I’m about to show you the cutest, most amazing video ever. OK, maybe not EVER because I think I loved that jogging duckling video more than this, but this still makes my Top Ten favorite videos. Ryan Gosling, age 10 (or maybe 11), performing at a Mormon talent show in Canada. Did you know that Ryan Gosling’s parents are Mormon? I didn’t know that before today. Does anyone else know if he still practices his Mormon faith? He plays that pretty close to the vest, doesn’t he? Anyway, Mormon detour aside, I knew Ryan was an early performer, but I just didn’t know he was a full-blown song-and-dance man/child. This performance actually pre-dates his appearance on The Mickey Mouse Club.
What part do you love more? His hokey Southern accent while singing “When A Man Loves a Woman” or his badass moves to C+C Music Factory? Whatever happened to C+C Music Factory? I really loved their two hit songs. Anyway, I think I love the dancing more than the singing. The dancing is actually pretty badass, if we’re going to describe a 10-year-old kid as “badass”. The singing just makes me uncomfortable. Probably because I keep wondering if, twenty years later, Ryan’s go-to move isn’t exactly like this. “Hey, Girl – When a MAYN loves a WO-MAYN…” See? You imagined it. Ryan totally uses that move today.
Photos courtesy of WENN, Fame/Flynet.
So stinkin cute. Saw it yesterday and it just solidified my 16 year crush on the guy!
EXACTLY. I loved him in Remember the Titans,of course the Notebook(Noah+Allie 4 ever!) and every movie since. I will not be swayed by him taking random girls to disneyland. I still love him.
This probably makes me sound stupid but I didn’t know that there were significant amount Mormons outside of the general Utah area. I always hear about their work in developing countries but not in other parts of the world.
All kinds of adorable.
+ infinity. YUM.
SO adorable.
His family left the Mormon religion when his parents separated, I think.
I saw the vid yesterday and loved it! He was so cute and I still think he’s great.
The one thing I always remember about C+C Music Factory was that they didn’t show the real female singer in their videos because she was overweight. They gave the impression that the thin woman in the video was actually singing and it created a scandal.
Yes, I totally remember that and the lead singer was awesome. She appeared on SNL and everyone was like WHAT? THAT’s her? I can’t believe she had to hide.
Around the same time Heart’s lead singer (the fabulous Ann Wilson) was also overweight and since they HAD to show her they would stretch the film or something to try and thin her out. They filled in with lots of super-tight head shots (no body) OR wide-angle shots from like a half mile away. Because who doesn’t look small from across town.
How ridiculous we all are.
This made my morning coffee break. So stinking cute!!
Im watching Dive on dvd atm and this vid on my ipod, what a contrast.
Is he wearing Hammer pants?
Wow,that’s a very talented kid. Now I like Ryan Gosling even more.
I wish he would go away for at least a year and come back with a great movie.
I am really getting tired of him and his showbiz vibe.
Guy really can move. I always loved that part in the Notebook where he does a little shuffle dance with a cute black kid. Blink and you miss it.
I wasn’t going to!!! Heck, I wasn’t even going to click on the post.
You know my favourite posts about Gosling are the “unfavorable/”he’s quite possibly an asshole” ones.
But since I did…yes, I agree with Kaiser, he probably uses that move today
Why did you edit it? I *LIKE* raining on people’s “Ryan Gosling parade”. You were not wrong about that.
Sorry!!! I gotta stop rewriting my comments! The follow-ups don’t make any sense afterwards.
I was waiting for you to “rain on everyone’s parade” because I love when you go on your anti-gosling rants :-))
Then I changed it cause I was afraid you wouldn’t get that I meant that in a nice way.
But I totally got it! And actually loved the reference 🙂 .
But then, when you edited your comment, my reply didn’t make sense anymore.
And don’t worry, feel free to crack jokes and fake fight with me. Considering we’ve been having an amicable “relationship” here on Celebitchy, the last thing I’d think is that you meant to hurt me.
And that is why you are one of the best on these boards. You don’t take this sh!t personaly.
I’ve offended many a sensitive person here…so I try to play nice(er).
*blinks bashfully*
P.S.: I only (sometimes) take things personally when they sound like they’re meant that way.
Most of the time, I treat Celebitchy’s threads as they are (or they should be): escapism.
I’m sure Ryan is a nice, talented man but he reminds me of the sleeveless guy from the group Steps (“H”) so I can never get his appeal.
Over him.
Me too. Dude is fake, everything he says and does is so contrived. Especially over the last year.
Am I the only one who finds it creepy when a child is dancing like that? I mean he’s obviously talented, it’s amazing how he and his sister are dancing! But seriously, now I know why he’s so fucked up! When two young kids are dancing and singing like that, it’s not coincidence!
I couldn’t watch the singing because a child singing “when a man loves a woman” is cringeworthy but he’s a very talented dancer, I luved it.
Get it!!