Ryan Reynolds is Hasty Pudding's 2017 Man of the Year

CAMBRIDGE, MA — Ryan Reynolds, he of "Deadpool" fame, is Hasty Pudding Theatrical's 2017 Man of the Year, an honor annually bestowed by the 240-year-old Cambridge group.

The group hails Reynolds as a "talented and diverse actor, whose seamless transition across multiple genres captures audiences and keeps them coming back to see what's next."

"We're thrilled to present Mr. Reynolds with our Man of the Year award, especially after he proved his ability to simultaneously break box-offices records and the fourth wall in 2016,” said Guan Chen, President of the Pudding, in a press release. “And if his headline-stealing kiss with Andrew Garfield at the Golden Globes is any indication, it looks like he's getting ready for his roast."

The Hasty Pudding Theatricals' Man and Woman of the Year Awards are presented annually to performers who have made lasting and impressive contributions to the world of entertainment. The Man of the Year award was established in 1963.

Past Man of the Year recipients include Clint Eastwood, Tom Hanks, Robert De Niro, Harrison Ford, Justin Timberlake, Robert Downey Jr, Chris Pratt and, most recently, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, who was 2016's Man of the Year.

The Man of the Year festivities are scheduled for Feb. 3, an include a celebratory roast for Reynolds and presentation of his "Pudding Pot" at Farkas Hall, in Harvard Square.

Reynolds will also attend the opening night performance of the Pudding's 169th production, Casino Evil.

Their 2017 Woman of the Year has yet to be announced.

In addition to his Golden Globe-nominated role as foul-mouthed, death-defying super hero Deadpool, Reynolds' film credits include "Wolverine," "Green Lantern," "The Proposal," "Buried," "The Voices" and "The Amityville Horror."

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