Ryan Reynolds

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Ryan Reynolds
Ryan Reynolds by Gage Skidmore.jpg
Reynolds at the 2015 San Diego Comic-Con International
Born
October 23, 1976 (age 39)
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Occupation
Actor and producer
Years active
1991 present
Spouse(s)
Scarlett Johansson (m. 2008; div. 2011)
Blake Lively (m. 2012)
Children
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Ryan Rodney Reynolds (born October 23, 1976) is a Canadian actor and producer. H
e portrayed Michael Bergen on the ABC sitcom Two Guys and a Girl (1998 2001), Bill
y Simpson in the YTV Canadian teen soap opera Hillside (1991 93), as well as Marve
l Comics characters Hannibal King in Blade: Trinity (2004) and Deadpool in X-Men
Origins: Wolverine (2009) and Deadpool (2016).
Reynolds has starred in films such as National Lampoon's Van Wilder (2002), The
Amityville Horror (2005), Definitely, Maybe (2008), The Proposal (2009), Buried
(2010), The Change-Up (2011), Safe House (2012), The Voices (2014), Mississippi
Grind (2015), and Woman in Gold (2015). He also portrayed the Hal Jordan version
of the DC Comics superhero Green Lantern in the film of the same name (2011).
Contents
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Early life
Career
In the media
Personal life
Filmography
5.1 Film
5.2 Television
5.3 Music video
6 See also
7 References
8 External links
Early life
Ryan Rodney Reynolds was born in Vancouver, British Columbia. His father, James
Chester "Jim" Reynolds (1941 2015),[1][2] was a food wholesaler, and his mother, T
ammy, is a retail salesperson.[3] He is of Irish ancestry and was raised as a Ro
man Catholic.[4][5] The youngest of four brothers,[6] he graduated from Kitsilan
o Secondary School in Vancouver in 1994. He attended Kwantlen Polytechnic Univer
sity, also in Vancouver, until dropping out.[7] Two of his elder brothers work a
s police officers in British Columbia,[8] one of whom is a Royal Canadian Mounte
d Police member.[9]
Career
Reynolds' career began in 1990, when he starred as Billy Simpson in the Canadian
-produced teen soap Hillside, distributed in the United States by Nickelodeon as
Fifteen. In 1996, he co-starred with Melissa Joan Hart in the TV movie Sabrina
the Teenage Witch.[10] As an adult, Reynolds starred in the National Lampoon mov
ie Van Wilder and the American television series Two Guys, A Girl and a Pizza Pl
ace, playing medical student Michael "Berg" Bergen. In 1993 94 he had a recurring
role in The Odyssey as Macro.[11] He also cameoed in Harold & Kumar Go to White

Castle as a nurse, appeared in The In-Laws with Michael Douglas and Albert Brook
s, as well as the Canadian production Foolproof.[12]
Reynolds in April 2007
In 2005, he played a waiter named Monty in Waiting..., and as music executive Ch
ris Brander in the romantic comedy Just Friends alongside Amy Smart and Anna Far
is. Reynolds played the protagonist in the 2008 film Definitely, Maybe.[13] He h
as also appeared in the second season finale of the television series Scrubs. In
2007, Reynolds guest-starred as Brendan's friend Hams in the episode "Douchebag
in the City" of the TBS sitcom My Boys. In 2009, he portrayed Andrew Paxton, st
arring opposite Sandra Bullock, in The Proposal,[14] and Mike Connell in Adventu
reland.[15]
Although he has performed primarily in comedies, Reynolds underwent intense phys
ical training to play an action role as the character of Hannibal King in the 20
04 film Blade: Trinity.[16] Reynolds played George Lutz in the 2005 remake of th
e 1979 horror film The Amityville Horror.[17] Additionally, he played an FBI age
nt alongside Ray Liotta in the 2006 crime action film Smokin' Aces.[18]
Reynolds at the X-Men Origins: Wolverine premiere in Tempe, Arizona (2009)
In a March 2005 interview, Reynolds spoke of his interest and involvement in a p
ossible film adaptation of Deadpool with screenwriter David S. Goyer,[19] as wel
l as the possibility of playing the incarnation of The Flash known as Wally West
in an adaption of the popular DC Comics character in an upcoming movie project.
Reynolds portrayed Wade Wilson / Deadpool in a supporting role in the prequel X
-Men film, X-Men Origins: Wolverine (2009); a role that he would later reprise i
n a spin-off feature film based on the character released in 2016.[20]
In 2010, Reynolds starred in the Spanish and American thriller Buried, which scr
eened at the Sundance film festival.[21] In June 2010, Reynolds was invited to j
oin the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.[22] Reynolds portrayed the
Hal Jordan version of superhero Green Lantern in Warner Bros.' film Green Lanter
n, released on June 17, 2011 in 3D. Though the film didn't fare well both financ
ially and critically, this role made him one of the few actors to headline in fi
lms based on both Marvel and DC characters.[23] In 2011 he co-stared in the come
dy, The Change-Up, as well as being the narrator for documentary film, The Whale
. In 2012, he portrayed an agent in Safe House, alongside Denzel Washington.[24]
He then had staring roles in two Dreamworks Animation feature films; The Croods
and Turbo, both released in 2013. His next role was in portraying Nick Walker i
n the Universal Pictures film adaptation of Dark Horse Comics' R.I.P.D. (Rest in
Peace Department), which was released in 2013.[25] Reynolds went on to star in
low-budget films, The Voices (2014), The Captive (2014), and Mississippi Grind (
2015); before having a supporting-role in the financially successful biographica
l film, Woman in Gold (2015). Reynolds returned the thriller genre, with Self/Le
ss (2015) where he played a dual-role (something he had done before in his caree
r).
In 2016, one of Reynolds' greatest successes came in the critically praised Dead
pool feature film, a movie which had been development since as early as the year
2000. After portraying Wade Wilson / Deadpool in, X-Men Origins: Wolverine earl
ier in his career, he had been heavily involved in the development of a film for
the character. Deadpool was a rebooted version of the character, ignoring the e
vents that took place in X-Men Origins: Wolverine, and establishing a new backst
ory for the character much closer to the source material Marvel Comics' series b
ased on the character. The film takes place within the larger X-Men film univers
e, being made possible by the reset timeline in X-Men: Days of Future Past.[26]
The film made several box-office records, including: A worldwide opening of $264
.9 million from 62 markets, which is the biggest of 2016, the biggest for an R-r
ated film, and the second biggest for Fox, only behind Star Wars Episode III: Re
venge of the Sith ($303.9 million).[27][28] It also recorded the biggest IMAX 2D

worldwide opening of all time with $27.4 million from 606 IMAX theaters, eclips
ing The Dark Knight Rises ($23.8 million).[29][30] The movie's financial and cri
tical success has lead the studio to move forward with a sequel, though the rele
ase date has not-yet been announced.
Ryan will appear as one of the main characters in the Ariel Vromen directed, Cri
minal (2016). His next project, a science fiction-thriller titled, Life will be
released in 2017. The film will reunite him will Safe House director Daniel Espi
nosa, and is set to co-star Rebecca Ferguson.[31]
In the media
In October 2008, Reynolds wrote for The Huffington Post regarding his plan to ru
n the New York City Marathon for his father who, at the time, suffered from Park
inson's disease.[32] Reynolds appeared in People's Sexiest Man Alive lists in 20
08[33] and 2009,[34] and was awarded the top honor in 2010.[35] In April 2011, h
e was ranked #15 on People's Most Beautiful 2011 list.[36]
On February 12, 2012, Reynolds appeared on the BBC's Top Gear as the Star In a R
easonably-Priced Car. He posted a time of 1:43.7.[37]
Personal life
In 2002, Reynolds began dating Canadian singer Alanis Morissette. They announced
their engagement in June 2004.[38] In February 2007, representatives for Moriss
ette and Reynolds announced they had mutually decided to end their engagement.[3
9] Morissette said her album Flavors of Entanglement was created out of her grie
f after the breakup. The song "Torch" was written about Reynolds.[40]
Reynolds with Blake Lively, promoting Green Lantern at Comic-Con 2010
Soon after the end of his relationship with Morissette in 2007, Reynolds began d
ating American actress Scarlett Johansson.[41] The couple announced their engage
ment in May 2008,[42] and married on September 27, 2008 in a quiet ceremony near
Tofino, British Columbia.[43] On December 14, 2010, Reynolds and Johansson anno
unced that they had separated.[44] Reynolds filed for divorce in Los Angeles on
December 23, 2010;[45] Johansson filed her response simultaneously.[46] The divo
rce was finalized on July 1, 2011.[47]
Reynolds first met his Green Lantern co-star Blake Lively while filming in early
2010.[48] In October 2011, Hollyscoop reported they were dating.[49] In June 20
12, Reynolds and Lively purchased a home in Bedford, New York.[50] The couple ma
rried on September 9, 2012, at Boone Hall Plantation in Mount Pleasant, South Ca
rolina.[51] They have one daughter,[52] born in December 2014.[53][54]
Filmography
Film
Reynolds at the 2014 Toronto International Film Festival.
Year
Title Role
Notes
1993
Ordinary Magic Ganesh/Jeffrey
1997
The Alarmist
Howard Ancona
1999
Coming Soon
Henry Lipschitz
1999
Dick
Chip
2000
Big Monster on Campus Karl O'Reilly
2000
We All Fall Down
Red Shoes
2001
Finder's Fee
Quigley
2002
National Lampoon's Van Wilder Van Wilder
2002
Buying the Cow Mike Hanson
2003
The In-Laws
Mark Tobias
2003
Foolproof
Kevin
2004
Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle
Male nurse
Cameo
2004
Blade: Trinity Hannibal King
2005
The Amityville Horror George Lutz
2005
Waiting...
Monty

2005
Just Friends
Chris Brander
2006
Smokin' Aces
Richard Messner
2007
The Nines
Gary/Gavin/Gabriel
2008
Chaos Theory
Frank Allen
2008
Definitely, Maybe
Will Hayes
2008
Fireflies in the Garden
Michael Taylor
2009
Adventureland Mike Connell
2009
X-Men Origins: Wolverine
Wade Wilson / Weapon XI / Deadpool
Shared role with Scott Adkins
2009
The Proposal
Andrew Paxton
2009
Paper Man
Captain Excellent
2010
Secret Origin: Story Of DC Comics
Narrator
2010
Buried Paul Steven Conroy
2011
Green Lantern Hal Jordan / Green Lantern
Also portrayed Hal Jorda
n / Green Lantern in the video game Green Lantern: Rise of the Manhunters
2011
The Change-Up Mitch Planko
2011
The Whale
Narrator
2012
Safe House
Matt Weston
2012
Ted
Jared Uncredited cameo[citation needed]
2013
The Croods
Guy
Voice role
2013
Turbo Turbo Voice role
2013
R.I.P.D.
Nick Walker
2014
A Million Ways to Die in the West
Man killed in bar
Uncredit
ed cameo[citation needed]
2014
The Voices
Jerry Hickfang
2014
The Captive
Matthew Piper
2015
Mississippi Grind
Curtis
2015
Woman in Gold Randol Schoenberg
2015
Self/less
Mark Caguioa and Edward Kidner / Damian Hale
2016
Deadpool
Wade Wilson / Deadpool Also producer
2016
Criminal
Post-production
2018
Deadpool 2
Wade Wilson / Deadpool Rumored
Television
Year
Title Role
Notes
Fifteen
Billy Simpson Also known as Hillside; Main rol
1991 1993
e, 65 Episodes
1993 1994
The Odyssey
Macro Recurring role, 13 episodes
1994
My Name Is Kate
Kevin Bannister
TV film
1995
The Outer Limits
Derek Tillman Episode: "If These Walls Could T
alk"
1995
The Marshal
Rick
Episode: "The Heartbreak Kid"
1995
Lonesome Dove: The Outlaw Years
Griffin
Episode: "Redemp
tion"
1995
Serving in Silence: The Margarethe Cammermeyer Story
Andy
TV film
1996
The X-Files
Jay "Boom" DeBoom
Episode: "Syzygy"
1996
The John Larroquette Show
Tony Hemingway Episode: "Napping to Suc
cess"
1996
When Friendship Kills Ben Colson
TV film
1996
Sabrina the Teenage Witch
Seth
TV film
1996
In Cold Blood Bobby Rupp
TV film
1997 1998
The Outer Limits
Paul Nodel
Episodes: "Double Helix"
, "The Origin of Species"
1998
Tourist Trap
Wade Early
TV film
1998 2001
Two Guys and a Girl
Michael "Berg" Bergen Lead role, 81 ep
isodes
2003
Scrubs Spence Episode: "My Dream Job"
2004 2005
Zeroman
Ty Cheese
Voice role, 14 Episodes
2005
School of Life Michael "Mr. D" D'Angelo
TV film
2007
My Boys
Hams
Episode: Douchebag in the City
2009
Saturday Night Live
Host
Season 35, Episode 660

2011
Family Guy
Himself
Voice role, Episode: "Stewie Goes for a
Drive"
2012
Top Gear
Himself
Series 18 Episode 3: "Star in a Reasonab
ly-Priced Car"
2012
Family Guy
Overweight Guy Voice, Episode: "Jesus, Mary and Joseph!
"
Music video
Year
Title Artist Role
Notes
2009
"Threw It on the Ground"
The Lonely Island
Himself
Premiered on Saturday Night Live as Host