Happy birthday, Ryan Gosling!

Ahead, 13 of Gosling’s best moments.

“I’m embarrassed,” he told MTV the following month.

36 Years of Ryan Gosling

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So he finally steals his painting and then he’s getting his ass kicked by his hero.

And then the guy fromThe Notebookshows up and makes it weirder… Nobody wins, nobody won."

Ryan Gosling grabbed me away from a taxi…

That time he broke up a fight

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I literally, LITERALLY just got saved from a car by Ryan Gosling.

That actually just happened."

McHenry died of cancer in 2015, andGosling took a moment to pay tribute to him.

That time he continued his superhero streak

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Gosling mixes it up as the lead singer for the band Dead Man’s Bones.

Formed with musician and writer Zach Shields, Gosling’s duoreleased a self-titled albumin 2009.

He examined a pile of “Hey Girl…” images from the illustrious TumblrF–k Yeah!

That time he paid tribute in the best way

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Ryan Goslingand couldn’t help but giggle with glee.

When he had the time of his life

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When he was just a member of the Mickey Mouse Club

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That time he saved the cows

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That time he uked hard with Jimmy Kimmel

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When he got way too into the holiday spirit

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That time he and Rachel McAdams brought down the house

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That time he was dog’s best friend

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When he took a loose interpretation of red carpet attire

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When he became his own biggest fan

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