Ryan Reynolds is at the peak of his career! The actor’s earnings do not only stem from his movies but also from his investment and business ventures. With a net worth of $350 million, the actor is currently one of the most successful stars in Hollywood. However, a huge part of the 46-year-old actor comes from his adorable relationship with his wife, Blake Lively. Reynolds and Lively are the most-loved couple of the Tinseltown. 

The duo is not only popular for their banter of witty jokes online but also for their heartwarming red-carpet appearances. However, apart from his wife, there is someone else whom Reynolds holds in the highest regard in his life. It is his father. 

How Ryan Reynolds proved his love for his father 

Reynolds’ father passed away in the year 2015, after a 20-year-long battle with Parkinson’s disease. It was a disheartening day for the Deadpool star and he took to Twitter, now X, to pay tribute to his late father. Earlier that year, Reynolds and Lively welcomed their first child to the world and gave her a name that was deemed unusual for a girl. During a 2016 appearance on the British Breakfast Television show, Good Morning Britain, the actor revealed the reason behind naming his baby-girl as James. 

When Ben Shephard and Kate Garraway asked the Free Guy actor about his child’s name, the actor revealed that “We named her after my father”. There was a lot of chatter floating online regarding James’ name, which was in honor of James Chester Reynolds. Since the world is already brimming with a bunch of unusual names, the actor said, “We’re not really breaking any new ground here“. Being his usual self, the actor threw in a bit of humor, saying, “It’s not like Summer Squash Meadow Lark or something”. 

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Though the actor respects his father the most, he had a pretty strenuous relationship with him growing up.

James Reynolds’ equation with his son

Reynolds’ father was a Royal Canadian Policeman who naturally had a very strong and gritty personality. During a 2014 interview with Today, the actor revealed that his father never really admitted to having Parkinson’s disease. The Green Lantern actor said in the interview, “He comes from a pretty prideful generation and he doesn’t really talk about it too much”. Reynolds had a difficult time dealing with his tough retired cop father and sought validation all the time. 

In his sports documentary, Welcome To Wrexham, Reynolds shared how the only thing his father ever complimented him for was his sports aptitude. The 46-year-old expressed how he would have loved to see his father celebrate Reynolds’ success with him. The star even shared a post about The Adam Project at the Bay Theatre LA for Father’s Day and wrote, “My father would have loved it”. Reynolds still values his father the most and remembers him on every special occasion.

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