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It's a universal truth that Ryan Gosling is the ultimate man crush for women and guys alike. But it goes far beyond mere sexiness - he and the characters he plays possess an innate, heart-meltingly adorable attractiveness that's guaranteed to make even the most emotionally morbid of souls go all squishy.
Gosling + baby = the sound of a thousand ovaries exploding.
Teatowel Attack
In the junket interview for Gangster Squad , poor old Gossers looks pretty knackered. Which could describe his deliriously gigglesome response when confronted with a teatowel made up of his own face. Three versions of his face to be exact.
Hey, girl
It's not really Ryan Gosling's fault that the internet has taken* to him as fervently as it has.
The first and most popular of all Gosling memes was Hey, Girl (it's hard to explain, but basically it involves photoshopping ridiculously adoring quotes on top of Gos-photos for comedic effect).
Just watch his reaction to some of them below, and then imagine what you'd do if someone gave you hundreds of paparazzi photos of you with crazy stalker-scribbled messages on them.
*stalked
Lift Romance
Drive is a spectacular film, not least for a romance sold almost completely on inaction.
Which makes the pay-off so brilliant, with Driver appreciating the near-death potential of their lift trip together (alongside a hitman) by living for the moment - and taking Irene in a swoon-worthy kiss of heart-stopping proportions.
If only he didn't mar the whole thing by brutally kicking in the face of their attacker mere seconds later.
Drive-a-long
When neighbour Irene and her son Benicio enter The Driver's life, he goes almost instantly into 'protective' mode.
Shortly before everything starts to fall apart, he uses an opportune moment to take them both on a detour intended to make them forget all their worries.
Cue a glimpse at the protective, loving life just out of their reach.
Child Starriness
Gosling may be a proven star on the big screen, but he started out small.
Yip, he was part of the infamous Mickey Mouse Club (the same one that spawned Christina Aguilera and Britney Spears) in an all-singing, all-dancing smorgasbord guaranteed to bring out the maternal side in even the grumpiest of folk.
Check out this performance of Jodeci's 'Cry For You' - starring Gosling alongside none other than Justin Timberlake and JC Chasez.
George Gosling
It's a proven fact that hunky men + babies or animals (preferably of the puppy/flopsy eared rabbit variety) = guaranteed DAWability.
Just watch the clip below, in which he explains why George is rocking a mohawk.
One Man Vigilante
It's one thing talking the big talk, and it's a whole other thing putting yourself in harm's way to defend the innocent.
He infamously went from 'incognito passer-by' to 'heroic saviour' when he walked into the middle of two people squabbling in the street in an attempt to break the fight.
We can't embed, but you can watch the increasingly hysterical cameraphone footage here .
Gangsta Lovin'
Gangster Squad 's Wooters (Gosling) and Faraday (Stone) really shouldn't be hooking up.
Gangster Squad is available to buy on DVD and Blu-ray from May 27 2013.
"Don't Go"
It's the line a million women (and quite a few men) wish they'd hear in person - Ryan Gosling stood at the door, pleading with you not to leave.
Faraday's the chief ladyfriend of mob boss Mickey Cohen (Sean Penn), and let's just say he isn't the friendliest of chaps.
Wooters quietly impassioned plea to Faraday is the definition of heartbreaking.
Polymathamazing
Every actor and his dog has a little musical habit 'on the side'.
Enter stage left, obviously, Mr Gosling, whose folk rock band Dead Man's Bones are genuinely pretty darn great.
And to make the whole thing just that little bit more heart-warming, here he is bantering with and playing one of their songs alongside a choir of schoolchildren.
"It's Not Over"
Statistically, we're fairly sure The Notebook can be blamed for breaking up as many couples as it brings together, such is Gosling's character Noah's insanely idealistic romanticism.
As the pair rekindle their friendship, they become stuck in a storm, prompting a raw emotional confession and leading to the endlessly quotable line below.
Cue soaking wet smoochiness aplenty.
Drunk Christmas Merriment
Gosling proved his sense of humour by starring in probably the most original ode to Christmas tidings you've ever seen.
Told by a very, very drunk man.
Gosling's wide-eyed delight at seeing Santa for the first time is a joy to behold.
Bonus points for the Victorian bed hat.
Drunk History Christmas with Ryan Gosling, Jim Carrey and Eva Mendes
Caught In The Act
In case you ever missed Mr Mackey's war on drugs , it's a universal fact that drugs are bad, mkay?
Out of Hours Teaching
The moment in Half Nelson where Dan goes out to one of his student's dodgy, dangerous neighbourhood to scope out the appropriateness of her home life proves that even if he can't fix his own life, beneath all the drug-taking and self-destructive tendencies lies a man intent on righting wrongs.
He's Trying to Save the World
Not only is he a friend of PETA, but he actively wrote to the National Milk Producers Federation in a bid to stop their cruel, cow-maiming practice of 'dehorning'.
(Ridiculous/amazing picture courtesy of Buzzfeed )
