Ryan Rodney Reynolds (what a name, right?) was born into an ordinary Irish Catholic family in Vancouver, Canada, on October 23, 1976. He’s the youngest of four brothers, and his dad was a Royal Canadian Mounted Policeman.
After contending with execs unwilling to release Deadpool, he persevered and made “Deadpool” into a global success in 2016 — and scored himself a $2 million payout in the process. “Deadpool 2” was released two years later, and he took home an estimated $20 to $40 million.
One of his biggest projects is Aviation American Gin. He bought this liquor company in 2018 turned it into one of the top gin brands in America. So much so that brand-builder bigshot Diageo bought it in 2020 for a mind-boggling $610 million.