Ryan Reynolds says having four children has “changed me deeply” (exclusively)

Ryan Reynolds Shares one of the family’s most special traditions.

On Friday, April 25, the actor, 48, participated in Acadia Pharmaceuticals’ New York City Panel for Parkinson’s month of consciousness and opened to people about his father’s life with the disease. The Deadpool & Wolverine the father of the star James Chester Died in 2015 at the age of 74 after living with Parkinson’s disease for almost 20 years.

After his father’s death, Reynolds learned about his father’s struggle with hallucinations and delusions – two lesser known symptoms of Parkinson’s – and collaborated with the education campaign More to Parkinsonswhich offers resources to patients and health care providers. During an exclusive conversation with people, he opened up why he thinks his three daughters, whom he shares with wife Blake livelywould have changed his father’s life “deeply” as they did for him.

“I think my dad, who was the father of four boys, if he had met these three little girls we have, I think it would have changed deeply if I really do,” he said. “Of course, they changed me deeply, but he would really have benefited. I actually think, I know this may sound (like) a distance … but I think his health would have improved if he could have been spending some time with them.

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Reynolds also shared the special tradition his father did with him and his brothers he transferred to his three girls.

“The only thing I have is that every year he sent to the Canadian coins and he would buy the package with coins. It was probably $ 15 and it was not very extravagant, but every year, all my brothers, we all have from the year we were born to the last time he did,” he shared.

“My youngest daughter, Betty, is kind of obsessed with it. It’s a kind of our cause,” he continued. “We actually traveled to the Canadian coins, (and) … I felt I took my dad with us and I do the same. I get them (the a) package. They don’t even know. I mean, they know, but they don’t care yet. They may come later.”

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Then Bind the knot in 2012Reynolds and Lively have welcomed three adorable daughters: Betty, 5, Inez, 8 and James, 10. In February 2023 Lively shared that she and Reynolds had silent welcomed their fourth babyson Olin2.

In addition to having famous parents, Reynold’s Brood Global Popstar has Taylor Swift as one godmother. The “Betty” singer revealed her special title on Instagram in July 2024 when she referred to Reynolds as her “approved” sperm donor. ”

Although they have four children, Free guy The actor has not completely dismissed the idea of ​​adding more children to the mix. In July 2024, Reynolds joked that he and Lively may not be done with children, says AND! Beginner“The more. As many as possible. As many small heartbeats as possible, just run around, twist things in the house. I love it. Let’s have more! ”