Today was a big day for all of us: we found out there are now TWO Ryan Goslings. You know, basically. But it was even a bigger day for America's newest Ryan Gosling, who goes by the name Joey Thompson. Throughout the day the Gosling lookalike's video explaining "how to look like Ryan Gosling" has made its way around the internet, and now he's handling the viral after effects like a real pro. We asked him some questions...
Who was the first person to tell you you looked like Ryan Gosling? I was first told I looked like Ryan Gosling when I was 16. I was at a Clemson University football tailgate and my friend’s sister’s college roommate told me that (I thought this girl was a smoking college babe at the time). She was like “you look like that guy from “The Notebook.” I was like “cool” then I went back to thinking about Pokemon or whatever dumb thing I did at the time. I was naïve.
Is there a particular Ryan Gosling character you feel you look the most like? Notebook Gosling? Drive Gosling? I like the Notebook Gosling because he delivers a powerful love story. (True story, I listen to The Notebook soundtrack when I study or write just because it keeps me cool.) I don’t want to sound sappy but I think it’s cool when a guy finds a girl that he is willing to go all out for, maybe even build a house for her. Lately I feel like the Drive Gosling. I’ve started trying to stunt around in my car some. I’ll roll the windows down and blast “Song 2” by Blur and just floor it on open roads. It kind of makes me feel like a bad ass.
Your video is getting a lot of attention today, has your day been crazy? Today has been out of control. This is not the first viral video I’ve been a part of so I kind of have a grip on things, I think. We had 2 videos get on Comedy Central’s Tosh.0 and we had a rap video we made about the University of South Carolina football team do some damage. Today is certainly the biggest vid explosion ever though. I’m just humbled and excited to see where this goes. I literally told my mother 2 nights ago that “I want to do this kind of stuff for the rest of my life.” I’m just blessed. We’re trying to get me on the Ellen Show to meet Ryan. There’s a big push for that. I know he and I could riff off each other.
Do you want to give her a message? Ellen needs to know that if she has me and Ryan on her show it’s going to be the biggest man hunk explosion of all time. I think we’re both funny guys and could definitely make for an unforgettable segment that would make the ladies faint and the fellas laugh.
Any marriage proposals? The funny story is I was really down on my luck about girls. There was this girl that I had a crush on and I told her ,“you are honestly the prettiest girl I’ve ever seen in my life and I mean it.” She said, “let’s be friends.” I was crushed a bit, but now I think I’m going to be okay. Girls keep asking to marry me and father their children. It’s getting nuts. I’m just having fun with it all. Before I had problems finding a girlfriend. Now I think it’s going to be hard narrowing it down to a winner, but I know she’ll come along.
What would you say to the real Ryan Gosling if you met him? If I ever met the real Ryan Gosling I would ask him to hang out with me then make a video about “How to Look/Or Be Like Joey Thompson.”
Who would you rather: Rachel McAdams or Eva Mendez? Rachel is a little cutie but she broke his heart. I gotta go with Eva. She is bad. I mean that in a positive way. She’s a total dime. If I dated her I would need oven mitts because she is one hot mamacita.
If you saw a fight happening in the streets of New York, what would YOU do? If I saw a fight happening in the streets of NY I would run full speed and spear the clown guy who was instigating it. I played football a lot of my life so I think those instincts would come out. I don’t have time for people who start clownery. This is for certain.
Can you give us a "Hey Girl..." line? I hope my mom doesn’t see this. “Hey Girl… Are you into beastiality, because I’m an animal.”
Thoughts on Bradley Cooper getting Sexiest Man Alive? That was a bogus decision and everyone knows it. I think Ryan got the better end of that deal though because the outrage behind the decision really stirred up some positive press for him.
Finally, any thoughts on one of Gosling's fiercest competitors, James Franco? I co-run a production company for my living so I stay up on films. I think James Franco is a phenomenal actor. I think they should team up and do a movie together. It would be like Redford and Newman in “Butch Cassidy.” No need to compete.
And incase you missed it this morning, here's that video again:
