Talk:Ryan Reynolds/Archive 1

Archive 1

Adam

• I'm totally perplexed by this sentence:

Ryan reminds some of Adam because he acted for the laidies.

Would somebody please clarify which Adam, especially by a link, or get rid of the sentence entirely?-- Ventura 22:05, 2004 Nov 9 (UTC)

Films

• What confuses me is the date on a number of the films: (2005/I) What does that mean? I'm going to change it for the time being, if anyone reverts it, please leave a reason why.

• • When multiple movies share the same name, they can normally be differentiated by simply including the year along with the title. When multiple movies sharing the same name come out during the same year, they are labeled by placing a sequential roman numeral after the date. Malthae (talk) 13:43, 29 January 2009 (UTC)

If the date was copied from IMDb, IMDb uses that sort of slash notation for movies in cases where there is more than one movie with that title that year. To make up an example, Pulse (2005/I) and Pulse (2005/II). WP would have no need for that. Шизомби 00:56, 16 April 2006 (UTC)

Alanis Morissette

Did he really split with alanis? Aznph8playa2 01:01, 16 February 2006 (UTC)

Upbringing

He grew up in Kitsilano, Vancouver. His brother says so in a interview with GQ: "“He always pushed hard," says Ryan's brother Terry. "He used to play football in Kitsilano, where we grew up, when he was maybe 10, and that was his proving ground in some ways to my dad. To sort of show that he could play sports and he could be the jock. That kid had more concussions than was legally allowed. I'm guessing he had between four and six concussions, maybe more—I think you're supposed to stop playing after three. I remember my mum saying on a Saturday, 'Be quiet, be quiet, Ryan's sleeping,' and I would say, 'Why in the hell's he sleeping at four in the afternoon?' 'He's got another concussion.' That kid got his head knocked more times, and he'd always get back in the game. There was my dad on the sideline saying, 'My son's playing football.' And I don't think Ryan wanted to throw in the towel even if he got his bell rung." —Preceding unsigned comment added by 99.237.156.7 (talk) 18:03, 27 February 2011 (UTC)

Deadpool (movie)

From what I read it is not only not getting closer but has been dropped by New Lines in 2004. Highlandlord 08:45, 29 July 2006 (UTC)

Photo

That is the worst photo I've ever seen. Flibbert 13:46, 14 March 2007 (UTC)

Agreed. is there honestly no better picture--Irishboi 00:28, 16 March 2007 (UTC)

Removed.

Apparently it's not "removed." It's still there. It really is the worst picture I've seen anyone put up on Wiki. Not appropriate at all, unless when Ryan Reynolds isn't in movies, he has make up removed to hide his Terrible Blur Syndrome. ChesterG 18:39, 14 July 2007 (UTC)

Replaced. Ckcyber (talk) 13:55, 3 March 2008 (UTC)

Can any of u put a new pic into Ryans wiki page. I can't seem to get a "free" pic of him to put on. Would photoshopping a magazine scan be considered my own pic?? Raizen18 4:28, 28 September, 2008 —Preceding unsigned comment added by Raizen18 (talk • contribs) 23:28, 28 September 2008 (UTC)

Just took a look at the picture and it seems like something a stalker freak would take of him. Knowing wikipedians, I'm sure that's exactly the case. How about you just ask the guy for a picture to use? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.62.248.199 (talk) 15:07, 28 December 2008 (UTC)

Family connections?

Is ryan reynolds the son of burt reynolds??

- No relation...the surname Reynolds is quite common. That is like asking if Anna Nicole Smith was the sister of Will.

Scarlett Johansson

http://www.okmagazine.com/news/view/3995 http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20034177,00.html

Should be added in... Mathmo ^Talk 03:01, 12 February 2008 (UTC)

This statement: "Soon after the marriage of Ryan and Scarlett, he met Rachel Cope and began his first of probably many affairs. They are still happily and secretly dating to this day" seems probably false to me, and it's certainly poorly written. Wikipedia shouldn't be speculating on potential future infidelity ("first of probably many"), and I'd guess this whole line was written by someone named Rachel Cope who merely wishes that it was true. Erindtran (talk) 02:49, 10 January 2010 (UTC)erindtran

Admiration

Please be careful to not add the "hot" comments. I have just removed stuff like "Here he is, looking insanely hot" and "Here he is, packing on a whopping 25 pounds of pure muscle to play some part in a movie". This is not appropriate for an encyclopedia. Just saying... I know some of you like him, but lets keep that to the Yahoo Groups and Forums. WIKIPEEDIO 01:36, 1 September 2008 (UTC)

His mom is a "career student"

is this fact ? or insultive or what? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.163.252.120 (talk) 06:01, 2 October 2008 (UTC)

Now it says that his mom is a "retail salesperson". Can it really be so? Or is it another insult? 93.80.229.28 (talk) 13:57, 23 November 2011 (UTC)

Information is now correct according to source. --‖ Ebyabe ^talk - Union of Opposites ‖ 17:45, 23 November 2011 (UTC)

New picture

Really? That's the best picture we can get? Arc Lamps & Signal Flares (talk) 09:25, 2 January 2009 (UTC)

• I personally think this picture would be more fitting: http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/photos/stylus/82367-reynolds_ryan_341x182.jpg but maybe that's just me. 173.52.111.164 (talk) 20:43, 6 May 2009 (UTC)

Deadpool spin-off

It's been confirmed that he will reprise his role as Wade Wilson/Deadpool in a spin-off of X-Men Origins: Wolverine, focused on Deadpool. This would be a large role for him, and I think it should be noted.

"One is the Japan backstory which was announced earlier, the other is about Deadpool. The film, which would be produced by Lauren Shuler Donner and Marvel, has Ryan Reynolds attached and would be a complete exploration of this unique character -- his origins, his emergence as the 'Merc with the Mouth,' etc"

So there you go, a source too. It's from IGN. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 99.245.62.249 (talk) 22:13, 6 May 2009 (UTC)

Filed for Divorce or Separated?

On Scarlett Johansson's Wikipedia page, it says that they're filed for divorce. I think that these stats should be the same, so which one should it be? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Ij197 (talk • contribs) 01:46, 20 June 2011 (UTC)

Both are true. I prefer separated because it's their status as opposed to actions that were taken.--Bbb23 (talk) 23:18, 20 June 2011 (UTC)

High school

What high school did he attend? On this article, it says he Graduated Kitsilano Secondary, and attended Kwantlen Secondary, yet on Prince of Wales Secondary School, it lists hm as a notable alumni. -Aremith 02:32, 21 February 2007 (UTC)

Kwantlen isn't a secondary at that time it was a college (now it's a polytechnic university I think) —Preceding unsigned comment added by 173.180.217.113 (talk) 04:47, 7 May 2011 (UTC)

The school (Kitsilano Secondary) is particularly well known for the numerous television and film productions which have been filmed on location. Most recently, Juno, Superbad, Anything for Love and "X-Men Origins: Wolverine" were shot at Kitsilano. The school also counts a number of former alumni who went on to careers in film and television, notably Ryan Reynolds and Joshua Jackson. On a recent episode of Late Night with James Corden, Ryan Reynolds confirmed that he attended High School with Joshua Jackson.60.231.79.248 (talk) 02:22, 20 February 2016 (UTC)60.231.79.248 (talk)

Jusice League?

I don't see anything to support the idea that he'll be in a Justice League movie. The Justice League in other media page mentions a possible 2014 Justice League movie with Batman, Superman and Wonder Woman, but the cast hasn't been decided and Green Lantern isn't mentioned. Until there's any indication that he's actually signed on to do the film I'd take this out... (82.0.16.12 (talk) 03:47, 3 August 2012 (UTC)))

Turbo is leading to the wrong page.

Under the Career section there is this sentence:

"He then had starring roles in two Dreamworks Animation feature films; The Croods and Turbo, both released in 2013"

The link Turbo leads to the wiki page about turbochargers (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turbocharger).

Guessing by context, the link should lead to Turbo (2013) [ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turbo_(film) ]

Please correct me if wrong.

Thanks! — Preceding unsigned comment added by Rhetoriks (talk • contribs) 20:38, 13 May 2016 (UTC)

Thanks, you're quite right. Fixed! Certes (talk) 21:45, 13 May 2016 (UTC)

External links

• Ryan Reynolds/Archive 1 at IMDb

Add

Ryan Reynolds plays Jay "Boom" DeBoom in X-Files (season 3, episode 13 Syzygy). KinGofTheFaLLin (talk) 22:52, 16 May 2016 (UTC)

TV episodes don't go in this article. They go in Ryan Reynolds filmography#Television, and that episode is there already.--Bbb23 (talk) 23:50, 16 May 2016 (UTC)

Family connections?

Is ryan reynolds the son of burt reynolds??

- No relation...the surname Reynolds is quite common. That is like asking if Anna Nicole Smith was the sister of Will.

Re character played in "Van Wilder"

In Career section. Article says that in the movie Van Wilder he played "medical student Michael 'Berg'Bergen." He actually played the title character Van Wilder.2602:306:BD66:FD40:B8ED:D12:6847:A07A (talk) 08:08, 19 May 2016 (UTC)

Fixed, thank you! Certes (talk) 10:46, 19 May 2016 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 29 July 2016

Extended content

Filmography Main article: Ryan Reynolds filmography Selected filmography National Lampoon's Van Wilder (2002) Blade: Trinity (2004) The Amityville Horror (2005) Waiting... (2005) Just Friends (2005) Smokin' Aces (2006) Definitely, Maybe (2008) Adventureland (2008) X-Men Origins: Wolverine (2009) The Proposal (2009) Buried (2010) Green Lantern (2011) The Change-Up (2011) Safe House (2012) R.I.P.D. (2013) The Croods (2013) Turbo (2013) The Captive (2014) Mississippi Grind (2015) Woman in Gold (2015) Self/less (2015) Deadpool (2016) Criminal (2016) The Hitman's Bodyguard (2017) Life (2017) The Croods 2 (2017)

174.110.10.41 (talk) 02:59, 29 July 2016 (UTC)

Cot/cobbed for navigability. — Andy W. (talk · ctb) 19:15, 29 July 2016 (UTC)

Not done for now: "The Croods 2" is currently a redirect. And since this is a "selected filmography" list, currently the addition may be questionable to other editors — Andy W. (talk · ctb) 19:21, 29 July 2016 (UTC)

Ryan Reynolds

A missing credit for Ryan Reynolds is "The Outer Limits" episode called "Origin of the Species". I don't know the year but I saw it on the Retro TV Channel "Comet". — Preceding unsigned comment added by 152.216.7.5 (talk) 01:30, 31 August 2016 (UTC)

Merger proposal

I propose that Ryan Reynolds filmography be merged into Ryan Reynolds. I think that the list of appearances containing Ryan Reynolds would be better placed in the Ryan Reynolds wikipedia page instead of needing an additional page.Benjiman750 (talk) —Preceding undated comment added 08:16, 5 February 2017 (UTC) .

I disagree with the above proposal, having an additional page is completely justified.DrHawkes 13:40, 27 November 2017(UTC)

Totally agree! This doesn't need an additional page.--DisneyMetalhead (talk) 20:50, 16 April 2018 (UTC)

• Oppose While I would normally support the merging of Ryan Reynolds filmography into Ryan Reynolds, it just seems the filmography page has so much content on it that I believe having a separate page in this case would be justifiable. -Handoto 18:45, 2 May 2018 (UTC)

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Ryan starred in The Hitman's Bodyguard, playing a Triple A Executive Protection Agent.

Hottie Reynolds starred in The Hitman's Bodyguard as a Triple A Executive Protection Agent. Jennymetta (talk) 21:14, 15 January 2019 (UTC)

It’s not Princess Bride

The Once Upon A Deadpool movie is based on Never Ending Story with Fred Savage Neurojak70 (talk) 04:23, 26 January 2019 (UTC)

That would make a lot more sense if Fred Savage had been in The NeverEnding Story. He wasn't. His first role was 2 years later, in fact. You're probably thinking of Barret Oliver. The whole 'tied to the bed' thing is a very blatant Princess Bride reference. Sumanuil (talk) 04:58, 26 January 2019 (UTC)

He is the 10th member of exo

After netflix red carpet event of Underground 6, he met and joined exo to become the 10th member on the 2nd December 2019. Ryan Reynolds confirmed this on both Instagram and Twitter. Leahbatyistrash (talk) 10:13, 5 December 2019 (UTC)

"Maximum Effort" listed at Redirects for discussion

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Ordinary Magic

--2600:8802:4107:CE00:949:E6D:29E6:EC15 (talk) 15:43, 14 March 2021 (UTC)--2600:8802:4107:CE00:949:E6D:29E6:EC15 (talk) 15:43, 14 March 2021 (UTC) Where is Ryan's debut film 1993 "Ordinary Magic" ? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ordinary_Magic

Semi-protected edit request on 22 March 2021

ryan rondey reynolds is an actor 205.167.55.215 (talk) 18:59, 22 March 2021 (UTC)

 Not done: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format and provide a reliable source if appropriate. (CC) Tbhotch^™ 19:12, 22 March 2021 (UTC)

Filmography section?

Why is there no filmography section? At least a link to the separate article (if it exists) would do.

Ryan Reynolds#Career. (CC) Tbhotch^™ 18:36, 7 September 2021 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 7 September 2021

Add (Also known as Chris Reynolds beside the title) 70.118.117.222 (talk) 19:43, 7 September 2021 (UTC)

 Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. ScottishFinnishRadish (talk) 19:50, 7 September 2021 (UTC)

Canadian-American?

Him like many actors have dual citizenship such as Scarlett johansson but is his American citizenship important enough to be in the lead? Black roses124 (talk) 23:42, 31 May 2021 (UTC)

Having his dual American citizenship mentioned in the opening sentence does seem undue. As far as I can tell, most reliable sources describe him as Canadian. Paul Erik ^{(talk)(contribs)} 01:36, 3 August 2021 (UTC)

Thank you for your reply Paul Erik and I agree a lot actors have dual citizenship and he grew up in Canada I would understand if spent some of his early life in another country such as America but he didn’t. For example Anna Paquin with Canada and New Zealand it’s relevant for her because she grew up in both countries he also got citizenship through his wife similar to Ryan Gosling or Justin Bieber on their respective wiki’s we just say Canadian. Ryan Reynolds citizenship is important it’s just not relevant enough for it to be in the lead. Black roses124 (talk) 05:16, 3 August 2021 (UTC)

The problem with the back and forth about it being in the lead is that readers don't even know what to believe because people keep removing it. Trillfendi (talk) 20:43, 6 September 2021 (UTC)

Apparently I unknowingly stepped in something here, but it seems strange to assess one's citizenship as not "relevant enough for it to be in the lead". I would take the statement as a factual question; and since he's obtained US citizenship he is factually both Canadian and American, hence Canadian-American. Person man345 (talk) 02:49, 5 October 2021 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 24 October 2021

SAHIL00041 (talk) 07:45, 24 October 2021 (UTC)

Films Starring Ryan Reynolds

1. Free Guy

2. The Hitman's Wife's Bodyguard

3. Clue

4. Underground

5. Once upon a Deadpool

6. Deadpool 2

7. The Hitman's Bodyguard

8. Life

9. Deadpool

10. Mississippi Grind

11. Self/less

12. Woman in Gold

13. The Captive

14. The Voices

15. R.I.P.D

16. Safe House

17. The Change-Up

18. Green Lantern

19. Buried

20. Adventureland

21. The Proposal

22. Definitely, Maybe

23. Fireflies in the Garden

24. The Nine

25. Smoking Aces

26. The Amityville Horror

27. Spirited

 Not done: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format and provide a reliable source if appropriate. There's already Ryan Reynolds filmography ClaudineChionh (talk – contribs) 08:27, 24 October 2021 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 25 December 2021

Add wiki links to Morena Baccarin and Michael J. Fox at the end of the Personal Life section. Alaknár (talk) 22:11, 25 December 2021 (UTC)

 Done Morneo06 (talk) 22:42, 25 December 2021 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 22 January 2022

cute guy — Preceding unsigned comment added by TyfsWasTaken (talk • contribs) 03:09, 22 January 2022 (UTC)

2nd daughter's name

Ryan Reynolds second daughter's name is spelled Inez, not Ines. It says so in the citation. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2601:602:8d80:7ba0:1485:70c4:f52d:317c (talk) 23:07, 5 February 2022 (UTC)

 Done Cannolis (talk) 23:25, 5 February 2022 (UTC)

Ryan Reynolds 2008 New York City Marathon result addition

Hello and good day. Would like to add his 2008 NYC Marathon result. Go to In The Media, in first sentence,place (2008) in 2008 New York City Marathon. Right after that sentence, put: Reynolds ran and completed the marathon in 3:50:22.

Want source I placed here added. Thank you for your time and effort. Could have done this myself, but it is a protected page.2601:581:8402:6620:5048:3917:C319:F67F (talk) 12:09, 7 February 2022 (UTC)

What makes it Wikipedia:Noteworthy? (CC) Tbhotch^™ 21:16, 7 February 2022 (UTC)

References

Semi-protected edit request on 15 February 2022

ryan raynolds was rated "most atractive man" in 2014, 2nd place went to actor, wrestler, dwayne johnson, "the rock" 50.217.19.74 (talk) 21:57, 15 February 2022 (UTC)

 Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. Cannolis (talk) 22:06, 15 February 2022 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 27 February 2022

Go to the talk page where I made the request:Ryan Reynolds 2008 New York City Marathon result addition.Please add if noteworty. Thank you.Theairportman33531 (talk) 03:41, 27 February 2022 (UTC) Theairportman33531 (talk) 03:41, 27 February 2022 (UTC)

 Not done for now: please establish a consensus for this alteration before using the {{edit semi-protected}} template. As per above section, Tbhotch has questioned how it's noteworthy enough to be mentioned, which I agree. — Paper9oll (🔔 • 📝) 11:14, 27 February 2022 (UTC)

Date format

The article currently is inconsistent; the date of birth is given as "day month year" while other dates are given as "month day, year". Back in 2004 when the first date was added to the article, "day month year" was used. However, all sources currently cited in the article use "month day, year"; thus I propose adopting that date format consistently. If there are no objections, I'll implement such a change in a few days. Huon (talk) 01:24, 3 May 2018 (UTC)

Support: Make the article consistent with the predominant (Month Day, Year) format per MOS:RETAIN. Scottyoak2 (talk) 03:49, 3 May 2018 (UTC)

I thought Canadian DOBs followed the DMY format like British and Australian people. Could someone verify this one way or the other? --Ebyabe (talk) 10:45, 24 November 2018 (UTC)

Either/both date formats are used in Canada. I believe "official" (e.g. gov't) docs use Day Month Year, but that format is not universally used in Canada, where a mix of the British and U.S. dates format are used. Considering that Hottie Reynolds is primarily known for acting in American productions, settling on "Month Day, Year" date format is not unreasonable here. --IJBall (contribs • talk) 16:48, 24 November 2018 (UTC)

The federal government also uses a third format where year comes first. It's all over the place. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 104.246.130.248 (talk) 19:13, 6 March 2022 (UTC)

Business Ventures

Under the section ‘business ventures’ referring to his ownership of WREXHAM AFC, Wales is described as a principality within the United Kingdom. According to multiple sources, including Wikipedia itself, “ Wales has not been a principality since the 16th century”. Wales is a COUNTRY in its own right within the United Kingdom, and the description of it as a principality is both harmful and offensive to our people who take pride in the historic welsh culture. Thank-you. 2A04:4A43:530F:DDD2:995C:92F4:C4A7:41DA (talk) 23:03, 25 March 2022 (UTC)

Can the bit about him being declared a national treasure of Canada be removed? Given that this allegedly happened on the 1st of April and that, according to the sole source, "When not on extended loan to the U.S. National Archives, Ryan Reynolds will be preserved by LAC in a climate- and ultraviolet-controlled vault at its new, world-class Preservation Storage Facility in Gatineau, Quebec, for future generations to enjoy", I'm fairly certain that this was an April Fools' joke. 5.198.76.62 (talk) 19:05, 20 April 2022 (UTC)

5.198.76.62 (talk) 19:05, 20 April 2022 (UTC)

References

 Done ScottishFinnishRadish (talk) 20:26, 20 April 2022 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 28 April 2022

Is there by any chance if someone can remove comedian from his occupations section in the infobox? Because the reason why it needs to be removed is because he isn’t know for doing comedy. His career section says nothing about doing any comedy or stand-up comedy related stuff. 2600:1000:B033:EFA3:B8FA:6D52:8C97:FD90 (talk) 18:59, 28 April 2022 (UTC) 2600:1000:B033:EFA3:B8FA:6D52:8C97:FD90 (talk) 18:59, 28 April 2022 (UTC)

 Not done: You're conflating Stand-up comic with Comedian. ScottishFinnishRadish (talk) 19:19, 28 April 2022 (UTC)

Would you consider Ryan Reynolds a comedian, producer, or businessman?

Ryan Reynolds indeed has some business venture stakes (as does most public figures), but that doesn't support adequate reason to label him a businessman in short description and opening sentence of the lede. As a secondary argument, I've pointed out to another editor that with comedy film being a significant part of his filmography, arguably it's sufficient enough to support Comedian in lead. Moreover as a producer he's only responsible for executive producing films he directly stars in, which is common practice for large celebrity figures in Hollywood and I feel does not make him a notable film producer. ChicagoWikiEditor (talk) 04:12, 2 October 2021 (UTC)

Based on the article and its predominant sources, how do you feel the opening sentence should describe Ryan Reynolds notability?

• Choice A: "Canadian actor and comedian"
• Choice B: "Canadian actor, entrepreneur, and film producer"
• Choice C: "Canadian actor"
• Choice D: "Canadian actor, entrepreneur, and comedian"

Please indicate your choice below. ChicagoWikiEditor (talk) 03:48, 2 October 2021 (UTC)

Discussion

• C: I propose to exclude all except actor from opening sentence per MOS:ROLEBIO. Majority of reliable sources will corroborate it's what he's most notable for, not his fifth tier football league co-ownership, comedy endeavors, or any of his executive producing positions in his own films which are more than likely vanity credits. The overwhelming majority of the lede highlights his acting career. The "occupation" infobox description can house these secondary roles of notability like in nearly every other notable person article. ChicagoWikiEditor (talk) 20:27, 5 September 2022 (UTC)
• B with entrepreneur last. In no way is he a professional comedian. The same way Drake isn’t a basketball player just because he has a Nike deal or is the famous face of the Raptors. Trillfendi (talk) 04:19, 2 October 2021 (UTC)

@Trillfendi: That could be the worst comparison I've read this year. Literally just read the opening sentence of the comedian page, how does Ryan Reynolds not apply? He makes people laugh through his performances regularly and is paid for it. He is absolutely a "professional comedian". Understand there's a difference between comedian and stand-up comedy. Your Drake comparison was random nonsense. Lol, awful take. ChicagoWikiEditor (talk) 04:32, 2 October 2021 (UTC)

Yeah yeah… I already know that most editors will choose B so I’ll leave you with your thoughts. Trillfendi (talk) 13:29, 2 October 2021 (UTC)

@Trillfendi: Ok well you think a Nike deal makes you a basketball player, as if that's the only sport Nike sponsors. Unless "most editors" think exactly like you, I doubt you know what most editors will choose. Cheers ChicagoWikiEditor (talk) 01:08, 3 October 2021 (UTC)

It’s almost as if I put it in context with the Toronto Raptors, which last I checked, is a basketball team in the NBA that has events like "Drake night". Be that as it may, no one has agreed with your proposition that being in comedy films makes Reynolds a comedian so perhaps my hunch is correct. Toodles. Trillfendi (talk) 02:52, 3 October 2021 (UTC)

• B Being in comedy films and being a comedian is not at all the same thing, and I highly doubt you'll be able to find many reliable sources that refer to him as such. However, his business career is clearly notable in its own. His gin company sold for over half a billion dollars. He has his own mobile company. He owns a soccer team. His marketing company has been receiving a ton of press. There are plenty of sources that refer to him as a businessman/entrepreneur see [1][2][3][4]. JDDJS (talk to me • see what I've done) 04:47, 2 October 2021 (UTC)

@JDDJS: Regularly starring in comedic film differs from being a comedian in what way? Ryan Reynolds is not the founder (or as far as what hasn't been sourced) even majority holder of any gin or mobile company. Moreover he is factually a minority stakeholder in a fifth tier sports league. Don't try to flourish what he "owns" and say he is "well known" for it as if he's anything more than a business partner. He is only "well known" for being a comedic actor. ChicagoWikiEditor (talk) 06:10, 2 October 2021 (UTC)

@ChicagoWikiEditor: You're completely wrong. He has an ownership stake of Mint Mobile and is the public face of the company. While it was never revealed exactly how much of American Aviation Gin he owns, it was reported as a significant amount. He owns 50% of Wrexham FC. And if starring in comedy films was enough to be a comedian, then almost half of all actors would be considered comedians. But that's not how it works. We need actual sources to show that he's a comedian. Saying his work proves that he's a comedian is just original research. JDDJS (talk to me • see what I've done) 08:54, 2 October 2021 (UTC)

@JDDJS: "almost half of all actors" don't have predominantly comedic roles. The ones that do (such as Frat Pack) are considered comedians. Are you going to deny names like Jim Carrey, Jonah Hill, and Adam Sandler as comedians as well? If not based on their films, what are you basing it on? There does not need to be a direct source to some random article that states "This guy is the comedian", as there hasn't been on many articles for years. The only thing "completely wrong" is you thinking Ryan Reynolds business ventures is career defining. ChicagoWikiEditor (talk) 11:41, 2 October 2021 (UTC)

@ChicagoWikiEditor: I see that you're not going to knowledge the factual inaccuracies from your other comment. Sandler and Carrey have both done stand up comedy and started their careers on sketch comedy shows, so to pretend that they're at all comparable to Reynolds is completely ridiculous. Hill you can argue shouldn't be a comedian either, though at least he has several credits writing comedy films. I'm more neutral on that one, but feel free to bring up that discussion on its talk page. JDDJS (talk to me • see what I've done) 12:47, 2 October 2021 (UTC)

@JDDJS: I don't need to talk over every data point with you just because you have nothing better to do. I've been very clear already. Take my response as is and stop asking me to say more. You used two of eight examples given to say "hey they started on skecth tv or did stand up before" (as if that matters). Stand up comedian and comedian are separate articles for a reason. An actor on a sketch comedy show is different than a comedic film actor in what way? Rhetorical question. At the end of the day, I never added comedian to the article in the first place, but I'm making an argument for it simply because you chose to remove it in favor of entrepreneur, which has no strong case. Now that I think of it, let me change my vote. Thanks for adding. ChicagoWikiEditor (talk) 01:08, 3 October 2021 (UTC)

• C - I'll go with that. Comedic roles do not make him a comedian and his business ventures do not make him an entrepreneur. Morbidthoughts (talk) 23:07, 2 October 2021 (UTC)
• B - Reynolds has sufficient ventures and business credibility to warrant the entrepreneur title in the lead paragraph. A quick search for verifiable citations supports this epithet. In addition to several sources and businesses that have already been mentioned, here is one in TechCruch that supports this point: https://techcrunch.com/2021/08/30/ryan-reynolds-is-coming-to-disrupt/. In this article, it mentions Reynolds will be speaking at a major conference about "creativity and his platform in the world of entrepreneurialism, and pick his brain on how startups can use fast-vertising to have a maximum impact on a minimum budget. We’ll also get a feel for his investment appetite in the world of startups." Furthermore, The Wall Street Journal highlighted his entrepreneurial side in a June 2019 video for the newspaper's "Business of Celebrity" series: https://www.wsj.com/video/deadpool-actor-ryan-reynolds-discusses-his-side-hustle-as-an-entrepreneur/2303EAB0-64BB-4824-B052-EC672E434B1E.html. It's important that Reynold's business ventures are included (i.e. adding the entrepreneur title in the lead) so that Wikipedia readers don't pigeonhole this celebrity to just his acting abilities. Pistongrinder (talk) 00:08, 5 October 2021 (UTC)

I don't consider those two sources adequate to establish that he's an entrepreneur. The techcrunch article is a puff piece promoting his role in their conference while the WSJ citation is a video interview. Better to weigh high-quality news articles that directly report (state or conclude) that he is an entrepreneur rather than editors having to synthesise or deduce that from reports about his business activities. Morbidthoughts (talk) 18:04, 6 October 2021 (UTC)

@Morbidthoughts I believe The Wall Street Journal is a highly credible and reliable source. Even though there is a video, which you attempt to waive off, there is ALSO copy on the webpage that you may have overlooked. It says, "'Deadpool' Actor Ryan Reynolds Discusses His Side Hustle as an Entrepreneur ... In the debut interview of the WSJ's Business of Celebrity series, actor Ryan Reynolds talks to WSJ News Editor Lee Hawkins about how he built his acting career and his recent purchase of stake in a liquor company, Aviation Gin." So, The Wall Street Journal's news editor Lee Hawkins decided to highlight Ryan Reynolds to launch his new series about Celebrity Entrepreneurs, and it specifically calls Ryan Reynolds out for his entrepreneurial work in the copy. I believe this citation in the preeminent U.S. business newspaper meets a very high bar, and it should be considered as part of the group's decision. Pistongrinder (talk) 21:28, 14 October 2021 (UTC)

You shouldn't deduce importance from WP:HEADLINES, especially one that calls his entrepreneurship a "side hustle", nor from videos under WP:PRIMARY, especially one that begins with Reynolds stating, "I wouldn't characterise myself as an entrepreneur". Morbidthoughts (talk) 06:22, 17 October 2021 (UTC)

• B - I cannot understand or fathom how or why businessman or entrepreneur is not in the lead sentence. When it is literally half of his day job as he has complete oversee of the football club that he owns in Wrexham AFC, as well as his other bussiness ventures in Aviation Gin and other aforementioned companies. Stuv3 (talk) 01:12, 5 October 2021 (UTC)

@Stuv3:He is literally the definition of what an entrepreneur is "a person who organizes and manages any enterprise, especially a business, usually with considerable initiative and risk". Taking on the risk of acquiring businesses and having oversee of them, is literally what makes you a businessman; i can't see how this is even a debate, unlike a comedian, which he is clearly not. -Stuv3 (talk) 01:41, 5 October 2021 (UTC)

• Note While we're on this topic, we really should talk more about all of the marketing he does with his company Maximum Effort Marketing in the article. JDDJS (talk to me • see what I've done) 01:10, 6 October 2021 (UTC)
• C, only the most notable --FMSky (talk) 18:01, 6 October 2021 (UTC)

• C, he doesn't do stand up comedy, which is the usual criteria for being a "comedian". And while he is an entrepreneur, that doesn't mean he is notable for being an entrepreneur. Let's pretend a moment that he wasn't an actor-- would we still give him his own dedicated article? No. He might get a mention within one of the articles on the businesses, but he wouldn't get his own article for his business ventures. Yes, there are reliable sources that call him a businessman, but would they be doing articles on him at all without him also being a famous actor? I don't think so, and I don't think the sources that call him such support the idea that they would, either-- the Yahoo article starts out by identifying him as a famous actor, the oregonlive article title identifies him as an actor, the Variety article specifically names him as the "Deadpool actor" first, and so on. Not one of these articles mentions other business ventures as the means by which they expect Ryan to be known. As such, he should not be identified as a businessman or entrepreneur in the lead, as the lead is for describing what makes him notable. Fieari (talk) 00:54, 8 October 2021 (UTC)

@Fieari: I completely agree with the comedian position but the reason I can't understand why people won't associate him with being a successful businessman is that he literally owns his own company with Rob McElhenney in RR McReynolds Company LLC, and has 100% complete oversee in the football club Wrexham AFC. I assume most people commenting on the talk page are American and don't understand how European Sporting clubs works. Currently they are in the fifth tier which is just below the 4th tier, which is professional in English/Welsh soccer but if they gain promotion this season they will be in the 4th tier and could easily be in the second or even first tier within the next 5-10 years. This is like calling Stan Kroenke who owns Arsenal and the Los Angeles Rams and many other US sport teams not a businessman or the Glazer Family who own Manchester United and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers not a businessman. Obviously they are not on the same financial level as those teams but it doesn't make any sense, how someone can own 50-100% of a football/soccer club and not be a businessman. Stuv3 (talk) 12:26, 8 October 2021 (UTC)

@Stuv3: -- My argument is not that he is not a business man. He is. My argument is that he is not sufficiently notable as a business man, and so it should not be mentioned in the lead. Again, the articles written about his business activities exclusively put his acting career as his claim to fame and notability metric. Not one of the articles about each of his business ventures even mentions his other business ventures, and always lead with his acting career. The source articles frame his business activities as being minor side-shows to his acting career, and I think the lead needs to reflect that. I'm not saying we can't have his business activities in the article-- to the contrary, these are notable activities. I'm just saying they aren't a notable part of his identity as he is known in reliable sources. I will happily change my vote if presented with even a single reliable 3rd party secondary source that identifies his notability as a business man, and not presenting it as some interesting celebrity trivia about an actor. Because that's what I see in the current sources. Fieari (talk) 04:55, 11 October 2021 (UTC)

@Fierari: Okay, here you go - a source that identifies is notability as a business man. It's entitled, "6 Business Tips You Could Learn from Ryan Reynolds", and the article's point is to discuss what Reynolds does to be considered a "great businessman." Admittedly, it's not a gold standard of a source like the Wall Street Journal, but it shows notability of this topic, especially when coupled with myriad other sources that have already been presented here. https://mensvariety.com/ryan-reynolds-businessman/ Pistongrinder (talk) 17:23, 29 October 2021 (UTC)

• C, being an actor in comic roles is not the same as being a comedian, (even though the object of both might be to make people laugh) - as others have said - and the business ventures are not independently notable (part owning a fairly obscure 4th division Welsh football team can be seen as a hobby as much as a business venture - it's certainly a big gamble - but he would not be notable even in the UK for that alone). Pincrete (talk) 07:59, 15 October 2021 (UTC)
• D: - I see him as a comedian. He frequently puts up skits on YouTube that I consider comedy work and I think his involvement with Wrexham A.F.C. and Aviation Gin also qualifies him as an entrepreneur/businessman. In Wikipedia's article for comedian it states A comedian or comic is a person who seeks to entertain an audience by making them laugh. This might be through jokes or amusing situations, or acting foolish (as in slapstick), or employing prop comedy. A comedian who addresses an audience directly is called a stand-up comedian. Going by this, Reynolds does fit the bill as a comedian (if not stand-up comedian) because all of his appearances involve jokes; he rarely ever does a serious appearance. Saimcheeda (talk) 06:34, 21 October 2021 (UTC)
• B with entrepreneur last. He is an Actor, who then started to produce and then was able to use those major successes to fuel his other enterprises. Tepkunset (talk) 20:17, 22 October 2021 (UTC)

@Tepkunset: Using primary successes to fuel other business enterprises is literally what almost every celebrity does. Based on your writing, it would seem like you are more opposed to inclusion of entrepreneur than for it. Per MOS:ROLEBIO he and most other celebrities do not qualify because they are not notable for their extracurricular occupations ChicagoWikiEditor (talk) 01:53, 25 October 2021 (UTC)

@ChicagoWikiEditor: I will admit that after further investigation and evaluation of "comedian" I would agree that he is a comedian. But Also believe that he is an entrepreneur who has been successful. He did start his own business and is invested heavily with others. WP:NOTE has a definition that does not necisalliarly require a person to be "Famous" to have notability, and as you pointed out with MOS:ROLEBIO the opening should contain notable things.

• B Surely this source from the Wall Street Journal, "How Ryan Reynolds Built a Business Empire"., is again, one of many credible sources that should be enough to signify his business achievements in the lead, and how successful he has become as a businessman, as well as his film career. Stuv3 (talk) 08:34, 29 October 2021 (UTC)

I added Reynolds's co-ownership of Wreham A.F.C. to lead, and augmented the business ventures section with reviews of the documentary series Welcome to Wrexham. The launch of this series has garnered significant media coverage and the story is clearly a synthesis of his showbiz career and his business ventures. Mick gold (talk) 09:42, 23 August 2022 (UTC)

I support this addition at the bottom of the introductory only. ChicagoWikiEditor (talk) 22:32, 5 September 2022 (UTC)

Please fix Ryans Outer Limits episode, its called double helix not whats shown on page

Pls fix title of outer limits episode. Its dbl helix not whats posted on page 104.244.145.31 (talk) 23:35, 3 November 2022 (UTC)

He appears in three episodes. (CC) Tbhotch^™ 03:21, 4 November 2022 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 6 November 2022

Co-owner of Wrexham A.F.C., with Rob McElhenny, as documented on TV show, Welcome to Wrexham. 51.155.130.132 (talk) 23:28, 6 November 2022 (UTC)

 Not done: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format and provide a reliable source if appropriate. MadGuy7023 (talk) 00:10, 7 November 2022 (UTC)

Highest-grossing actor

Why is Reynolds referred to on this page as one of the highest-grossing film actors of all time? The cited page does not include him and his lifetime gross ($5 billion) doesn’t even crack the top 20. Feels more correct to simply report his combined box office gross. Jcdilillo (talk) 05:18, 14 November 2022 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 20 November 2022

I want to change the personal life information of Ryan Reynolds as their fourth child news broke out and there is no reference on this page about his fourth child. Abhaysingh680 (talk) 12:08, 20 November 2022 (UTC)

 Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. — Paper9oll (🔔 • 📝) 16:21, 20 November 2022 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 22 January 2023

please change the name from "Ryan Rodney Reynolds" to "lord Ryan Rodney Reynolds" Alhu210 (talk) 15:53, 22 January 2023 (UTC)

 Not done (CC) Tbhotch^™ 16:11, 22 January 2023 (UTC)

References

Semi-protected edit request on 13 February 2023

He has 4 children not 3!! Chloebell6 (talk) 02:55, 13 February 2023 (UTC)

4 children per people magazine and Instagram not 3 Chloebell6 (talk) 02:56, 13 February 2023 (UTC)

 Already done Lightoil (talk) 02:28, 19 February 2023 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 29 April 2023

Change American to North American, he is already American because he is form Canada that is a country in America 37.15.41.222 (talk) 09:10, 29 April 2023 (UTC)

 Not done for now: In this case, "American" refers to his US citizenship. Actualcpscm (talk) 09:14, 29 April 2023 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 29 May 2023

Add the Ryan Reynolds Net Worth 2023 information form this link reference https://moneymakingcraze.com/ryan-reynolds-net-worth Jayb1cr (talk) 11:31, 29 May 2023 (UTC)

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Semi-protected edit request on 16 February 2024

65.110.39.4 (talk) 19:15, 16 February 2024 (UTC) Ryan Reynolds was nominated for the worlds hottest men also for the world hottest

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Business ventures Update

Rob McElhenney and Ryan Reynolds purchased a minority stake in Club Necaxa today and they did the same for Wrexham AFC. Just use my source at the very end here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wrexham_A.F.C.#2020%E2%80%93present:_New_owners,_return_to_EFL — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2A00:1F:8703:101:24B5:FE80:541A:1F76 (talk) 19:19, 29 April 2024 (UTC)