The Evolution of Ryan Gosling: From Child Star to Hollywood Hunk

Ryan Gosling
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Young Hercules, 1998
At age 17, Gosling was cast as the adolescent demigod of Greek mythology in a spin-off of Kevin Sorbo's Hercules: The Legendary Journeys. The series lasted only one season, but in that cycle, it aired more than 50 episodes.

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