The All-New Mickey Mouse Club—not for giving us Britney Spears, Justin Timberlake, or even Xtina, but for giving us Ryan Thomas Gosling.
The future Hollywood heartthrob was just 13 when he became a Mouseketeer in 1993, and we assume that not even he could have expected the fame (and the Kenergy) in his future.As an actor, Gosling first turned heads—and earned a Film Independent Spirit Award—in the 2001 drama film The Believer.
He then hit it big with the 2004 romance film The Notebook, after which he could have just coasted on his matinee-idol status.
Instead, Gosling turned in acclaimed performances in indie pics like 2006’s Half Nelson, 2007’s Lars and the Real Girl (which earned him his first Oscar nomination), and 2010’s Blue Valentine.Sign up for the Queerty newsletter to get your fix of heartthrobs with a side of the hottest queer news and culture.Gosling romanced Emma Stone in both 2011’s Crazy, Stupid, Love and 2016’s La La Land, dancing his way to his second Oscar nom in the latter pic.