Ryan Reynolds was recently awarded Entertainment Weekly’s Entertainer of the Year at the 22nd annual Critics Choice Awards.

The Canadian actor, upon accepting his award, dedicated it to two Canadian children who lost their lives to cancer.

 

“Deadpool was an 11-year odyssey for me to get up here. It resonated with a lot of people, the character that I play had cancer and some people this character resonated with were sick kids.”

 

Reynolds first dedicated the award to the Make-A-Wish Foundation and the Sick Kids Foundation of Toronto, and then dedicated it to Connor McGrath and Grace Bowen, both Canadian children that had their dreams come true when they got to meet Reynolds.

 

“They didn’t lose the battle, but they started a fight and it’s up to us to finish it.”

 

Connor McGrath was being treated in Edmonton while he battled with leukemia. The young boy was able to meet Reynolds and spend time one on one with the actor. Connor died three moths after getting to meet the actor.

 

Congrats Ryan Reynolds on your award! And thank you, for making these children’s dreams come true.

-The Pepper & Dylan Show

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