Join me in pretending that faraway gaze is intended for us.
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Smart move
Image Credit: WENN He may look young, but Gosling really was a baby (only 17!) when he moved to LA to pursue acting.
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Hidden messages
Image Credit: SittingOvations/YouTube In Stay, the last name of Gosling’s character, Letham, is an anagram for Hamlet. How arty!
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Mama’s boy
Image Credit: Jason Merritt/Getty Images Gosling often brings his mom, Donna, to A-list events. Say it with me — awwww!
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Sweet as a samoa
Image Credit: Francois Durmad/Getty Images Gosling once bought every box from a Girl Scout Cookie stand, then handed them out to strangers.
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Kiss me baby one more time
Image Credit: George Pimentel/Getty Images Britney Spears has ‘fessed to playing spin the bottle with Gosling. Can you blame her?
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PJ king
Image Credit: TheEllenShow/YouTube Gosling is a huge fan of Jumpin Jammerz PJs and even promoted them on The Ellen Show.
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Must love dogs
Image Credit: WENN Gosling doesn’t just consider dogs pets — he once called his dog George the love of his life.
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Cinematic villainy
Image Credit: PerrierGrape/YouTube Gosling played a gangster in The New York Times short Touch of Evil, which also starred George Clooney.
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Fifty shades of ‘Yes, please!’
Image Credit: L. Gallo/WENN Despite being a fan favorite to play Fifty Shades‘ Christian Grey, the role didn’t go to Gosling.
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Questionable logic
Image Credit: WENN Gosling told Company mag that The Notebook director Nick Cassavetes hired him because he wasn’t a hunk.
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A rose by any other name
Image Credit: Jason Merritt/Getty Images As a child, Gosling was dubbed “Trouble.” Another popular nickname is “Opie.”
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Hey, girl
Image Credit: MTV/YouTube If you haven’t watched this clip of Gosling reading Hey, Girl memes yet, do so immediately.
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Tat-worthy looks
Image Credit: Jay West/Getty Images Musician Ryan Cabrera has a Gosling tattoo on his calf. I would say inexplicably, but look at that face.
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Self-fulfilling prophecy
Image Credit: Movieclips Trailer Vault/YouTube To help Ryan stay in character on Lars and the Real Girl, the doll was actually treated like a person IRL.
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Rock-star looks and talent
Image Credit: Noel Vasquez/Getty Images In addition to playing several instruments, Gosling sings in the indie rock band Dead Man’s Bones.
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Quick thinker
Image Credit: hollywoodstreams/YouTube The beloved dance scene between Gosling and Michelle Williams in Blue Valentine was totally improvised.
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Crazy sexy good genes
Image Credit: LET FANGIRLING BEGINS/YouTube Despite his hard body in Crazy, Stupid, Love., Gosling says he considers gym time “a waste of time.”
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Dream roomie
Image Credit: Ian Wilson/WENN During his The All New Mickey Mouse Club days, Gosling bunked with none other than Justin Timberlake. Double swoon.
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A giving heart
Image Credit: Gregg Deguire/Getty Images Gosling spends his spare time advocating many charitable causes. Just check his Twitter feed.
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Dating by numbers
Image Credit: ckane/YouTube Gosling dated his Murder By Numbers co-star Sandra Bullock — 16 years his senior — for a year.
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A difference of opinion
Image Credit: Carrie Devorah/WENN Gosling was originally cast in Mark Wahlberg’s role for The Lovely Bones but was fired for being overweight.
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Casting kismet
Image Credit: Movieclips Trailers/YouTube Gosling actually suggested Eva Mendes for the role of Romina in The Place Beyond the Pines.
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Not a fan of name-calling
Image Credit: Frazer Harrison/Getty Images Gosling told Vulture the worst thing someone could call him was a “dumb hipster.”
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Real-life inspiration
Image Credit: nacho.vent/YouTube Gosling’s film Gangster Squad was based off the real-life story of mobster Mickey Cohen.
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An old soul
Image Credit: John Sciulli/Getty Images He might look like a badass, but Gosling says his idea of the perfect day would be one spent knitting.
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More to come from ‘March’
Image Credit: Streaming Clips/YouTube Ryan Gosling and Jacob Sullivan wrote an as-of-yet unproduced screenplay while filming The Ides of March.
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‘Half Nelson,’ full brilliance
Image Credit: frfilment/YouTube In the highly underrated Half Nelson, Gosling plays an inner-city teacher struggling with addiction.
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Good taste, literally
Image Credit: Ian Gavan/Getty Images Did you know Gosling runs a restaurant? It’s a Moroccan eatery in Beverly Hills called Tagine.
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Method acting to the extreme
Image Credit: M Tran/Getty Images Before filming Fracture, Gosling lived off the grid — in a tent in the woods — for two years.
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Southern twang
Image Credit: TrailersPlaygroundHD To play a hotshot attorney in Fracture, Gosling adopted a super sexy Southern accent.
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A man of few words
Image Credit: Movieclips Coming Soon/YouTube In Only God Forgives, Gosling’s character Julian only speaks 17 lines in the entire film.
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Remember the music
Image Credit: Dorsia Atkinson/YouTube In Remember the Titans, whenever the players have a play in their favor, the music changes to upbeat rock.
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True handyman
Image Credit: jeilin26/YouTube For The Notebook set, Gosling handcrafted the dining room table and the Adirondack chairs out front.
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So nice, they co-star thrice
Image Credit: Cousart/JFX Image/WENN The upcoming La La Land will be Gosling’s third film co-starring Emma Stone.
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