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When Ryan Reynolds Fell in Water to Raise Money for Make A Wish Charity

The American-Canadian actor Ryan Reynolds has a knack for coming into the
limelight now and then. Apart from his fabulous acting talent, the film star has
won hearts for having a big heart. Reynolds often donates some amount of his
earnings towards various noble causes to help humankind. It was in March that
the Deadpool star, along with his wife Blake Lively, donated a whopping half a
million dollars to Water First Education and Training Inc. 



In the past, Ryan also collaborated with the American nonprofit foundation Make
A Wish. Founded in 1980, Make A Wish organization fulfills the wishes of
children over two and a half years and under 18 years who are battling for their
lives due to some serious illness. While shooting for his career’s biggest
action film, Deadpool
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Ryan Reynolds did some crazy things to raise money for the Charity. Scroll down
to know that the 45-year-old collected a massive amount of money. 

ALSO READ: “Hugh Jackman what a d**k”: When Ryan Reynolds Jokingly Responded to
a Kid’s Question
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HOW DID RYAN REYNOLDS RAISE $25,000 FOR MAKE A WISH ORGANIZATION?

As a part of Deadpool promotions in February 2016, Ryan Reynolds paid a visit to
The Ellen Show. The host Ellen DeGeneres seemed impressed with the Make A Wish
foundation and offered the actor a chance to raise $25,000. Ryan had to stand at
the top of the water tank and simultaneously Ellen had to hit the ball at the
specific target. If the host managed to pitch the ball at the correct place, the
Free Guy
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actor would get dunked into the tank and win the amount.



Reynolds didn’t think much before giving a go-ahead to the fun activity. After a
few attempts, Ellen finally managed to hit the target and the Deadpool star
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enjoyed a little journey underwater to raise money for a worthy cause. 

Notably, it was Reynolds’ character in Deadpool, Wade Wilson, who gave him the
motivation to contribute to the foundation. Wade had incurable cancer in the
movie. Thus, getting inspired by his reel character, the Vancouver-born did some
special things for the children diagnosed with cancer. Through the Make A Wish
organization, [https://wish.org/] Ryan invited a few special children to the
movie set while he also cast them in very short roles in the film. 

ALSO READ: “What it’s like to maybe work in the adult industry”: When Ryan
Reynolds Revealed What He Felt During ‘Deadpool’ Iconic Naked Fight Scene
[https://netflixjunkie.com/netflix-news-with-now-55-movies-under-his-belt-what-was-ryan-reynolds-first-movie-that-gave-us-this-talented-foul-mouthed-superstar/]

What do you think of Ryan’s little adventure underwater to help the kids? Share
your thoughts in the comments. 

Sakshi Jain

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The American-Canadian actor Ryan Reynolds has a knack for coming into the limelight now and then. Apart from his fabulous acting talent, the film star has won hearts for having a big heart. Reynolds often donates some amount of his earnings towards various noble causes to help humankind. It was in March that the Deadpool star, along with his wife Blake Lively, donated a whopping half a million dollars to Water First Education and Training Inc. 
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In the past, Ryan also collaborated with the American nonprofit foundation Make A Wish. Founded in 1980, Make A Wish organization fulfills the wishes of children over two and a half years and under 18 years who are battling for their lives due to some serious illness. While shooting for his career’s biggest action film, <a href="https://netflixjunkie.com/netflix-news-what-its-like-to-maybe-work-in-the-adult-industry-when-ryan-reynolds-revealed-what-he-felt-during-deadpool-iconic-naked-fight-scene/">Deadpool</a>, Ryan Reynolds did some crazy things to raise money for the Charity. Scroll down to know that the 45-year-old collected a massive amount of money. 
ALSO READ: <a href="https://netflixjunkie.com/netflix-news-hugh-jackman-is-a-dk-when-ryan-reynolds-jokingly-responded-to-a-kids-question/">“Hugh Jackman what a d**k”: When Ryan Reynolds Jokingly Responded to a Kid’s Question</a>
<h2>How did Ryan Reynolds raise $25,000 for Make A Wish organization?</h2>
As a part of Deadpool promotions in February 2016, Ryan Reynolds paid a visit to The Ellen Show. The host Ellen DeGeneres seemed impressed with the Make A Wish foundation and offered the actor a chance to raise $25,000. Ryan had to stand at the top of the water tank and simultaneously Ellen had to hit the ball at the specific target. If the host managed to pitch the ball at the correct place, the <a href="https://netflixjunkie.com/is-free-guy-streaming-on-netflix-where-is-it-available-to-watch-online/">Free Guy</a> actor would get dunked into the tank and win the amount.
<div class="flex-video widescreen youtube"><iframe loading="lazy" title="Ryan Reynolds Helps Make Wishes Come True" width="1170" height="658" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/vcuCn6Q7nJc?feature=oembed" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe></div>
Reynolds didn’t think much before giving a go-ahead to the fun activity. After a few attempts, Ellen finally managed to hit the target and the <a href="https://netflixjunkie.com/netflix-news-beyonce-or-adele-when-ryan-reynolds-and-jake-gyllenhaal-took-less-than-a-second-to-end-the-perpetual-debate/">Deadpool star</a> enjoyed a little journey underwater to raise money for a worthy cause. 
Notably, it was Reynolds&#8217; character in Deadpool, Wade Wilson, who gave him the motivation to contribute to the foundation. Wade had incurable cancer in the movie. Thus, getting inspired by his reel character, the Vancouver-born did some special things for the children diagnosed with cancer. Through the Make A Wish <a href="https://wish.org/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">organization,</a> Ryan invited a few special children to the movie set while he also cast them in very short roles in the film. 
ALSO READ: <a href="https://netflixjunkie.com/netflix-news-with-now-55-movies-under-his-belt-what-was-ryan-reynolds-first-movie-that-gave-us-this-talented-foul-mouthed-superstar/">“What it’s like to maybe work in the adult industry”: When Ryan Reynolds Revealed What He Felt During ‘Deadpool’ Iconic Naked Fight Scene</a>
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