

Other than the fact that they both got their start on Canadian teen soap operas, are minority investors in the homegrown fintech company Wealthsimple and have taken their sports fandom to the next level, Ryan Reynolds and Drake lead very different lives. But this weekend, they’ll both be in celebration mode as the Deadpool star and Champagne Papi are marking major milestones. Reynolds turns 50 on Friday, and has claimed there will not be a big bash, as his special day falls during a busy time. “I’m in Birthday Alley. My kids, we have about four of our family members all just back-to-back to back-to-back,” the Vancouver actor said recently. “It’s Birthday Alley, and it goes right on into Christmas. Ceaseless.” That’s ok, Drake will likely party enough for both of them when he turns 40 on Saturday – considering he rang in his 30th at a private West Hollywood soiree with the likes of Taylor Swift, Katy Perry, John Mayer, Jamie Foxx and Zoë Kravitz. Publicly, though, the Toronto hip-hop star has said that “all I want for my birthday” is a personalized roast from Jim Carrey (after seeing one the Canadian movie star made for comedian Jeffrey Ross). For the rest of us, there’s no better time to cue up old episodes of Hillside and Degrassi: The Next Generation – just to see how far these birthday boys have come. | The Canadian Press/Sammy Kogan (Drake); Pouria Afkhami/Getty Images (Reynolds)




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