Sure, we all have a few skeletons in our home video closets, typically involving braces, crimped hair, and pimples galore, but at least we can burn or otherwise bury our VHS collection. No such luck for Ryan Gosling, whose cringeworthy dance for a middle school talent show has been unearthed for your viewing pleasure.
In the 1992 footage, a young Gos busts MC Hammer-esque moves to Cathy Dennis's hit "Touch Me (All Night Long)." At one point, you may squirm at the sexy prepubescent chest stroking.
Ryan Gosling. All. To. Yourself.
I wish I could say I knew him when he wasn't famous. I didn't—although Gos did spend his formative years in my hometown and to this day, and to his utmost credit, he never denies his small-town Ontario roots.
All I can say is thank goodness he eventually turned to acting and chose the path that Bieber didn't travel. He knew where he wanted to go even as a little kid, and did what he had to to get there. Own it, dude, own it...
Silver Hammer pants notwithstanding, we still love you, Ryan!
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