14] and Breaker High, and, in 1998, he moved to New Zealand to film the adventure series Young Hercules.[15]
His first serious role was in 2001's controversial drama The Believer, which won the Grand Jury Prize at the Sundance Film Festival.[16] He has described it as "the film that kind of gift-wrapped for me the career that I have now. I suddenly found myself at Sundance, where people were asking me about my craft. So I had to pretend I had one."[17] In 2002 and 2003, he appeared in The Slaughter Rule,[18] Murder by Numbers[19] and The United States of Leland.[20]
In 2004, he starred opposite Rachel McAdams in the sleeper hit The Notebook. The film made stars of its two leads, had huge popular culture resonance and frequently appears on Most Romantic Movies lists. The chemistry between Gosling and McAdams was often remarked upon, with the New York Times writing, "Their performances are so spontaneous and combustible that you quickly identify with the reckless sweethearts, who embody an innocence that has all but vanished from American teenage life. And against your better judgment, you root for the pair to beat the odds against them."[21] In 2005, his sole appearance was in critical and box-office flop, Stay.[22][23]
In 2006, he appeared as a drug-addicted, junior high school history teacher in Half Nelson, for which he was nominated for an Academy Award, a Screen Actors Guild Award, and a Broadcast Film Critics Association Award[24] and won Best Actor at the Spirit Awards. He played an introvert who falls in love with a sex doll in the gently comedic 2007 film Lars and the Real Girl, and was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor - Motion Picture Musical or Comedy, a Screen Actors Guild Award and a Broadcast Film Critics Association and won a Satellite Award. He also starred opposite Anthony Hopkins in the 2007 courtroom thriller Fracture.
Gosling focused mainly on his band Dead Man's Bones in 2008 and 2009, releasing a debut album and touring North America.
In 2010, he co-starred with Michelle Williams in Derek Cianfrance's directorial debut, Blue Valentine.[25] The low-budget film was mainly improvised: "Most movies when you're acting you're trying to block out the lights and the trailers. Here, you had to remind yourself you were making a film," says Gosling. "Michelle and I found it hard to take off our wedding bands when it was over. We'd built this castle and then had to tear it down."[26] His performance was nominated for many awards, most notably a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama. Also in 2010, he narrated ReGeneration, a documentary that explores the cynicism in today’s youth towards social and political causes,[27] and starred opposite Kirsten Dunst in All Good Things. He declined to promote the latter amid rumours he clashed with the director, Andrew Jarecki, on set. When asked if he was proud of the film, he replied, "I'm proud of what Kirsten does in the movie".[28]
2011 saw him expand his horizons: he appeared in his first comedic role in Crazy, Stupid, Love.[29] and his first action role in Drive.[30] His next film, political drama The Ides of March, is set to premiere at and open the Venice Film Festival on August 31, 2011.[31]
He is currently filming The Place Beyond the Pines, a bank heist movie with Bradley Cooper, Eva Mendes and Ray Liotta,[32] and is attached to three movies currently in pre-production: The Gangster Squad, Only God Forgives and a remake of Logan's Run.[33]
[edit]Personal life

Gosling lives in New York with his dog of eleven years, George.[34]
He was in a relationship with Rachel McAdams, his co-star in The Notebook, from 2004 to 2007. They also reconciled for a number of months in 2008. Following their split, Gosling said: "God bless The Notebook... It introduced me to one of the great loves of my life. But people do Rachel and me a disservice by assuming we were anything like the people in that movie. Rachel and my love story is a hell of a lot more romantic than that."[35]
He dated Sandra Bullock, sixteen years his senior, for over a year from 2002 to 2003, after meeting on the set of Murder by Numbers.[36]
He co-owns a Moroccan restaurant called Tagine[37] in Beverly Hills, California.[38]
[edit]Filmography

Year Title Role Award Recognition in Acting & Production Notes
1997 Frankenstein and Me Kenny
1999 The Unbelievables Josh
2000 Remember the Titans Alan Bosley
2001 The Believer Danny Balint Russian Guild of Film Critics Award for Best Foreign Actor
Nominated—Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Most Promising Performer (Also for Murder by Numbers)
Nominated—Independent Spirit Award for Best Lead Male
2002 Murder by Numbers Richard Haywood Nominated—Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Most Promising Performer (Also for The Believer)
The Slaughter Rule Roy Chutney
2003 The United States of Leland Leland P. Fitzgerald
2004 The Notebook Noah Calhoun MTV Movie Award for Best Kiss (Shared with Rachel McAdams)
Teen Choice Award for Choice Movie Actor – Drama
Teen Choice Award for Choice Movie Breakout Performance – Male
Teen Choice Award for Choice Movie Chemistry (Shared with Rachel McAdams)
Teen Choice Award for Choice Movie Liplock (Shared with Rachel McAdams)
Teen Choice Award for Choice Movie Choice Movie Love Scene (Shared with Rachel McAdams)
Nominated—Teen Choice Award for Choice Movie Choice Movie Dance Scene (Shared with Rachel McAdams)
2005 Stay Henry Letham
2006 Half Nelson Dan Dunne Independent Spirit Award for Best Lead Male
Stockholm Film Festival Award for Best Actor
Las Palmas Film Festival Award for Best Actor
National Board of Review Award for Breakthrough Male Performance
Village Voice Film Poll – Best Actor
Nominated—Academy Award for Best Actor
Nominated—Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor
Nominated—Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor
Nominated—Chlotrudis Award for Best Actor
Nominated—Online Film Critics Society Award for Best Actor
Nominated—Satellite Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama
Nominated—Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role
Nominated—St. Louis Gateway Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor
2007 Fracture Willy Beachum Nominated—Teen Choice Award for Choice Movie Actor – Horror/Thriller
Lars and the Real Girl Lars Lindstrom Satellite Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy
Nominated—Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor
Nominated—Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor
Nominated—Chlotrudis Award for Best Actor
Nominated—Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy
Nominated—PRISM Award for Best Performance in a Feature Film
Nominated—Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role
Nominated—St. Louis Gateway Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor
2010 All Good Things David Marks Nominated—PRISM Award for Best Performance in a Feature Film
Blue Valentine Dean Pereira Chlotrudis Award for Best Actor
Nominated—Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor
Nominated—Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor
Nominated—Detroit Film Critics Society Award for Best Actor
Nominated—Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama
Nominated—London Film Critics Circle Award for Actor of the Year
Nominated—Online Film Critics Society Award for Best Actor
Nominated—Satellite Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama
Nominated—Utah Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor
ReGeneration Narrator Documentary[39]
2011 Crazy, Stupid, Love. Jacob Palmer
Drive Driver Upcoming
The Ides of March Stephen Myers Upcoming
2013 The Place Beyond the Pines Luke filming
The Gangster Squad Sgt. Jerry Wooters pre-production
Only God Forgives pre-production
Logan's Run Logan pre-production
[edit]Television

Year Show Role Episode(s) & Notes
1993–1995 Mickey Mouse Club Himself TV Series
1995 Are You Afraid of the Dark? Jamie Leary 5.02 "The Tale of Station 109.1"
1996 PSI Factor: Chronicles of the Paranormal Adam 1.01 "Dream House/UFO Encounter"
Kung Fu: The Legend Continues Kevin 4.09 "Dragon's Lair"
Road to Avonlea Bret McNulty 7.09 "From Away"
Goosebumps Greg Banks 1.15 "Say Cheese and Die"
The Adventures of Shirley Holmes Sean 1.01 "The Case of the Burning Building"
Flash Forward Scott Stuckey 1.11 "Double Bill" and 1.21 "Skate Bait"
Ready or Not Matt Kalinsky 4.05 "I Do, I Don't"
1997–1998 Breaker High Sean Hanlon TV Series
1998 Nothing Too Good for a Cowboy Tommy TV Movie
1998–1999 Young Hercules Hercules TV Series
Hercules: The Legendary Journeys Zylus 5.17 "The Academy"
2005 I'm Still Here: Real Diaries of Young People Who Lived During the Holocaust Ilya Gerber (voice) TV Documentary

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