Guide Note

Ryan Gosling is an actor that first appeared in The Mickey Mouse Club alongside Britney Spears and Keri Russell. He first gained notice for his star turn in the critically acclaimed The Believer, and then in the Box-Office hit The Notebook co-starring Rachel McAdams. He received a Best Actor 2007 Oscars Nomination for his performance in Half Nelson in which he played a drug addicted history teacher. Gosling has since starred in Fracture with Anthony Hopkins, and Lars and the Real Girl.

Fast Facts

1. Full name: Ryan Thomas Gosling
2. Born: November 12, 1980
3. Birthplace: London, Ontario, Canada
4. Height: 6'1"
5. Used to date Rachel McAdams and Sandra Bullock
6. Built the kitchen table featured in The Notebook

1. "I've learned it's important not to limit yourself. You can do whatever you really love to do, no matter what it is."
2. "I always wanted to entertain. When I was 6, a scrawny, scrawny kid, I'd get in my red speedo and do muscle moves. I actually thought I was muscular. I didn't know everyone was laughing at me."
3. "You know how sometimes department stores have these things where, if you win, you get 10 minutes and go in and take anything you want from the store? That's basically what I'm doing. I'm running in and just trying to grab as many characters as possible before they pull the plug on me."
4. "For now, I'm just going to keep doing the work and hope I don't get fired. If people want to put me up on their walls, I'll love it."
5. "I think American news is pretty tragic in general. I can't tell the difference between Entertainment Tonight and the news. It's all about ratings. They are trying to sum it all up pretty quickly and try to act as if they understand it."