Ryan Gosling

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Ryan Gosling

Born Ryan Thomas Gosling
November 12, 1980 (1980-11-12) (age 27)
London, Ontario, Canada
Occupation actor, producer
Years active 1995 - present
Domestic partner(s) Sandra Bullock (2002-2003)
Rachel McAdams (2004-2007)(2008- )

Ryan Thomas Gosling (born November 12, 1980) is an Academy Award, Golden Globe and two-time Screen Actors Guild award-nominated Canadian actor. He is best known for his roles in The Notebook, Half Nelson, and Lars and the Real Girl.

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[edit] Biography

[edit] Early life

Ryan Gosling was born in London, Ontario, Canada 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 engaged in fights with fellow students. On an appearance on the late night Canadian talk show Open Mike with Mike Bullard, Gosling told of how he was bullied in elementary school (he attended East Front Public School in Cornwall). His mother withdrew him from school and taught him at home from the age of ten.[4] While Gosling's mother was Mormon, he was not raised in a strictly devout household and never really identified with Mormonism.[5] After returning to the public system, he went to Cornwall Collegiate and Vocational School. The family then relocated to Burlington, Ontario, where Ryan attended Lester B. Pearson High School (Burlington). Gosling dropped out at age 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).

[edit] Career

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, Keri Russell, Nikki DeLoach, Tony Lucca, Lindsey Alley, Christina Aguilera, JC Chasez and Justin Timberlake in the show's sixth and seventh seasons.[6] Later he appeared in other television series including Flash Forward, Young Hercules, and Ron Oliver's Goosebumps 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] He also became the first Mickey Mouse Club member to be nominated for an Oscar.

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]

Gosling made a surprise cameo appearance onstage at the Sacred Fools Theatre in Hollywood in the serialized play "Darque Magick" from writer/director Jenelle Riley. For months, the lead character in "Darque Magick" had been making references to his obsession with Gosling, finally culminating in the actor appearing in a videotaped plea for the character to return his dog.[16]

On December 13, 2007, Gosling was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor - Motion Picture Musical or Comedy for Lars and the Real Girl. A week later, he was subsequently nominated for a Screen Actors Guild Award. He had also received a Broadcast Film Critics Association nomination and won a Satellite Award for this performance as well. In February 2008, he was presented with the inaugural Independent Award at the Santa Barbara Film Festival. [17] In her introduction, presenter Jenelle Riley called him "the most consistent and compelling actor working today."

On January 12th, 2008, Courtney Love stated that Ryan Gosling would portray her former husband, Kurt Cobain, in his upcoming bio film. In January 2008, it was announced that Gosling would be appearing in a reboot of the Jack Ryan franchise, By Any Means Necessary.

Many people and reviewers have called Gosling "The most talented actor of his generation".

[edit] Personal life

Gosling divides his time between Toronto, Canada and Los Angeles, USA.[3] Gosling also has several homemade tattoos.[3] He has a dog named George whom he rescued from a kennel in Los Angeles. He is a partner in Beverly Hills restaurant, "Tagine," which specializes in Moroccan cuisine.

He was 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.[18] 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 together, as they argued a lot on the set of The Notebook.

Gosling and McAdams were seen embracing each other at a restaurant near McAdams' Toronto home.[19]

[edit] Filmography

Year Title Role Notes
1993 - 1995 The Mickey Mouse Club Himself
1995 Goosebumps Greg Banks "Say Cheese and Die!"
1995 Are You Afraid of the Dark? Jamie "The Tale of station 109.1"
1996 Ready or Not Matt Kalinsky "I Do, I Don't"
1996 Flash Forward Scott Stuckey "Skate Bait"
1996 Frankenstein and me Kenny
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 Lead Role
2005 Stay Henry Letham
2006 Half Nelson Dan Dunne Academy Award nomination
2007 Fracture Willy Beachum
Lars and the Real Girl Lars Lindstrom Golden Globe nomination
2009 All Good Things TBA post-production
Blue Valentine TBA pre-production

[edit] Awards and nominations

[edit] References

  1. ^ Winters Keegan, Rebecca (2007-10-04 at). "The Oddball.", Time. Retrieved on 2007-10-04. 
  2. ^ Village Voice Interview
  3. ^ a b c Wood, Gaby (2007-02-18). "'I live on Skid Row. You can't filter out reality there'". Retrieved on 2008-09-22. The Observer
  4. ^ Ryan Gosling Interview at The Slaughter Rule official website
  5. ^ Ryan Gosling Ain't No Dummy! . Retrieved October 15, 2007
  6. ^ a b c Gosling of 'Half Nelson': An Un-Hollywood Star The Washington Post, August 25, 2006
  7. ^ Ryan Gosling Takes a Turn at Playing the Romantic Lead in "The Notebook"
  8. ^ Sundance Film Festival, January 18 - 28, 2001 at FilmFestivals.com
  9. ^ Half Nelson - Awards & Nominations at Yahoo Movies
  10. ^ Fleming, Michael (27 June 2007). "Ryan Gosling set for 'Lovely Bones'", Variety. Retrieved on 2007-06-27. 
  11. ^ Cardy, Tom (23 October 2007). "Lovely Bones' Gosling in shock exit", Dominion Post. Retrieved on 2007-10-23. 
  12. ^ Jackson Fired "Demanding Gosling", Digital Spy, October 24, 2007
  13. ^ Gosling denies Jackson claims, Digital Spy, October 29, 2007
  14. ^ Film Academy Invites 115 New Members, The Associated Press, June 19, 2007
  15. ^ Academy Invites 115 to Become Members, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, June 18, 2007
  16. ^ SERIAL KILLERS - Darque Magick
  17. ^ "Daily Nexus"
  18. ^ Pappademas, Alex (2007 November). "THE LONER". Retrieved on 2008-09-22. GQ Magazine
  19. ^ "Rachel and Ryan Reunited" (2008-02-21). Retrieved on 2008-09-22. OMG! at Yahoo!

[edit] External links

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