Ryan Reynolds swore at his wife Blake Lively rather than miss a call from Bill Murray

Ryan Reynolds swore at his wife Blake Lively rather than miss a call from Bill Murray.

The Deadpool star, 48, who has been married to Blake, 38, since 2012, described his efforts to reach Bill, 75, during an appearance in New Jersey to promote the documentary John Candy: I Like Me, relating a story about how he desperately worked to secure the actor’s involvement in the film about comedian John Candy.

Ryan said he left “40 messages” for Bill before finally obtaining the actor’s phone number through “a friend of a friend of a friend”.

He added: “I’ll come to you. I’ll do whatever it takes” while recalling the voicemail he left in which he asked to “pick (Bill’s) brain” about John Candy’s life.

Later, while attending a formal event with Blake, his persistence appeared to pay off.

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