9 Facts About Ryan Reynolds' Life and Family

1. #003

   In November 2008, Ryan Reynolds ran the New York City Marathon on behalf of the Michael J. Fox Foundation. His father was diagnosed with Parkinson's disease in 1995.

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2. #010

   Ryan Reynolds is the youngest of four brothers. Two of his brothers are police officers. His father's grandfather, Chester "Ches" Reynolds, was a Canadian politician and a member of the Alberta Social Credit Party. Chester was an MLA in Alberta from 1940 to 1944.

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3. #011

   Ryan Reynolds married his fiancée Scarlett Johansson on September 27, 2008, in a private ceremony held in Canada.

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4. #017

   In June 2004, Ryan Reynolds became engaged to his girlfriend of two years, Canadian singer Alanis Morissette; in June 2006, they announced that the engagement had been called off.

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5. #022

   When T-Mobile recently acquired Mint Mobile, Ryan Reynolds still retained creative control over the company's advertising agency through the 25% stake he reported in the company.

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6. #032

   Ryan Reynolds' ancestry is Irish, Scottish, one-eighth Luxembourgish (from Luxembourg), English, Cornish and, more distantly, Dutch and German. Some of his ancestors were American-born, including his paternal grandfather, who was born in Chicago as the child of a Canadian father from Peterborough and an American (Irish-American) mother from New Orleans. His father's grandmother was born in Kansas. His maternal grandfather, Neil Alexander Stewart, was a well-known doctor.

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7. #043

   Ryan Reynolds is the son-in-law of Ernie Lively and Elaine Lively.

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8. #044

   Taylor Swift is the godmother of James, the daughter Ryan Reynolds has with Blake Lively.

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9. #046

   Ryan Reynolds is the former son-in-law of Karsten Johansson and Melanie Sloan.

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