Ryan Reynolds | |
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| Born | Ryan Rodney Reynolds October 23, 1976 Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada |
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| Years active | 1991–present |
| Works | Full list |
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| Children | 4 |
| Relatives | Chester Reynolds (grandfather) |
| Awards | Full list |
Ryan Rodney Reynolds OBC (born October 23, 1976) is a Canadian and American actor, producer, and businessman. He began his career starring in the Canadian teen soap opera Hillside (1991–1993) and had minor roles before landing the lead role on the sitcom Two Guys and a Girl between 1998 and 2001. Reynolds then starred in a range of films, including the comedies National Lampoon's Van Wilder (2002), Waiting... (2005), and The Proposal (2009), and the superhero films Blade: Trinity (2004), and Green Lantern (2011). He provided voice acting in The Croods franchise (2013–2020) and Turbo (2013).
Reynolds's biggest commercial success came with the superhero films Deadpool (2016), Deadpool 2 (2018), and Deadpool & Wolverine (2024), in which he played the title character. His performance in the first earned him a nomination for a Golden Globe Award. He has also starred in the drama Woman in Gold (2015), the horror film Life (2017), and the action films 6 Underground (2019), Free Guy (2021), and The Adam Project (2022), and voiced Pikachu in Detective Pikachu (2019).
Reynolds was named People's Sexiest Man Alive in 2010 and was awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2017. As a businessman, he holds an ownership stake in Mint Mobile and is a co-owner of Welsh football club Wrexham; the latter is documented in the Emmy Award-winning television series Welcome to Wrexham. In 2020, Reynolds sold his ownership stake of Aviation Gin to Diageo as part of a $610 million deal.[1] He also sits on the board of the Match Group.[2]
- ^ "Ryan Reynolds Sells His Gin Brand in $610 Million Deal". Vanity Fair. August 17, 2020. Archived from the original on March 26, 2023. Retrieved March 28, 2023.
- ^ Weprin, Alex (July 1, 2020). "Ryan Reynolds, Wendi Murdoch Join Board of Match, Tinder Parent Company". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on March 28, 2023. Retrieved March 28, 2023.