Ryan Reynolds opens up about losing his dad in emotional interview
The actor lost is father in October last year.
Ryan Reynolds has opened up about the loss of his father and how his new film has taught him to take life less seriously.
In Deadpool the actor plays a superhero that uses comedy, even in dark moments. Since losing his father, the 39-year-old admits that it's something he can relate to, saying there's something to be learnt by taking life less seriously.
The actor's father, James C. Reynolds, passed away in October 2015 after a long battle with Parkinson's disease. Speaking to Men's Health Magazine he said:
"In my dad's dying moments, we were making him laugh. We were all in there together, me and my brothers, just joking with him. And of course we ended up busting each other's chops. I recommended that the doctor raise Dad's dose of Dilaudid in order to make my other brother more tolerable"
"Laughing can serve you in those dark moments and even help you crawl your way back out. It wasn't a bad way to go. If I could have the same death as my father, I would do it right now."
Ryan became a dad for the first time in December 2014 when his wife, actress Blake Lively, gave birth to their daughter James Reynolds.
Deadpool is set to be released in UK cinemas on February 10th, 2016.