Hollywood celebrity and Canadian fan favorite Ryan Reynolds was honoured Friday with a Governor Common’s Performing Arts Award and a touching video together with an authentic tune by one of many Barenaked Women co-founders.
The B.C.-born actor is well-known for his frequent tributes to his hometown of Vancouver and help for Canadian causes. On Friday he publicized a donation to the Canadian Crimson Cross for B.C. flood victims and urged followers to observe his lead.
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Reynolds posted a video of the brand new tune that includes musician Steven Web page proclaiming “Canada loves you again” that confirmed the actor’s emotional response as he watched, carrying his new medal.
“A real Canadian icon, like Shatner or Alex Trebek, you’re nearly as juicy as Bruno Gerussi and a lot better identified in Quebec,” Web page sings in a single part of the humorous tune.
“Of all of the Canadian Ryans, you’ve bought to be in our prime three. We’ll drink American gin when your group in Wales wins and inform everybody you’re from B.C.,” it provides, referencing the Reynolds’ possession stake in Aviation Gin and the U.Ok. soccer group Wrexham AFC.
The video options appearances by the aforementioned William Shatner, together with former Canucks stars Stan Smyl and Henrik and Daniel Sedin, together with a number of Canadians concerned in non-profit and charity sectors.
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“You shine a highlight on the individuals who won’t in any other case get to be seen,” Web page provides.
Because the tune concludes, Reynolds responds that the efficiency was “gorgeous.”
“That made me cry. Nicely, I assume I’ve made it,” he stated.
He later posted about his gratitude on Twitter, in his traditional comedic type, thanking Web page and Governor Common Mary Simon and claiming he wasn’t crying — fairly, that it was “maple syrup.”
“I’m glad I don’t should be useless to expertise one thing like this. I’m so past touched proper now,” Reynolds wrote.
“I like to recommend making an inventory of individuals you recognize, then instantly telling them. You don’t even have to jot down this checklist with the blood of your enemies. Only a common pen works.”
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Reynolds was one among six recipients of this 12 months’s Governor Common’s Performing Arts Award, in a cohort that included actor Catherine O’Hara, identified for Schitt’s Creek and SCTV amongst quite a few different productions.
Reynolds has beforehand made headlines in Canada for lending his voice — and pockets — to causes starting from people combating most cancers and uncommon illnesses to the battle towards COVID-19, along with supporting meals banks, homelessness charities and extra.
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