Ryan Phillippe may be one of the most well-known actors to come out of Delaware.  But, you may not know these 11 things about him.

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• Name is Matthew Ryan Phillippe

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• He was born in New Castle, Delaware on September 10, 1974

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• He graduated from Barbizon in Wilmington

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• (Photo by Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images)

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• He met his future wife, Reese Witherspoon, at her 21st birthday party

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• He played a host in Outkast’s music video for “Hey Ya”

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• He has two kids with Reese Witherspoon, Ava Elizabeth (23) & Deacon Reese (19); one child with ex-girlfriend Alexis Knapp, Kai (11)

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• His role in  I Know What You Did Last Summer boosted his career

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• He has several tattoos.  One of his daughter Ava’s birthdate of 9/9/99 and a portrait of his son Deacon holding hands with his grandfather marks his chest, among others

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• He hooked up with Rihanna in 2010

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• He broke into acting with a role on the soap opera All My Children

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