My ADHD Story: Ryan Gosling

Ryan Gosling was diagnosed with ADHD when he was young. He frequently got bullied and made fun of because of this which made him go to homeschool and enroll in a special needs school. Find out more on how Ryan became a well-renowned actor despite struggling with ADHD.

Rambo

The La La Land main actor actually struggled with ADHD during his younger days. He shared in his interview with Company Magazine that he got suspended at school for throwing steak knives randomly during their recess time. This happened after Gosling watched Sylvestre Stallone’s movie, Rambo, in which Gosling stated that he actually thought that he was Rambo and that he was in a movie which led him to do such acts.

Because of this, he got evaluated and that was when they learned that Ryan has ADHD. His mother quitted her job to homeschool Ryan. Aside from getting suspended, Ryan was also constantly bullied in school and he had a nickname called Trouble. After what Ryan did in school, he was no longer allowed to watch any violent films. Ryan was also unable to read when he was younger. He was prescribed to take Ritalin, a medication to treat ADHD. Furthermore, he was also placed in a special-needs class.

Getting into TV

Gosling then tells Daily News that when he was a child, he became lonely and the television was his only friend. When Ryan saw the Muppet Show, he was immediately drawn to Raquel Welch, and she became his first crush. Ryan thought of ways on how to meet Raquel and he was determined to meet her. He realizes that she’s on the television, which made him think that he must get on Television to meet her.

Acting Debut

When Ryan was 12, he made his acting debut in Disney’s show, The Mickey Mouse Clubhouse. His breakthrough film was The Notebook because it is when many film directors casted him in upcoming films. The Director of the Notebook, Nick Cassavetes, casted Ryan as Noah Calhoun, the main character in the Notebook, because Ryan seems like a “regular guy who looks a bit nuts”.

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Ryan Gosling Biography

Birthday	November 12, 1980
Hometown	London, Ontario, Canada
Parents	Donna Gosling & Thomas Gosling
Siblings	Mandi Gosling
Spouse	Eva Mendes
Children	Esmeralda Amada Gosling, Amada Lee Gosling
Education	Lester B. Pearson High School, Cornwall Collegiate & Vocational School

Acting Career Journey

When Ryan was 12 years old, he attended an open audition for a role in The Mickey Mouse Clubhouse. He was able to beat 17,000 young actors for the role in The Mickey Mouse Clubhouse. The show was able to run for two years. After his acting career in The Mickey Mouse Clubhouse, he decided to take acting lessons to improve his skill.

His acting project kept coming and he appeared in various films such as the Young Hercules in 1998, Breaker High in 1997, The Slaughter Rule in 2002, Murder by Numbers in 2002, and Remember the Titans in 2000.

Ryan Gosling gained recognition for his performance in The Believer in 2001, a Grand Jury Prize winner in the Sundance Film Festival. Ryan also won the Golden Aries award from the Russian Guild Film Critics during his performance in The Believer.

After this, he got casted for The Notebook in which he gained the public’s eye for he was named as one of the 50 Hottest Bachelors by the People’s Magazine in 2004. Ryan constantly gave his best in his performances which allowed him to be nominated as Best Actor in the Academy Awards for his role in the film, Half Nelson in 2006.

From then on, he was able to be casted in various films such as Blue Valentine in 2010, Crazy, Stupid, Love in 2011, Drive in 2011, The Ides of March in 2011, The Place Beyond the Pines in 2012, The Nice Guys in 2016, and the La La Land in 2016. In 2017, he acted alongside Harrison Ford for the film, Blade Runner 2049.

Awards & Recognitions

2001	Russian Guild Film Critics Best Foreign Actor
2004	Teen Choice Awards Choice Movie: Breakout Male Choice Movie: Chemistry Choice Movie: Dance Scene Choice Movie: Drama Actor Choice Movie: Liplock Choice Movie: Love Scene
2004	ShoWest Awards Male Star of Tomorrow “The Notebook”
2004	MTV Movie & TV Awards Best Kiss—Movie “The Notebook”
2006	Stockholm International Film Festival Best Actor “Half Nelson”
2006	Seattle International Film Festival Best Actor “Half Nelson”
2006	National Board of Review Awards Best Breakthrough Performance “Half Nelson”
2006	Independent Spirit Awards Best Male Lead “Half Nelson”
2006	Village Voice Film Poll Best Actor “Half Nelson”
2007	Santa Barbara International Film Festival Independent Award “Lars and the Real Girl”
2007	Satellite Awards Best Actor in a Motion Picture—Comedy or Musical “Lars and the Real Girl”
2011	Irish Film & Television Drama Academy Awards Best International Film Actor “Drive”
2011	Satellite Awards Best Actor in a Motion Picture—Drama “Drive”
2015	National Board of Review Awards Best Cast “The Big Short”
2017	Santa Barbara International Film Festival Outstanding Performer of the Year Award “La La Land”
2017	Golden Globe Awards Best Actor in a Motion Picture—Musical or Comedy “La La Land”