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Ryan Gosling: Playing a Hamster on ‘Mickey Mouse Club’ Helped Me Relate to Ken in ‘Barbie’

Gosling explained how his experiences as a child star helped shape his perception of the himbo doll in need of his own identity.

Receiving an Oscar nomination for playing an iconic Mattel toy might not have been on Ryan Gosling ‘s career bingo card a few years ago, but his performance as Ken in Greta Gerwig’s “Barbie” has nevertheless turned into one of the most acclaimed roles in his filmography. By turning Ken into a himbo undergoing an identity crisis, Gosling managed to provide some of the film ‘s funniest moments while serving as a key piece of its emotional core. In a recent interview with Variety, Gosling explained that his background as a child actor helped him find common ground with Ken.

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