Ryan Gosling

He is not married and shares a home with his pet dog, George. In the past he had been linked with several women including Sandra Bullock, Rachel McAdams, and Eva Mendes.

He is involved with various charities including PETA and Invisible Children Inc.

He was born to Thomas Ray Gosling, a traveling salesman and Donna, a secretary who later became a teacher. He has one elder sister. The family traveled a lot due to his father’s job.

His parents divorced when he was a child and he lived with his mother and sister.

He went to Cornwall Collegiate and Vocational School before going to Lester B. Pearson High School. He was diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and thus his mother quit her job and homeschooled him.

He loved movies and performing since young age. When he was 12, he auditioned for a part in ‘The Mickey Mouse Club’ and signed a contract for two years. Along with his sister he used to sing at weddings and he also joined a local ballet company.

Starting his career as a child actor, he appeared in the teenage comedy series ‘Breaker High’ from 1997 to 1998. He quit high school and moved to Los Angeles to appear as the title character in the teen series ‘Young Hecules’.

In 2000, he played a supporting role in the football drama, ‘Remember the Titans’ which led to a leading role as a Jew in the film ‘The Believer’ in 2001. The director Henry Bean had chosen Gosling for this role because of his religious upbringing.

He appeared along with Michael Pitt and Sandra Bullock in the psychological thriller, ‘Murder By Numbers’ in which he played a wealthy highschooler who attempts to commit the perfect murder.

He found his breakthrough role in 2004 when he was cast as Noah in the romantic drama film, ‘The Notebook’, opposite Rachel McAdams. The film follows the story of a couple who fall in love during the early 1940s. The movie was a big commercial hit and helped establish Gosling as an actor.

In 2006, he appeared in the drama film ‘Half Nelson’ which revolved around the story of a school teacher who forms a relationship with one of his students. Gosling was nominated for an Academy Award for his role in this critically acclaimed film.

His role as Noah in ‘The Notebook’ remains his signature performance, a character that has become synonymous with his name. The movie won him several awards and much critical appraisal and enabled him to gain a wider exposure in the industry.