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This Fan Favorite Actor Turns 43—and Once Convinced Hallmark to Ditch His Stuntman
Ryan Paevey, star of ‘General Hospital’ and multiple Hallmark films, once managed to talk his way into doing his own stunts for an activity he loves.
Actor Ryan Paevey has been making ladies swoon for more than a decade, appearing on General Hospital for almost 400 episodes as well as doing 16 movies for Hallmark. As many of his fans know, Paevey, who is 42 as of September 24, has always had an adventurous spirit. What some may not know is that his love for adventure, particularly surfing, came in handy during a Hallmark movie he did a few years ago.
Paevey starred with Ashley Williams in the June 2022 Hallmark movie Two Tickets to Paradise. Filming took place in Hawaii, which was a nice change of pace for a Hallmark film, as they often film in Canada.
In an interview with Hollywood First Look, Williams and Paevey gushed over how much they loved Hawaii. Williams shared that they did actual snorkeling with turtles and went hiking and kayaking, and Paevey had the chance to do one more activity that was especially exciting for him.
Williams joked that she wanted Paevey to forevermore be referred to as “the Tom Cruise of Hallmark” because he did his own stunts in the movie.
“I’m pretty heavy in activities; I actually, I always want to do crazy stunts,” Paevey began. He admitted that he’s “the guy” that production gets warned about, being told that they should keep an eye on him.
In the case of Two Tickets to Paradise, Paevey seemingly proved that any such “warning” given to production is warranted. The actor convinced Hallmark to let him do his own surfing for scenes in the movie, rather than have a stuntman do them.
He told Just Jared, “I just was super excited that they were surfing in the film and that they were receptive to me doing it. Usually, they get a little squeamish about us doing activities in case we get hurt.”
Apparently, Hallmark did initially say no. “I had to prove it to them basically. I went surfing with one of the producers, and they kind of signed off, and they were like, ‘Yeah, he’s pretty good. He’s not going to drown.'”
On this birthday, Paevey shared a couple of Instagram Stories with fans. In the first short video, he showed a stunning coastline and likely had surfing on his mind. He wrote, “Happy birthday me,” and added a couple of surfer-inspired “Hang Ten” emojis at the end.
In a second Instagram Story, Paevey was sitting on a beach, and it looked as if he had enjoyed a lot of sunshine with a bit of sunburn on his face. He thanked his fans for all of the birthday wishes they sent him and said, “It’s been a good one.”
