Jeremy Renner Reveals the 'Toughest Avenger' & How Paul Rudd Made Him Laugh During Recovery & Jokes Snow Plow Accident was a Publicity Stunt

Jeremy Renner shared sweet post-it notes penned by his 10-year-old daughter Ava he said "inspired" him during his recovery from a serious snowplow accident.The New Year's Day incident left him with 30-plus broken bones.  "My daughter inspires me … what inspires you?" the "Hurt Locker" actor wrote on his Instagram story along with a photo of a Post-it note with "Hi beautiful" and a smiley face and a heart written in Sharpie on the mirror in his workout room.  A second photo showed another sticky note with "Just keep running, just keep running" stuck to his treadmill.  Renner was crushed by a snowplow and broke dozens of bones on New Year’s Day at Lake Tahoe, California, when he was attempting to help his nephew move a truck stuck in the snow.  Renner exited the snowplow to check on his nephew, but it kept moving, so he jumped back on to stop the snowplow only to get caught in the tread.  The Marvel star was airlifted to a hospital in Reno, Nevada, and had surgery after suffering blunt chest trauma and orthopedic injuries when he was "completely crushed" by his 14,000-pound PistenBully snowcat.   Last week, the 52-year-old shared photos of him returning to the hospital to thank staff for their care after the incident.  "I got to revisit the amazing group of people who saved my life," the "Rennervations" star wrote on his story.  In March, he shared a video in which he was seen walking for the first time since the near-fatal accident as he used an anti-gravity treadmill.

Jeremy Renner had some extra inspiration during a workout! On Tuesday, the star shared a series of Post-it notes left by his 10-year-old daughter, Ava. In one photo, Renner, 52, captured a note from Ava on a mirror that reads, «Hi Beautiful,» with a smiley face. Over the picture, the actor wrote, «My daughter inspires me… what inspires you?»In another photo, Renner captures another note left by Ava on a treadmill.

Jeremy Renner returned to the hospital to visit the medical workers who treated him after his devastating snowplow accident in January. On Friday, the 52-year-old actor shared photos to his Instagram Story in which he was seen spending time with the hospital staff at the Renown Regional Medical Center in Reno, Nevada.

is a superhero, returning to the red carpet only a few short months since his terrifying accident. Meanwhile, at the TCM Classic Film Festival, Angie Dickinson proved that 91 is still young; and at the “Schmigadoon!” Season 2 Premiere, Jane Krakowski brought shock and awe (and squad goals) to everyone over 50.

Jeremy Renner says his "number one" inspiration for recovery following his snowplough accident is his daughter. The 52-year-old actor suffered blunt chest trauma and orthopaedic injuries after being crushed by a snowcat on New Year's Day (01. 01.

While it’s easy to assume that Jeremy Renner would likely want to get rid of the massive snowplow that crushed him back in January, leaving him with more than 30 broken bones and several surgeries, it turns out that the actor has other plans in mind — to keep the 14,000-plus-pound machine.

his accident Jan. 1, at the red carpet premiere Tuesday of his Disney+ series “Rennervations.” Watch a clip of that above, taken by TheWrap.

Jeremy Renner is back on the red carpet!

Jeremy Renner made his first red carpet appearance since the snowplow accident for the premiere of Rennervations.

Jeremy Renner is on the mend and getting back into the spotlight — and he's crediting his new docuseries for giving him the motivation to keep striving to heal.The actor walked the red carpet on Tuesday at the premiere of his new docuseries for Disney+, , at the Regency Village Theatre in Los Angeles, where he was joined by his daughter, Ava.Renner spoke with ET's Kevin Frazier about how he's recovering after his frightening New Year's Day snow plow accident, and the impact his new TV show had in driving him to get back on his feet.Renner explained that it was «very important» for him to walk the carpet, and promote the show, because of how much the series meant to him.«The only scary part of it for me was the accident and then [the possibility of] postponing the show, 'cause I worked so dang hard to get it to come out in the timely manner that it was gonna come,» Renner explained with a laugh. «It was a bit frustrating telling Disney, 'I'm gonna be fine. Don't worry about it.

Paul Rudd created a fake cameo video to wish his Marvel Cinematic Universe co-star Jeremy Renner a speedy recovery after his January snow skiing accident, as Jeremy Renner confessed on “Jimmy Kimmel Live!”

Jeremy Renner is revealing more details about his horrific snowplow incident — and you’ve got to see it to believe it! The Hurt Locker star has been on the m

Jeremy Renner has received so much love from his Marvel family! On Monday's episode of, the 52-year-old actor made his first late-night appearance since his near-fatal accident in January, showing up with a cane and a smile. During a conversation with host Jimmy Kimmel, the star revealed that he not only had the support of his family, but his MCU friends. One star in particular who brought laughs to Renner was Paul Rudd, who plays Ant-Man. «So Rudd, who I love so much, he happened to be in town promoting his movie and he came by a couple times to the hospital,» Renner said.

Zack Sharf Digital News Director Jeremy Renner revealed on “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” that his Marvel Cinematic Universe co-star Paul Rudd made a fake Cameo video to wish him a speedy recovery following his January snow plot accident. The “Hawkeye” actor was hospitalized for blunt chest trauma and orthopedic injuries and broke over 30 bones in his body after his snow plow ran him over. “I talked to Chris Evans. I talked to a lot of friends and their reaction is what made me feel like, ‘Oh, I think I really hurt myself, I might not pull out of this,'” Renner said when asked about how his Marvel co-stars reacted to his accident. “They’re terrible actors, they couldn’t hide the fact that I looked awful.”

near-fatal snowplow accident in January.Renner, 52, was a guest on “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” Monday night to promote his upcoming Disney+ series “Rennervations,” as well as to discuss the incident that left him hospitalized.The actor was in good spirits as he walked onto the set with a cane and did a little dance as he sat down for the interview.Kimmel, 55, introduced his guest as “indestructible” and an “Avenger who beat Thanos, Loki and a 14,000-pound snowplow.”The late-night host jokingly asked if this was a publicity stunt, to which Renner joked in response: “Absolutely.”“Now if there was any question as to who the toughest Avenger was, that’s settled now,” Kimmel said. “Forget [Robert] Downey [Jr.], forget [Chris] Hemsworth, forget these guys, it’s you, you’re the guy.”Renner humbly responded, “Yeah, I guess so.”“I think I speak for all of us when I say, thank God, look at you, you look great.

Jeremy Renner made his first late night US television appearance since his serious snowplough incident on New Year’s Day.

Alison Herman “Considering all the injuries I have, I’m just glad I can still do what I’m good at.” This line is not spoken by Jeremy Renner, but it’s still the sentiment that hangs over “Rennervations,” the four-part docuseries streaming this Wednesday on Disney+. After a Jan. 1 snow plow accident outside his Reno, Nevada home left Renner with life-threatening injuries, the show’s Tuesday premiere will mark his first public, in-person appearance since. (Renner also sat down for an interview with ABC’s Diane Sawyer, which aired earlier this week.) “Rennervations” is designed to be a feel-good show, following the actor as he restores retired vehicles for use by youth-focused charities. But offscreen events have conspired to give its predictable triumphs — assignment, engineering, execution, delivery — an added dimension.

Jeremy Renner kicked off the start of the weekend with a lot of fun and games. The star took to Instagram on Friday and posted a photo of him with his family at Six Flags Magic Mountain in Valencia, California, about an hour north of Los Angeles.In the photo he posted, Renner can be seen leaning against a rail with the theme park's rides as the photo's background.

Jeremy Renner got a little help from one of his fellow Avengers after his horrific snowplow accident!

Jeremy Renner is sharing just how serious the situation truly was after he was crushed by a 7-ton snowplow on New Year's Day. In his new tell-all interview about the accident, his neighbors, who he credits with saving his life, reveal that they thought he had passed away in the snow at one moment, and he thought he was near death too – so much so that he wrote some "last words" for his family.