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.
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.
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
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]
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]
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]
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