Ryan Reynolds

Ryan Reynolds Basic Information

Stage Name:	Ryan Reynolds
Real Name:	Ryan Rodney Reynolds
Occupation:	Actor, Film Producer, Businessman
Date Of Birth/Age:	October 23, 1976 (47 Years Old)
Place of Birth:	Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Gender:	Male
Nationality:	Canada. United States
Marital Status:	Scarlett Johansson (m.2008 div.2011) Blake Lively (m.2012)
Education:	Kitsilano Secondary School
Height:	6’2’’ or 1.88 m
Net Worth:	$350 million (2023)

Ryan Reynolds Biography

Ryan Rodney Reynolds is a Canadian and American actor, film producer, and businessman. Reynolds began his career in 1991, starring in the Canadian teen soap opera Hillside from 1991 to 1993. He has since appeared as a lead in a range of films, including comedies, dramas, and action films. He has also done voice acting in several animated films. Reynolds is known for the commercially successful films Deadpool and Deadpool 2. His performance in the first film earned him nominations at the Critics’ Choice Movie Awards and the Golden Globe Awards.

In 2010, Reynolds was named People’s Sexiest Man Alive. He was awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2017. Reynolds is also a successful businessman. He holds an ownership stake in Mint Mobile. He is a co-owner of Welsh football club Wrexham A.F.C. which was documented in the TV series Welcome to Wrexham. He sits on the board of the Match Group. Reynolds sold his ownership stake in Aviation Gin in 2020 to Diageo for $610 million.

Family

Reynolds’ family lived in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, where he was born. He has Irish and Scottish ancestry. He was raised in the Roman Catholic Church in Vancouver’s Kitsilano neighborhood.

From 1940 to 1944, his paternal grandfather, Chester Reynolds, a farmer, represented Stettler in the Legislative Assembly of Alberta.

Parents

Reynolds’ parents had four sons, of which he was the youngest.

Father

Reynolds’ father is named James Chester Reynolds. He was a Royal Canadian Mounted Policeman before he retired from the force and went to work as a foods wholesaler.

Mother

Reynolds’ mother, Tamara Lee (née Stewart), worked in retail sales.

Siblings

Reynolds has three siblings.

Brother(s)

Reynolds has three older brothers. Two of his brothers work in law enforcement in British Columbia. One of them followed his father into the RCMP.

Sister(s)

Reynolds does not have sisters.

Children

With his wife, Blake Lively, Ryan Reynolds has four children. They have three daughters and a son born in 2014, 2016, 2019, and 2023. Taylor Swift named the characters in her song “Betty” after their daughters.

Wife

After his relationship with singer Alanis Morissette ended in 2007, Reynolds began dating Scarlett Johansson. They were engaged in May 2008 and married in September of the same year. They simultaneously filed for divorce in December 2010. It was finalized in July 2011.

He met Blake Lively while filming Green Lantern (in which they co-starred) in early 2010. They began dating in October 2011. They married on September 9, 2012, at Boone Hall Plantation in Mount Pleasant, South Carolina. He publicly apologized for using the venue due to its association with slavery and later renewed his vows with Lively renewed their vows at home in New York. The couple are close friends with singer Taylor Swift.

Lifestyle

Ryan Reynolds wrote for The Huffington Post in October 2008 regarding his plan to run the New York City Marathon for his father. Reynolds’ father had Parkinson’s disease at the time. Reynolds and wife, Blake Lively, pledged to “match up” to $1 million for Ukrainian refugees fleeing the conflict in Ukraine during the aftermath of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. He has also donated to several other causes.

Net Worth

According to Celebrity Net Worth, Ryan Reynolds is worth $350 million.

Cars

Ryan Reynolds drives various cars, including Lamborghini Aventador S Convertible, Tesla Model S, Tesla Model X, Cadillac Escalade, Toyota Prius Prime, and Nissan Leaf.

House

Ryan Reynolds and his family reside in Pound Ridge, New York. They live in a home worth £4.3million($ 5 million).

Movies & TV shows

Reynolds began his career in 1991, starring in the Canadian teen soap opera Hillside from 1991 to 1993. He had minor roles in television before landing the lead role on the sitcom Two Guys and a Girl, which he played from 1998 to 2001.

A year later, Reynolds starred in National Lampoon’s Van Wilder in 2002, Waiting… in 2005, and The Proposal in 2009. The films showed his range as an actor. From 2010, he performed in dramatic roles, including Buried in 2010, Woman in Gold in 2015, and Life in 2017. He also starred in action films such as Blade: Trinity in 2004, Green Lantern in 2011, 6 Underground in 2019, and Free Guy in 2021. Between 2013 to 2020, Reynolds provided voice acting in the The Croods film series. He also provided voice acting in the animated films Turbo in 2013 and Pokémon: Detective Pikachu in 2019. He is also famous for playing the title character in the 20th Century Fox X-Men films Deadpool (2016) and Deadpool 2 (2018), his most commercially successful films.