Ryan Reynolds is Canadian and grew up in Vancouver.  As a teen he starred in Hillside, A Canadian soap about teens.  Nickelodeon purchased the show, changed the name to Fifteen, and played it on American cable.
Ryan has since appeared in more than 25 films.

Nickelodeon canceled Fifteen in 1993. Ryan Reynolds continued to act after the show ended, albeit it in small parts on Canadian TV. Reynolds decided that maybe acting wasn’t for him and considered a career change.
But, he listened to a friend who was also an actor and decided to try things in Hollywood. During his first night there, his car was stripped. Reynolds had no choice but to drive around in the vehicle without any doors.

Ryan Reynolds Big Break

His big break in Hollywood arrived when Ryan Reynolds got a starring role in Two Guys, a Girl, and a Pizza Place, a situation comedy. The show was a minor hit and played for over 80 episodes.

Ryan Reynolds made it into the movie going public’s consciousness with Van Wilder, a National Lampoon film. Playing Van Wilder himself, Reynolds was cast as a hard partying college kid. Van Wilder made Reynolds famous enough that he got free drinks in bars for years after.

Van Wilder established Ryan Reynolds as a comedic actor and he has been in many. Just friends demonstrated Ryan’s physical comedic ability. Jason Bateman and Ryan teamed up for laughs in The Change-Up in 2011. Jason Bateman and Ryan Reynolds were great in what has become a Hollywood cliche – the character ‘switch’.

Ryan Reynolds isn’t stuck in a comedy rut, though. It’s just about as likely to see him in an independent drama or big budget comic book flick these days. In 2005, Reynolds starred in the frightening film The Amityville Horror.

Buried found Reynolds inside a coffin for most of the movie and Smokin’ Aces had a great dramatic role for him.

Ryan Reynolds: Action Star

The comic book craze has caught up with Ryan Reynolds and he has several comic based films in development. Blade: Trinity was great combination of Ryan Reynolds comedic and physical abilities. He then battled Hugh ‘Wolverine‘ Jackman in X-Men Origins. Deadpool is the name of the character Ryan Reynolds was cast as and the character will be seen in his own highly anticipated movie soon.

Reynolds got to star as a major DC comics character in the mega budget sci fi Green Lantern film. Hal Jordan will return again in Green Lantern 2.

Jeff Bridges will be teaming up with Ryan Reynolds in the Rest in Peace Department (R.I.P.D) – yet another comic book property. The Flash – the speedster from the Justice League – is another character that Reynolds would love to portray on celluloid.

He didn’t just emote in these movies – Ryan Reynolds also built up his body to look the part. Ryan Reynolds workout has become a hot search term since he has gotten in such excellent shape. Ryan Reynolds has been on countless magazine covers as a result of his fantastic physical condition.

Ryan Reynolds Love Life and Beyond

A downside of his growing popularity is that Ryan Reynolds has drawn the attention of gossip sites and magazines. His short lived marriage to Scarlett Johansson received tons of coverage as did his time spent with singer Alanis Morissette. Sandra Bullock and Charlize Theron are two other high profile actresses the tabloids have tried to link him to. Ryan Reynolds is working on several new movies and will be seen in a theater near you for many more years.