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Ryan Reynolds got into the spirit of the upcoming midterm election by posting a fake political smear campaign ad against his best frenemy, Hugh Jackman… if that is even his real name!
Reynolds has periodically trolled Jackman, either calling him a “monster†on Twitter and accusing him of not really being from Australia but rather Milwaukee, or impaling the Wolverine action figure on a rock in “Deadpool 2†(as in the scene at the end of “Loganâ€). And Reynolds’ latest jab doesn’t let him off easy for walking away from such a lucrative superhero franchise before Logan and Deadpool ever got to team up.
“He then walked off a job on Wolverine, adding to unemployment,†Reynolds says in the ad. “Is this the type of amazing actor and nice person delivering a preachy liberal speech this awards season?â€
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Instead, the Canadian-born Reynolds suggests that maybe a “real foreigner from a bordering country†who should be the one accepting those fancy awards.
“Think before you vote, but definitely go see ‘The Front Runner,'†Reynolds said, plugging Jackman’s new film.
Of course, this advertisement was payed for by “Not Ryan Reynolds,†so the actor is free of all liability. But that didn’t stop the upstanding nice person Jackman from taking the “HIGH ROAD,†tweeting a quick video of his dog doing his business on top of a photo of Reynolds.
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“The Front Runner,†starring Jackman as politician Gary Hart opens Nov. 21.
The Evolution of Ryan Reynolds: From Nickelodeon to 'Life' (Photos)
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1991: Reynolds' career began with 'Hillside,' a Nickelodeon teen soap that aired in the States as 'Fifteen.' Consider it an angsty precursor to 'Degrassi.'
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1996: Those currently watching the miniseries reboot of 'The X-Files' might want to find the wacky third-season episode "Syzygy," which opens with Reynolds playing a poor sap who gets hanged off the edge of a cliff by two murderous teen girls.
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1996: If you're looking for the birth of Reynolds' heartthrob image, look no further than the TV film pilot for 'Sabrina The Teenage Witch.' Reynolds plays Sabrina's hunky crush Seth, who sports a winning smile and a quintessentially ridiculous '90s haircut.
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1998: Reynolds' first lead role came in the ABC sitcom 'Two Guys, a Girl and a Pizza Place,' in which he played Michael "Berg" Bergen, a sort-of dopey grad student who works at a pizza joint while figuring out what he wants to do with his life.
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2002: Reynolds' deftness as an aimless twentysomething earned him his first movie lead in "National Lampoon's Van Wilder," in which he played the titular party boy slacker who is challenged to finally graduate from college and get on with his life.
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2003: Reynolds attended the MTV Movie Awards with Alanis Morissette. The couple announce their engagement the following year, before splitting in 2007. Morissette said her album "Flavors of Entanglement" was inspired by the breakup.
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2004: Reynolds shifted gears and made his first steps towards becoming a comic book/action film star in "Blade: Trinity." His performance as vampire hunter Hannibal King required dozens of hours of intense physical training.
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2005: Reynolds bolstered his rep as a beefcake star with his often-shirtless appearance in the remake of "The Amityville Horror."
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2006: "Smokin' Aces" was the first film in which Reynolds got a chance to perform alongside a top name in Hollywood. Here, he works with Ray Liotta as a pair of FBI agents assigned to protect a Vegas gangster who has made an immunity deal with the feds and is now being hunted by multiple assassins.
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2009: Reynolds made his first go-around as Deadpool in "X-Men Origins: Wolverine," but the timeline retooling in "Days of Future Past" means that Reynolds' return to the role will give Deadpool a clean slate.
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2009: Reynolds as the quick-witted mercenary Wade Wilson before he transforms into Deadpool in "X-Men Origins: Wolverine."
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2009: Reynolds cemented his rep as a hunk with this revealing Entertainment Weekly cover.
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2009: Teaming with Sandra Bullock on the romantic comedy "The Proposal," Reynolds scored one of his biggest hits ($164 million domestically). And sets heart aflutter with this shirtless scene.
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2010: Reynolds attended the Tony Awards with his then wife, Scarlett Johansson, who won an award for her Broadway debut in "A View From the Bridge." The actor filed for divorce that December after just over two years of marriage.
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2010: Reynolds received high praise from critics at Sundance and a Goya Award nomination for his work as a hostage buried alive in the terrifying thriller "Buried."
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2010: Reynolds was named People's Sexiest Man Alive, and told the magazine he prefers to sleep in the nude "because if anyone breaks into your house, I can't think of anything more frightening than a naked 6'2" man coming at you."
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2011: Reynolds got the chance to take center stage in a comic book film as Hal Jordan in "Green Lantern."
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2011: But the DC Comics film was critically panned and largely ignored at the box office. Needless to say, no "Green Lantern" sequel is imminent.
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2012: Over the next three years, Reynolds starred alongside several Oscar winners, starting with Denzel Washington in "Safe House." Reynolds played a CIA agent assigned to guard an alleged turncoat played by Washington as the duo are hunted through the streets of Cape Town.
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2012: Reynold married his "Green Lantern" co-star Blake Lively in an intimate ceremony at Boone Hall Planation in Mount Pleasant, S.C., on Sept. 9.
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2013: The next dance with a top star wasn't as well received. In "R.I.P.D.," Reynolds starred alongside Jeff Bridges as one of a pair of deceased lawmen who operate from the afterlife to stop the undead from attacking the living. The film was slammed as a hybrid rip-off of 'Ghostbusters' and 'Men in Black.'
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2015: Reynolds received a better reception when he starred alongside Helen Mirren in the prestige flick "Woman in Gold." Reynolds played a fledgling lawyer called upon by an elderly Jewish refugee played by Mirren to help recover a family painting long ago stolen by the Nazis.
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2016: And now Reynolds gets to play Deadpool in all his irreverent, smart-alecky glory. Prepare for infinite winks to the audience and a send-up of the superhero movie formula.
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2016: Reynolds, whose wife, Blake Lively, gave birth do a daughter named James in December 2014, was named People magazine's "Sexiest Dad Alive."
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2017: Reynolds swapped roles with Jake Gyllenhaal in the sci-fi thriller "Life" about astronauts who discover not-so-friendly living beings on Mars.
The Canadian actor has evolved from goofy comic foil to beefcake action star
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