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{{Infobox person
| name = Ryan Reynolds
| image = Ryan Reynolds, 2010 Buried Premiere.jpg
| image_size = 300px
| caption = Reynolds in September 2010
| birth_name = Ryan Rodney Reynolds
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|mf=yes|1976|10|23}}
| birth_place = [[Vancouver, British Columbia]], Canada
| death_date =
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| occupation = Actor
| yearsactive = 1990–present
| spouse = [[Scarlett Johansson]] (2008-2011) (divorced)
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'''Ryan Rodney Reynolds''' (born October 23, 1976)<ref name="Bio">{{cite web|url=http://www.filmreference.com/film/48/Ryan-Reynolds.html|title=Ryan Reynolds profile at FilmReference.com|publisher=www.filmreference.com|accessdate=April 28, 2010}}</ref> is a [[Canadian]] film and television actor. Reynolds is known for playing the role of Michael Bergen on [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]'s sitcom ''[[Two Guys and a Girl]]'' (1998&ndash;2001). He has also appeared in films such as ''[[National Lampoon's Van Wilder]]''; ''[[Just Friends]]''; ''[[Definitely, Maybe]]''; ''[[The Proposal (film)|The Proposal]]''; ''[[X-Men Origins: Wolverine]]'' and ''[[Green Lantern (film)|Green Lantern]]''.

==Early life==
Reynolds was born in [[Vancouver, British Columbia]]. His father, Jim, is a food wholesaler, and his mother, Tammy, is a retail salesperson.<ref name="Bio" /> He is of [[Irish Canadian|Irish]] ancestry and was raised Roman Catholic.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://enroute.aircanada.com/en/articles/ryan-reynolds-disappearing-act|title=Ryan Reynolds’ Disappearing Act|publisher=enRoute, [[Air Canada]]'s inflight magazine|date=September 1, 2007|accessdate=June 17, 2010|first=Michael|last=Posner}}: (''"Reynolds grew up in an Irish-Catholic household in the Vancouver neighbourhood of Kitsilano. As a child, he went to church regularly..."'')</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.glamourmagazine.co.uk/celebrity/biographies/ryan-reynolds|title=Ryan Reynolds|publisher=[[Glamour (magazine)|Glamour]]|date=|accessdate=January 16, 2012|first=|last=}}</ref> The youngest of four brothers,<ref name=Bio2>{{cite web|title=Ryan Reynolds bio|work=Tribute.ca|publisher=Tribute Entertainment Media Group|url=http://www.tribute.ca/people/Ryan+Reynolds/3457/16133|accessdate=March 12, 2009}}</ref> he graduated from [[Kitsilano Secondary School]] in Vancouver in 1994. He later attended [[Kwantlen Polytechnic University]], also in Vancouver, until dropping out.<ref name=Yahoo>{{cite web|title=Ryan Reynolds Biography|work=[[Yahoo! Movies]]|publisher=[[Yahoo! Inc]]|url=http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/contributor/1800025139/bio|accessdate=July 10, 2011}}</ref>

==Career==
Reynolds' career began in 1990 when he starred as "Billy" in the Canadian-produced teen soap ''[[Hillside (TV series)|Hillside]]'', distributed in the United States by [[Nickelodeon (TV channel)|Nickelodeon]] as ''[[Fifteen (TV show)|Fifteen]]''. As an adult, Reynolds starred in the [[National Lampoon Inc|National Lampoon]] movie ''[[Van Wilder]]'' and the American television series ''[[Two Guys and a Girl|Two Guys, A Girl and a Pizza Place]]'', playing [[medical school|medical student]] Michael "Berg" Bergen. In 1993-94 he had a recurring role in ''[[The Odyssey (TV series)|The Odyssey]]'' as Macro. He also [[cameo appearance|cameoed]] in ''[[Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle]]'' as a nurse, appeared in ''[[The In-Laws (2003 film)|The In-Laws]]'' with [[Michael Douglas]] and [[Albert Brooks]], as well as the Canadian production ''[[Foolproof]]''.

In 2005 he played a waiter named Monty in ''[[Waiting... (film)|Waiting...]]'', and as music executive Chris Brander in the romantic comedy ''[[Just Friends]]'' alongside [[Amy Smart]] and [[Anna Faris]]. Reynolds played the protagonist in the 2008 film ''[[Definitely, Maybe]]''. He has also appeared in the second season finale of the television series ''[[Scrubs (TV series)|Scrubs]]''. In 2007, Reynolds guest-starred as Brendan's friend Hams in the episode "[[List of My Boys episodes#Season 1: 2006-2007|Douchebag in the City]]" of the [[TBS (TV network)|TBS]] sitcom ''[[My Boys]]''. In 2009, he portrayed Andrew Paxton, starring opposite [[Sandra Bullock]], in ''[[The Proposal (film)|The Proposal]]'', and Mike Connell in ''[[Adventureland (film)|Adventureland]]''.

Although he has performed primarily in comedies, Reynolds underwent intense physical training to play an action role as the character of [[Hannibal King]] in the 2004 film ''[[Blade: Trinity]]''. Reynolds played [[George Lutz]] in the 2005 remake of the 1979 horror film ''[[The Amityville Horror (2005 film)|The Amityville Horror]]''. He played an FBI agent alongside [[Ray Liotta]] in the 2006 crime action film ''[[Smokin' Aces]]''.

[[File:RyanReynoldsApr09.jpg|thumb|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 possible film adaptation of ''[[Deadpool]]'' with screenwriter [[David S. Goyer]],<ref name=Deadpool>{{cite web|author=Stax|title=The Latest on The Flash & Deadpool|work=[[IGN]]|publisher=IGN Entertainment, Inc|date=March 21, 2005|url=http://movies.ign.com/articles/597/597611p1.html|accessdate=March 12, 2009}}</ref> as well as the possibility of playing the incarnation of [[Flash (comics)|The Flash]] known as [[Wally West]] in an adaption of the popular [[DC Comics]] character in the upcoming movie project. Reynolds portrayed Deadpool in the X-Men spinoff ''[[X-Men Origins: Wolverine]]'' and was announced to portray him again in a spin-off, ''Deadpool'' which is due out in 2013.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://movies.tvguide.com/Movie-News/Ryan-Reynolds-Deadpool-1005825.aspx|title=Ryan Reynolds Gets Deadpool Spin-off|publisher=TVGuide.com|accessdate=May 6, 2009}}</ref>

Reynolds portrayed superhero [[Hal Jordan]]/[[Green Lantern]] in [[Warner Bros.]]' film ''[[Green Lantern (film)|Green Lantern]]'', released June 17, 2011 in 3D; this made him one of the few actors to headline in movies based on both Marvel and DC characters.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://weblogs.variety.com/bfdealmemo/2009/07/ryan-reynolds-is-the-green-lantern.html?nid=2854|title=BFDealmemo on Variety.com|publisher=Weblogs.variety.com|date=July 10, 2009|accessdate=March 6, 2010|first=Brian|last=Lowry}}</ref>

He also starred in the Spanish thriller ''[[Buried (film)|Buried]]'', which screened at the [[Sundance Film Festival|Sundance]] film festival.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bloody-disgusting.com/news/18786|title=Sundance '10: Ryan Reynolds Speaks to Us from Inside a Coffin: 'Buried' Trailer Debut!|publisher=Bloody-disgusting.com|accessdate=March 6, 2010}}</ref>

Reynolds is scheduled to portray Nick Cruz in the [[Universal Pictures]] film adaptation of the [[Dark Horse Comics]] ''[[R.I.P.D.]]'' (''Rest in Peace Department''), which has a planned release in 2013.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bloody-disgusting.com/news/19674|title=Ryan Reynolds Playing the Undead in 'R.I.P.D.' Adaptation}}</ref>

==Personal life==
In 2002 Reynolds began dating Canadian singer [[Alanis Morissette]]. The two announced their engagement in June 2004.<ref name=AlanisEngaged>{{cite web|last=Silverman|first=Stephen M.|coauthors=Midler, Caryn|title=Alanis Morissette, Ryan Reynolds Engaged|work=[[People (magazine)|People Weekly]]|date=June 16, 2004|url=http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,653651,00.html|accessdate=March 12, 2009}}</ref> In February 2007, representatives for Morissette and Reynolds announced that they had mutually decided to end their engagement.<ref name=EngagementEnd>{{cite web|last=Jordan|first=Julie|title=Alanis Morissette, Ryan Reynolds End Engagement|work=People|publisher=People|date=February 2, 2007|url=http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20010781,00.html|accessdate=May 2, 2011}}</ref> Morissette said her album ''[[Flavors of Entanglement]]'' was created out of her grief after the breakup.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.accesshollywood.com/alanis-morissette-talks-ryan-reynolds-breakup-covering-my-humps_article_10455 |title=Alanis Morissette Talks Ryan Reynolds Breakup, Covering 'My Humps'&nbsp;— Access Hollywood|publisher=Access Hollywood|accessdate=March 6, 2010}}</ref>

Soon after the end of his relationship with Morissette in 2007, Reynolds began dating actress [[Scarlett Johansson]],<ref name=Scarlett>{{cite web|last=Messer|first=Lesley|title=Mo & Ryan Reynolds Step Out in NYC|work=People Weekly|date=April 9, 2007|url=http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20034177,00.html|accessdate=March 12, 2009}}</ref> and the couple announced their engagement on May 5, 2008.<ref name=ScarlettEngaged>{{cite web|last=Chiu|first=Alexis|title=Scarlett Johansson & Ryan Reynolds Engaged!|work=People Weekly|date=May 5, 2008|url=http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20197908,00.html|accessdate=March 12, 2009}}</ref> They married on September 27, 2008, in a quiet ceremony near [[Tofino, British Columbia]].<ref name=Wedding>{{cite web|title=Scarlett Johansson and Ryan Reynolds Wed in Canada|work=People Weekly|date=September 28, 2008 |url=http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20229417,00.html|accessdate=March 12, 2009}}</ref> On December 14, 2010, Reynolds and Johansson announced that they had separated.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20449544,00.html|title=Scarlett Johansson & Ryan Reynolds Split Up|work=People|accessdate=December 14, 2010}}</ref>

On December 23, Reynolds filed for divorce and Johansson filed her response simultaneously in Los Angeles.<!-- Why?? --><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tmz.com/2010/12/14/ryan-reynolds-scarlett-johansson-file-for-divorce-separation-documents-prenup-community-property|title=Ryan Reynolds Files For Divorce From Scarlett|publisher=TMZ|accessdate=December 23, 2010}}</ref> the divorce was finalized on July 1, 2011.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.usmagazine.com/celebritynews/news/ryan-reynolds-scarlett-johanssons-divorce-finalized-201117|title=Ryan Reynolds, Scarlett Johansson's Divorce Finalized|publisher=Us Weekly|date=July 1, 2011|accessdate=July 1, 2011}}</ref> In October 2011, it was reported that Reynolds was dating actress [[Blake Lively]].
<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.hollyscoop.com/blake-lively/its-confirmed-ryan-reynolds-and-blake-lively-are-dating.html |title=It's Confirmed: Ryan Reynolds and Blake Lively are Dating |work=Hollyscoop |date=October 12, 2011 |accessdate=January 28, 2012 |first=Madison |last=Vanderberg}}</ref>

In October 2008 Reynolds wrote for ''[[The Huffington Post]]'' regarding his plan to run the [[New York City Marathon]] for his father, who suffers from [[Parkinson's disease]].<ref name=Marathon>{{cite web|last=Reynolds|first=Ryan|title=Ryan Reynolds: Why I'm Running the New York City Marathon|work=[[The Huffington Post]]|publisher=HuffingtonPost.com, Inc|date=October 9, 2008|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/ryan-reynolds/why-im-running-the-new-yo_b_133157.html|accessdate=March 12, 2009}}</ref>

Reynolds appeared in ''People''{{'}}s [[Sexiest Man Alive]] lists in 2008<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.people.com/people/package/gallery/0,,20237714_20159879_20366815,00.html#20366815|title=The Sexiest Men Alive|work=People|date=November 14, 2007|accessdate=March 6, 2010}}</ref> and 2009,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.people.com/people/package/gallery/0,,20315920_20320457_20705505,00.html#20705505|title=The Sexiest Men Alive 2009|work=People|date=November 18, 2009|accessdate=March 6, 2010}}</ref> and was awarded the top honor in 2010.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://iknowjack.radio.com/2010/11/17/people-magazine-names-ryan-reynolds-as-sexiest-man-alive|title=People Magazine Names Ryan Reynolds As Sexiest Man Alive}}</ref> In April 2011, he was ranked #15 on ''[[People]]'''s Most Beautiful 2011 list.<ref>{{cite web|title=PEOPLE's Most Beautiful 2011|url=http://www.people.com/people/package/gallery/0,,20360857_20481337,00.html#20936756|date=April 13, 2011|publisher=People.com|accessdate=August 9, 2011}}</ref>

==Filmography==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+Film
|-
! Year
! Title
! Role
! class="unsortable" | Notes
|-
| 1993
| ''[[Ordinary Magic]]''
| Ganesh/Jeffrey
|
|-
| 1994
| ''My Name Is Kate''
| Kevin Bannister
| TV Film
|-
| 1995
| ''[[Serving in Silence: The Margarethe Cammermeyer Story]]''
| Andy
| TV Film
|-
| 1996
| ''[[When Friendship Kills]]''
| Ben Colson
| TV Film
|-
| 1996
| ''[[Sabrina the Teenage Witch (film)|Sabrina the Teenage Witch]]''
| Seth
| TV Film
|-
| 1996
| ''[[In Cold Blood (film)#TV movie remake|In Cold Blood]]''
| Bobby Rupp
| TV Film
|-
| 1997
| ''{{sortname|The|Alarmist|The Alarmist (film)}}''
| Howard Ancona
|
|-
| 1998
| ''Tourist Trap''
| Wade Early
| TV Film
|-
| 1999
| ''[[Coming Soon (1999 film)|Coming Soon]]''
| Henry Lipschitz
|
|-
| 1999
| ''[[Dick (film)|Dick]]''
| Chip
|
|-
| 2000
| ''Boltneck (Big Monster On Campus)''
| Carl
|
|-
| 2001
| ''[[Finder's Fee (film)|Finder's Fee]]''
| Quigley
|
|-
| 2002
| ''[[National Lampoon's Van Wilder]]''
| Van Wilder
|
|-
| 2002
| ''[[Buying the Cow]]''
| Mike Hanson
| ''Direct-to-Video''
|-
| 2003
| ''{{sortname|The|In-Laws|The In-Laws (2003 film)}}''
| Mark Tobias
|
|-
| 2003
| ''[[Foolproof]]''
| Kevin
|
|-
| 2004
| ''[[Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle]]''
| Male nurse
| Cameo
|-
| 2004
| ''[[Blade: Trinity]]''
| [[Hannibal King]]
|
|-
| 2005
| ''[[School of Life]]''
| Michael "Mr. D" D'Angelo
| TV Film
|-
| 2005
| ''{{sortname|The|Amityville Horror|The Amityville Horror (2005 film)}}''
| [[George Lutz]]
|
|-
| 2005
| ''[[Waiting... (film)|Waiting...]]''
| Monty
|
|-
| 2005
| ''[[Just Friends]]''
| Chris Brander
|
|-
| 2006
| ''[[Smokin' Aces]]''
| Richard Messner
|
|-
| 2007
| ''{{sortname|The|Nines}}''
| Gary/Gavin/Gabriel
|
|-
| 2008
| ''[[Chaos Theory (film)|Chaos Theory]]''
| Frank Allen
|
|-
| 2008
| ''[[Definitely, Maybe]]''
| Will Hayes
|
|-
| 2008
| ''[[Fireflies in the Garden]]''
| Michael Taylor
|
|-
| 2009
| ''[[Adventureland (film)|Adventureland]]''
| Mike Connell
|
|-
| 2009
| ''[[X-Men Origins: Wolverine]]''
| [[Deadpool|Wade Wilson / Deadpool]]
| Shared role with [[Scott Adkins]]
|-
| 2009
| ''{{sortname|The|Proposal|The Proposal (film)}}''
| Andrew Paxton
|
|-
| 2009
| ''[[Paper Man (2009 film)|Paper Man]]
| Captain Excellent
|
|-
| 2010
| ''Secret Origin: Story Of DC Comics''
| Narrator
|
|-
| 2010
| ''[[Buried (film)|Buried]]''
| Paul Steven Conroy
|
|-
| 2011
| ''[[Green Lantern (film)|Green Lantern]]''
| [[Hal Jordan|Hal Jordan / Green Lantern]]
|
|-
| 2011
| ''[[The Change-Up]]''
| Mitch Planko
|
|-
| 2011
| ''[[The Whale (film)|The Whale]]''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thewhalemovie.com/ |title=The Whale |work=thewhalemovie.com |accessdate=July 17, 2011}}</ref>
| Narrator
|
|-
| 2012
| ''[[Safe House (2012 film)|Safe House]]''
| Matt Weston
| Post-production
|-
| 2013
| ''[[The Croods]]''
| Guy
| Voice
|-
| 2013
| ''[[R.I.P.D.]]''
| Nick Walker
| Post-production
|}
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+Television
|-
! Year
! Title
! Role
! class="unsortable" | Notes
|-
| 1991–1993
| ''[[Hillside (TV series)|Fifteen]]''
| Billy Simpson
| Also known as ''Hillside''. 65 Episodes
|-
| 1993–<br />1994
| ''{{sortname|The|Odyssey|The Odyssey (TV series)}}''
| Macro
| Recurring role, 14 episodes
|-
| 1995
| ''{{sortname|The|Outer Limits|The Outer Limits (1995 TV series)}}''
| Derek Tillman
| [[List of The Outer Limits episodes#Season 1 (1995)|Season 1, Episode 20]]: "[[If These Walls Could Talk (The Outer Limits)|If These Walls Could Talk]]"
|-
| 1995
| ''{{sortname|The|Marshal|The Marshal}}''
| Rick
| Season 2, Episode 3: "The Heartbreak Kid"
|-
| 1995
| ''[[Lonesome Dove]]: The Outlaw Years''
| Griffin
| Season 1, Episode 9: "Redemption"
|-
| 1996
| ''{{sortname|The|X-Files}}''
| Jay "Boom" DeBoom
| [[The X-Files (season 3)|Season 3, Episode 13]]: "[[Syzygy (The X-Files)|Syzygy]]"
|-
| 1996
| ''{{sortname|The|John Larroquette Show}}''
| Tony Hemingway
| Season 4, episode 7: "Napping to Success"
|-
| 1997
| ''{{sortname|The|Outer Limits|The Outer Limits (1995 TV series)}}''
| Paul Nodel
| [[Re-generation|Season 3, Episode 12]]: "[[Double Helix (The Outer Limits)|Double Helix]]"
|-
| 1998
| ''{{sortname|The|Outer Limits|The Outer Limits (1995 TV series)}}''
| Paul Nodel
| [[List of The Outer Limits episodes#Season 4 (1998)|Season 4, Episode 23]]: "[[The Origin of Species (The Outer Limits)|The Origin of Species]]"
|-
| 1998–<br />2001
| ''[[Two Guys and a Girl]]''
| [[Two Guys and a Girl#Michael Eugene Leslie "Berg" Bergen|Michael "Berg" Bergen]]
| Main role, 81 episodes
|-
| 2003
| ''[[Scrubs (TV series)|Scrubs]]''
| Spence
| [[My Monster (Scrubs episode)|Season 2, Episode 22]]: "My Dream Job"
|-
| 2004–<br />2005
| ''[[Zeroman]]''
| Ty Cheese
| Recurring role, 14 Episodes
|-
| 2007
| ''[[My Boys]]''
| Hams
| [[List of My Boys episodes#Season 1: 2006-2007|Season 1, Episode 19]]: Douchebag in the City
|-
| 2009
| ''[[Saturday Night Live]]
| Host
| [[List of Saturday Night Live episodes#Season 35: 2009-2010|Season 35, Episode 660]]
|-
| 2011
| ''[[Family Guy]]''
| Himself
| "[[Stewie Goes for a Drive]]"
|}

==Awards and honors==
===Wins===
* 2003 - [[Young Hollywood Awards]] for Next Generation - Male <ref Name="Allmovie"/>
* 2005 - [[Teen Choice Awards]] for Choice Movie Scary Scene (''[[The Amityville Horror]]'')<ref Name="Allmovie">{{cite web|url=http://www.allmovieportal.com/c/ryanreynolds.html |title=All Movie Profile |publisher=Allmovieportal.com |date=1976-10-23 |accessdate=2012-01-27}}</ref>
* 2009 - [[Scream Awards]] for Best Supporting Actor (''[[X-Men Origins:Wolverine]]'')<ref>{{cite web|author=Posted Oct 28, 2009 12:00 am |url=http://marvel.com/news/story/10079/scream_awards_iron_man_2_most_anticipated |title=October 28, 2009 "Scream Awards" |publisher=Marvel.com |date=2009-10-28 |accessdate=2012-01-27}}</ref>
* 2011 - [[ShoWest]] Convention: ShoWest Award for Male Star of the Year
* 2012 - [[People's Choice Award]] Favorite Movie Superhero (''[[Green Lantern (film)|Green Lantern]]'')

===Nominations===
* 1993 - [[Young Artist Awards]] for Best Young Actor Co-Starring in a Cable Series (''[[Hillside (TV series)|Hillside]]'')
* 2003 - [[MTV Movie Awards]] for Breakthrough Male Performance (''[[Van Wilder: Party Liaison]]'')
* 2009 - [[Gotham Awards]] for Best Ensemble Cast (''[[Adventureland (film)|Adventureland]]'')
* 2009 - [[Teen Choice Awards]] for Choice Male Summer Movie Star (''[[The Proposal (film)|The Proposal]]'')
* 2010 - [[People's Choice Awards]] for Favourite Comedy Star, Favourite Movie Star, and Favourite On-Screen Team (''[[The Proposal (film)|The Proposal]]'') and (''[[X-Men Origins: Wolverine]]'')
* 2010 - [[MTV Movie Awards]] for Best Comedic Performance (''[[The Proposal (film)|The Proposal]]''), Best Fight (''[[X-Men Origins: Wolverine]]''), and Best Kiss (''[[The Proposal (film)|The Proposal]]'')
* 2010 - [[Teen Choice Awards]] for Choice Movie Actor (''[[The Proposal (film)|The Proposal]]''), Choice Movie Chemistry (''[[The Proposal (film)|The Proposal]]''), Choice Liplock Movie (''[[The Proposal (film)|The Proposal]]'')
* 2011 - [[Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films]]: Saturn Award for Best Actor (''[[Buried (film)|Buried]]'')
* 2011 - [[Goya Awards]] for Best Actor (''[[Buried (film)|Buried]]'')
* 2011 - [[MTV Movie Awards]] for Best Scared-as-S**t Performance (''[[Buried (film)|Buried]]'')
* 2011 - [[Teen Choice Awards]] for Choice Movie Actor (''[[Green Lantern]]'')
* 2012 - [[People's Choice Awards]] for Favorite Movie Actor (''[[Green Lantern (film)|Green Lantern]]''), Favorite Action Movie Star (''[[Green Lantern (film)|Green Lantern]]''), Favorite Comedic Movie Actor ([[The Change-Up]]'')

==References==
;Notes
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==External links==
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*{{IMDb name|5351}}
*{{people.com}}
*[http://www.huffingtonpost.com/ryan-reynolds Ryan Reynolds' writings on HuffPost]

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Revision as of 04:54, 10 February 2012

For the football player, see Ryan Reynolds (American football).

Ryan Reynolds
Reynolds in September 2010
Born
Ryan Rodney Reynolds

(1976-10-23) October 23, 1976 (age 47)
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
OccupationActor
Years active1990–present
SpouseScarlett Johansson (2008-2011) (divorced)

Ryan Rodney Reynolds (born October 23, 1976)[1] is a Canadian film and television actor. Reynolds is known for playing the role of Michael Bergen on ABC's sitcom Two Guys and a Girl (1998–2001). He has also appeared in films such as National Lampoon's Van Wilder; Just Friends; Definitely, Maybe; The Proposal; X-Men Origins: Wolverine and Green Lantern.

Early life

Reynolds was born in Vancouver, British Columbia. His father, Jim, is a food wholesaler, and his mother, Tammy, is a retail salesperson.[1] He is of Irish ancestry and was raised Roman Catholic.[2][3] The youngest of four brothers,[4] he graduated from Kitsilano Secondary School in Vancouver in 1994. He later attended Kwantlen Polytechnic University, also in Vancouver, until dropping out.[5]

Career

Reynolds' career began in 1990 when he starred as "Billy" in the Canadian-produced teen soap Hillside, distributed in the United States by Nickelodeon as Fifteen. As an adult, Reynolds starred in the National Lampoon movie Van Wilder and the American television series Two Guys, A Girl and a Pizza Place, playing medical student Michael "Berg" Bergen. In 1993-94 he had a recurring role in The Odyssey as Macro. He also cameoed in Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle as a nurse, appeared in The In-Laws with Michael Douglas and Albert Brooks, as well as the Canadian production Foolproof.

In 2005 he played a waiter named Monty in Waiting..., and as music executive Chris Brander in the romantic comedy Just Friends alongside Amy Smart and Anna Faris. Reynolds played the protagonist in the 2008 film Definitely, Maybe. He has 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, starring opposite Sandra Bullock, in The Proposal, and Mike Connell in Adventureland.

Although he has performed primarily in comedies, Reynolds underwent intense physical training to play an action role as the character of Hannibal King in the 2004 film Blade: Trinity. Reynolds played George Lutz in the 2005 remake of the 1979 horror film The Amityville Horror. He played an FBI agent alongside Ray Liotta in the 2006 crime action film Smokin' Aces.

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 possible film adaptation of Deadpool with screenwriter David S. Goyer,[6] as well as the possibility of playing the incarnation of The Flash known as Wally West in an adaption of the popular DC Comics character in the upcoming movie project. Reynolds portrayed Deadpool in the X-Men spinoff X-Men Origins: Wolverine and was announced to portray him again in a spin-off, Deadpool which is due out in 2013.[7]

Reynolds portrayed superhero Hal Jordan/Green Lantern in Warner Bros.' film Green Lantern, released June 17, 2011 in 3D; this made him one of the few actors to headline in movies based on both Marvel and DC characters.[8]

He also starred in the Spanish thriller Buried, which screened at the Sundance film festival.[9]

Reynolds is scheduled to portray Nick Cruz in the Universal Pictures film adaptation of the Dark Horse Comics R.I.P.D. (Rest in Peace Department), which has a planned release in 2013.[10]

Personal life

In 2002 Reynolds began dating Canadian singer Alanis Morissette. The two announced their engagement in June 2004.[11] In February 2007, representatives for Morissette and Reynolds announced that they had mutually decided to end their engagement.[12] Morissette said her album Flavors of Entanglement was created out of her grief after the breakup.[13]

Soon after the end of his relationship with Morissette in 2007, Reynolds began dating actress Scarlett Johansson,[14] and the couple announced their engagement on May 5, 2008.[15] They married on September 27, 2008, in a quiet ceremony near Tofino, British Columbia.[16] On December 14, 2010, Reynolds and Johansson announced that they had separated.[17]

On December 23, Reynolds filed for divorce and Johansson filed her response simultaneously in Los Angeles.[18] the divorce was finalized on July 1, 2011.[19] In October 2011, it was reported that Reynolds was dating actress Blake Lively. [20]

In October 2008 Reynolds wrote for The Huffington Post regarding his plan to run the New York City Marathon for his father, who suffers from Parkinson's disease.[21]

Reynolds appeared in People's Sexiest Man Alive lists in 2008[22] and 2009,[23] and was awarded the top honor in 2010.[24] In April 2011, he was ranked #15 on People's Most Beautiful 2011 list.[25]

Filmography

Film
Year Title Role Notes
1993 Ordinary Magic Ganesh/Jeffrey
1994 My Name Is Kate Kevin Bannister TV Film
1995 Serving in Silence: The Margarethe Cammermeyer Story Andy TV Film
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 The Alarmist Howard Ancona
1998 Tourist Trap Wade Early TV Film
1999 Coming Soon Henry Lipschitz
1999 Dick Chip
2000 Boltneck (Big Monster On Campus) Carl
2001 Finder's Fee Quigley
2002 National Lampoon's Van Wilder Van Wilder
2002 Buying the Cow Mike Hanson Direct-to-Video
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 School of Life Michael "Mr. D" D'Angelo TV Film
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 / 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
2011 The Change-Up Mitch Planko
2011 The Whale[26] Narrator
2012 Safe House Matt Weston Post-production
2013 The Croods Guy Voice
2013 R.I.P.D. Nick Walker Post-production
Television
Year Title Role Notes
1991–1993 Fifteen Billy Simpson Also known as Hillside. 65 Episodes
1993–
1994 		The Odyssey Macro Recurring role, 14 episodes
1995 The Outer Limits Derek Tillman Season 1, Episode 20: "If These Walls Could Talk"
1995 The Marshal Rick Season 2, Episode 3: "The Heartbreak Kid"
1995 Lonesome Dove: The Outlaw Years Griffin Season 1, Episode 9: "Redemption"
1996 The X-Files Jay "Boom" DeBoom Season 3, Episode 13: "Syzygy"
1996 The John Larroquette Show Tony Hemingway Season 4, episode 7: "Napping to Success"
1997 The Outer Limits Paul Nodel Season 3, Episode 12: "Double Helix"
1998 The Outer Limits Paul Nodel Season 4, Episode 23: "The Origin of Species"
1998–
2001 		Two Guys and a Girl Michael "Berg" Bergen Main role, 81 episodes
2003 Scrubs Spence Season 2, Episode 22: "My Dream Job"
2004–
2005 		Zeroman Ty Cheese Recurring role, 14 Episodes
2007 My Boys Hams Season 1, Episode 19: Douchebag in the City
2009 Saturday Night Live Host Season 35, Episode 660
2011 Family Guy Himself "Stewie Goes for a Drive"

Awards and honors

Wins

Nominations

References

Notes
  1. ^ a b "Ryan Reynolds profile at FilmReference.com". www.filmreference.com. Retrieved April 28, 2010.
  2. ^ Posner, Michael (September 1, 2007). "Ryan Reynolds' Disappearing Act". enRoute, Air Canada's inflight magazine. Retrieved June 17, 2010.: ("Reynolds grew up in an Irish-Catholic household in the Vancouver neighbourhood of Kitsilano. As a child, he went to church regularly...")
  3. ^ "Ryan Reynolds". Glamour. Retrieved January 16, 2012.
  4. ^ "Ryan Reynolds bio". Tribute.ca. Tribute Entertainment Media Group. Retrieved March 12, 2009.
  5. ^ "Ryan Reynolds Biography". Yahoo! Movies. Yahoo! Inc. Retrieved July 10, 2011.
  6. ^ Stax (March 21, 2005). "The Latest on The Flash & Deadpool". IGN. IGN Entertainment, Inc. Retrieved March 12, 2009.
  7. ^ "Ryan Reynolds Gets Deadpool Spin-off". TVGuide.com. Retrieved May 6, 2009.
  8. ^ Lowry, Brian (July 10, 2009). "BFDealmemo on Variety.com". Weblogs.variety.com. Retrieved March 6, 2010.
  9. ^ "Sundance '10: Ryan Reynolds Speaks to Us from Inside a Coffin: 'Buried' Trailer Debut!". Bloody-disgusting.com. Retrieved March 6, 2010.
  10. ^ "Ryan Reynolds Playing the Undead in 'R.I.P.D.' Adaptation".
  11. ^ Silverman, Stephen M. (June 16, 2004). "Alanis Morissette, Ryan Reynolds Engaged". People Weekly. Retrieved March 12, 2009. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |coauthors= ignored (|author= suggested) (help)
  12. ^ Jordan, Julie (February 2, 2007). "Alanis Morissette, Ryan Reynolds End Engagement". People. People. Retrieved May 2, 2011.
  13. ^ "Alanis Morissette Talks Ryan Reynolds Breakup, Covering 'My Humps' — Access Hollywood". Access Hollywood. Retrieved March 6, 2010.
  14. ^ Messer, Lesley (April 9, 2007). "Mo & Ryan Reynolds Step Out in NYC". People Weekly. Retrieved March 12, 2009.
  15. ^ Chiu, Alexis (May 5, 2008). "Scarlett Johansson & Ryan Reynolds Engaged!". People Weekly. Retrieved March 12, 2009.
  16. ^ "Scarlett Johansson and Ryan Reynolds Wed in Canada". People Weekly. September 28, 2008. Retrieved March 12, 2009.
  17. ^ "Scarlett Johansson & Ryan Reynolds Split Up". People. Retrieved December 14, 2010.
  18. ^ "Ryan Reynolds Files For Divorce From Scarlett". TMZ. Retrieved December 23, 2010.
  19. ^ "Ryan Reynolds, Scarlett Johansson's Divorce Finalized". Us Weekly. July 1, 2011. Retrieved July 1, 2011.
  20. ^ Vanderberg, Madison (October 12, 2011). "It's Confirmed: Ryan Reynolds and Blake Lively are Dating". Hollyscoop. Retrieved January 28, 2012.
  21. ^ Reynolds, Ryan (October 9, 2008). "Ryan Reynolds: Why I'm Running the New York City Marathon". The Huffington Post. HuffingtonPost.com, Inc. Retrieved March 12, 2009.
  22. ^ "The Sexiest Men Alive". People. November 14, 2007. Retrieved March 6, 2010.
  23. ^ "The Sexiest Men Alive 2009". People. November 18, 2009. Retrieved March 6, 2010.
  24. ^ "People Magazine Names Ryan Reynolds As Sexiest Man Alive".
  25. ^ "PEOPLE's Most Beautiful 2011". People.com. April 13, 2011. Retrieved August 9, 2011.
  26. ^ "The Whale". thewhalemovie.com. Retrieved July 17, 2011.
  27. ^ a b "All Movie Profile". Allmovieportal.com. October 23, 1976. Retrieved January 27, 2012.
  28. ^ Posted Oct 28, 2009 12:00 am (October 28, 2009). "October 28, 2009 "Scream Awards"". Marvel.com. Retrieved January 27, 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
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