Leslie Uggams wishes Ryan Reynolds would give her some investment advice
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With more than half a century’s experience in Hollywood, you would think that veteran actor Leslie Uggams has plenty of words of wisdom for her “Deadpool & Wolverine” costar Ryan Reynolds.
With more than half a century’s experience in Hollywood, you would think that veteran actor Leslie Uggams has plenty of words of wisdom for her “Deadpool & Wolverine” costar Ryan Reynolds. “Are you kidding me? I get advice from him,” she laughingly told CNN in a recent interview. “I mean, look at all the projects that he’s doing. He’s absolutely terrific.” Uggams is reprising her role of Blind Al in the “Deadpool” franchise’s latest film, as Wade Wilson/a.k.a. Deadpool’s (Reynolds) foulmouthed roommate, after appearing in both 2016’s “Deadpool” and the sequel “Deadpool 2” two years later. At 81, Uggams would be forgiven if she wanted to slow down, but she loves playing the visually challenged, crotchety “Deadpool” character. “She’s feisty, she’s wild,” Uggams said of Blind Al (full name: Althea). “She says what she means and it’s nice to do something that’s totally different from anything that I’ve ever been associated with.” Turns out, she even based her performance on someone she knew growing up.