Star actor Ryan Reynolds has posted a comedy throwback video on social media to mark Betty White’s 99th birthday yesterday.
The famous pair worked together in the 2009 film The Proposal, with White playing the grandmother to Reynolds’ character Andrew Paxton.
And in perfect Ryan Reynolds fashion, he is marking Betty White’s 99th birthday with humor.
The 44-year-old actor posted clips of a hilarious throwback video from the set of The Proposal to his Instagram Story on Sunday. The clips show himself and costar Sandra Bullock about to give viewers a behind-the-scenes look on the set before White shows up and Reynolds begins to shut down in fear.
“What is Betty doing here? She’s got an issue with me,” Reynolds asks the 56-year-old Bullock, who says to him in part, “What is your problem with Betty? She’s, like, the nicest person on the planet.”
Bullock then goes to give White a hug. The Golden Girls legend emphatically throws her arms around Bullock and enthuses, “Oh, there she is! How’s America’s sweetheart?” She then went to sit next to Reynolds.
“Hi Betty, how are you?” Reynolds asks White nervously after she comes over to sit next to him. Plastering on a smile, White takes a jab at his name: “Brian!”
Reynolds, of course, posted the hilarious clip to his Instagram story.
“We made this 12 years ago,” Reynolds wrote in the post. “Betty turns 99 today. But she is [100 emoji] the funniest person on the planet.”
Ryan Reynolds and Other Famous Friends Show Betty White Love
The iconic actress turned 99 on Sunday. She was flooded with messages of love and appreciation from her famous friends and fans on social media.
The celebrated star began her entertainment career began in 1939, near the dawn of television itself. She has been a part of so many beloved TV shows and movies throughout her eight-decades in showbusiness and has amassed countless close friends as a result, including Ryan Reynolds among others.
Many of White’s colleagues took to Twitter and Instagram to commemorate her iconic career and honor her incredible legacy. One of those was her fellow Mary Tyler Moore Show co-star Ed Asner.
“I still get warm when I see this look,” Asner tweeted, alongside a photo from their time together on the popular sitcom in the mid-1970s. “Happy 99 baby. You are a testament to living life on your own terms. Sending you a great big socially distanced kiss. I love you @BettyMWhite.”
Craig Ferguson paid tribute to White as well with a photo of them sitting side-by-side on set. Ferguson has long been an outspoken fan and admirer of the actress. They worked together in an episode of Hot In Cleveland and he had her as a guest on The Late Late Show many times.
“Happy birthday to my pal @BettyMWhite,” Ferguson wrote. “The sweetest, dearest kindest and funniest person I’ve ever had the good fortune to work with. #HappyBirthdayBettyWhite.”
There were countless other celebratory posts commemorating on White’s 99th birthday. Some of the more notable names include Ellen DeGeneres, Morgan Fairchild, Regina King, Maria Shriver, Billie Jean King, William Shatner, Rob McElhenney, George Takei, Nina West, Ming-Na Wen, and more.
