Ryan Gosling

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Ryan Thomas Gosling
Born November 12, 1980 (1980-11-12) (age 27)
London, Ontario, Canada
Occupation Actor

Ryan Thomas Gosling (born November 12, 1980) is an Academy- and Golden Globe Award-nominated Canadian actor. He is best known for his roles in The Notebook, Half Nelson, and Lars and the Real Girl.

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[edit] Biography

[edit] Personal life

Gosling divides his time between Toronto and Los Angeles, California.[1] Gosling also has several homemade tattoos.[1] He has a dog named "George" whom he rescued from a kennel in Los Angeles. He is a partner in Beverly Hills restaurant, "Tagine", which specializes in Moroccan cuisine.

He was in a relationship with his The Notebook co-star, fellow Canadian Rachel McAdams, but Gosling announced their breakup in the November 2007 issue of GQ.[2] He calls Rachel one of the "greatest loves of his life." The Notebook director Nick Cassavetes had previously said that he was surprised to see the two together, as they argued a lot on the set of The Notebook.

Gosling notes Gary Oldman as his all-time favorite actor.[3][4][5].


[edit] Awards and nominations

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b 'I live on Skid Row. You can't filter out reality there', The Observer February 18, 2007
  2. ^ The Loner, GQ Magazine November 2007
  3. ^ http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0331516/bio
  4. ^ http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4159/is_20070422/ai_n19037050
  5. ^ http://www.hunkymalecelebs.com/ryangosling/

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