' RYAN REYNOLDS / WREXHAM '
Fri Apr 21, 2023 9:39 am
Ryan Reynolds' astonishing net worth, the £1bn sale
The Hollywood star has been a key part of Wrexham's rise to the brink of the National League title and his personal wealth has exploded in the last few years
SPORT
By Tom Coleman Sports Writer
RYAN REYNOLDS:
“As I gathered more and more information. I realised how expensive it was going to be."
"I have TV money, but … I needed movie star money. More than that, I needed superhero movie star money. … I would need alcohol baron money and mobile phone services money and what other companies does this b**** have? Cybersecurity money.”
So says Wrexham co-owner Rob McElhenney during one episode of the opening series of Welcome to Wrexham, as he casts his mind back to the moment he realised he was going to need some help if he was to finance his ambitions to buy Wrexham AFC.
READ MORE: More Hollywood actors turn up in Wrexham as Rob McElhenney's 'It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia' co-stars watch team beat Yeovil
Enter Hollywood superstar Ryan Reynolds. The rest, as they say, is history.
The pair have overseen a huge overhaul at the world's third-oldest football club, and after missing out in painful circumstances last term, they are finally on the brink of delivering a promotion that will end a 15-year exile from the EFL.
As McElhenney so eloquently alludes to in the hit docuseries, Reynolds is a man who's dipped his finger in a fair number of pies, with his diverse portfolio of business interests netting him millions of dollars in revenue.
According to celebritynetworth.com, the 46-year-old currently has a net worth of $350 million (£281 million), supplementing a glittering Hollywood career with a number of side hustles.
On screen, he's had a fair share of box office smashes, including Deadpool, which grossed more than $780 million (£627 million) worldwide, and sequel Deadpool 2, which took more than $688 million (£553 million).
Other successful movies include National Lampoon's Van Wilder, The Proposal and Safe House.
But perhaps his best role has come in the boardroom. Indeed, it's his skills as an entrepreneur and investor that have really helped bulk up the bank balance.
In 2018 he bought a stake (believed to be around 20 per cent) in Portland-based Aviation Gin, turning it into a recognised brand on both sides of the Atlantic.
The company was bought by drinks giant Diageo in 2020, in a deal that could be worth as much as $610million (£49million) depending on sales. Reynolds and co-owners Davos have already received an upfront payment of $335 million (£269 million) in the sale, and the actor still has what's been described as an "ongoing ownership interest" in the brand.
Such a venture is success enough on its own, but Reynolds arguably topped it earlier this year by selling his stake (again, believed to be around 20 per cent) in telecoms firm Mint Mobile to T-Mobile, who bought the company in a deal worth $1.35bn.
The move bagged Reynolds more than $300m.
Reynolds also has stakes in Canadian wealth management service Wealthsimple and password management software 1Password, but has a little interest in slowing down it seems.
His most recent move was to purchase a stake in Canadian fintech company, Nuvei, which went through earlier this month.
"I know about as much about fintech as I did about gin or mobile a few years ago," Reynolds said in a statement at the time. "The leadership team is exceedingly intelligent and hard-working and it’s about time a Canadian company got the type of attention American tech companies do."
The Hollywood star has been a key part of Wrexham's rise to the brink of the National League title and his personal wealth has exploded in the last few years
SPORT
By Tom Coleman Sports Writer
RYAN REYNOLDS:
“As I gathered more and more information. I realised how expensive it was going to be."
"I have TV money, but … I needed movie star money. More than that, I needed superhero movie star money. … I would need alcohol baron money and mobile phone services money and what other companies does this b**** have? Cybersecurity money.”
So says Wrexham co-owner Rob McElhenney during one episode of the opening series of Welcome to Wrexham, as he casts his mind back to the moment he realised he was going to need some help if he was to finance his ambitions to buy Wrexham AFC.
READ MORE: More Hollywood actors turn up in Wrexham as Rob McElhenney's 'It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia' co-stars watch team beat Yeovil
Enter Hollywood superstar Ryan Reynolds. The rest, as they say, is history.
The pair have overseen a huge overhaul at the world's third-oldest football club, and after missing out in painful circumstances last term, they are finally on the brink of delivering a promotion that will end a 15-year exile from the EFL.
As McElhenney so eloquently alludes to in the hit docuseries, Reynolds is a man who's dipped his finger in a fair number of pies, with his diverse portfolio of business interests netting him millions of dollars in revenue.
According to celebritynetworth.com, the 46-year-old currently has a net worth of $350 million (£281 million), supplementing a glittering Hollywood career with a number of side hustles.
On screen, he's had a fair share of box office smashes, including Deadpool, which grossed more than $780 million (£627 million) worldwide, and sequel Deadpool 2, which took more than $688 million (£553 million).
Other successful movies include National Lampoon's Van Wilder, The Proposal and Safe House.
But perhaps his best role has come in the boardroom. Indeed, it's his skills as an entrepreneur and investor that have really helped bulk up the bank balance.
In 2018 he bought a stake (believed to be around 20 per cent) in Portland-based Aviation Gin, turning it into a recognised brand on both sides of the Atlantic.
The company was bought by drinks giant Diageo in 2020, in a deal that could be worth as much as $610million (£49million) depending on sales. Reynolds and co-owners Davos have already received an upfront payment of $335 million (£269 million) in the sale, and the actor still has what's been described as an "ongoing ownership interest" in the brand.
Such a venture is success enough on its own, but Reynolds arguably topped it earlier this year by selling his stake (again, believed to be around 20 per cent) in telecoms firm Mint Mobile to T-Mobile, who bought the company in a deal worth $1.35bn.
The move bagged Reynolds more than $300m.
Reynolds also has stakes in Canadian wealth management service Wealthsimple and password management software 1Password, but has a little interest in slowing down it seems.
His most recent move was to purchase a stake in Canadian fintech company, Nuvei, which went through earlier this month.
"I know about as much about fintech as I did about gin or mobile a few years ago," Reynolds said in a statement at the time. "The leadership team is exceedingly intelligent and hard-working and it’s about time a Canadian company got the type of attention American tech companies do."
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Re: ' RYAN REYNOLDS / WREXHAM '
Fri Apr 21, 2023 11:46 am
And every night he goes home to Blake Lively 
Life is certainly good for Mr Reynolds at the moment and he seems to be enjoying the football like any fan who sees his side at the start of it's journey up the football pyramid.
Life is certainly good for Mr Reynolds at the moment and he seems to be enjoying the football like any fan who sees his side at the start of it's journey up the football pyramid.
Re: ' RYAN REYNOLDS / WREXHAM '
Fri Apr 21, 2023 10:57 pm
Good Luck to them tomorrow - Great story how the fans saved the club and then 2 actors came in .
Re: ' RYAN REYNOLDS / WREXHAM '
Sat Apr 22, 2023 11:04 am
TopCat CCFC wrote:Good Luck to them tomorrow - Great story how the fans saved the club and then 2 actors came in .
Agree. They've shown great characters and real empathy to fans etc who have fought to keep club. The series had myself my wife and my 18 year old daughter all hooked. Gonna get home to catch 2nd half tonight