NATIONALITY: Canadian Famous Canadian Men
RELIGION: Mormon
BORN ON: 12 November 1980 AD
BIRTHDAY: 12th November Famous 12th November Birthdays
AGE: 35 Years
SUN SIGN: Scorpio Scorpio Men
BORN IN: London, Ontario, Canada
FATHER :Thomas Ray Gosling
MOTHER: Donna Gosling
SIBLINGS: Mandi Gosling
MARRIED: No
NET WORTH: $30 millionAWARDS 2001 - Russian Guild of Film Critics Awards for Best Foreign Actor
2004 - ShoWest Awards for Male Star of Tomorrow
2004 - Teen Choice Awards for Choice Movie: Breakout Male
Ryan Gosling (born 12.11.1980) is a Canadian actor who came up through the ranks, first as a child star on the Mickey Mouse Club and then graduating to adult roles in the likes of Half Nelson and Blue Valentine.
Childhood: Ryan Gosling was born in London, Ontario, to Thomas and Donna Gosling. His father was a travelling salesman for a paper mill and his mother is now a high school teacher. He was raised as a Mormon and after his parents split, he was raised by his mother, along with his older sister.
Whilst he was in First Grade at school, Gosling brought steak knives into school and threw them at other pupils. The incident led to him being suspended. He was later diagnosed with ADHD and prescribed Ritalin. His mother quit her job so that he could be homeschooled.
Ryan and his sister both performed from an early age; they sang at weddings and Ryan sang with his uncle's Elvis Presley tribute act.
Acting Career: At the age of 12, Ryan Gosling attended an open audition in Montreal for the Disney Chanel's Mickey Mouse Club. It's an institution that has spawned a huge number of stars, such as Britney Spears, Justin Timberlake and Christina Aguilera. As a result of the audition, Gosling was offered a two-year contract as a 'mouseketeer' and moved to Orlando, Florida. Although he was onscreen less than other co-stars, he credits the job as giving him a sense of focus.
As a result of his time on the show, Ryan became good friends with Justin Timberlake. They lived together for six months whilst they worked on the show and Justin's mother even became Ryan's legal guardian for a time, after Ryan's mother had to return to Canada for work reasons.
When the show was cancelled in 1995, Ryan Gosling returned to Canada. He went on to appear in a number of family entertainment shows such as Are You Afraid of the Dark, Goosebumps and Breaker High. He then moved country once more in order to advance his career, filming the series Young Hercules in New Zealand. Once he had finished the series, he decided to concentrate on film work.
After landing a supporting role in Remember the Titans, which starred Denzel Washington, Kate Bosworth and Hayden Panettiere. He then went on to play the lead role in The Believer in 2001, playing the role of a Jewish Neo-Nazi. The film also starred Summer Phoenix and Billy Zane. Gosling's performance was highly acclaimed and the film won the Grand Jury prize at the Sundance film festival.
In 2002, Gosling appeared in Murder By Numbers, along with Michael Pitt and Sandra Bullock. His second appearance of the year was in The Slaughter Rule, alongside David Morse, in which his performance was likened by critics to that of a young Matt Dillon. The following year, he played the role of an imprisoned teenager in The United States of Leland.
A breakthrough role for Ryan Gosling came in 2004, when he appeared alongside Rachel McAdams in The Notebook. The film also starred James Garner and Sam Shepard and provided Gosling with yet more positive critical reviews. Then, in 2005, he played the role of a young art student in Stay, with Naomi Watts and Ewan McGregor, though his reviews for this film were far less favourable than some of his previous performances.
Ryan then starred in Half Nelson, which helped to raise his profile amongst movie fans. He was nominated for an Academy Award for his performance in the movie, which saw him playing the role of a teacher who forms a bond with a young student. In the comic 2007 film Lars and the Real Girl, Ryan Gosling plays the role of an introverted guy who falls in love with a sex doll. He found himself nominated for a Golden Globe for the role.
Also that year, Gosling appeared alongside Anthony Hopkins in Fracture. He originally turned the role down but when he heard that Hopkins had signed up, he made an about-turn on the decision. Gosling was then absent from the big-screen for a few years, but made a prolific comeback, starring in five films in two years. One of these was 2010's Blue Valentine, in which he starred opposite Michelle Williams, landing another Golden Globe nomination. Additionally, he appeared alongside Kirsten Dunst in All Good Things and then took to a more comic role opposite Steve Carell and Emma Stone in Crazy, Stupid, Love. This was followed with a starring role in Drive, based on a novel by James Sallis, in which he plays the role of a Hollywood stunt performer who moonlights as a getaway driver. His final film of 2011 was The Ides of March, which was directed by George Clooney and co-starred Philip Seymour Hoffman. Once more, Gosling found himself on the Golden Globes nominations list.
Ryan Gosling is also a keen musician. He has released solo work, as well as recording with the band Dead Man's Bones.
Personal Life: Ryan Gosling lives in New York. He has dated a number of actresses, including former co-stars Sandra Bullock and Rachel McAdams. In 2011, he began dating Eva Mendes.
Despite his confident good looks and his role as the son of Zeus on television's popular Hercules: The Legendary Journeys, Ryan Gosling ironically used to get chuckles by donning a Speedo and flexing like a professional weightlifter as a scrawny six-year-old. Born in London, Ontario, Canada, in November 1980, and raised in nearby Cornwall, Gosling was withdrawn for private schooling early on due to harassment by his classmates. Quickly learning the value of confidence, the bright youngster focused his energy into acting and landed a two-year role on The Mickey Mouse Club at age 12. Soon moving on to television commercials and roles in such films as Disney's Frankenstein and Me (1996), Gosling returned to television in 1997 for the short-lived Breaker High before finding more sturdy television ground in his Hercules role the following year. Since then, the actor has tackled increasingly challenging roles such as his turn as a conflicted Jewish student in The Believer (2001) and as a teen who commits murder in the name of mercy in The United States of Leland (2002). That same year, the increasingly busy Gosling starred in both The Slaughter Rule, and alongside Sandra Bullock in the crime thriller Murder by Numbers.
Though he was racking up credibility as a serious young actor in indie features, Gosling became an unlikely box-office heartthrob with the 2004 summer-season romance The Notebook. Starring opposite another young break-out Canadian actor, Rachel McAdams, Gosling added some depth to the otherwise treacly adaptation of Nicholas Sparks' popular tome of enduring love before and after World War II. Rather than parlay his newfound fame into leading-man action roles, Gosling chose a route not unlike Edward Norton before him, alternating between indie features and challenging, bigger-budget Hollywood productions. This strategy didn't yield great dividends with the spooky 2005 misfire Stay, but it did bring Gosling high praise for the 2006 Sundance Festival favorite Half Nelson. A slice-of-life drama focusing on a young, cocaine-addicted, inner-city middle-school teacher and the student with whom he forms a bond, the film offered Gosling the opportunity to play another intense, conflicted young man in a natural, effortless style, a performance aided in large part by his bracing young co-star Shareeka Epps. Helped by glowing reviews, the micro-budgeted Half Nelson became an arthouse success through awards season, when Gosling's name was mentioned by numerous critics' organizations in year-end honors. Though ignored by the Golden Globes, the dark-horse Gosling was recognized among a formidable group of Best Actors when Oscar nominations were announced.
Having cemented himself as one of the most formidable actors of his generation, Gosling next signed on for a quirky 2007 drama called Lars and the Real Girl, about a small town man who falls in love with a life sized doll. His performance in the film earned him a Golden Globe nod, but Gosling still had other goals he wanted to pursue. He spent the next few years playing and recording with his band, Dead Man's Bones, which released a self-titled debut in 2009. When Gosling returned to acting the following year, it was for a heart-wrenching independent relationship drama called Blue Valentine, opposite Michelle Williams. Based on a short film, the movie told the story of a relationship by showing its beginning and its end. Gosling was nominated for yet another Golden Globe, but was still up for a challenge. For his next project, he took on the thriller All Good Things, playing an upper class husband who turns violent and psychotic in All Good Things. Next on the docket was 2011's Drive, which found Gosling playing a stunt man turned getaway driver, quickly followed by the political thriller The Ides of March, opposite George Clooney. Shortly afterward, Gosling took on a supporting role in the award-winning romantic comedy Crazy Stupid Love, which follows a divorced man as he finds his footing in life once again.
Gosling expanded his producing credits in 2013, with Only God Forgives, in which he co-starred, and released his directorial debut, Lost River, in 2014. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi
Personal Life & Legacy
He is not married and shares a home with his pet dog, George. In the past he had been linked with several women including Sandra Bullock, Rachel McAdams, and Eva Mendes.
He is involved with various charities including PETA and Invisible Children Inc.
Date of Birth: November 12, 1980
Born to a Mormon family in London, Ontario, Ryan Gosling was raised in Cornwall. Always eager to please, he started performing early, singing and dancing at talent shows and weddings with his older sister. When he turned 12, Gosling sought out a wider audience, auditioning and beating over 17,000 hopefuls to be a part of The Mickey Mouse Club.
After two years on the show, Gosling made appearances in a number of series including Road to Avonlea, Ready or Not, Goosebumps, Flash Forward, Psi Factor, and Hercules: The Legendary Journeys.
Following his first role in a feature film, Frankenstein and Me (1996), he landed a regular gig in the series Breaker High playing Sean Hanlon. The shor lived series forced Gosling to look for work and he earned parts in telefilms, Nothing Too Good for a Cowboy and The Unbelievables and the title role in the New Zealand-filmed series, Young Hercules.
The start of the 21st century splash-landed Gosling into a sea of lead roles in the motion picture industry. After playing a football player in Remember The Titans (2000), he impressed critics with his portrayal of Danny Balint, a Jewish boy turned Nazi, in The Believer (2001) (the latter of which earned him an Independent Spirit Award nomination for Best Male Lead). He continued to impress viewers with his convincing turn as playboy rich-kid-turned-murderer in Murder By Numbers (2002), opposite Sandra Bullock, whom he dated for a while after shooting was finished. Next, he took on the title role of Leland Fitzgerald in The United States of Leland (2004), playing a teen who commits a seemingly senseless murder. Gosling received a 2004 ShoWest Award as Male Star of Tomorrow. In 2005 he shared an MTV Movie Award with his The Notebook (2004) co-star, Rachel McAdams, for Best Kiss. They also shared Teen Choice Awards for Choice Movie Chemistry, Choice Movie Love Scene and Choice Movie Liplock. He also received Choice Movie Actor: Drama and Choice Movie Breakout Performance - Male for the film.
In 2007 he received an Oscar nomination for his work in Half Nelson (2006), in which he played a drug addicted junior high school teacher. In 2011, he wanominated for a Golden Globe for his performance in Blue Valentine followed by two more in 2011 for The Ides of March and Crazy, Stupid, Love. Following the success of these projects, Gosling topped it off with two more notable roles, the first as a 1940s cop taking on the East Coast Mafia in Gangster Squad (2013) and the second as a motorcycle stunt rider in The Place Beyond the Pines (2013). He will next be seen in the French-Danish thriller Only God Forgives (2013).
When relaxing, Gosling enjoys playing music, specifically jazz on guitar and piano, reading, and horseback riding. He has a daughter, Esmeralda, with his The Place Beyond the Pines co-star Eva Mendes.
Gosling then took a three-year absence from the big screen to concentrate on his second love – music. With his friend Zach Shields, Gosling set up the band Dead Man's Bones who play dark folk-rock. Gosling sings and plays the piano and guitar in the group. In 2009, they released their self-titled debut album before going on tour.
He returned to film in the independent drama 'Blue Valentine' with Michelle Williams in 2010. The movie jumps between how the couple met and their struggles with married life five years on. Large parts of the film were improvised and proved that Gosling can play troubled yet sympathetic characters. He was nominated for a Golden Globe once again.
The same year, he appeared in mystery crime thriller 'All Good Things' with Kirsten Dunst. He then narrated and produced a documentary about cynicism in today's youth when it comes to politics called 'ReGeneration'.
Gosling finally emerged as a Hollywood name to watch in 2011 when he starred in 'Crazy, Stupid Love' in his first comedic role. He was nominated for a Golden Globe and this became the second-highest grossing film of his career. This was followed by the gritty lead in 'Drive', in which the actor used his own driving skills to complete the stunts. It was also a success and led to positive praise for the actor.
This was followed by political drama 'Ides of March', which also starred and was directed by George Clooney. All of these roles made a name for the young star.
'The Place Beyond the Pines' was next -it was while filming this movie that Gosling met his current girlfriend Eva Mendes.
He also appeared in 'The Gangster Squad' and 'Only God Forgives' and has shot scenes for an as yet-untitled film directed by Terrence Malick. In 2014 he made his directorial debut in 2014 - he filmed and wrote 'Lost River' which received generally negative reviews.
2002, he played the role of a high school senior who believed he could commit the perfect murder with his friend in 'Murder by Numbers'. Sandra Bullock starred as the detective investigating the crime. The pair dated for a year afterwards. Despite the film only being a minor success, Gosling received high praise for his acting.
The same year, he appeared in 'The Slaughter Role' before taking on the role of a teenager in prison for murdering a disabled boy in 2003's 'The United States of Leland'. Gosling stated he was attracted to the role as it is unusual to find a character emotionally disconnected for the whole film.
Gosling then came to mainstream attention in one of the greatest romantic films ever made, 'The Notebook', which was released in 2004. He played the lead opposite Rachel McAdams, with whom he had a combative relationship on-set. However, in 2005 they started dating and remained together for two years. The film grossed $15 million, making it Gosling's most lucrative to date and he won four Teen Choice Awards as well as an MTV Movie Award.
In 2005, he played a disturbed art student in 'Stay' before taking on the role of a drug-addicted high school teacher who forms a bond with one of his students in 'Half Nelson' in 2006. He was compared to the likes of Marlon Brando and complimented for his acting skills. Gosling was also nominated for an Academy Award for this role.
This was followed by 'Lars and the Real Girl' in 2007, which saw Gosling play an introvert who falls in love with a sex doll. Despite the film failing to recoup its budget at the box office, Gosling was nominated for a Golden Globe. He starred alongside Antony Hopkins in 'Fracture' the same year.
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