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THE INTERVIEW

I n Half Nelson Gosling plays a drug-
addicted high school teacher and
earned his first Oscar nomination
for this role. He then branched out
to the zany character of an overweight man in
love with his mail-order sex doll in Lars and the
Real Girl in 2007.

Gosling took time off acting but not performing
from 2008 through 2010. Instead he devoted
his time to his band, Dead Man’s Bones. He
came back to the big screen with a bang and
was nominated for a Golden Globe for Best
Actor, among other nominations, for his role
in Blue Valentine where his musical talent is
incorporated into the movie when, in a “goofy”
Elvis-like version, playing the ukulele, he sings
the Mills Brothers’ song “You Only Hurt the
Ones You Love”.

Continuing to act prolifically he convincingly
led the audience through the true story of All
Good Things, created tension in the political
drama The Ides of March alongside George
Clooney, had his first costar role with Emma
Stone in Crazy, Stupid, Love and gave a sizzling
performance in Drive.

A sense of humor, bashful charm, an “I’ve learned it’s important
experienced actor, musician and a dancer - not to limit yourself. You can
it’s no wonder he was cast for the modern day do whatever you really love
musical La La Land. After three months of solid to do, no matter what it is.”
dance and piano practice, the resulting film
won respect for achieving its goal of creating an – Ryan Gosling
authentic big screen musical. Gosling received
a Golden Globe and a BAFTA, among many www.OceanBlueWorld.com | 91
other accolades, for this performance.