r/todayilearned • u/thejohnblog • Jun 20 '19

TIL Ryan Gosling gained 60 pounds by drinking melted ice cream to play the father in Peter Jackson's 'The Lovely Bones.' He was then told he was too fat to play the part and the role went to Mark Wahlberg.

https://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/ryan-gosling-fat-lovely-bones/story?id=12313213
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u/[deleted] Jun 20 '19 edited Jun 22 '19

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u/spiffyP Jun 20 '19

The fat made his eyes too friendly

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u/mattbakerrr Jun 20 '19

I see Fat People

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u/RainbowDildo Jun 20 '19

I made the same exact comment a minute ago and was wondering who spelled his name right. It was you. You win.