Ryan Reynolds Gifts Free Pizza To Graduating Students At His Alma Mater

BYCole Blake1.5K Views
Link Copied to Clipboard!
Steven Ferdman / Getty Images
Ryan Reynolds, Pizza, Graduation
Ryan Reynolds is hooking students from his Alma Mater up with free pizza.

Actor Ryan Reynolds is gifting graduating students from his Alma Mater, Kitsilano Secondary School, a free large pizza from his favorite local restaurant.

Dimitrios Kambouris / Getty Images

Reynolds mentioned the gift during his commencement speech for the school's virtual graduation.

"To this day I'm still friends with so many people I graduated with. So that says something. I'm probably not going to drop any mics here ... but I can pass on this little chestnut of wisdom," he said."Some of you may consider me successful. I don't know, some of you may have seen Green Lantern," he quipped, before adding, "but I'll tell you this — empathy has gotten me so much farther in not only in my life but in my career." Reynolds assured that having empathy is "just about the most radical act of ambition that you can ever demonstrate."

"To my surprise, [empathy] has made me money, friends, priceless memories. It's allowed me to fully accept and provide love. It's helped me recognize the mistakes I've made and learn from them. And above all, it made me happy. And it's something I'll probably be working on my whole life," he added.

By the end of the video, he shouts out Nat's Pizzeria and says, "every grad gets one large pizza on me."

[Via]


About The Author
Cole Blake is a current staff writer at HotNewHipHop based out of New York City. He began writing for the site as an intern back in 2018 while finishing his B.A. in Journalism at St. John’s University. In the time since, he’s covered a number of breaking stories for HNHH. These include the ongoing YSL RICO trial, the allegations surrounding Diddy, and much more. His work also extends outside of hip-hop, having written extensively about a myriad of topics including politics, sports, and pop culture. He’s attended several music festivals to provide coverage for the site as well, such as Rolling Loud and Governors Ball.
...