Top facts about actor Ryan Gosling's life that few people know about

Ryan Gosling is a fascinating celebrity with many intriguing aspects of his life. UAportal has prepared five curious facts about him.

The owner of a Moroccan restaurant in Los Angeles

Gosling is the owner of Tagine, an upscale Moroccan restaurant located in Beverly Hills. According to Morocco World News, the restaurant is frequented by celebrities looking for exquisite Moroccan specialties.

Guests such as Richard Gere, Salma Hayek and Keanu Reeves have reportedly enjoyed dining at this restaurant. Gosling co-owns the restaurant with chef Abdessamad Benamer and meticulously planned its opening back in 2004.

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Shared living space with Justin Timberlake

Ryan Gosling and Justin Timberlake developed a close friendship since childhood. In fact, their bond was so strong that Gosling's legal guardian became Timberlake's mother temporarily . Both stars starred in "The Mickey Mouse Club," and when Gosling's mother had to work in Canada, Timberlake's mother happily hosted him in their home.

Dropped out of high school

Gosling took a different path than most  people when it came to education. He made the decision to leave school like several famous personalities in the entertainment industry. As a teenager, he attended various high schools in Ontario, including Lester B. Pearson High School in Burlington and Cornwall College and Vocational School in Cornwall.

When he was17, Gosling left school to focus solely on his acting career. The whole following year, he traveled to New Zealand to work on the Fox Kids Network series Young Hercules.

Loneliness in childhood

Ryan Gosling's childhood was marked by frequent moves due to his father working as a traveling salesman. This constant movement had a significant impact on his upbringing, leading to relative solitude during his time in Ontario, Canada.

At the age of ten, Gosling's mother temporarily home-schooled him before putting him back in school. However, he struggled to fit in and make friends until he was fifteen years old.

He worked as a security guard for his Elvis impersonator uncle

Gosling's eclectic life includes working as a bodyguard for an uncle who imitated Elvis when he was a child. In an interview with Interview magazine, he revealed that at the age of eight, he took a job as a security guard at his uncle's Elvis tribute concert.

Gosling's role was to pass fresh scarves to his uncle, as well as make sure the enthusiastic audience didn't get too practical. This particular experience adds an intriguing touch to Gosling's early years.

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