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Ryan Reynolds, whose breakout role was as star of TV's Two Guys and a Girl, got his first onscreen role as a regular in the Nickelodeon teen series, Fifteen. In the last several years, Reynolds has made many movies, including, Dick (1999), Big Monster on Campus (2000), Finder's Fee (2001), Van Wilder (2002), The In-Laws (2003), School of Life (2003), Waiting and Just Friends (both 2005), Smokin' Aces (2006), Definitely, Maybe and Fireflies in the Garden (both 2008), The Proposal (2009) and Buried (2010). He has a number of additional movies in production, including a big-screen version of The Green Lantern, with Reynolds in the titular role.

Reynolds was born in Vancouver, B.C., Canada, on October 23, 1976. He had nearly decided to quit acting in 1996, when he moved to Los Angeles, and a few months later, won the role of "Michael 'Berg' Bergen" in the series that was then called Two Guys, A Girl and A Pizza Place.

Reynolds is married to actress Scarlett Johansson.

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  • Born: 23 October 1976
  • Birthplace: Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
  • Best Known As: The star of the movie Green Lantern

Ryan Reynolds is the tall, genial star of TV and films who got his first big break as National Lampoon's Van Wilder (2002). His first exposure beyond his native Canada was in the cable TV teen drama Fifteen (1990-93), and he showed an early flair for romantic comedy in the TV series Two Guys, a Girl and a Pizza Place (1998-2001). His role as ever-popular campus man Van Wilder launched a film career that has been a mix of genre thrillers and romantic comedies. Ryan Reynolds was tough and cut for Blade: Trinity (2004, starring Wesley Snipes), haunted by The Amityville Ghosts in The Amityville Horror remake (2005), lecherous and carefree in Waiting... (2005), comically obsessive in Chaos Theory (2007) and vulnerable and fatherly in Definitely, Maybe (2008). His other films include The In-Laws (2003, starring Michael Douglas), Smokin' Aces (2006, with Andy Garcia), X-Men Origins: Wolverine (2009, starring Hugh Jackman, the romantic comedy The Proposal (2009, with romcom queen Sandra Bullock) and the 2011 comic-book megamovie Green Lantern, with Reynolds in the title role.

Ryan Reynolds dated pop singer Alanis Morissette from 2004-07. He married actress Scarlett Johansson on 27 September 2008; they filed for divorce on 23 December 2010, and were formally divorced in July 2011.

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Biography

Handsome comic actor Ryan Reynolds may be best known to television viewers for his role in the popular Two Guys, a Girl and a Pizza Place, though if it weren't for his close friend Chris Martin, Reynolds' star may have not risen quite as smoothly as it did. Born in 1976, in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, to a food wholesaler father and a retail store saleswoman, Reynolds harbored an affection for acting from his early youth, and was undeterred after failing a drama class at the age of twelve. Making his television debut two years later on the Nickelodeon show Fifteen, the aspiring youngster crossed the border and relocated to Florida for the taping of the show, moving back to Vancouver soon after production ceased in 1991. Turning up in numerous television series such as Sabrina the Teenage Witch and made-for-TV movies in the following years, Reynolds soon grew despondent that his career was not moving along as smoothly as he wished. Recognizing his friend's frustrations, fellow actor Martin suggested that the two pick up and head for the Hollywood hills. Crashing in a cheap hotel and having his jeep stripped and rolled down a hill did little to raise Reynolds' spirits, though the determined actor carried on, landing his role on Two Guys in 1997. The only actor to read for the role of Berg, Reynolds won the favor of the producers and was soon on his way to success in the States. Following with roles in the teen horror comedy Boltneck (1998) and later Dick (1999) and Finder's Fee (2000), Reynolds soon began assuming his position among the hot young actors of the early millennium, taking the lead in 2001 for Van Wilder.

Prominent roles in more high-profile films followed, including the part of Hannibal King in 2004's Blade Trinity, and the lead role of George Lutz in the 2005 remake of the classic horror movie The Amityville Horror. He soon followed this up with starring roles in two comedies: 2005's Waiting and Just Friends. With his career on a meteoric path upward, he continued to branch, snagging starring roles in films like the supernatural thriller The Nines, and the romantic comedy Definitely Maybe, eventually signing on to play the character of Deadpool in the next installment in the X-Men franchise X-Men Origins: Wolverine, as well as starring alongside Sandra Bullock in the romantic comedy The Proposal.

Officially having made the transition into Leading Man Actor, Reynolds took a few unexpected roles in smaller films, playing supporting characters in 2009's Adventureland and making a quirky comedic turn in 2010's Paper Man. By 2011, however, Reynolds was ready to get back in the game, taking the lead in the super hero movie Green Lantern.

While Reynold's movie roles have usually been his biggest draw, his personal life has also been often mentioned in the media. He was linked to singer/songwriter Alanis Morissette in the early 2000's, and was married to bombshell actress Scarlett Johansson from 2008 to 2010. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi
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Ryan Reynolds

Reynolds in September 2010
Born Ryan Rodney Reynolds
October 23, 1976 (1976-10-23) (age 35)
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Occupation Actor
Years active 1990–present
Spouse Scarlett 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.

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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 Alarmist, TheThe 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 In-Laws, TheThe 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 Amityville Horror, TheThe Amityville Horror George Lutz
2005 Waiting... Monty
2005 Just Friends Chris Brander
2006 Smokin' Aces Richard Messner
2007 Nines, TheThe 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 Proposal, TheThe 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
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
Odyssey, TheThe Odyssey Macro Recurring role, 14 episodes
1995 Outer Limits, TheThe Outer Limits Derek Tillman Season 1, Episode 20: "If These Walls Could Talk"
1995 Marshal, TheThe Marshal Rick Season 2, Episode 3: "The Heartbreak Kid"
1995 Lonesome Dove: The Outlaw Years Griffin Season 1, Episode 9: "Redemption"
1996 X-Files, TheThe X-Files Jay "Boom" DeBoom Season 3, Episode 13: "Syzygy"
1996 John Larroquette Show, TheThe John Larroquette Show Tony Hemingway Season 4, episode 7: "Napping to Success"
1997 Outer Limits, TheThe Outer Limits Paul Nodel Season 3, Episode 12: "Double Helix"
1998 Outer Limits, TheThe 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"
2012 Top Gear Himself One episode: Star in a Reasonably-Priced Car

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Wins

Nominations

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Notes
  1. ^ a b "Ryan Reynolds profile at FilmReference.com". www.filmreference.com. http://www.filmreference.com/film/48/Ryan-Reynolds.html. Retrieved April 28, 2010. 
  2. ^ Posner, Michael (September 1, 2007). "Ryan Reynolds’ Disappearing Act". enRoute, Air Canada's inflight magazine. http://enroute.aircanada.com/en/articles/ryan-reynolds-disappearing-act. 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. http://www.glamourmagazine.co.uk/celebrity/biographies/ryan-reynolds. Retrieved January 16, 2012. 
  4. ^ "Ryan Reynolds bio". Tribute.ca. Tribute Entertainment Media Group. http://www.tribute.ca/people/Ryan+Reynolds/3457/16133. Retrieved March 12, 2009. 
  5. ^ "Ryan Reynolds Biography". Yahoo! Movies. Yahoo! Inc. http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/contributor/1800025139/bio. Retrieved July 10, 2011. 
  6. ^ Stax (March 21, 2005). "The Latest on The Flash & Deadpool". IGN. IGN Entertainment, Inc. http://movies.ign.com/articles/597/597611p1.html. Retrieved March 12, 2009. 
  7. ^ "Ryan Reynolds Gets Deadpool Spin-off". TVGuide.com. http://movies.tvguide.com/Movie-News/Ryan-Reynolds-Deadpool-1005825.aspx. Retrieved May 6, 2009. 
  8. ^ Lowry, Brian (July 10, 2009). "BFDealmemo on Variety.com". Weblogs.variety.com. http://weblogs.variety.com/bfdealmemo/2009/07/ryan-reynolds-is-the-green-lantern.html?nid=2854. Retrieved March 6, 2010. 
  9. ^ "Sundance '10: Ryan Reynolds Speaks to Us from Inside a Coffin: 'Buried' Trailer Debut!". Bloody-disgusting.com. http://www.bloody-disgusting.com/news/18786. Retrieved March 6, 2010. 
  10. ^ "Ryan Reynolds Playing the Undead in 'R.I.P.D.' Adaptation". http://www.bloody-disgusting.com/news/19674. 
  11. ^ Silverman, Stephen M.; Midler, Caryn (June 16, 2004). "Alanis Morissette, Ryan Reynolds Engaged". People Weekly. http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,653651,00.html. Retrieved March 12, 2009. 
  12. ^ Jordan, Julie (February 2, 2007). "Alanis Morissette, Ryan Reynolds End Engagement". People. People. http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20010781,00.html. Retrieved May 2, 2011. 
  13. ^ "Alanis Morissette Talks Ryan Reynolds Breakup, Covering 'My Humps' — Access Hollywood". Access Hollywood. http://www.accesshollywood.com/alanis-morissette-talks-ryan-reynolds-breakup-covering-my-humps_article_10455. Retrieved March 6, 2010. 
  14. ^ Messer, Lesley (April 9, 2007). "Mo & Ryan Reynolds Step Out in NYC". People Weekly. http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20034177,00.html. Retrieved March 12, 2009. 
  15. ^ Chiu, Alexis (May 5, 2008). "Scarlett Johansson & Ryan Reynolds Engaged!". People Weekly. http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20197908,00.html. Retrieved March 12, 2009. 
  16. ^ "Scarlett Johansson and Ryan Reynolds Wed in Canada". People Weekly. September 28, 2008. http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20229417,00.html. Retrieved March 12, 2009. 
  17. ^ "Scarlett Johansson & Ryan Reynolds Split Up". People. http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20449544,00.html. Retrieved December 14, 2010. 
  18. ^ "Ryan Reynolds Files For Divorce From Scarlett". TMZ. http://www.tmz.com/2010/12/14/ryan-reynolds-scarlett-johansson-file-for-divorce-separation-documents-prenup-community-property. Retrieved December 23, 2010. 
  19. ^ "Ryan Reynolds, Scarlett Johansson's Divorce Finalized". Us Weekly. July 1, 2011. http://www.usmagazine.com/celebritynews/news/ryan-reynolds-scarlett-johanssons-divorce-finalized-201117. Retrieved July 1, 2011. 
  20. ^ Vanderberg, Madison (October 12, 2011). "It's Confirmed: Ryan Reynolds and Blake Lively are Dating". Hollyscoop. http://www.hollyscoop.com/blake-lively/its-confirmed-ryan-reynolds-and-blake-lively-are-dating.html. 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. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/ryan-reynolds/why-im-running-the-new-yo_b_133157.html. Retrieved March 12, 2009. 
  22. ^ "The Sexiest Men Alive". People. November 14, 2007. http://www.people.com/people/package/gallery/0,,20237714_20159879_20366815,00.html#20366815. Retrieved March 6, 2010. 
  23. ^ "The Sexiest Men Alive 2009". People. November 18, 2009. http://www.people.com/people/package/gallery/0,,20315920_20320457_20705505,00.html#20705505. Retrieved March 6, 2010. 
  24. ^ "People Magazine Names Ryan Reynolds As Sexiest Man Alive". http://iknowjack.radio.com/2010/11/17/people-magazine-names-ryan-reynolds-as-sexiest-man-alive. 
  25. ^ "PEOPLE's Most Beautiful 2011". People.com. April 13, 2011. http://www.people.com/people/package/gallery/0,,20360857_20481337,00.html#20936756. Retrieved August 9, 2011. 
  26. ^ "The Whale". thewhalemovie.com. http://www.thewhalemovie.com/. Retrieved July 17, 2011. 
  27. ^ a b "All Movie Profile". Allmovieportal.com. 1976-10-23. http://www.allmovieportal.com/c/ryanreynolds.html. Retrieved 2012-01-27. 
  28. ^ Posted Oct 28, 2009 12:00 am (2009-10-28). "October 28, 2009 "Scream Awards"". Marvel.com. http://marvel.com/news/story/10079/scream_awards_iron_man_2_most_anticipated. Retrieved 2012-01-27. 

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