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Ryan Gosling

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Come on, Barbie, let's go party! The live-action movie starring Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling as famous doll couple, Barbie and Ken, is in the works at Warner Bros. Will Ferrell, Simu Liu, America Ferrera, Michael Cera, Kate McKinnon, and Issa Rae also star in the film co-written and directed by Greta Gerwig.
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Born Ryan Thomas Gosling on November 12, 1980, in London, Ontario, Canada, he is the son of Donna (Wilson), a secretary, and Thomas Ray Gosling, a traveling salesman. Ryan was the second of their two children, with an older sister, Mandi. His ancestry is French-Canadian, as well as English, Scottish, and Irish. The Gosling family moved to Cornwall, Ontario, where Ryan grew up and was home-schooled by his mother. He also attended Gladstone Public School, Cornwall Collegiate, and Vocational High School in Cornwall, where he excelled in Drama and Fine Arts. The family then relocated to Burlington, Ontario, where Ryan attended Lester B. Pearson High School.

Ryan first performed as a singer at talent contests with Mandi. He attended an open audition in Montreal for the TV series "The Mickey Mouse Club" (The All New Mickey Mouse Club (1989)) in January 1993 and beat out 17,000 other aspiring actors for a a spot on the show. While appearing on "MMC" for two years, he lived with co-star Justin Timberlake's family.

Though he received no formal acting training, after "MMC," Gosling segued into an acting career, appearing on the TV series Young Hercules (1998) and Breaker High (1997), as well as the films The Slaughter Rule (2002), Murder by Numbers (2002), and Remember the Titans (2000). He first attracted serious critical attention with his performance as the Jewish neo-Nazi in the controversial film The Believer (2001), which won the Grand Jury Prize at the 2001 Sundance Film Festival. He was cast in the part by writer-director Henry Bean, who believed that Gosling's strict upbringing gave him the insight to understand the character Danny, whose obsessiveness with the Judaism he was born into turns to hatred. He was nominated for an Independent Spirit Award as Best Male Lead in 2002 for the role and won the Golden Aries award from the Russian Guild of Film Critics.

After appearing in the sleeper The Notebook (2004) in 2004, Gosling won the dubious honor of being named one of the 50 Hottest Bachelors by People Magazine. More significantly, he was named the Male Star of Tomorrow at the 2004 Show West convention of movie exhibitors.

Gosling reached a summit of his profession with his performance in Half Nelson (2006), which garnered him an Academy Award nomination as Best Actor. In a short time, he has established himself as one of the finest actors of his generation. Throughout the subsequent decade, he has become all three of an internet fixation, a box office star, and a critical darling, having headlined Blue Valentine (2010), Crazy, Stupid, Love. (2011), Drive (2011), The Ides of March (2011), The Place Beyond the Pines (2012), The Nice Guys (2016), and La La Land (2016). In 2017, he starred in the long-awaited science fiction sequel Blade Runner 2049 (2017), with Harrison Ford.

Ryan has two children with his partner, actress Eva Mendes.
BornNovember 12, 1980
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  • Nominated for 2 Oscars
    • 37 wins & 160 nominations total

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Ryan Gosling, Margot Robbie, Issa Rae, and Simu Liu in Barbie (2023)
Ryan Gosling in Barbie (2023)
Ryan Gosling and Margot Robbie in Barbie (2023)
Ryan Gosling, Margot Robbie, Kingsley Ben-Adir, Simu Liu, and Emma Mackey in Barbie (2023)
Ryan Gosling and Margot Robbie in Barbie (2023)
Ryan Gosling in Barbie (2023)
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Ryan Gosling in The Gray Man (2022)
Ryan Gosling in The Gray Man (2022)
Ryan Gosling in Barbie (2023)
Ryan Gosling in The Gray Man (2022)
Ryan Gosling in The Gray Man (2022)

Known for:

Ryan Gosling and Emma Stone in La La Land (2016)
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  • Sebastian
  • 2016
Ryan Gosling and Michelle Williams in Blue Valentine (2010)
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  • Dean
  • 2010
Harrison Ford, Jared Leto, Ryan Gosling, and Ana de Armas in Blade Runner 2049 (2017)
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  • 2017
Ryan Gosling in Drive (2011)
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  • 2011

Credits

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Actor

  • Barbie
    • Ken
    • Completed
    • 2023
  • The Fall Guy
    • Post-production
    • 2024
  • Project Hail Mary
    • In Development
  • Wolfman
    • Pre-production
  • Untitled Margot Robbie Ocean's Eleven Film
    • (rumored)
    • Pre-production
  • Chris Evans and Ryan Gosling in The Gray Man (2022)
    The Gray Man
    • Six
    • 2022
  • Ryan Gosling in First Man (2018)
    First Man
    • Neil Armstrong
    • 2018
  • Harrison Ford, Jared Leto, Ryan Gosling, and Ana de Armas in Blade Runner 2049 (2017)
    Blade Runner 2049
    • 'K'
    • 2017
  • The Nice Guys: Word of the Day (2017)
    The Nice Guys: Word of the Day
    • Holland March
    • Short
    • 2017
  • Natalie Portman, Ryan Gosling, Michael Fassbender, and Rooney Mara in Song to Song (2017)
    Song to Song
    • BV
    • 2017
  • Ryan Gosling and Emma Stone in La La Land (2016)
    La La Land
    • Sebastian
    • 2016
  • The Nice Guys: The Nice Guys Detective Agency (2016)
    The Nice Guys: The Nice Guys Detective Agency
    • Holland March
    • Short
    • 2016
  • Russell Crowe and Ryan Gosling in The Nice Guys (2016)
    The Nice Guys
    • Holland March
    • 2016
  • Brad Pitt, Christian Bale, Steve Carell, and Ryan Gosling in The Big Short (2015)
    The Big Short
    • Jared Vennett
    • 2015
  • Ryan Gosling in Only God Forgives (2013)
    Only God Forgives
    • Julian
    • 2013
  • Sean Penn, Josh Brolin, Ryan Gosling, and Emma Stone in Gangster Squad (2013)
    Gangster Squad
    • Sgt. Jerry Wooters
    • 2013
  • Bradley Cooper, Ryan Gosling, and Eva Mendes in The Place Beyond the Pines (2012)
    The Place Beyond the Pines
    • Luke
    • 2012
  • Drunk History (2007)
    Drunk History
    • Dad
    • TV Series
    • 2011
  • George Clooney and Ryan Gosling in The Ides of March (2011)
    The Ides of March
    • Stephen Meyers
    • 2011
  • Kevin Bacon, Julianne Moore, Marisa Tomei, Steve Carell, Ryan Gosling, and Emma Stone in Crazy, Stupid, Love. (2011)
    Crazy, Stupid, Love.
    • Jacob
    • 2011

Producer

  • The Fall Guy
    • producer
    • Post-production
    • 2024
  • Project Hail Mary
    • producer
    • In Development
  • Wolfman
    • producer
    • Pre-production
  • The Actor
    • executive producer
    • Post-production
  • Lost River (2014)
    Lost River
    • producer
    • 2014
  • White Shadow (2013)
    White Shadow
    • executive producer
    • 2013
  • Ryan Gosling in Only God Forgives (2013)
    Only God Forgives
    • executive producer
    • 2013
  • ReGeneration (2010)
    ReGeneration
    • producer
    • 2010
  • Ryan Gosling and Michelle Williams in Blue Valentine (2010)
    Blue Valentine
    • executive producer
    • 2010

Director

  • Lost River (2014)
    Lost River
    • Director
    • 2014
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Personal details

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  • Height
    • 6′ 0½″ (1.84 m)
  • Born
    • November 12, 1980
    • London, Ontario, Canada
  • Spouse
    • Eva Mendes? - present (2 children)
  • Children
      Amada Lee Gosling
  • Parents
      Donna Gosling (Wilson)
  • Relatives
    • Mandi Gosling(Sibling)
  • Other works
    Provided additional vocals on the "No One Does It Better" album from the Canadian pop group soulDecision.
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    • 2 Interviews
    • 17 Articles
    • 12 Magazine Cover Photos

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    According to an interview in GQ, he was the only Mickey Mouse Club cast member that didn't live in the same complex as all the other cast members and their families. He and his family lived in a nearby trailer park and he was the family's only source of income.
  • Quotes
    I've learned it's important not to limit yourself. You can do whatever you really love to do, no matter what it is.
  • Trademarks
      Often plays quiet, emotionally distant characters
  • Salaries
      Barbie
      (2023)
      $12 .5,000,000

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