Random Interesting Facts You May Not Know About Ryan Reynolds (19 items)

(#11) He's Terrified of Flying (And for Good Reason)

Ryan has an understandably fear of flying, since he almost died skydiving! He said during an interview with Jimmy Fallon: “I’m on my 13th jump, lucky number 13, my ‘chute opened and what happened was they call it a bag of garbage, which is not a good sound; the risers broke and the thing opened kind of vertically. So it’s just sort of flapping in the wind and it really wasn’t slowing me down at all. It was just making me spin out of control and almost making me unconscious; also not fun at all.”
He was eventually able to pull the reserve shoot (which doesn't have a steering mechanism), and landed eight miles from the drop zone. He managed to somewhat overcome the fear while filming Green Lantern, when he had to do many airborne stunts.
(#16) He Really, REALLY Loves Vancouver

Ryan has a profound love for his home city. He sings its praises whenever he gets the chance. He managed to return home to film his passion project, Deadpool, and seemed ecstatic about the whole situation. His twitter name even reflects his hometown love. It's not @RyanReynolds or @RealRReynolds or anything like that. Nope, it's @VanCityReynolds!
He even has a tattoo of the Nine O'Clock Gun, which is a canon that rings out every night in Vancouver. That's dedication.
(#7) He Comes from a Family of Cops

Ryan has played a cop or military man a few times in his career (Smokin Aces, RIPD, Green Lantern), and is actually no stranger to the life of a law enforcement officer. He's the youngest of four sons.

Two of his three brothers are really life cops. Even his dad was a cop!
(#17) He Was the Face of Hugo Boss

Ryan Reynolds became the face of Hugo Boss in February 2010. He was the main brand ambassador for more than three years, and said of the opportunity: "BOSS is a brand that not only represents classic style and sophistication, but inspires men to work hard, embrace opportunities and strive for success in all aspect of their lives.

I'm honored BOSS invited me to be the face of its new men's fragrance."
(#15) He Credits "The Nines" with His New Career Perspective

Ryan Reynolds has had a fairly tumultuous career, but a lot of his (fantastic) indie work is often overlooked. He credits The Nines for really changing his outlook on the movie-making process:

"That was such a wake-up call for me," Ryan said. "The movie was made on less than a million dollars. I loved the process. I loved the character I was given to play. I learned a lot about filmmaking from John August, who was directing.

That was the birth of my own ambition. There were particular films after that that I went after. I had a new view."
(#3) He Starred in a Series of Awesome (and Raunchy) Cancer Awareness Ads

Ryan Reynolds worked to get his passion project, Deadpool, made for years. The character is a fourth wall-breaking, wise cracking, "Merc with a Mouth." He's also suffering from a number of advanced forms of cancer. The marketing for the film is fantastic and features Ryan in a number of great scenarios, but the greatest of all was a tongue-in-cheek cancer awareness campaign.

Not only does he promote the film, but he manages to deliver some actually important health tips about breast cancer and testicular cancer... in character.