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Ryan Reynolds
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| Birth name | Ryan Rodney Reynolds |
| Born | October 23, 1976 Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada |
| Occupation | Actor |
Ryan Rodney Reynolds (born October 23, 1976) is a Canadian television and film actor. He came to prominence in the television sitcom Two Guys and a Girl (1998–2001), before establishing a career as a Hollywood motion picture actor, starring in both comedic and dramatic roles.
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Reynolds was born in Vancouver, British Columbia, the son of Tammy, a salesperson and career student, and Jim Reynolds, a Vancouver food wholesaler and former semi-professional boxer.[1] He is the youngest of four brothers. Reynolds graduated from Kitsilano Secondary School in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada in 1994.
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 the male nurse, appeared in The In-Laws with Michael Douglas and Albert Brooks, as well as the Canadian production Foolproof and 2004's Blade: Trinity. 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. He has also appeared in an episode of the television series Scrubs, where he played Spence, a college friend of J.D. and Turk.
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 thriller 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.[2]and also the possibilty 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.
From 2002 to 2007, Reynolds had been romantically linked to Alanis Morissette, becoming engaged in 2004.[3] 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.[4] He is currently dating Scarlett Johansson.[5] Reynolds is a Green Bay Packers fan[6] and loves motorcycles, owning three: a customized 2005 Harley-Davidson Springer Softail, a 2006 Ducati Sport 1000, and a 2005 Confederate. Just before his 31st birthday, Scarlett had her wisdom teeth removed. She took one of the teeth, dipped it in gold, and strung it on a necklace for him as a birthday gift.
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Adventureland | Connell | |
| Fireflies in the Garden | Michael Waechter | ||
| Definitely, Maybe | Will Hayes | ||
| 2007 | Chaos Theory | Frank | |
| The Nines | Gary/Gavin/Grabriel | ||
| 2006 | Smokin' Aces | Richard Messner | |
| 2005 | Just Friends | Chris Brander | |
| Waiting... | Monty | ||
| The Amityville Horror | George Lutz | Teen Choice Award (won) | |
| School of Life | Michael "Mr. D" D'Angelo | ||
| 2004 | Blade: Trinity | Hannibal King | |
| Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle | Nurse | ||
| 2003 | Foolproof | Kevin | |
| The In-Laws | Mark Tobias | ||
| 2002 | Buying the Cow | Mike Hanson | |
| National Lampoon's Van Wilder | Van Wilder | MTV Movie Awards (nominated) | |
| 2001 | Finder's Fee | Quigley | |
| 2000 | We All Fall Down | Red Shoes | |
| Big Monster on Campus | Karl O'Reilly | ||
| 1999 | Dick | Chip | |
| Coming Soon | Henry Lipschitz | ||
| 1997 | The Alarmist | Howard Ancona | |
| 1993 | Ordinary Magic | Ganesh/Jeffrey |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004-2005 | Zeroman | Ty Cheese | |
| 2003 | Scrubs | Spence | Episode: My Dream Job |
| 1998-2001 | Two Guys, a Girl and a Pizza Place | Berg | |
| 1995-1998 | The Outer Limits | Derek Tillman Paul Nodel Paul Nodel |
Episode: If These Walls Could Talk Episode: Double Helix Episode: Origin of Species |
| 1998 | Tourist Trap | ||
| 1996 | In Cold Blood | Bobby Rupp | |
| Sabrina the Teenage Witch | Seth | ||
| When Friendship Kills | Ben Colson | ||
| The X-Files | Jay 'Boom' DeBoom | Episode: Syzygy | |
| 1995 | Lonesome Dove: The Outlaw Years | Episode: Redemption | |
| Serving in Silence: The Margarethe Cammermeyer Story | Andy | ||
| 1993-1994 | The Odyssey | Macro | |
| 1994 | My Name is Kate | Kevin Bannister | |
| The John Larroquette Show | Tony Hemingway | Episode: Napping to Success | |
| 1990 | Fifteen | Billy Simpson | Young Artist Award (nominated) |
- ^ http://www.filmreference.com/film/48/Ryan-Reynolds.html
- ^ http://movies.ign.com/articles/597/597611p1.html
- ^ http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,653651,00.html
- ^ http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20010781,00.html
- ^ http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20034177,00.html
- ^ http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1608/is_10_21/ai_n15955414