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Birth
Ryan Reynolds was born on October 23, 1976 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, he was the youngest of four children. His father was a food wholesaler, and his mother worked as a retail-store saleswoman. -
Introduction
Sometime between 1991 - 1993, Ryan Reynolds appeared in a Nickelodeon series known as Fifteen. The series was filmed in Florida and featured many other Canadian actors. Ryan played the role of Billy Simpson. The television series was 65 episodes long. Ryan Reynolds was the only actor to appear in all 65 episodes of the series. -
Decline
After the series "Fifteen" ended in 1993, Ryan went on to star in some forgettable films. An example of one is Glenn Close's "Serving In Silence : The Margarethe Cammermeyer Story". Another example was CBC's update of "In Cold Blood". He only had small roles in these films, but they still weren't very successful. -
Decision Point
After his run of bad luck, Ryan decided to quit acting, until he ran into Chris William Martin. Martin was a fellow actor from Vancouver and when he found Ryan he told him to pack his things because they were going to head to Los Angeles, California. He ended up getting the role of Berg in "Two Guys, a Girl and a Pizza Place". The show wasn't successful at first but was redone by writer Kevin Abbott. After the remake, the show was a minor success. -
Growth
In 2009, Ryan Reynolds' film career took off. One popular movie of his would be "The Proposal" (2009), where he plays an assistant who is forced to marry his own boss. He also stared in "Buried" (2010), an independent drama where he plays an American working in Iraq who gets kidnapped and buried alive. -
Maturity
Ryan Reynolds has recently stared in the movie "Deadpool" (2016). He played the main character Wade Wilson. Deadpool is based off of Wade Wilson's story of hunting down the man who mutated him. This is the height of Ryan Reynolds career.
