Born October 23rd, 1976, Ryan Rodney Reynolds comes from Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. His father, Jim, a business man and his mother Tammy, a saleswoman brought him to the career he was born for : an actor. At fourteen, Ryan began officially his career with his first big role in a Nickelodeon show called Fifteen. For this production, he was relocated to Florida, but as soon as production stopped in 1991, Ryan returned back to Vancouver, There, he appeared on some TV series like The Odyssey or Ordinary Magic, as well as a small role in Sabrina the Teenage Witch.
In 2003, Ryan has been approached for one main role in the third installment of the Blade series. Successfully cast for this role, he began an every day intensive workout training to finally start filming Blade Trinity in 2004. The finale of the serie has been a huge success.
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. On June 11, 2008, Alanis Morissette appeared on The Howard Stern Show, and spoke of their breakup.
On May 5, 2008, it was announced that he had become engaged to actress Scarlett Johansson.[4] The couple married on September 27, 2008 in his native Canada in a small ceremony near Tofino, B.C.. [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.
In October of 2008, Reynolds wrote for the Huffington Post regarding his plan to run the New York City Marathon as a benefit for Parkinson's Disease.[7]