Ryan Reynolds has thrown his support behind LeVar Burton’s ongoing campaign to host Jeopardy!, following EP Mike Richards’ exit from the podium.The actor said as much—albeit in oblique fashion—in a post published to Twitter on Friday.
In it, he shared how he relates to Burton’s experience, given the time he himself spent as an underdog, relentlessly pursuing his dream project.“Pretty consistently from 2013 to 2015, Deadpool would explode on Twitter with fans wanting me to play him.
It was awkward, because I agreed with them. But the studio didn’t see it,” he wrote. “Ultimately, the fans won, and the rest is glorious history.
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