Deadpool series actor Rob Delaney’s young son, Henry, died in 2018 from a brain tumor when he was only two years old. Deadpool’s Ryan Reynolds wasn’t able to put a tribute to Henry in Deadpool 2, but he fulfilled that wish with Deadpool & Wolverine, and now Reynolds has spoken more about it.
“There’s more to Rob Delaney than some realize. He’s one of the most subversively funny people I know. He’s a beautiful, acerbic, and vulnerable writer,” Reynolds said on Instagram. “If you stayed through the credits of Deadpool & Wolverine, you might notice a credit saying, ‘For Henry Delaney.’ Henry is Rob’s son. And Rob lost his little boy to a brain tumor in 2018. Right as we finished Deadpool 2.”
Reynolds said he’s kicked himself for not putting a tribute to Henry at the end of Deadpool 2, but he was able to include one in Deadpool & Wolverine that is being seen by even more people.