Ryan Gosling made a shocking move at a promotional event Project Hail Mary And urged the Hollywood bosses present there to give his brother-in-law Carlo Mendes a job in the industry.
The actor was at the Directors Guild of America headquarters in Los Angeles and Ryan took the opportunity to praise Carlo and his work ethic in front of an audience of writers, directors and producers.
In a video shared on TikTok, the moderator was finishing up when Ryan interrupted: “Can I stop you for a second? Carlo, are you in the audience? Where? Carlo Mendes, can you stand up for a second?”
The camera then pans to Carlo as he stands in the room.
Ryan, who is married to Carlo’s sister, former actress Eva Mendes, asked if there were any movie bosses who would hire his brother-in-law.
“Okay, how many of you are directors? Raise your hand. How many are producers? How many are writers?” barbie Star asked.
Ryan explained: “Well, this is Carlo Mendez. He’s Eva Mendez’s brother. He’s the hardest-working non-working actor in this town I’ve ever met. So, my Hail Mary, please, hire this guy! He deserves it.”
He said, “If you are writing something, directing something, include him in it. He deserves it.”
Carlo himself is no stranger to appearing on the big screen as he stars in the 2024 erotic thriller film. death – in which he played the role of Chief Caleb – an episode of The CW teen drama, 90210as well as two episodes of the NBC sitcom Parks + Recreation in 2011.
when first asked TheAUReview.com If he could see himself directing or producing a film in addition to acting, Carlo responded: “I think my main goal right now is that I’m at a specific stage of my career, and I’m (still) becoming a working actor. I think you’re slowly moving towards producing.”
“I look at Mark Wahlberg or Brad Pitt, and they’re making more movies than they can handle, you know? I think it’s something that happens naturally,” he continued, “Taking control over the ideas that I have and producing them is something that I would love to do. I would love to produce. I think there’s a lot of pressure in directing and writing, so I think I would be more interested in producing.”
“But my main goal right now is just to work, work, work,” Ryan Gosling’s brother-in-law Carlo Mendes said about his future goals.
