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Ryan Reynolds is the Canadian-American actor, savvy entrepreneur, and relentless self-deprecating comedian who turned Deadpool into a billion-dollar franchise and a Welsh football club into a global phenomenon.

By · datastats · Updated June 15, 2026
Ryan Reynolds

Ryan Reynolds: Actor, Business Mogul, and Internet’s Favorite Dad

Ryan Rodney Reynolds was born on October 23, 1976, in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. He started as a teenage soap opera actor on Hillside before clawing his way up through Hollywood comedies, landing his breakout role in Van Wilder (2002) and eventually becoming the superhero he was seemingly born to play: Deadpool.

The Deadpool franchise, particularly Deadpool & Wolverine (2024), cemented Reynolds as one of the most bankable stars in Hollywood. But his ambitions stretch far beyond acting. He co-founded Aviation American Gin (sold to Diageo in a deal reportedly worth up to $610 million) and Mint Mobile (sold to T-Mobile for up to $1.35 billion), building a reputation as a marketing genius who uses self-aware humor as a weapon.

In 2020, Reynolds and his friend Rob McElhenney purchased Wrexham AFC, a Welsh football club founded in 1864, turning it into a documentary series (Welcome to Wrexham) and a genuine sporting story, the club won promotion from the National League back into the English Football League. The story became one of the most feel-good sports narratives of the decade.

Off screen, Reynolds is married to actress Blake Lively and is famously devoted to their four children, a dynamic he mines endlessly for comedic gold on social media. His public persona, self-deprecating, witty, perpetually trolling his best friend Hugh Jackman, has made him one of the most followed and searched celebrities on the planet.

People search for Reynolds constantly: for his business deals, his family life, his history with ex-wife Scarlett Johansson, and whatever chaotic marketing stunt he’s pulled most recently.

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Reynolds and his family are primarily based in New York. He and Blake Lively have been widely reported to own property in the New York area, where they raise their four children. Reynolds also has strong ties to his hometown of Vancouver, Canada.

Reynolds holds dual Canadian and American citizenship. He was born and raised in Vancouver, British Columbia, making him Canadian by birth, and he later obtained American citizenship through his long-term residency and career in the United States.

Ryan Reynolds was born on October 23, 1976, making him 48 years old as of 2025. He'll turn 49 in October 2025.

Ryan Reynolds stands at 6 feet 2 inches (188 cm). It's one of the few facts about himself he can't make a self-deprecating joke about, the man is objectively tall.

No. Reynolds and Johansson separated in December 2010 and their divorce was finalized in July 2011. Reynolds reportedly met Blake Lively on the set of *Green Lantern* in early 2011, and the two began dating after his separation from Johansson. The timelines, as publicly reported, do not overlap.

Johansson has spoken about the marriage only sparingly and without bitterness in public interviews. She has acknowledged it as a chapter of her life where she was very young, she was 22 when they married, and has said she learned a great deal about herself from it. Neither she nor Reynolds has publicly aired grievances about the other; both have moved on with evident mutual respect.

No. Reynolds and Scarlett Johansson had separated by December 2010, and their divorce was finalized in July 2011. Reynolds met Blake Lively while filming *Green Lantern* in early 2011, after the separation. He was not married when their relationship began.

Ryan Reynolds is married to actress Blake Lively. They married on September 9, 2012, at Boone Hall Plantation in South Carolina and have been together ever since, becoming one of Hollywood's most publicly adored couples.

Reynolds and Blake Lively have four children together: James (born 2014), Inez (born 2016), Betty (born 2019), and a fourth child born in 2023 whose name has not been publicly confirmed. Reynolds guards his children's privacy closely despite being aggressively public about almost everything else.

Ryan Reynolds's wife is Blake Lively, the actress best known for *Gossip Girl* and *A Simple Favor*. They married in 2012 and have four children. Their public mutual trolling on social media is a genre unto itself.

Ryan Reynolds's ex-wife is Scarlett Johansson. The two married on September 27, 2008, and separated in December 2010, with their divorce finalized in July 2011. Reynolds was also briefly engaged to actress Alanis Morissette from 2004 to 2007, though they never married.

Reynolds's precise net worth is not publicly confirmed and any specific figure should be treated as an estimate. That said, his business exits alone, Aviation Gin (sold to Diageo for a reported deal worth up to $610M) and Mint Mobile (sold to T-Mobile for a reported deal worth up to $1.35B), make it clear he is worth hundreds of millions of dollars, well beyond what his acting career alone would suggest. Various outlets estimate his net worth in the range of $350–$500 million, but these are unverified figures.

Ryan Reynolds's wife's name is Blake Lively, full name Blake Ellender Lively. She's an actress and entrepreneur in her own right, and the two have been married since September 2012.

Ryan Reynolds's real name is Ryan Rodney Reynolds. No stage name, no reinvention, the man has been himself, loudly, the entire time.

Reynolds and Rob McElhenney completed their takeover of Wrexham AFC in February 2021, after the club's supporters' trust voted overwhelmingly to approve the sale. The purchase price was reportedly around £2 million for the initial acquisition, though the duo have invested significantly more since then.

Ryan Reynolds has been married twice. He married Scarlett Johansson on September 27, 2008 (divorced July 2011), and then married Blake Lively on September 9, 2012. He and Lively remain married.

The Wrexham AFC takeover by Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney was officially completed in February 2021. The club's fanbase, the Supporters' Trust, voted to approve the sale in January 2021, and the deal closed the following month.

Reynolds and Johansson married on September 27, 2008, at Make-Out Creek in Tofino, British Columbia, Canada, a private, remote location that suited the intimate nature of the ceremony. It was a private affair with close friends and family.

Reynolds has married twice in very different settings. His first wedding to Scarlett Johansson took place in Tofino, British Columbia, Canada in 2008. His second wedding to Blake Lively was held at Boone Hall Plantation in Mount Pleasant, South Carolina in September 2012, a venue the couple later expressed regret about choosing, given its history as an actual antebellum plantation.

Neither Reynolds nor Johansson has ever publicly detailed the specific reasons for their split, and speculating on private matters as fact would be irresponsible. What is publicly known is that they announced their separation in December 2010 after about two years of marriage, citing the vague but standard 'have mutually decided to separate.' Both were extremely busy with high-profile careers, which observers have noted as a likely strain, but that remains inference, not confirmed fact.

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