Stan Lee's birth anniversary: Mark Ruffalo, Ryan & more pay tribute to comic legend

Late Comic book writer Stan Lee, who is popularly known for his work with Marvel Comics, would have been 99 years old on Tuesday. Unfortunately, iconic personality is not with us physically, however, his works that inspired many are still available. On his birth anniversary, his fans and stars from film industry remembered star and all that he has done as a comic legend. 

Stan Lee passed away in 2018 at age 95 after creating such comic legends as Spider-Man, X-Men, Dr. Strange, and more than a few of Avengers, including, Hulk, Iron Man and Thor. Among those weighing on social media was Mark Ruffalo, who played Bruce Banner and his green alter-ego Hulk Avengers, Iron Man 3, Avengers: Age of Ultron, and many or Marvel films.

Hollywood stars pay tribute to Stan Lee on birth anniversary

Mark Ruffalo took to his Twitter handle and shared a picture of Stan Lee and offered his tributes on  special day. “Thinking of Stan Lee and everything he’s done for our extended Marvel family today,” he wrote. Actor Ryan Reynolds took to his Instagram stories and shared a throwback picture from set of one of Depool movies. Reynolds was in full costume as Lee was seen smiling up at actor in throwback picture. official Twitter page of Acemy Awards shared a video featuring Stanley Lee working on sets. “Stan Lee in Marvel Cinematic Universe. In honor of his birthday, what's your favorite Marvel cameo by Stan Man?” page re.

official page of Stan Lee also shared a throwback picture and praised how he brought colours to life with his amazing characters and thrilling tales. “Today, Stan would have turned 99. colorful characters & thrilling tales he created captivate & entertain fans & will do so for generations to come. To celebrate his birthday, share your favorite Stan story, sighting, cameo, or comic book with us & we'll retweet a few,” page wrote. 

While Lee's contributions to comic books have me him a legend, co-creating iconic characters like Spider-Man, Thor, Iron Man, Hulk, Black Panr, and Daredevil, just to name a few, he's also known to modern audiences for his obligatory cameos in every recent Marvel movie. Lee was featured in a brief shot as MC at a strip club, introducing a new dancer taking stage named Chastity.

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