Ryan Reynolds, Hugh Jackman and other hilarious celebrity pranksters

Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman - The actors' rivalry is nothing new, as Reynolds once pranked Jackman by releasing a spoof attack ad against him after Jackman was nominated for his role in 'The Front Runner.' He asks, “Is this the type of amazing actor and nice person we want delivering a preachy liberal speech this awards season?”

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Hugh Jackman, Jake Gyllenhaal, and Ryan Reynolds - 'Prisoners' co-stars Jackman and Gyllenhaal teamed up to pull a good ol' holiday prank on Reynolds. They invited him to an ugly sweater party, and a picture posted by Reynolds reveals his duped expression when he was the only one in an obnoxious festive outfit.

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Steve-O didn't let the coronavirus pandemic stop him from pulling off yet another one of his stunts. This time he was taped to a billboard in Hollywood to promote his new comedy special, 'Gnarly.' It all came to an end when police and firefighters naturally showed up.

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James Corden and David Beckham - In a prank that took two months of planning, James Corden learned that the soccer star was getting a statue in his honor by his former MLS team, the Los Angeles Galaxy—and that Beckham hadn’t seen the finished statue before the unveiling...

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James Corden and David Beckham - So Corden had another statue made, a less-than-flattering depiction of the handsome athlete, with an enormous chin, wild eyes, and an especially plump derriere. He also toyed with him in the lead-up to the reveal by plugging low-lights into his highlights reel that was set to play at the ceremony.

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James Corden and David Beckham - After the reveal, Beckham was in complete, priceless (yet polite) dismay. “The only thing that’s good is the hair...but look at my bum.” Then a forklift driver “accidentally” knocked it over and smashed it. Beckham's reaction when Corden came out was perfect.

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John Stamos and Nick Jonas - The most wholesome prank war of 2019 started in October 2018, when Stamos wore a Jonas Brothers T-shirt to the American Music Awards. The singer responded by creating a hoodie that featured a photo of John wearing the JoBros shirt and posting a photo captioned, "It's your move."

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John Stamos and Nick Jonas - The actor then turned a photo of Nick wearing the hoodie that featured John into a pillow. John then took a photo of himself sleeping next to the pillow, captioning it, "I had the craziest dream last night..."

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John Stamos and Nick Jonas - Then Jonas posted a photo of himself sleeping under a duvet cover printed with the photo of Stamos napping on a pillow of Jonas wearing a sweatshirt of him wearing a Jonas Brothers T-shirt. Follow?

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Leonardo DiCaprio and Jonah Hill - Jonah Hill was minding his own business when suddenly a crazed fan started running towards him with his phone out! Hill looked genuinely afraid, until he realized it was just his good pal DiCaprio. They laughed and hugged it out.

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Jimmy Kimmel and Matt Damon - It all started over 10 years ago when, after a particularly discouraging show, Kimmel jokingly added, “I want to apologize to Matt Damon. We ran out of time.” He said it to make his producer laugh, but it stuck, for about a year.

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Jimmy Kimmel and Matt Damon - Damon had a (staged) outburst when Kimmel said the line in 2006, and in 2007 he sent his sidekick Guillermo to oust the actor from his own movie, 'The Bourne Ultimatum.' In 2008, Kimmel's then-girlfriend Sarah Silverman teamed up with Damon to create the clip 'I'm f-g Matt Damon.'

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Jimmy Kimmel and Matt Damon - Kimmel clapped back by making a video with someone special in Damon's life: Ben Affleck. Damon once took over Kimmel's show, they went through couple's counseling, Affleck once snuck Damon onto 'Live!,' Damon launched an attack ad against Kimmel's non-existent vice presidential campaign, Kimmel expressed his hope for Damon to lose at the 2017 Oscars, and on and on.

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Ashton Kutcher and Drake - Ashton Kutcher was crowned the king of pranks after his reality TV show 'Punk'd.' His chef d'oeuvre was convincing Drake that he was experiencing an earthquake. The vehicle that he was in started shaking while in a parking garage, accompanied by special effects, and the terrified rapper reportedly “fetaled up.”

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Jason Segel, Seth Rogen, Charlie Hunnam, and Nick Stroller - Segel and Rogen invited 'Forgetting Sarah Marshall' director Nick Stroller over and spent over an hour trying to feed him water. Eventually he went to the bathroom, only to be scared to death by Charlie Hunnam in the tub covered in fake blood. The long, gory wait was apparently worth it!

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Kit Harington and Rose Leslie - To celebrate 2017's April Fool's Day, the 'Game of Thrones' actor pranked his love and co-star Rose Leslie by placing a prop of his own severed head in their fridge for her to find. Her reaction, which Harington caught on camera, included screams and tears.

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John Krasinski and Jimmy Kimmel - Like a real-life Jim and Dwight, John Krasinski and Jimmy Kimmel have an ongoing prank history dating back to when they were neighbors, breaking in and decorating each other's homes, then cars, offices, etc. For instance, Krasinski found Kimmel's secret Airbnb and did everything he could to draw a crowd.

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Hannibal Buress - The comedian couldn't make it himself, so he hired a stand-in look-alike to walk the red carpet for the 'Spider-Man: Homecoming' premiere.

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Amy Schumer and Katie Couric - On 'The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon,' Schumer confessed to swiping Katie Couric's phone at the Glamour's 2015 Women of the Year Awards and sending Couric's husband an X-rated text message. “I didn't even think about it. It happened so fast!” she said.

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David Walliams and Simon Cowell - Simon Cowell is notoriously known for his consistent unbuttoned button-down shirts and aviators, so fellow judge and comedian David Walliams thought he would try pulling off Cowell's signature look himself. He came pretty close!

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Kendall Jenner and Kim Kardashian - On a 2016 episode of 'Kocktails with Khloé,' Jenner prank-called her big sister to tell her she was pregnant. The funniest part was that instead of freaking out, Kardashian West went on a long, monotonous rant: "I mean, today is not the day ... I've had no sleep," and telling her about how hard her day as a mom had been.

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One Direction - Zayn Malik and Louis Tomlinson teamed up to prank their bandmates with the help of a seemingly pregnant Nickelodeon producer who was there to prep the boys for an interview. She went into fake labor, and the boys jumped into action, probably losing 10 years from their lives with all the stress.

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Jennifer Lawrence and Josh Hutcherson - The playful 'Hunger Games' co-stars have been longtime friends, which makes for the best pranks. Once, while Hutcherson was in an interview on the red carpet, Lawrence passed close by and loudly asked how his rash was doing, then quickly continued on.

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Joel McHale and Ryan Seacrest - The pair are known friends and former E! coworkers, so it was no big surprise when the 'Community' actor took it upon himself to purchase RyanSeacrest.com and turn it into JoelMcHale.com back in 2010.

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Joel McHale and Ryan Seacrest - McHale photoshopped his face onto Seacrest's body on the new site, but that wasn't enough. He also hacked the on-air personality's Twitter and wrote, “Ryan here: just interviewed @SelenaGomez. She was awesome. Really connected. Psych! It's still Joel! #seacresthacked.”

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George Clooney and Brad Pitt - The best buds have had an ongoing war of pranks for years, on and off film sets. It all started while filming 2001's 'Ocean's Eleven,' when Clooney secretly put a bumper sticker on the back of Pitt's car in the shape of a marijuana leaf with the words "F-k Cops" in hopes it would get him pulled over. It did. Pitt declared war.

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George Clooney and Brad Pitt - At a press junket a couple years later, everyone was asking Pitt about Angelina Jolie, and he took the opportunity to tell reporters that he'd marry Jolie when Clooney married his boyfriend. He even got Matt Damon onboard to support the lie, and it took a while for the foreign press to pick up on the joke.

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George Clooney and Brad Pitt - Before getting on set for 'Ocean's Twelve' in Italy, Pitt sent out an Italian memo to the crew telling everyone that they shouldn't look Clooney in the eye or speak to him, because he's such a serious actor and he'll get upset. Clooney, who is usually “like the mayor” on set, was confused for two weeks.

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George Clooney and Brad Pitt - Clooney stole some of Pitt's stationary and started sending letters to people, including one to Tom Cruise telling him he'd like to do a sequel to 'Interview with the Vampire,' but wanted to recast Lestat, and another to Meryl Streep with a book of CDs from a dialect coach to help her out for her role in 'The Iron Lady.'

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George Clooney and Matt Damon - While filming 'The Monuments Men,' Damon told Clooney that he wanted to lose some weight before filming. Then, over the course of a month and a half, every time Damon would leave set, Clooney got the wardrobe girl to take in his uniform half an inch. Damon, who was eating clean and working out, was progressively more frustrated that his pants wouldn't fit.

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Taylor Swift and Keith Urban -

Back in 2009, Taylor Swift was on tour with Keith Urban and decided to have some fun during his performance of 'Kiss a Girl.' She and her bandmates dressed up like KISS, and Hershey Kisses chocolate, and rushed the stage. Urban had a good laugh.

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Ryan Reynolds, Hugh Jackman and other hilarious celebrity pranksters

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CELEBRITY Pranks

Stardom can sometimes seem like very serious business, as everyone’s reputations are on the line and there are matters of security to be considered. Then there are those stars who just don’t care about all that!

No one fits this description more than Steve-O, who didn't let the coronavirus pandemic stop him from pulling off yet another one of his stunts. This time he was taped to a billboard in Hollywood to promote his new comedy special, 'Gnarly.' It all came to an end when police and firefighters naturally showed up.

From legends like George Clooney to up-and-comers like James Corden, click through to see some more of the most brilliant, hilarious, and impressive pranks that stars have pulled.