Ryan Reynolds reveals how 'gentleman' Hugh Jackman inspired his work ethic as an 'impressionable' young actor as best friends hype each other up amid threat to their reputation as nicest guys in Hollywood
Ryan Reynolds reveals how 'gentleman' Hugh Jackman inspired his work ethic as an 'impressionable' young actor as best friends hype each other up amid threat to their reputation as nicest guys in Hollywood
Share:
Ryan Reynolds has revealed how 'gentleman' Hugh Jackman inspired his work ethic when he was an 'impressionable' young actor. The Deapool star worked with the Australian actor for the first time 16 years ago on the film X-Men Origins: Wolverine when he was 32 years old.
![[Ryan, 48, praised his best friend for setting a good example in Hollywood as he surprised Hugh on stage at his show at Radio City Music Hall]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/26/12/94529385-14326759-Ryan_48_praised_his_best_friend_for_setting_a_good_example_in_Ho-m-35_1737894731417.jpg)
Now 48, Ryan has praised his best friend for setting a good example in Hollywood as he surprised Hugh on stage at his show at Radio City Music Hall, New York, on Friday. 'What I saw was just about the best thing anyone could possibly experience if you're working your way up in the industry,' Ryan said of his time on the film according to People.
![[Wrapping up his heartfelt speech, Ryan added: 'But I wanted to actually just say, I love this man, I care about this man. He is, he is genuinely the best human being I know. And I have 4 children!' Hugh, 56, shouted back an 'I love you' at his pal]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/26/12/94529397-14326759-image-m-23_1737894369292.jpg)
Wrapping up his heartfelt speech, Ryan added: 'But I wanted to actually just say, I love this man, I care about this man. He is, he is genuinely the best human being I know. And I have 4 children!' Hugh, 56, shouted back an 'I love you' at his pal. The exchange comes as both Ryan and Hugh's reputations as Hollywood's nicest guys are under threat, amid their respective It Ends With Us legal battle and affair rumours.
![[The Deapool star worked with the Australian actor for the first time 16 years ago on the film X-Men Origins: Wolverine when he was 32 years old (Seen in August)]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/26/12/94528931-14326759-image-a-24_1737894385488.jpg)
Ryan Reynolds revealed how 'gentleman' Hugh Jackman inspired his work ethic when he was an 'impressionable' young actor as he surprised him on stage in NYC on Friday. Ryan, 48, praised his best friend for setting a good example in Hollywood as he surprised Hugh on stage at his show at Radio City Music Hall.
![[The exchange comes as both Ryan and Hugh's reputations as Hollywood's nicest guys are under threat, amid their respective It Ends With Us legal battle and affair rumours (Seen in July)]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/26/12/94528935-14326759-image-a-25_1737894392029.jpg)
Taking to the stage to surprise Hugh, Ryan said: 'This was the first major movie star I ever worked with, 16 or 17 years ago on X-Men Origins: Wolverine. 'And I was young still. I was impressionable. I was expecting going to this movie set with this guy right here, and I didn't know, I really didn't know what was gonna happen… But what I saw was just about the best thing anyone could possibly experience if you're working your way up in the industry.'.
![[Last week a bombshell lawsuit saw him sued for defamation alongside wife Blake by the film's director and star Justin Baldoni (Seen in August 2024)]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/26/12/94498309-14326759-The_latest_display_of_Reynolds_and_Jackman_s_bromance_came_just_-a-26_1737894417013.jpg)
