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Ryan Reynolds

Ryan Reynolds is a Canadian American actor, businessperson, and producer. He was born on October 23, 1976, in Vancouver, British Columbia. Reynolds' film and TV career has spanned multiple decades with success in comedy and action roles, like National Lampoon's Van Wilder and Deadpool.  

Reynolds has shown business savvy with several investments like Welsh football club Wrexham A.F.C., Aviation Gin, Mint Mobile & more. He is married to Blake Lively with whom he has four children. 

First Name

Ryan

Last Name

Reynolds

Date of Birth

October 23, 1976

Place of Birth

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Notable Work

National Lampoon's Van Wilder, Blade: Trinity, Green Lantern, Free Guy, Deadpool

Notable Awards

People's Sexiest Man Alive, Hollywood Walk of Fame Star

Ryan Reynolds

Selling Celebrity: The Top 30 Stars Minting Cash From Beauty, Booze and Snack Brands

The stock market may be unpredictable, but you can still bet on star power. Celebrity-backed brands continue to boom in 2024 as big stars are driving disruptive businesses across a slew of categories and making bank at retail during an entertainment industry contraction. Dwayne Johnson’s Teremana tequila sold a million cases in the U.S. last […]

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Box Office Milestone: ‘Deadpool & Wolverine’ Crosses $1B Globally on Way to Becoming Top R-Rated Pic of All Time

Deadpool & Wolverine stars Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman, along with director Shawn Levy, have received their membership cards to the billion-dollar box office club. Marvel Studios and Disney’s summer blockbuster achieved the feat on Saturday, and will finish the weekend with an estimated $1.029 billion in global ticket sales, including $494.3 million domestically and […]

Ryan Reynolds as Deadpool/Wade Wilson and Hugh Jackman as Wolverine/Logan in 20th Century Studios/Marvel Studios' DEADPOOL & WOLVERINE.

Ryan Reynolds-Blake Lively Box Office Apocalypse: ‘It Ends With Us’ Beats ‘Deadpool & Wolverine’ on Friday

It’s a happy morning at the Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds household no matter which way you slice and dice it, with separate movies from the couple providing their very own Barbenheimer movement. Sony’s new female-powered It Ends With Us, starring and produced by Lively, topped reigning champ Deadpool & Wolverine on Friday with a […]

Blake Lively as Lily Bloom and Justin Baldoni as Ryle Kincaid in the film adaptation of Colleen Hoover's 'It Ends With Us'

Lively-Reynolds Box Office Apocalypse: ‘It Ends With Us’ Takes on ‘Deadpool & Wolverine’ With Huge $7M in Previews

Wife-and-husband duo Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds are creating their own Barbenheimer moment at the box office as Lively’s new movie It Ends With Us goes up against Reynolds’ blockbuster Deadpool & Wolverine. Sony’s female-fueled It Ends With Us earned a huge $7 million in Thursday previews, confirming speculation that the film would do much […]

Blake Lively stars as Lily Bloom in 'It Ends With Us.'

Box Office Preview: Can Ryan Reynolds and Blake Lively Pull Off Barbenheimer 2.0?

The last time a married couple had their films top the domestic box office was 34 years ago. In 1990, Bruce Willis’ Die Hard 2 stayed atop the chart in its second weekend with $14.5 million, and Demi Moore’s Ghost opened in second place with $12.2 million, not adjusted for inflation. Get ready to dust […]

Deadpool and It Ends With Us

Shawn Levy Says Henry Cavill Was “Sick to His Stomach” After Smoking Cigars for ‘Deadpool & Wolverine’ Cameo

[This story contains spoilers for Deadpool & Wolverine.] Henry Cavill was committed to his cameo in Marvel’s Deadpool & Wolverine, so much so that he even got sick after smoking cigars for the role, according to director Shawn Levy. The filmmaker recently chatted with The New York Times, where he revealed that the Man of […]

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‘Deadpool & Wolverine’ Box Office: All the Records Broken (So Far)

Ryan Reynolds is infamous for lacing his Deadpool movies with industry jokes. In the 2018 sequel, the irreverent antihero ponders whether his movies will ever be able to pass up the $370.8 million collected by Mel Gibson’s The Passion of the Christ in North America and become the biggest R-rated film of all time, not […]

Hugh Jackman as Wolverine/Logan and Ryan Reynolds as Deadpool/Wade Wilson in 20th Century Studios/Marvel Studios' DEADPOOL and WOLVERINE.

Box Office: ‘Deadpool & Wolverine’ Zooms to $97M Record-Making Second Weekend, Hits $824M Globally

Deadpool really is Marvel’s Jesus, as the antihero like to call himself. Deadpool & Wolverine continued make box office history and obliterate more records in its sophomore outing, zooming to a better-than-expected $97 million domestically — the eighth biggest second weekend of all time and the fifth biggest for an MCU title — for a […]

Hugh Jackman as Wolverine and Ryan Reynolds as Deadpool

Chris Evans on Why He Declined Ryan Reynolds’ Cue Cards for His Surprise Monologue in ‘Deadpool & Wolverine’

[This story contained spoilers for Deadpool & Wolverine.] When Ryan Reynolds offered Chris Evans the opportunity to make a surprise cameo in Deadpool & Wolverine, he jumped at the chance. The actor recently opened up to People magazine about getting to reprise his Fantastic Four character Johnny Storm/Human Torch in the record-making Marvel movie, currently playing in theaters. […]

Chris Evans and Ryan Reynolds
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‘Deadpool & Wolverine’ Has 116 F-Bombs: Here Are Movies With Even More

When Deadpool & Wolverine lands on Disney+, it will almost certainly set a record for the most f-bombs for a movie on the family-friendly streaming service (definitely blowing past That Darn Cat and Cheaper by the Dozen). Reportedly, Deadpool & Wolverine has 118 uses of the f-word during its two-hour and seven-minute runtime (with a […]

Ryan Reynolds as Deadpool/Wade Wilson and Hugh Jackman as Wolverine/Logan in 20th Century Studios/Marvel Studios' DEADPOOL & WOLVERINE.

Channing Tatum Says “Almost No One” Has Had His Back Like Ryan Reynolds: “He Fought for Me”

[This story contains spoilers for Deadpool & Wolverine.] It’s a lovefest for Channing Tatum and Ryan Reynolds. The Magic Mike star took to Instagram on Monday to share two photos of him and Reynolds at San Diego Comic-Con — one from 10 years ago and one from this weekend. He began his post by recalling […]

Channing Tatum and Ryan Reynolds

Ryan Reynolds’ Best Movies, Ranked

Ryan Reynolds has remained one of Hollywood’s most popular actors for nearly 20 years. He’s developed a likable public persona, become a master marketer and entrepreneur, made close friends with the kind of Hollywood talent many people would sell a necessary organ for — and he’s married to Blake Lively. Yet, that popularity often comes […]

Ryan Reynolds in 'Definitely Maybe,' 'Just Friends,' and 'Deadpool'
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