Ryan Reynolds may be used to making audiences laugh, but his kids? Well, that’s a different story. He recently shared one way that he made his daughters cry, and we can’t stop laughing.
Back in November 2010, the Deadpool star appeared on an episode of Sesame Street called the “A Team.” He teamed up with Elmo, Oscar the Grouch, and other characters to learn words beginning with the letter “A.” In typical Reynolds fashion, he fondly recalled the appearance by turning it into a dirty joke.
“That time on Sesame Street when I charmed the children with my face popping out of an A-hole. #theletterA” he tweeted in Feb. 2015, along with a picture of the episode. Sure enough, he’s wearing a huge letter “A” costume, with his face coming out of a hole near the top. One person is still laughing about it, and she shared the Tweet on X yesterday.
“Still makes me laugh. ????” she wrote. Reynolds responded, “Made my kids cry.”
Aww! You would think seeing their dad on one of the most popular children’s shows of all times would be a moment of joy and delight for kids, but apparently not. (If Ryan Reynolds can’t make his kids laugh, is there any hope for the rest of us??)
Of course, there is every chance that he’s joking just like when he Tweeted that he was planning on “screaming ‘scab’ at my 8 year old all night” if she broke the SAG-AFTRA’s Halloween rules. (Now that would definitely make a kid cry!)
Reynolds shares daughters James, 8, Inez, 7, and Betty, 4, with wife Blake Lively. The couple also welcomed a baby in Feb. 2023, but they have not revealed the child’s name or sex. They love make light-hearted, sarcastic comments about their family life.
In a Feb. 2019 video clip, he and Lively joked about how seriously Reynolds gets into character.
“As many of you know, I vanish into my roles. You know, this is a funny anecdote,” Reynolds said. “I was on my way to pick up my daughters from school when I heard that I got the role [in Detective Pikachu]. Well, I didn’t show up at school. Because Detective Pikachu doesn’t know who those two little girls are. Who are they?”
“They’re our daughters. He just left them,” Lively added.
Reynolds explained, “He doesn’t have a wife. No. He’s a little yellow guy.”
“I mean, he didn’t even change his voice. It just sounds like him,” Lively chimed in.
Later, Reynolds said his daughters “may never see their dad again.” He went on, “You can be damn sure they’ll be looking up at the big screen this summer, and they are going to see Detective Pikachu.“
“We’re not going,” Lively added with a laugh.
One thing’s for sure: these two know that laughter is the key to successful parenting!
Before you go, check out Ryan Reynolds’ very best girl dad moments.
