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Ryan Gosling
Mini Biography
Ryan Gosling was born on November 12, 1980, in London, Ontario, to Thomas and Donna Gosling, and was the second of their two children. The Gosling family, who are Mormon, moved to Cornwall, Ontario, where Ryan grew up and was home-schooled by his mother. Ryan attended 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 in Burlington, Ontario.
Ryan first performed as a singer at talent contests with his older sister Mandi. He attended an open audition in Montreal for the TV series "The Mickey Mouse Club" ("MMC" (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 Mormon 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 the 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.
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Justin Bieber related to Ryan Gosling, Celine Dion and Avril Lavigne -
11 October 2012
y tree website Ancestry.com have uncovered a fascinating new celebrity gene pool - Justin Bieber is related to fellow Canadians Ryan Gosling, Celine Dion and Avril Lavigne.-The researchers traced pop superstar Bieber's roots back 400 years to the early Quebec settlers
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Ryan Gosling to make directorial debut with Drive co-star -
29 August 2012
-Ryan Gosling is to direct his Drive co-star Christina Hendricks in a film adaptation of a screenplay he has written.-How to Catch a Monster will mark the actor's feature directorial and writing debut.- Gosling will also produce the fantasy thriller.- Mad Men star H
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Evans lost Fracture role to Gosling -
21 April 2012
-Captain America star Chris Evans missed out on a role opposite his acting hero Sir Anthony Hopkins in Fracture because Ryan Gosling wanted the part.-Evans tells Playboy magazine he thought the role in the 2007 movie was his until he realised he was up against Gosling
Ryan Gosling - what members say
review by from the north will rise again
A great intelligent film 21 May 2004
review by patty82 from
Enjoyable film 6 November 2011
review by from Totteridge, London
One For The Notebook 3 February 2005
Ryan Gosling - filmography
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Only God Forgives
(2013)
Starring: Ryan Gosling, Kristin Scott Thomas, Tom Burke
Director: Nicolas Winding Refn
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Ryan Gosling and Kristin Scott Thomas star in this violent, Thai-set revenge thriller directed by Nicolas Winding Refn. Lying low in Bangkok ten years after killing a cop, Julian (Gosling) runs a Thai boxing club as a cover for his family's drugs business. But when his brother kills a local ..read more »
 
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Gangster Squad - Blu-ray
(2012)
Starring: Troy Garity, Mireille Enos, Holt McCallany
Director: Ruben Fleischer
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Crime drama set in the 1940s and '50s in Los Angeles inspired by the real life story of vicious mob boss Mickey Cohen and the LAPD officers who tried to bring him down. After moving to LA from the East Coast, Cohen (Sean Penn) has taken control of the town. A force to be reckoned with, he not only ..read more »
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The Place Beyond the Pines
(2012)
Starring: Ryan Gosling, Bradley Cooper, Rose Byrne
Director: Derek Cianfrance
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Mysterious and mythical motorcycle racer, Luke, (Ryan Gosling) desperately tries to connect with a former lover, Romina, (Eva Mendes) who secretly gave birth to the stunt rider’s son. In an attempt to provide for his new family, Luke commits a series of bank robberies aided by his superior riding ..read more »
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Gangster Squad
(2012)
Starring: Troy Garity, Mireille Enos, Holt McCallany
Director: Ruben Fleischer
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Crime drama set in the 1940s and '50s in Los Angeles inspired by the real life story of vicious mob boss Mickey Cohen and the LAPD officers who tried to bring him down. After moving to LA from the East Coast, Cohen (Sean Penn) has taken control of the town. A force to be reckoned with, he not only ..read more »
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Crazy, Stupid, Love
on DVD
(2011)
Starring: Steve Carell, Ryan Gosling, Julianne Moore
Director: Glenn Ficarra, John Requa
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At fortysomething, straight-laced Cal Weaver (Steve Carell) is living the dream--good job, nice house, great kids and marriage to his high school sweetheart. But when Cal learns that his wife, Emily (Julianne Moore), has cheated on him and wants a divorce, his perfect life quickly unravels. Worse, ..read more »
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The Ides of March
on DVD
(2011)
Starring: Ryan Gosling, George Clooney, Marisa Tomei
Director: George Clooney
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During the frantic last days before a heavily contested Ohio presidential primary, an up-and-coming campaign press secretary finds himself involved in a political scandal that threatens to upend his candidate's shot at the presidency.
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The Ides Of March - Blu-ray
(2011)
Starring: Ryan Gosling, George Clooney, Marisa Tomei
Director: George Clooney
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Political drama directed by George Clooney and starring Ryan Gosling as an idealistic young press secretary who gets caught up in the cynicism of a modern day election campaign. Based on a play by Beau Willimon, the film finds Stephen Myers (Gosling) working for progressive candidate Governor Mike ..read more »
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Crazy, Stupid, Love - Blu-ray
(2011)
Starring: Steve Carell, Ryan Gosling, Julianne Moore
Director: Glenn Ficarra, John Requa
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At fortysomething, straight-laced Cal Weaver (Steve Carell) is living the dream--good job, nice house, great kids and marriage to his high school sweetheart. But when Cal learns that his wife, Emily (Julianne Moore), has cheated on him and wants a divorce, his perfect life quickly unravels. Worse, ..read more »
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Blue Valentine - Blu-ray
(2010)
Starring: Faith Wladyka, Ryan Gosling, Michelle Williams
Director: Derek Cianfrance
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Derek Cianfrance writes and directs this unflinching portrayal of a once-loving relationship in freefall. When Cindy (Michelle Williams) and David (Ryan Gosling) first met, they were passionately in love - but over their five years as a couple they have grown apart. Boredom and disenchantment come ..read more »
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All Good Things
on DVD
(2010)
Starring: Ryan Gosling, Kirsten Dunst, Jeffrey Dean Morgan
Director: Andrew Jarecki
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Inspired by one of the most notorious unsolved missing person cases in New York history, All Good Things is a love story and murder mystery set against the backdrop of a 1980’s real estate dynasty. David Marks, the heir to his family’s fortune, meets working class Katie and they flee the city for a ..read more »
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Blue Valentine
on DVD
(2010)
Starring: Faith Wladyka, Ryan Gosling, Michelle Williams
Director: Derek Cianfrance
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A complex portrait of a contemporary American marriage, "Blue Valentine" tells the story of David and Cindy, a couple who have been together for several years but who are at an impasse in their relationship. While Cindy has blossomed into a woman with opportunities and options, David is still the ..read more »
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Lars and the Real Girl
(2007)
Starring: Ryan Gosling, Emily Mortimer, Paul Schneider
Director: Craig Gillespie
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Offbeat comedy starring Ryan Gosling as Lars Lindstrom, a painfully shy man who begins a relationship with a life-sized doll named Bianca, treating it as a real live woman. When Lars introduces Bianca to his brother Gus (Paul Schneider) and his sister-in-law Karin (Emily Mortimer), they initially ..read more »
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Fracture - Blu-ray
(2007)
Starring: Anthony Hopkins, Fiona Shaw, Billy Burke
Director: Gregory Hoblit
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Courtroom drama starring Anthony Hopkins. Engineering tycoon Ted Crawford (Hopkins) is a meticulous man in all things but, when he shoots his wife for stepping out on him, he may have taken on more than he can control. He confesses to the crime, gains the right to represent himself in court and ..read more »
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Half Nelson
on DVD
(2006)
Starring: Ryan Gosling, Nicole Vicius, Christopher Williamson
Director: Ryan Fleck
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Oscar-nominated drama about an inner city teacher's friendship with a pupil. Dan Dunne (Ryan Gosling) is a young teacher struggling to find the energy to inspire his 13 and 14-year-olds as they examine everything from civil rights to the Civil War. Rejecting the standard curriculum in favor of an ..read more »
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I'm Still Here
on DVD
(2005)
Starring: Ryan Gosling, Kate Hudson, Oliver Hudson
Director: Lauren Lazin
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Documentary based around a montage of archival film, personal photos and text, drawings and readings from the real-life diaries of young people who witnessed the horrors of the Holocaust first-hand. Joaquin Phoenix, Elijah Wood and Kate Hudson are among the actors who read from the journals.
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Stay
on DVD
(2005)
Starring: Ewan McGregor, Michael Gas, Ryan Gosling
Director: Marc Forster
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Thriller starring Ewan McGregor as psychiatrist Sam Foster. When Sam takes on a colleague's patient, Henry (Ryan Gosling), the patient announces his intention to kill himself. As Sam pursues Henry hoping to save him, the world around them begins to fracture and distort.
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The Notebook - Blu-ray
(2004)
Starring: Ryan Gosling, Rachel McAdams, James Garner
Director: Nick Cassavetes
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A sweeping love story told by a man reading from his faded notebook to a woman in a nursing home. The Notebook follows the lives of two North Carolina teens from very different worlds. Though her upbringing takes places in an antebellum mansion and he grew up in the kind of house where musicians ..read more »
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The Notebook
(2004)
Starring: James Garner, Ryan Gosling, Rachel McAdams
Director: Nick Cassavetes
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Sweeping romance directed by Nick Cassavetes, set in a small coastal town in the American South - partly in the 1940s, and partly in the present day. In the present day scenes, an elderly man (James Garner) reads from a faded notebook to an old woman (Gena Rowlands) whom he regularly visits at her ..read more »
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The United States of Leland
on DVD
(2003)
Starring: Lena Olin, Ryan Gosling, Michelle Williams
Director: Matthew Ryan Hoge
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Kevin Spacey produced this psychological drama about a quiet, unassuming 15-year-old, Leland Fitzgerald (Ryan Gosling), who shocks his family and community by committing the brutal and seemingly senseless murder of the disabled younger brother of his junkie girlfriend, Becky (Jena Malone). After ..read more »
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Murder by Numbers
on DVD
(2002)
Starring: Ryan Gosling, Sandra Bullock, Agnes Bruckner
Director: Barbet Schroeder
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Homicide detectives Cassie Mayweather (Sandra Bullock) and Sam Kennedy (Ben Chaplin) are called in to investigate a murder, and soon find clues that point to school caretaker Ray (Chris Penn). Cassie then goes to Ray's house to look for further clues, but is violently attacked by his pet baboon and ..read more »
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Drive to Dream
on DVD
(2002)
Starring: Ryan Gosling, David Morse, Clea Duvall
Director: Alex Smith
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Drama starring Ryan Gosling as a young football player who, having lost his father and been dropped from his team in the space of a couple of days, attempts to find a new direction in life. Roy Chutney (Gosling) is naturally devastated by the loss of his father and the emotional and physical escape ..read more »
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The Believer
on DVD
(2001)
Starring: Billy Zane, Theresa Russell, Glenn Fitzgerald
Director: Henry Bean
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The story of Danny Balint, who transformed himself from Jewish religious student to a rising star in the Neo-Fascist political movement. In a surprising series of twists and turns, Danny exhibits all the passion of the converted as he browses militia-movement web sites, utters hate-filled but ..read more »
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...An intelligent film with a superb performance from Ryan Gosling. The only thing that doesn't work for me is the WWII flashbacks, they look too clean. The DVD extra worth wa...
