Who is Ryan Gosling ?

 Ryan Gosling 

Ryan Thomas Gosling born November 12 1980 is a Canadian actor. Prominent in both independent film and major studio features of varying genres his films have accrued a worldwide box office gross of over 1.9 billion USD. He has received various accolades including a Golden Globe Award and nominations for two Academy Awards and a BAFTA Award. Born and raised in Canada. He rose to prominence at age 13 as a child actor on Disney Channel's .The Mickey Mouse Club 1993–1995 and went on to appear in other family entertainment programs including Are You Afraid of the Dark? 1995 and Goosebumps 1996. His first film role was as a Jewish neo-Nazi in The Believer 2001 and. He gained stardom for starring in the 2004 romantic drama .The Notebook. Gosling starred in the critically acclaimed independent dramas Half Nelson 2006 for which he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor Lars and the Real Girl 2007 and Blue Valentine 2010. He starred in three mainstream successes in 2011 the romantic comedy Crazy Stupid Love the political drama .The Ides of Marc and the action drama Drive. After making his directorial debut with Lost River 2014 Gosling starred in the financial satire The Big Short 2015 the action comedy The Nice Guys 2016 and the romantic musical La La Land 2016 the latter of which won him a Golden Globe and a second Academy Award nomination for Best Actor. Further acclaim followed with the science fiction film Blade Runner 2049 2017 the biopic First Man 2018 and the comedy Barbie 2023.Gosling's band Dead Man's Bones released their self-titled debut album and toured North America in 2009. He is a co-owner of Tagine a Moroccan restaurant in Beverly Hills California. Gosling is a supporter of PETA Invisible Children and the Enough Project and has traveled to Chad Uganda and eastern Congo to raise awareness about conflicts in the regions. Gosling has been involved in peace promotion efforts in Africa for over a decade. He is in a relationship with actress Eva Mendes with whom .He has two daughters.

Early life and education

Ryan Thomas Gosling was born on November 12 1980, at St. Joseph's Hospital in London Ontario the son of Thomas Ray Gosling a traveling salesman for a paper mill and Donna a secretary. Both of his parents are of part French Canadian descent along with some German English, Scottish and Irish. He and his family were members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and Gosling has said that the religion influenced every aspect of their lives. Because of his father's work they "moved around a lot" and Gosling lived in both Cornwall Ontario and Burlington Ontario. His parents divorced when .He was 13

 and he and his older sister Mandi lived with their mother an experience Gosling has credited with programming him "to think like a girl".

Gosling was educated at Gladstone Public School Cornwall Collegiate and Vocational School and Lester B. Pearson High School. As a child .He watched Dick Tracy and was inspired to become an actor. He "hated" being a child was bullied in elementary school  and had no friends until he was "14 or 15". In grade one having been heavily influenced by the action film First Blood .He took steak knives to school and threw them at other children during recess. This incident led to a suspension. He was unable to read, and was evaluated for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), but was not diagnosed with it and contrary to false reports never took medication. His mother left her job and home-schooled him for a year. He has said homeschooling gave him "a sense of autonomy that I've never really lost". Gosling performed in front of audiences from an early age encouraged by his sister being a performer. He and his sister sang together at weddings .He performed with Elvis Perry his uncle's Elvis Presley tribute act and was involved with a local ballet company. Performing boosted his self-confidence as it was the only thing for which he received praise. He developed an idiosyncratic accent because, as a child he thought having a Canadian accent did not sound "tough". He began to model his accent on that of Marlon Brando. Gosling dropped out of high school at age 17 to focus on his acting career.

Acting career

1993–1999: Child actor

In 1993 12-year-old Gosling attended an open audition in Montreal for a revival of the Disney Channel's The Mickey Mouse Club. He was given a two year contract as a  mouseketeer  and moved to Orlando Florida. He appeared on-screen infrequently because other children were considered more talented. Nonetheless .He has described the job as the greatest two years of his life. Fellow cast members included Britney Spears Christina Aguilera and Justin Timberlake Gosling has credited the experience with instilling in them "this great sense of focus. He became particularly close friends with Timberlake and they lived together for six months during the second year of the show. Timberlake's mother became Gosling's legal guardian after his mother returned to Canada for work reasons. Gosling has said that even though he and Timberlake talk infrequently they are still supportive of each other.

Following the show's cancellation in 1995 Gosling returned to Canada .where he continued to appear in family entertainment television series including Are You Afraid of the Dark? 1995 and Goosebumps 1996  and starred in Breaker High 1997–98 as Sean Hanlon. At age eighteen .He moved to New Zealand to film the Fox Kids adventure series Young Hercules 1998–1999 as the title character. He later said that he initially enjoyed working on the series but began to care too much about the show so it was no longer fun for him. He wanted to spend more time sitting with and devising a character as well as play a variety of roles so .He chose to transition into film and not accept any more television work.

2000–2003: Independent films 

Aged 19 Gosling decided to move into "serious acting". He was dropped by his agent and initially found it difficult to secure work because of the "stigma" attached to children's television. After a supporting role in the football drama Remember the Titans. He secured a lead role as a young Jewish neo-Nazi in 2001's. The Believer. Director Henry Bean said he cast Gosling because his Mormon upbringing helped him understand the isolation of Judaism. Kevin Thomas of the Los Angeles Times praised an "electrifying and terrifyingly convincing" performance while Todd McCarthy of Variety felt his "dynamite performance" could scarcely have been better. The film won the Grand Jury Prize at the Sundance Film Festival and Gosling has described it as "the film that kind of gift-wrapped for me the career that .I have now. Because of the controversial nature of the film it was difficult to secure financial backing for a full theatrical release and the film was instead broadcast on Showtime. The film was a commercial failure grossing $416,925 worldwide from a production budget of $1.5 million.

In 2002 Gosling co-starred in the psychological thriller Murder by Numbers with Sandra Bullock and Michael Pitt  where Gosling and Pitt portrayed a pair of high school seniors .who believe they can commit the perfect murder. Bullock played the detective tasked with investigating the crime. Lisa Schwarzbaum of Entertainment Weekly described him as "a phenomenal talent even in junk like this while Todd McCarthy felt that the strong and "charismatic" young actors were let down by the screenplay". The film was a minor commercial success grossing $56 million worldwide from a production budget of $50 million. His second screen appearance of 2002 was in .The Slaughter Rule with David Morse which explores the relationship between a high school football player and his troubled coach in rural Montana. Gosling has said that the opportunity to work with Morse made him a better actor. Stephen Holden of The New York Times described Gosling as major star material with a rawness and an intensity that recall the young Matt Dillon while Manohla Dargis of the Los Angeles Times was won over by his "raw talent". The film was released in just three US theatres and grossed $13,411.

In 2003 Gosling starred in .The United States of Leland as a teenager imprisoned for the murder of a disabled boy. He was drawn to the role because it was unusual to find a character that was "emotionally disconnected for the whole film. Critic Roger Ebert felt that the "gifted actor does everything that can be done with Leland but the character comes from a writer's conceits, not from life. A. O. Scott of The New York Times noted that he "struggles to rescue Leland from the clutches of cliché  while David Rooney of Variety felt that his "one-note, blankly disturbed act has none of the magnetic edge of his breakthrough work in .The Believer". The film grossed $343,847 in the United States and was not released overseas.

2004–2009: The Notebook and Half Nelson

Gosling gained mainstream attention in 2004 after starring opposite fellow Canadian Rachel McAdams in the romantic drama film The Notebook a film adaptation of Nicholas Sparks' novel of the same name, directed by Nick Cassavetes. Gosling played Noah Calhoun and commented on the role: "It gave me an opportunity to play a character over a period of time – from 1940 to 1946 – that was quite profound and formative. He sought to imbue his character with "quiet strength" and was inspired by Sam Shepard's performance in Days of Heaven. Shepard co-starred in The Notebook. Filming took place in Charleston South Carolina  in late 2002 and early 2003. Although Gosling and McAdams became romantically involved in 2005 they had a combative relationship on the set. We inspired the worst in each other Gosling has said. "It was a strange experience, making a love story and not getting along with your co-star in any way.

At one point, Gosling asked Cassavetes to "bring somebody else in for my off-camera shot" because he felt McAdams was uncooperative. The New York Times praised the "spontaneous and combustible" performances of the two leads and noted that "against your better judgment, you root for the pair to beat the odds against them. Desson Thomson of .The Washington Post praised Gosling's "beguiling unaffectedness" and noted that "it's hard not to like these two or begrudge them a great love together". The film grossed over $115 million worldwide. Gosling won four Teen Choice Awards and an MTV Movie Award. Entertainment Weekly has said that the movie contains the All-Time Best Movie Kiss while the Los Angeles Times has included a scene from the film in a list of the 50 Classic Movie Kisses. The Notebook has appeared on many Most Romantic Movies lists.

 In 2005 Gosling appeared as a disturbed young art student in Stay  a psychological thriller film co-starring Naomi Watts and Ewan McGregor. In an uncomplimentary review of the film, Manohla Dargis of The New York Times stated that Gosling "like his fans  deserves better. Todd McCarthy remarked that the "capable" Gosling and McGregor "deliver nothing new from what they've shown before". The film grossed $8 million worldwide. Gosling was unfazed by the negative reaction .I had a kid come up to me on the street, 10 years old, and he says, 'Are you that guy from Stay? What the f--- was that movie about?' I think that's great. I'm just as proud if someone says, 'Hey  you made me sick in that movie,' as if they say I made them cry."

Gosling next starred in 2006's Half Nelson as a drug-addicted junior high school teacher who forms a bond with a young student. To prepare for the role, Gosling moved to New York for one month before shooting began. He lived in a small apartment in Brooklyn and spent time shadowing an eighth grade teacher. Kenneth Turan of the Los Angeles Times described it as "a mesmerizing performance ... that shows the kind of deep understanding of character few actors manage. Ruthe Stein of the San Francisco Chronicle drew comparisons with Marlon Brando and asserted that "nobody who cares about great acting will want to miss his performance". Roger Ebert believed that his performance proves he's one of the finest actors working in contemporary movies.Gosling garnered a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actor. The film grossed $4 million at the worldwide box office. In 2007, he was invited to join the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.

Gosling played an introvert who falls for a sex doll in the 2007 film Lars and the Real Girl. He drew inspiration from James Stewart's performance in Harvey.Roger Ebert felt "a film about a life-sized love doll" had been turned into "a life-affirming statement of hope" because of "a performance by Ryan Gosling that says things that cannot be said".[80] Ann Hornaday of The Washington Post described his performance as "a small miracle ... because he changes and grows so imperceptibly before our eyes. However Manohla Dargis of The New York Times felt "the performance is a rare miscalculation in a mostly brilliant career.  He was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy. The film was a box office failure, failing to recoup its $12 million production budget.

Gosling starred opposite Anthony Hopkins in the 2007 courtroom thriller Fracture. He originally turned down the role, but changed his mind when Hopkins signed on. Gosling noted that he was drawn to his character, Willie, because he had flaws and seemed like a real person. He spent time shadowing lawyers and observing courtroom proceedings in preparation for the role. Claudia Puig of USA Today declared that  watching a veteran like Hopkins verbally joust with one of the best young actors in Hollywood is worth the price of admission . Manohla Dargis of The New York Times felt it was a treat to watch "the spectacle of that crafty scene stealer Anthony Hopkins mixing it up with that equally cunning screen nibbler Ryan Gosling ... Each actor is playing a pulp type rather than a fully formed individual, but both fill in the blanks with an alchemical mix of professional and personal charisma. The film grossed over $91 million 

Gosling was scheduled to begin filming The Lovely Bones in 2007. However, he left the production two days before filming began because of "creative differences" and was replaced by Mark Wahlberg. Gosling was cast as the father of the murdered teenage girl and initially felt he was too young for the role. The director Peter Jackson and the producer Fran Walsh persuaded him that he could be aged with hair and make-up changes. Before shooting began, Gosling gained 60 pounds (27 kilograms) in weight and grew a beard to appear older. Walsh then "began to feel he was not right. It was our blindness, the desire to make it work no matter what. Gosling later said, "We didn't talk very much during the preproduction process. which was the problem ... I just showed up on set, and I had gotten it wrong. Then I was fat and unemployed. He has said the experience was "an important  realisation  for me: not to let your ego get involved. It's OK to be too young for a role.