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When Rob Delaney’s two-year-old son, Henry, died from a brain tumor in 2018, the tragedy happened months before the actor’s film “Deadpool 2” debuted in theaters.
Delaney plays Peter in the franchise, a friend of the Deadpool, played by Ryan Reynolds, who on Monday shared a statement on social media in which he talked about paying tribute to Henry.
“There’s more to @robdelaney than some realize. He’s one of the most subversively funny people I know. He’s a beautiful, acerbic and vulnerable writer. If you stayed through the credits of Deadpool & Wolverine, you might notice a credit saying, ‘For Henry Delaney.’ Henry was Rob’s son,” Reynolds wrote in the post. “And Rob lost his little boy to a brain tumor in 2018. Right as we finished Deadpool 2.”
“I’ve always kicked my own ass because I didn’t place a tribute to Henry over the end credits of DP2,” Reynolds added.
He reflected that by putting Henry’s name in the credits for “Deadpool & Wolverine,” “at long last, father and son are sharing the same screen.”
The first photo shared by Reynolds includes a an image of Delaney’s bestselling book, “A Heart That Works,” which tells the story of the love and loss of his son.
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