Ryan Reynolds championed for Penn to get the role instead, according to the "Harold & Kumar" actor. In fact, Reynolds also helped Penn land the “Van Wilder” role to begin with during the final ...

Van Wilder may have been Reynolds’ comedy breakout, but fans of ABC’s late-’90s sitcom Two Guys, A Girl, and a Pizza Place were already well aware of his handsome, smirky on-screen presence ...

Reynolds has a cameo as a frantic nurse who mistakes the duo for surgeons, pulling them into an operation. Kal Penn, Colossus the Dog and Ryan Reynolds in National Lampoon’s Van Wilder (2002).

Kal Penn and John Cho in Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle (2004). (New Line/Courtesy Everett Collection) Kal Penn, Colossus the Dog and Ryan Reynolds in National Lampoon’s Van Wilder (2002).

Ryan Reynolds rose to fame following his role in 2002's National Lampoon's Van Wilder, a comedy that paved the way for many similar roles. However, the actor made his mark in the film industry once he ...

Bert Kreischer (left), who majored in partying during his six years in college, is the source material for the 2002 frat-com “National Lampoon’s Van Wilder” starring Ryan Reynolds and Tara ...

Some may not know that National Lampoon’s Van Wilder, the comedy blockbuster that made Ryan Reynolds a household name, was actually based on a true story. Inspired by a Rolling Stone article ...

Playing to character, Ryan Reynolds starred as Vance "Van" Wilder in the vulgar comedy Van Wilder. The movie is about a "7th-year" senior at Coolidge College who refuses to grow up.

Why It's One Of Ryan Reynolds' Best Movies: Coming off Van Wilder and Harold & Kumar Go To White Castle, it was strange at first to see Reynolds play a man possessed by evil spirits, but Reynolds ...

Ryan Reynolds is a film actor known for his work in comedies, action movies, and superhero films. "Mississippi Grind" & "Adventureland" are his highest-rated films on Rotten Tomatoes, per critics ...

Only Ryan Reynolds can make being a seventh-year senior look cool. Blessed with amazing genes and killer comedic timing, Ryan Reynolds has enjoyed an especially successful movie career for years ...

In honor of Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman hitting the big screen with ‘Deadpool & Wolverine,’ Entertainment Weekly is here with a ranked list of Reynolds’ best movies and TV shows.