RYAN REYNOLDS
Ryan Rodney Reynolds was born on October 23, 1976. He is a Canadian television and film actor noted for his role in the television sitcom Two Guys and a Girl (1998–2001) and for the 2002 comedy film National Lampoon's Van Wilder.
Early life
Reynolds was born in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, the son of Tammy Reynolds, a salesperson and career student, and Jim Reynolds, a Vancouver food wholesaler and former semi-professional boxer. He is the youngest of four brothers. Reynolds graduated from Kitsilano Secondary School in Vancouver in 1994.
Career
Reynolds career began as a child actor starring 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. 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. Ryan played the protagonist of the 2008 film Definitely, Maybe. He has also appeared in the second season finale of the television series Scrubs, where he played Spence, a college friend of J.D. and Turk. In 2007, Reynolds guest-starred as Brendan's friend Hams in the episode "Douchebag in the City" of the TBS sitcom My Boys. Many critics feel that he was perfect for this role. Although he has performed primarily in comedies, Reynolds played the dark character George Lutz in the remake of the horror movie The Amityville Horror. Reynolds underwent intense physical training to play an action role as the character of Hannibal King in the film Blade: Trinity, which also starred Wesley Snipes and Jessica Biel. He has also played as an FBI agent alongside Ray Liotta in the crime action movie Smokin' Aces.
In a March 2005 interview, Reynolds spoke of his interest and involvement in a possible film adaptation of Deadpool with screenwriter David S. Goyer and also 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 will first portray Deadpool in the X-Men spinoff, X-Men Origins: Wolverine. Reynolds was featured on the cover of the pop-culture magazine Naked Eye in the fall of 2007.
Personal life
From 2002 to 2007, Reynolds had been romantically linked to Alanis Morissette, becoming engaged in 2004. In July 2006, People reported that the two had split, but neither party confirmed this report. Morissette and Reynolds were pictured holding hands in Los Angeles, sinking the rumors. However, in February 2007, they mutually decided to end their engagement. On May 5, 2008, it was announced that he had become engaged to actress Scarlett Johansson. The couple married on September 27, 2008 in his native Canada in a small ceremony near Tofino, British Columbia. Reynolds is a Green Bay Packers and loves motorcycles, owning three: a customized 2005 Harley-Davidson Springer Softail, a 2006 Ducati Sport 1000, and a 2005 Confederate. In October 2008, Reynolds wrote for The Huffington Post regarding his plan to run the New York City Marathon as a benefit for Parkinson's Disease.
Activities
Ryan Reynolds is a very active person who enjoys mountain biking, fishing, football, motorcycles, and donating to non-profit organizations.PHOTOS:
