Ryan Reynolds pricked his ear and that poked the bear, his father. Luckily for the star, his brothers came to the rescue.The 45-year-old actor is the first guest in season 4 of David Letterman's hit Netflix talk show, , and ET has an exclusive sneak peek at the moment Reynolds recalled telling one of his brothers about how it «would be a good idea, a cool thing» to get his ears pierced when he was around 12 years old.
Reynolds, who added that the pop duo Wham! may have had something to do with his interest in getting his ears pierced, said he told his brother about the idea, and right away his brother warned him things could get ugly with their dad, James.«My brother said, 'You're going to die.
You're going to show up at dinner tonight and there will be a messy stabbing death because Dad is going to take one of the utensils and stab you,» Reynolds recalls.The star says he forged ahead with his plan anyway.
And off he went with a friend and his mom to Sears — «or wherever the hell you go» to get an earring pierced — but soon, panic set in.«I get to the dinner table and I remember sweat was dripping down my lap and I'm looking down and I can feel his gaze hit me,» Reynolds says. «He mutters some swear word under his breath, and I look up and I look around and I see that all three of my brothers had gotten an earring to sorta save me.»Hearing the gripping tale, Letterman exclaims, «Oh my god,» to which Reynolds replies with, «Yeah, one of the most beautiful things I've ever seen in my life.»It's not the first time Reynolds has spoken about this story.
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