“self-deprecating humor to me has always been something that helped”
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Ryan Reynolds
Ryan Rodney Reynolds is a Canadian and American actor, entrepreneur, and film producer. Known for starring in comedic and superhero films, he was the world's second-highest-paid actor in 2020 and 2024. Reynolds has received numerous accolades, including two Primetime Emmy Awards and nominations for two Grammy Awards and a Golden Globe Award. His films as a leading actor have grossed $6.6 billion w…
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entertainment · Canadian-American actor and entrepreneur (born 1976) · actor · film actor · screenwriter · film producer · voice actor · television actor · video game actor · film screenwriter · also Ryan Reynolds, Ryan Rodney Reynolds, Golfian, Reynolds
Born 23 October 1976 · Q192682
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2026· 13 entries
Published video “I hear Finland is lovely this time of year.”.
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Published video “No buddy, it gives us ALL goosebumps. #6Underground”.
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Published video “Le Canadian Tuxedo”.
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Published video “Wrexham AFC Just Pinned a New Tab: Firefox”.
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Published video “Mayday | Official Trailer | Apple TV”.
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Published video “A story of brotherhood and juvenile delinquency.”.
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Snopes rated the claim “Actor Ryan Reynolds donated the $27 million he earned from the 2016 “Deadpool” movie to Parkinson’s disease research.” False.
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Public attention spiked: 64,209 Wikipedia readers in one day, 7.1× the usual 9,051, with 0 article edits.
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Published video “MINThematics”.
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Published video “Welcome to Wrexham: Season 5 | Official Trailer”.
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Published video “No Luck Needed with monday.com”.
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Published video “Big Cable Bills Spark No Joy”.
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2024· 5 entries
Reynolds was appointed an Officer of the Order of Canada, recognizing both his achievements in film and his philanthropic contributions
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Snopes rated the claim “A photo shared online in late July 2024 authentically showed Ryan Reynolds wearing a T-shirt that read: "Kamala removes nasty orange stains."” Fake.
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Awarded Officer of the Order of Canada (2024).
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Reiterated that his anxiety makes him "quiet" and "shy" outside of acting
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Was included on Harper's Bazaar's list of the 50 Hottest Men of All Time
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2022· 1 entry
Briefly pursued ownership of the National Hockey League's Ottawa Senators but withdrew his bid in the middle of 2023
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2021· 3 entries
AFP Fact Check rated the claim “Ryan Reynolds posed with a shirt criticizing Canadian Conservative Party” Altered image.
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Maximum Effort's marketing division was spun off into a separate company and acquired by MNTN Software
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“s highest honor. He and his fellow honorees were scheduled to receive the award at a ceremony in Victoria in November 2023. On December 19, 2024, Reynolds was appointed an Officer of the Order of Canada, recognizing both his achievements in film and his philanthropic contributions. References Bibliography Morgan, Chris (2021). The Nickelodeon”
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2020· 5 entries
Awarded Governor General's Performing Arts Award (2020).
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Appeared in the Celebrity 100 list, a compilation of the 100 most powerful public figures in the world, as selected annually by Forbes
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Reynolds described the film as "one of my favorite movies I've ever done [
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Reynolds joined the board of Match Group and later sold Aviation American Gin to Diageo in a deal valued at up to $610 million
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Reynolds and Lively publicly apologized and expressed deep regret for choosing the venue and made a $200,000 donation to the NAACP legal defense fund donation
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2019· 1 entry
AFP Fact Check rated the claim “Ryan Reynolds poses with political Canadian t-shirts” Doctored image.
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2018· 2 entries
That he often conducted interviews in character as Deadpool to help manage his fears
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Reynolds has openly discussed his lifelong struggle with anxiety, revealing in 2018 that he often conducted interviews in character as Deadpool to help manage his fears.
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2017· 2 entries
Time included Reynolds in Time 100—its list of the 100 most influential people in the world
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Reynolds was named in Time magazine's Time 100, a compilation of the 100 most influential people in the world
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2016· 3 entries
Reynolds received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6801 Hollywood Boulevard
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Awarded MTV Movie Award for Best Fight for Deadpool (2016).
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“I really liked the, uh, the art in the Deadpool comics. You know, I've just kind of always felt a kinship towards him. I mean, I just thought, "I'd like to play that guy some day.”
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2015· 2 entries
Reynolds' father, James, died in 2015 following a twenty-year battle with Parkinson's disease.
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Following a twenty-year battle with Parkinson's disease
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2014· 2 entries
Awarded Canada's Walk of Fame (2014).
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The Hollywood Reporter's Richard Newby called Reynolds "one of Hollywood's most popular actors for nearly 20 years"
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2013· 1 entry
Reynolds had starring voice roles in two DreamWorks Animation feature films
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2012· 2 entries
At Boone Hall Plantation in Mount Pleasant, South Carolina
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Reynolds starred alongside Denzel Washington in the action thriller Safe House, directed by Daniel Espinosa
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2010· 2 entries
Made a guest appearance on the children's television show Sesame Street
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And was awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2017
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2009· 1 entry
And continues to support research for a cure
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2008· 3 entries
Reynolds ran the New York City Marathon for Team Fox
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Reynolds played Frank Allen in Chaos Theory, directed by Marcos Siega
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Morissette later revealed that her seventh studio album Flavors of Entanglement (2008) was inspired by the heartbreak of their break-up, with the song "Torch" specifically written about Reynolds.
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2007· 1 entry
And 2009 before being named Sexiest Man Alive in 2010
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2002· 1 entry
After meeting her at Drew Barrymore's birthday party, and the couple announced their engagement in 2004
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1996· 1 entry
Reynolds made cameo appearances in television shows The X-Files and The John Larroquette Show, playing in the episodes "Syzygy" and "Napping to Success", respectively
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1995· 1 entry
Reynolds made his first The Outer Limits appearance in the episode "If These Walls Could Talk"
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1991· 1 entry
In the Canadian teen soap opera Hillside (1991–1993), which was distributed in the United States by Nickelodeon under the title Fifteen
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1990· 1 entry
To have separate films leading the box office on the same weekend
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1976· 1 entry
Born 1976-10-23.
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