21 Facts About Ryan Gosling (Canadian Icon & International Megastar) That you Need to Know
- Ryan Gosling was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor, for his work in the independent drama ‘Half Nelson’.
-’The Place Beyond the Pines’ was a critical success and garnered Gosling praise for his portrayal of Luke, a motorcycle stunt rider who moonlights as a bank robber to provide for his family.
-At 12 years of age Ryan Gosling attended an open audition for Disney Channel’s revival of ‘The Mickey Mouse Club’ and received a two year contract to become a ‘mouseketeer’. He starred in the Disney variety show alongside Justin Timberlake, Britney Spears, and Christina Anguilera.
-Ryan Gosling was born in London, Ontario - Canada.
- He is in an indie-rock band with his friend Zack Shields called ‘Dead Man’s Bones’
-Ryan’s first turn as an action hero was in the 2011 film ‘Drive’. The movie is based on the noir fiction novel of the same name.
