95. Ryan Reynolds | 32 Facts on the Comic Deadpool Superhero Royalty

Published: Oct. 14, 2020, 4 p.m.

Ryan Reynolds is superhero royalty nowadays. His name is synonymous with the Merc with a Mouth and it\u2019s hard to imagine any other actor playing Wade Wilson. 2016\u2019s Deadpool was the second highest grossing R-rated movie of all time after Mel Gibson\u2019s The Passion. We can surmise from that that Deadpool is right after Jesus in terms of fan base. He followed it up with Deadpool 2, which was just as big a success as the original. Outside of Deadpool, he has proven he has incredible range as an actor. He has starred in everything from dark indies to sitcoms. Despite Wade Wilson suggesting that Ryan Reynolds is famous because he\u2019s so attractive instead of his \u201csuperior acting technique,\u201d he is a pretty incredible actor, so we thought we'd share 32 fascinating facts on Ryan Reynolds.

\n

Read the written version or watch the video version of this podcast.

\n

Hosted by Rebecca Breitfellar and written by Carrie Fishbane. 

\n

Visit https://www.hollywoodinsider.com and our YouTube for more great content | Hollywood Insider focuses on substance and meaningful entertainment, so as to utilize media as a tool to unite and better our world, by combining entertainment, education and philanthropy, while being against gossip and scandal.