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Ryan Reynolds Reveals His Forever ‘Bucket List Item’ Amid Recent Achievement: ‘Experience of a Lifetime’

November 18, 2022

Ryan Reynolds is ticking things off his to-do list, one experience at a time.

Before accepting the prestigious American Cinematheque Award, the ‘Deadpool’ star spoke candidly about her recent vacation project with comedian Will Ferrell and how amazing it was to work with an icon on the upcoming ‘Spirited’ movie. “.

“Working with Will has always been on my to-do list,” Reynolds told Fox News Digital.

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“He’s one of the greatest comedic actors of our time. He’s contributed more to the comedic lexicon than almost any other actor I know, and I love that guy.”

Before accepting the prestigious American Cinematheque Award, Ryan Reynolds spoke candidly about his recent vacation project with comedian Will Ferrell and how amazing it was to work with the icon on the upcoming ‘Spirited’ film.
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The ‘The Proposal’ actor confessed that while neither he nor Ferrell are professional singers or dancers, they worked with top coaches for the holiday movie.

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He described the collaboration as “truly an experience of a lifetime”.

Ryan Reynolds is the 36th recipient of the American Cinematheque Award and the first Canadian to receive it.
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Ferrell gave a speech honoring his co-star for being the 36th recipient of the American Cinematheque Award and the first Canadian to receive the honor.

Reynolds also received a tribute speech from Octavia Spencer, Hugh Jackman, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, his wife Blake Lively and other celebrity friends.

Lively praised her husband for his hard work and outstanding features as the couple are expecting their fourth child together.

Blake Lively has praised her husband for his hard work and outstanding features as the couple are expecting their fourth child together.
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“His heart, his philanthropy, his humor, his integrity, his unparalleled work ethic… Many of those amazing qualities come from his native Canada,” Lively said in his speech, published on The Hollywood Reporter. Twitter account.

“And giving back to the country that gave him his life is essential to who he is as a person.”

She also complimented her husband on who he is as a fathersaying that no matter where in the world he is, “daddy always comes home”.

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Meanwhile, “Castle” star Nathan Fillion, who also honored Reynolds at the ceremony, revealed to Fox News Digital another special gift he gave the “Free Guy” star on his birthday.

“The man who can get it all, I got him a title. He’s now Lord Reynolds for owning land in Scotland. You’re welcome,” Fillion joked.

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Reynolds went on to say that he hadn’t “fully processed” the recognition and was slightly “speechless” to accept the American Cinematheque award.

“I’m lucky. I love collaborating…so many of the people I’m with in this room are people I’ve spent decades collaborating with and playing in this crazy storytelling sandbox with…j ‘m grateful for that.”

Stephanie Giang-Paunon is an entertainment writer for Fox News Digital. Story tips can be sent to stephanie.giang@fox.com and on Twitter: @SGiangPaunon.