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’s hard to imagine any other actor playing Wade Wilson. 2016’s Deadpool was the second highest grossing R-rated movie of all time after Mel Gibson’s 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’s so attractive instead of his “superior acting technique,” he is a pretty incredible actor, so we thought we'd share 32 fascinating facts on Ryan Reynolds.

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