Ryan Gosling halts LA event to praise Eva Mendes' brother as 'the hardest-working nonworking actor I have ever met' as he issues plea to directors and writers in crowd to 'hire this man!'

The Hollywood star, 45, was onstage to promote his new film, Project Hail Mary, but instead chose to praise and boost the profile of his longtime partner Eva Mendes' brother, Carlos Mendez.