Ryan Gosling Bio, Age & Height

- Net Worth: $ 70,000,000
- Birthday: 12 Nov 1980
- Age: 42
- Country: Canada
- Occupation: Actor
- Zodiac sign: Scorpio
- Sexual orientation: Straight
- Height: 6.1 ft
- Weight: 172 lb
- Hair Color: Blonde
- Eye Color: Blue
- Birth Name: Ryan Thomas Gosling
- Nationality: Canadian
- Nickname: Ryan Gosling
- Religion: Mormon
- Ethnicity: Mixed
- Father: Thomas Ray Gosling (Traveling salesman for a paper mill)
- Mother: Donna (Secretary, who qualified as a high school teacher in 2011)
- Siblings: Mandi Gosling (Older Sister)
- Gives strong, dramatic performances
- Idiosyncratic accent
Who Is Ryan Gosling?
Ryan Gosling is a Canadian actor, film director and musician born on November 12, 1980. His first starring role was in the movie “The Believer”. He’s best known for such films as Crazy, Stupid Love (2011), The Notebook (2004), The Big Short (2015) and La La Land (2016).
Education
He attended Gladstone Public School, Cornwall Collegiate and Vocational School and Lester B. Pearson High School. However, he dropped out of high school so as to pursue his career in acting.
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Personal Life
Kids
He has two daughters, Esmeralda Amada and Amada Lee with his partner Eva Mendes.
Ryan Gosling WifePets
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George (mix-breed)
Quotes and Sayings
- "I've learned it's important not to limit yourself. You can do whatever you really love to do, no matter what it is." - Ryan Gosling
- "Sometimes I think that the one thing I love most about being an adult is the right to buy candy whenever and wherever I want." - Ryan Gosling
- "I feel there is something nice about not talking. Like you can say more by actually saying less." - Ryan Gosling
- "I dont feel like I would be a good mentor. I dont know what I have to offer in that respect. I do this for pretty selfish reasons." - Ryan Gosling
- "Cars can have a hypnotic effect. You can get in a car and get out and not really remember the trip." - Ryan Gosling
- "Freedom is such a gift." - Ryan Gosling
Cars
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Ford Escape
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Chevelle Malibu (1973)
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Toyota Prius
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Audi Q7
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Lexus RX
Hobbies and Interests
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Knitting
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Dancing
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Singing
Tattoos
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One of my tattoos is supposed to be a monster’s hand dropping a bloody heart, but I did it myself with a tattoo kit, so it looks like a cactus,” – said Ryan.
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He has a tattoo ‘Esme‘ on his knuckles of his left hand in honor of his baby.
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He has ‘The Giving Tree‘ tattoo on his left arm as a reminder of his happy childhood.
Facts and Trivia
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Built the kitchen table featured in The Notebook (2004) in preparation for his role as Noah.
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Is an accomplished jazz guitarist.
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He played all his filmed piano-playing scenes in La La Land, learning to play the instrument in the months before shooting.
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Gained 60 lbs to play Jack Salmon in The Lovely Bones (2009) by eating melted ice cream. Ultimately he was fired due to creative differences which left him, in his words, “fat and unemployed“.
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His characters often suffer a broken nose, as seen in Blue Valentine (2010), Only God Forgives (2013), and Blade Runner 2049 (2017).
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In 1993, Ryan Gosling started his professional career on the Disney Channel’s The Mickey Mouse Club as a tyke star.
Major Awards
Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy in La La Land (2016)
Favorite Actor in Blade Runner 2049 (2017)
Best Actor in La La Land (2016)