Ryan Reynolds Reflects on His Late Father’s Battle With Parkinson’s Disease

The ‘Deadpool’ star’s father was diagnosed with the progressive neurodegenerative disease when the actor was 22.
Ryan Reynolds Reflects on His Late Father’s Battle With Parkinson’s Disease
Ryan Reynolds attends A Funny Thing Happened on The Way to Cure Parkinson's benefitting The Michael J. Fox Foundation in New York City on Nov. 16, 2019. Noam Galai/Getty Images the Michael J. Fox Foundation
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Award-winning actor Ryan Reynolds has shared insights into the complex relationship he had with his late father, James Chester Reynolds, who passed away in 2015 at the age of 74 after suffering from Parkinson’s disease for almost two decades.

In a recent interview with People, published Aug. 14, Reynolds, 47, reflected on some of the difficulties he faced connecting with his father prior to his health battle.