Hi, I’m Steve,
Show me a man in his mid-40s who can execute a perfect standing backflip and I’ll show you a guy who’s got it together physically. Throw in a lean, muscular body with a waistline that guys in their 20’s would kill for, and you’ve got a man worthy of imitation.
That man is Ryan Reynolds and, while he might not be packing the beef of a Chris Hemsworth or Dwayne Johnson when it comes to role modeling the lean, athletic muscular look that the majority of middle-aged guys aspire to, Ryan is your guy.
Ryan’s been a feature on the big screen for three decades, Over that time, he’s transformed his body to suit his roles, packing on mass for superhero roles in Green Lantern and Deadpool and leaning up for romantic leading roles such as The Proposal.
Trivia: Ryan has a fear of flying which dates back to a time when his parachute didn’t open on the first attempt.
The Ryan Reynolds Story
Ryan Rodney Reynolds is a native of Vancouver, Canada, the son of a Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) officer. Two of Ryan’s brothers have followed their dad into law enforcement careers in Canada.
Ryan’s acting career began at age 13 with a role in the Canadian soap opera Hillside. Two years later he made his film debut in Ordinary Magic. He had recurring roles in a number of TV series over the next four years but quit acting at the age of 19 after having become discouraged with the industry.
Ryan enrolled at Kwantlen Polytechnic University but was soon convinced by an acting friend to relocate to Los Angles and make another shot for stardom. Up until 2004, he acted mainly in comedies. But then he landed the role of Hannibal King in Blade: Trinity. To take on the role, Ryan began on an intense training program that saw him pack a dozen pounds of lean muscle to his physique.
Reynold’s star continued to rise throughout the mid to late 2000s, with starring roles in such moves as Smokin’ Aces, X: Men, X: Men Origins: Wolverine, and The Proposal. In 2012, he got in the best shape of his life to play the Green Lantern. He even surpassed that condition in 2016’s Deadpool. The movie was a great hit and a sequel was quickly greenlit.
Ryan upped his game once more to achieve peak shape for Deadpool 2 in 2017. 2021 was a big year for Ryan Reynolds movies with 3 of them hitting the screen; The Hitman’s Bodyguard, Free Guy and Red Notice.
In October of 2021, Ryan announced that he was taken a ‘sabbatical’ from acting.
Ryan has been linked to a string of female celebrities. In 2008 he married Scarlett Johannsen but the marriage only lasted a couple of years. In 2012, Ryan married Blake Lively, who had first met on the set of Green Lantern. The couple has three daughters, born in 2014, 2016, and 2019. The Reynolds-Lively family lives in Pound Ridge, New York.