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Ryan Gosling
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| Birth name | Ryan Thomas Gosling |
| Born | November 12, 1980 London, Ontario, Canada |
| Occupation | actor |
Ryan Thomas Gosling (born November 12, 1980) is an Academy- and Golden Globe Award-nominated Canadian actor. He is perhaps best known for his roles in The Notebook, Half Nelson and Fracture.
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Gosling was born in London, Ontario and raised in the small city of Cornwall, the son of Donna, a secretary, and Thomas Gosling, a paper mill worker.[1] His parents, who were Mormons,[2] divorced when he was young.[3] He had difficulty in school and often took part in fights with fellow students. His mother withdrew him from school and taught him at home from the age of ten.[4] Gosling did not have a religious upbringing, he was free to explore and discover his own religious beliefs.[5] After returning to the public system he went to Cornwall Collegiate and Vocational School, he ended up dropping out at the age of seventeen.[6]
When Gosling first came to live in Los Angeles in 1997, he was given a place to stay at the West Hollywood apartment of Director Ron Oliver (Goosebumps & Breaker High).
Gosling has had no formal training as an actor.[7] His first acting experience was in the 1990s revival of The Mickey Mouse Club, for which he auditioned on a whim at the age of thirteen. As a result, he appeared in the show alongside Britney Spears, Christina Aguilera and Justin Timberlake in the show's sixth and seventh seasons.[6] Later he appeared in other television series including Young Hercules and Breaker High. His fame spread to the United States after he starred in the 2001 controversial drama The Believer, which won the Grand Jury Prize at the Sundance Film Festival.[8] This success led to future films including Remember the Titans, The Slaughter Rule, and Murder by Numbers. Because of his turn as the romantic lead in the 2004 film The Notebook, Gosling was named one of People magazine's Fifty Hottest Bachelors and the Show West Male Star of Tomorrow.
In preparation for his role as Dan Dunne, a drug-addicted, junior high school history teacher in the 2006 film Half Nelson, Gosling moved to Brooklyn, shadowed a middle school teacher, and studied the Civil Rights Movement (a subject with which his character is fascinated).[6] In March 2007, Gosling won the Best Actor category at the Spirit Awards (formerly known as the Independent Spirit Awards) for his role in the movie. For the same role he was nominated for an Academy Award, a Screen Actors Guild Award, and a Broadcast Film Critics Association award as best actor.[9]
Recently Gosling has starred in the film Fracture alongside Anthony Hopkins. He was to begin filming for The Lovely Bones in October 2007, but has since been replaced by Mark Wahlberg.[10][11] it was subsequently reported that director Peter Jackson fired him because he was "too demanding"[12] A few days later, however, Gosling denied these claims, explaining that his young age was behind the decision to replace him in the film. He said, "The age of the character versus my real age was always a concern of mine. Peter and I tried to make it work and ultimately it just didn't. I think the film is much better off with Mark Wahlberg in that role. Peter Jackson is an incredible filmmaker and I'm here to tell you that he has things up his sleeve that are going to blow people's minds. I'm going to be the first person in line to buy tickets."[13] In 2007, Gosling was invited to join the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.[14][15]
On December 13, 2007, Gosling was nominated for Golden Globe Award for Best Actor - Motion Picture Musical or Comedy.
Gosling divides his time between Toronto and Los Angeles, California.[3] Gosling also has several homemade tattoos.[3]
He dated Sandra Bullock for two years, who was his co-star in Murder by Numbers.[6] He was also in a relationship with his The Notebook co-star, fellow Canadian Rachel McAdams, but Gosling announced their breakup in the November 2007 issue of GQ.[16] He calls Rachel one of the "greatest loves of his life". The Notebook director Nick Cassavetes had previously said that he was surprised to see the two dating because of their on-set arguing.[3]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1993 - 1995 | The Mickey Mouse Club | Himself | |
| 1995 | Goosebumps | Greg Banks | |
| 1995 | Are You Afraid of the Dark? | Jamie | "The Tale of station 109.1" |
| 1996 | Ready Or Not | Matt | "I Do, I Don't" |
| 1997 | Breaker High | Sean Hanlon | |
| 1998 | Young Hercules | Hercules | |
| 2000 | Remember the Titans | Alan Bosley | |
| 2001 | The Believer | Danny Balint | |
| 2002 | Murder by Numbers | Richard Haywood | |
| The Slaughter Rule | Roy Chutney | ||
| 2003 | The United States of Leland | Leland P. Fitzgerald | |
| 2004 | The Notebook | Noah Calhoun | |
| 2005 | Stay | Henry Letham | |
| 2006 | Half Nelson | Dan Dunne | |
| 2007 | Fracture | Willy Beachum | |
| Lars and the Real Girl | Lars |
- 2007 - Best Actor in a Leading Role, Half Nelson (Nominated)
- 2007 - Golden Globe Award for Best Actor - Motion Picture Musical or Comedy, Lars and the Real Girl(Nominated)
- 2007 - Best Male Lead, Half Nelson (Won)
- 2002 - Best Male Lead, The Believer (Nominated)
- 2005 - Best Kiss, The Notebook shared with Rachel McAdams (Won)
- 2007 - Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role, Half Nelson (Nominated)
- 2008 - Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role, Lars and the Real Girl (Nominated)
- ^ Winters Keegan, Rebecca. "The Oddball.", Time, 2007-10-04 at. Retrieved on 2007-10-04.
- ^ Village Voice Interview
- ^ a b c d 'I live on Skid Row. You can't filter out reality there', The Observer February 18, 2007
- ^ Ryan Gosling Interview at The Slaughter Rule official website
- ^ Ryan Gosling Ain't No Dummy! . Retrieved October 15, 2007
- ^ a b c d Gosling of 'Half Nelson': An Un-Hollywood Star The Washington Post, August 25, 2006
- ^ Ryan Gosling Takes a Turn at Playing the Romantic Lead in "The Notebook"
- ^ Sundance Film Festival, January 18 - 28, 2001 at FilmFestivals.com
- ^ Half Nelson - Awards & Nominations at Yahoo Movies
- ^ Fleming, Michael. "Ryan Gosling set for 'Lovely Bones'", Variety, 27 June 2007. Retrieved on 2007-06-27.
- ^ Cardy, Tom. "Lovely Bones' Gosling in shock exit", Dominion Post, 23 October 2007. Retrieved on 2007-10-23.
- ^ Jackson Fired "Demanding Gosling", Digital Spy, October 24, 2007
- ^ Gosling denies Jackson claims, Digital Spy, October 29, 2007
- ^ Film Academy Invites 115 New Members, The Associated Press, June 19, 2007
- ^ Academy Invites 115 to Become Members, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, June 18, 2007
- ^ The Loner, GQ Magazine November 2007
- Ryan Gosling at the Internet Movie Database
- Ryan Gosling at TV.com
- Ryan Gosling at Yahoo! Movies
- Dead Man's Bones at MySpace (Ryan Gosling's band)
- RyanGosling.co.uk
- Ryan Gosling at Northern Stars
- Half Nelson Interview
- Guy Dixon and Gayle Macdonald. "Whoa Canada, Oscar gives nod to the north", The Globe and Mail, 24 January 2007. Retrieved 24 January 2007.
- Nashawaty, Chris. "The Mouseketeer that roared", Entertainment Weekly, May 5, 2002, retrieved October 27, 2006.