However, according to Benzinga, he recently raked in a cool $300 million with the sale of Mint Mobile to cell phone giant T-Mobile. Reynolds owned a 25% stake in the company, which sold for $1.35 billion, CNBC confirmed.

Reynolds will continue on in his creative role for Mint, and Mint founders David Glickman and Rizwan Kassim will continue to operate the brands as a mostly separate business unit, T-Mobile said. The deal, which is expected to close later this year, will also permit Mint to continue using T-Mobile's network.

$350 million Hollywood actor Ryan Reynolds has more than doubled his net worth to $350 million after last week's sale of Mint Mobile. The Canadian sold his stake in the prepaid budget wireless provider to telecoms operator T-Mobile US as part of a larger cash-and-stock deal.

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The key factor in his marketing strategy Reynolds' use of comedy and satire was a significant component of his social media approach. He used a lighthearted approach to market the brand, mocking the traditions of established mobile networks and engaging his audience with brilliant puns and wordplay.

Mint offers some of the country's lowest priced mobile plans, starting at $15 a month for 4 gigabytes of wireless data. The companies didn't disclose Mint's subscriber count. Its annual subscriber growth over the past four years has been 50%, and revenue growth has been 70% or more a year, Glickman said.

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Mint is a typical prepaid carrier in that the service is decent for the price, but will never be as fast as say, Verizon. Mint Mobile also makes it really easy to get free wireless for an entire year with their easily attainable referral program.

Mint Mobile, partly owned by actor Ryan Reynolds, is being acquired by T-Mobile as part of a cash-and-stock deal worth as much as €1.26 billion. Hollywood star Ryan Reynolds is set to make over €280 million after the sale of Mint Mobile.

Mad Money host Jim Cramer talks to Mint Mobile's Ryan Reynolds and T-Mobile CEO Mike Sievert about the latter's acquisition of Mint Mobile and Ultra Mobile, two value-oriented brands, for up to $1.35 billion in cash and stock.

Can I use my Mint Mobile service overseas? You sure can, jet setter. The UpRoam add-on is available to all Mint subscribers allowing for talk, text and data use while roaming outside the U.S.

The company was created to provide a more affordable and consumer friendly alternative to the major wireless carriers and their long contracts. Mint Mobile is a challenger brand. Its unique value proposition is offering wireless service at a fraction of the cost of its competitors.