VIDEO : Ryan Reynolds Talks About His Father's Death to Men's Health Magazine

Los Angeles - Ryan Reynolds has opened up about the death of his father. The 39-year-old actor's dad, 74-year-old James C. Reynolds, passed away in October after a long battle with Parkinson's disease but Ryan revealed that even in his final moments, the family made him laugh. He said: "I understand the idea of filtering pain through a prism of comedy. I think this character does that quite well.