Ryan Gosling - Wikipedia. Ryan Thomas Gosling (born November 1. Canadian actor and musician. He began his career as a child star on the Disney Channel's The Mickey Mouse Club (1. Are You Afraid of the Dark?

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Goosebumps (1. 99. His first starring film role was as a Jewishneo- Nazi in The Believer (2. Murder by Numbers (2. The Slaughter Rule (2.

The United States of Leland (2. Another 48 Hrs. Full Movie. Gosling came to the attention of a wider audience in 2.

The Notebook. His performance as a drug- addicted teacher in Half Nelson (2. Academy Award for Best Actor and his performance as a socially inept loner in Lars and the Real Girl (2. Golden Globe Award.

After a three- year acting hiatus, Gosling starred in the marital drama Blue Valentine (2. Golden Globe Award nomination. Gosling co- starred in three mainstream films in 2. Crazy, Stupid, Love, the political drama The Ides of March, and the neo- noir crime thriller Drive–and received two more Golden Globe Award nominations. His directorial debut, Lost River, was released to poor reviews in 2.

Greater success came to Gosling when he starred in two critically acclaimed films–the financial comedy- drama The Big Short (2. La La Land (2. 01. For the latter, he won the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy and received a second Oscar nomination. Gosling's band, Dead Man's Bones, released their self- titled debut album and toured North America in 2. He is a co- owner of Tagine, a Moroccan restaurant in Beverly Hills, California.

Gosling is a supporter of PETA, Invisible Children, and the Enough Project and has traveled to Chad, Uganda and eastern Congo to raise awareness about conflicts in the regions. He is married to the actress Eva Mendes, and they have two daughters together. Early life. Ryan Thomas Gosling was born in London, Ontario,[2] the son of Thomas Ray Gosling, a travelling salesman for a paper mill,[3] and Donna, a secretary.[4][5] His father is of English, Scottish, and French Canadian descent.[6][7] Gosling's parents were Mormons,[8] and Gosling has said that the religion influenced every aspect of their lives.[9] However, he said he "never really could identify with [Mormonism]."[1. Because of his father's work, they "moved around a lot"[3] and Gosling lived in both Cornwall, Ontario,[1.

Burlington, Ontario.[1. His parents divorced when he was 1. Mandi lived with their mother,[4] an experience Gosling has credited with programming him "to think like a girl".[1. Gosling was educated at Gladstone Public School,[1.

Leonardo Wilhelm DiCaprio (/ d ɪ ˈ k æ p r i. oʊ /; born November 11, 1974) is an American actor, film producer, and environmental activist. DiCaprio began his. Ryan Thomas Gosling (born November 12, 1980) is a Canadian actor and musician. He began his career as a child star on the Disney Channel's The Mickey Mouse Club (1993.

Directed by Jesse Warren. With Mark Gantt, Vanessa Marcil, Gabriel Tigerman, Michael Ironside. A slick, sexy, action-packed show about Neal Bannen, a charming con-man.

Cornwall Collegiate and Vocational School and Lester B. Pearson High School.[1. As a child, he watched Dick Tracy and was inspired to become an actor.[1.

He "hated" being a child,[9][1. In grade one, having been heavily influenced by the action film First Blood, he took steak knives to school and threw them at other children during recess. This incident led to a suspension.[1. He was unable to read[2. ADHD), but was not diagnosed with it and, contrary to false reports, never took medication.[2. His mother left her job and homeschooled him for a year.[2.

Gosling has said that homeschooling gave him "a sense of autonomy that I've never really lost".[9] Gosling performed in front of audiences from an early age, encouraged by his sister being a performer.[2. He and his sister sang together at weddings; he performed with Elvis Perry, his uncle's Elvis Presleytribute act,[2. Performing boosted his self- confidence as it was the only thing he received praise for.[2. He developed an idiosyncratic accent because, as a child, he thought having a Canadian accent did not sound "tough".

He began to model his accent on that of Marlon Brando.[2. He dropped out of high school at the age of 1. Acting career. Child actor (1. In 1. 99. 3, at the age of 1. Gosling attended an open audition in Montreal for a revival of Disney Channel's The Mickey Mouse Club.[2. He was given a two- year contract as a mouseketeer and moved to Orlando, Florida.[2.

He appeared on- screen infrequently because other children were considered more talented.[3. Nonetheless, he has described the job as the greatest two years of his life.[2. Fellow cast members included Justin Timberlake, Britney Spears, and Christina Aguilera. Gosling has credited the experience with instilling in them "this great sense of focus."[3. He became particularly close friends with Timberlake and they lived together for six months during the second year of the show.

Timberlake's mother became Gosling's legal guardian after his mother returned to Canada for work reasons.[3. Gosling has said that, even though he and Timberlake are no longer in touch, they are still supportive of each other.[3. Following the show's cancellation in 1. Gosling returned to Canada and continued to appear in family entertainment television series including Are You Afraid of the Dark? Goosebumps (1. 99.

Breaker High (1. 99. Sean Hanlon.[3. 3] At the age of 1. New Zealand to film the Fox Kids adventure series Young Hercules (1. In 2. 00. 2, he told the Vancouver Sun that he initially enjoyed working on the show, but began to care too much about the series, so it was no longer fun for him. He wanted to spend more time sitting with and devising a character as well as play a variety of roles, so he chose to enter film and not accept any more television work.[2. Move to independent film (2. At the age of nineteen, Gosling decided to move into "serious acting".

He was dropped by his agent and initially found it difficult to secure work because of the "stigma" attached to children's television.[3. After a supporting role in the football drama Remember the Titans, Gosling secured a lead role as a young Jewishneo- Nazi in 2. The Believer. Director Henry Bean said he cast Gosling because his Mormon upbringing helped him understand the isolation of Judaism.[3. Kevin Thomas of the Los Angeles Times praised an "electrifying and terrifyingly convincing" performance[3. Todd Mc. Carthy of Variety felt his "dynamite performance" could "scarcely have been better".[3. The film won the Grand Jury Prize at the Sundance Film Festival[3. Gosling has described it as "the film that kind of gift- wrapped for me the career that I have now."[2.

Because of the controversial nature of the film, it was difficult to secure financial backing for a full theatrical release[3. Showtime.[3. 9] The film was a commercial failure, grossing just $4. In 2. 00. 2, Gosling co- starred in the psychological thriller Murder by Numbers with Sandra Bullock and Michael Pitt,[4. Gosling and Pitt portrayed a pair of high school seniors who believe they can commit the perfect murder.

Bullock played the detective tasked with investigating the crime. Lisa Schwarzbaum of Entertainment Weekly described him as "a phenomenal talent even in junk like this"[4. Todd Mc. Carthy of Variety felt that the "strong and "charismatic" young actors were "let down by the screenplay".[4. The film was a minor commercial success, grossing $5.

His second screen appearance of 2. The Slaughter Rule with David Morse which explores the relationship between a high school football player and his troubled coach in rural Montana. Gosling has said that the opportunity to work with Morse made him "a better actor".[4.

Stephen Holden of The New York Times described Gosling as "major star material" with a "rawness and an intensity that recall the young Matt Dillon"[4. Manohla Dargis of the Los Angeles Times was won over by his "raw talent".[4. The film was released in just three US theatres and grossed $1. In 2. 00. 3, Gosling starred in The United States of Leland as a teenager imprisoned for the murder of a disabled boy. He was drawn to the role because it was unusual to find a character that was "emotionally disconnected for the whole film."[4.

Roger Ebert of the Chicago Sun- Times felt that the "gifted actor does everything that can be done with Leland, but the character comes from a writer's conceits, not from life."[5. A. O. Scott of The New York Times noted that he "struggles to rescue Leland from the clutches of cliché"[5.

Leonardo Di. Caprio - Wikipedia. Leonardo Di. Caprio. Di. Caprio in 2. 01.

Born. Leonardo Wilhelm Di. Caprio(1. 97. 4- 1. November 1. 1, 1. The Cosby Show Episode 14. Los Angeles, California, United States. Residence. Occupation.

Years active. 19. Works. Filmography. Political party. Democratic[1]Parent(s)Awards.

Full list. Website. Leonardo Wilhelm Di.

Caprio (; born November 1. American actor, film producer, and environmental activist.[2] Di. Caprio began his career by appearing in television commercials in the late 1. Santa Barbara and the sitcom Growing Pains.

He began his film career by starring as Josh in Critters 3 (1. He starred in the film adaptation of the memoir This Boy's Life (1. What's Eating Gilbert Grape (1. He gained public recognition with leading roles in The Basketball Diaries (1. Romeo + Juliet (1.

James Cameron's epic romance Titanic (1. Cameron's science fiction film Avatar (2. Since 2. 00. 0, Di. Caprio has received critical acclaim for his work in a wide range of film genres.

Di. Caprio's subsequent films include The Man in the Iron Mask (1. Catch Me If You Can (2. Gangs of New York (2. Martin Scorsese. He was acclaimed for his performances in the political war thriller Blood Diamond (2. The Departed (2. 00. Body of Lies (2. 00. Revolutionary Road (2.

Shutter Island (2. Inception (2. 01. J. Edgar (2. 01. 1), the western Django Unchained (2.

The Great Gatsby (2. Di. Caprio's portrayals of Howard Hughes in The Aviator (2. Hugh Glass in The Revenant (2. Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama, and his role as Jordan Belfort in The Wolf of Wall Street (2.

Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy. He also won his first Academy Award for Best Actor and BAFTA Award for his performance in The Revenant. Di. Caprio is the founder of his own production company, Appian Way Productions. Early life. Leonardo Wilhelm Di. Caprio was born on November 1. Los Angeles.[3] He is the only child of Irmelin (née Indenbirken), a legal secretary, and George Di.

Caprio, an underground comix artist and producer and distributor of comic books.[4] Di. Caprio's father is of Italian (from Naples) and German (from Bavaria) descent.[5][6][7] Di. Caprio's maternal grandfather, Wilhelm Indenbirken, was German.[8] His maternal grandmother, Helene Indenbirken (born Yelena Smirnova; 1. Russian- born German citizen.[1.

In an interview in Russia, Di. Caprio referred to himself as "half- Russian" and said that two of his grandparents were Russian.[1. Di. Caprio's parents met while attending college and subsequently moved to Los Angeles, California.[5]Di. Caprio was named Leonardo because his pregnant mother was looking at a Leonardo da Vinci painting in a museum in Italy when he first kicked.[1. His parents separated when he was a year old, and he lived mostly with his mother.[1.

The two lived in several Los Angeles neighborhoods, such as Echo Park and Los Feliz (his Los Feliz residence was later converted into a public library), while his mother worked several jobs.[5] Di. Caprio attended Seeds Elementary School (now UCLA Lab School) and John Marshall High School a few blocks away, after attending the Los Angeles Center for Enriched Studies for four years.[1. However, he dropped out of high school following his third year, eventually earning his general equivalency diploma (GED).[1. Di. Caprio spent part of his childhood in Germany with his maternal grandparents, Wilhelm and Helene.

He is conversant in German and Italian.[1. Career. Early career. Di. Caprio's career began with his appearance in several commercials and educational films.

After being removed from the set of children's television series Romper Room for being disruptive at the age of five,[2. Adam Farrar into television commercials, landing an ad for Matchbox cars at 1. In 1. 99. 0, he got his break on television when he was cast in the short- lived series based on the movie Parenthood. After Parenthood, Di. Caprio had bit parts on several shows, including The New Lassie and Roseanne, as well as a brief stint on the soap opera Santa Barbara, playing the young Mason Capwell. His involvement in Parenthood and the daily soap earned him a nomination for the Young Artist Award for Best Young Actor each.[2.

Breaking into film. Di. Caprio's debut film role was in the comedic sci- fihorror film.

Critters 3, in which he played the stepson of an evil landlord, a role that Di. Caprio described as "your average, no- depth, standard kid with blond hair."[2.

Released in 1. 99. Soon after, he became a recurring cast member on the ABC sitcom Growing Pains, playing Luke Brower, a homeless boy who is taken in by the Seaver family. Di. Caprio made his big screen breakthrough in 1. Robert De Niro out of 4.

This Boy's Life.[2. Later in 1. 99. 3, Di. Caprio co- starred as the mentally handicapped brother of Johnny Depp's character in What's Eating Gilbert Grape, a comic- tragic odyssey of a dysfunctional Iowa family. Director Lasse Hallström admitted he was initially looking for a less good- looking actor but finally settled on Di. Caprio as he had emerged as "the most observant actor" among all auditionees.[2. Budgeted at US$1.

Di. Caprio, who was awarded the National Board of Review Award and nominated for both an Academy Award and a Golden Globe for his portrayal. New York Times critic Janet Maslin praised Di.

Caprio's performance, writing "the film's real show- stopping turn comes from Mr. Di. Caprio, who makes Arnie's many tics so startling and vivid that at first he is difficult to watch. The performance has a sharp, desperate intensity from beginning to end."[2.

Di. Caprio's first effort of 1. Sam Raimi's The Quick and the Dead, a western film. Sony Pictures was dubious over Di.

Caprio's casting, and as a result, co- star Sharon Stone decided to pay the actor's salary herself.[2. The film was released to a dismal box office performance, barely grossing US$1.

US, and received mixed reviews from critics.[2. Di. Caprio next starred in Total Eclipse, a fictionalized account of the homosexual relationship between Arthur Rimbaud and Paul Verlaine. He replaced River Phoenix, who died during pre- production on the project.[2.

A minor art- house success, the film grossed US$0. Di. Caprio appeared in the mostly improvised short film called Don's Plum, as a favor to aspiring director R. D. Robb.[2. 1] When Robb decided to expand the black- and- white film to feature length, however, Di.

Caprio and costar Tobey Maguire had its release blocked by court order, arguing that they never intended to make it a theatrical release, as it would have commercial value thanks to their stardom.[2. The film eventually premiered at the 2.

Berlin International Film Festival, where it was well received by critics.[3. Di. Caprio's last film of the year 1. The Basketball Diaries, a biographical film about Jim Carroll.[3. Mainstream success.

In 1. 99. 6, Di. Caprio appeared opposite Claire Danes in Baz Luhrmann's film Romeo + Juliet, an abridged modernization of William Shakespeare's romantic tragedy of the same name, which retained the original Shakespearean dialogue. The project achieved a worldwide box office take of $1. Later that year, he starred in Jerry Zaks' family drama Marvin's Room, reuniting with Robert De Niro. Based on Scott Mc. Pherson's screenplay adaptation of his own 1. Meryl Streep and Diane Keaton, who are reunited through tragedy after 1.

Di. Caprio portrayed Hank, Streep's character's troubled son, who has been committed to a mental asylum for setting fire to his mother's house.[3. Di. Caprio at a press conference for The Beach in February 2. In 1. 99. 7, Di. Caprio starred in James Cameron's Titanic (1.

Jack Dawson, a penniless Wisconsin man who wins two tickets for the third- class on the ill- fated RMS Titanic. Di. Caprio initially refused to portray the character but was eventually encouraged to pursue the role by Cameron, who strongly believed in his acting ability.[3. Against expectations, the film went on to become the highest- grossing film to date (it was surpassed in 2. Cameron's film Avatar), grossing more than $1.