Ryan Reynolds is a Canadian actor. He was born in Vancouver, in 1976 and began his career in Canadian television sitcom, Hillside, before gaining roles in Hollywood romcoms, including The Proposal opposite Sandra Bullock. He went on to critical and commercial success as the lead character in the Marvel Comics series, Deadpool, which takes place in the larger X-Men Universe. He met his now wife, actress Blake Lively, on the set of superhero film, Green Lantern. They later became engaged and married in 2012 in South Carolina. They have three children together.