Ryan Reynolds has long had a complicated relationship with his late father, Jim. In the years before the elder Reynolds, who died in October 2015 at age 74, Ryan shared everything from his “biggest failures” to his most “devastating” moments with his dad — and sometimes his mother, Tammy.
As he further explained to The New York Times in 2016, “I think the best day of my year is the day I find out where I’m going to go snowboarding because nobody can get a hold of me except one person and she knows where I am at all times.” But do they talk about what’s going on in their lives? Not as much as we’d like them too.
In a recent interview, the Deadpool star revealed that he had a complicated relationship with his late father, Jim—a former insurance salesman who died from complications from Alzheimer’s disease in 1996. Reynolds said his dad was a “straight-laced, conservative guy.” But despite their differences (or, perhaps because of them), Reynolds still felt compelled to please him.
“I think that doesn’t go away no matter how old you get or how successful you become or how much money is in your bank account,” he told the magazine. “There’s something about that feeling of not being good enough for your parents.”
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Ryan Reynolds also said that while he didn’t want to disappoint his father while growing up (or later), he couldn’t help but feel judged by him at times.
That’s why even though Ryan Reynolds has been married three times so far — twice to Blake Lively (who gave birth to their daughter James in December) and once more recently with Scarlett Johansson — none of these relationships lasted more than two years (and most were much shorter).
The actor also said that while he didn’t want to disappoint his father while growing up (or later), he couldn’t help but feel judged by him at times. That’s why even though Reynolds has been married three times so far — twice to Blake Lively (who gave birth to their daughter James in December) and once more recently with Scarlett Johansson — none of these relationships lasted more than two years (and most were much shorter).
