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Burt Reynolds
Burton Leon Reynolds Jr. was an American actor. His early work included the television series Gunsmoke (1962–1965), Hawk (1966) and Dan August (1970–1971). He had leading roles in the films Navajo Joe (1966), and 100 Rifles (1969), and his breakthrough role was as Lewis Medlock in Deliverance (1972).
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Born 11 February 1936 · Died 6 September 2018 · Q202148
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2026· 6 entries
“I wish I could say the same for you.”
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Far Out Magazine: The heated 1997 Burt Reynolds role Bill Murray turned down: “I think I want to be in this”
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AOL: Burt Reynolds Starred In A '80s Sci-Fi Series But Never Appeared On Camera
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Yahoo: Burt Reynolds Threw Punches at ‘Dukes of Hazzard’ Director Jay Chandrasekhar
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Reported net worth: $3M.
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2024· 1 entry
Snopes rated the claim “In order to finish lines for the final scene of 1989's "All Dogs Go to Heaven," Burt Reynolds ended up needing around 63 takes after asking for a "closed studio" and while reflecting on a photo of slain 11-year-old actor Judith Barsi.” Unfounded (retired).
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2022· 1 entry
Snopes rated the claim “Burt Reynolds once dumped horse manure from a helicopter onto the National Enquirer’s Christmas tree.” True.
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2018· 3 entries
Died 2018-09-06.
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“You can only hold your stomach in for so many years.”
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“I can sing as well as Fred Astaire can act.”
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2016· 2 entries
Said that he regarded Field as the love of his life
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"I just didn't want to play that kind of role at the time
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2015· 3 entries
Stated that he was actually born in Lansing, Michigan
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“s enmity toward him. In a 2015 interview with The Guardian, Reynolds said,”
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The Stuntmen's Association of Motion Pictures awarded Reynolds the Richard "Diamond" Farnsworth Award, named after Richard Farnsworth, the career stunt man who made the transition into a successful acting career
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2012· 1 entry
Clarified he did not hate Boogie Nights itself and called it "extraordinary", saying his opinion of the film has nothing to do with his relationship with Anderson
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2011· 1 entry
Merrill Lynch Credit Corporation filed foreclosure papers, claiming Reynolds owed US$1
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2009· 1 entry
And a quintuple coronary artery bypass surgery in February 2010
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1998· 1 entry
Losing out to Robin Williams in Good Will Hunting
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1996· 1 entry
Reynolds's agent said "Regarding Burt, there's a split between the executives in town who are under 40 and those who are over 40
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1994· 1 entry
Reynolds played the lead in a horror movie, The Maddening (1995)
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1992· 1 entry
And as Best Supporting Actor in Boogie Nights in 1998
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1991· 2 entries
Awarded Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series for Evening Shade (1991).
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And 1992 for Evening Shade, winning in 1991 and losing to Craig T
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1987· 3 entries
“I felt I owed Hal more than I owed Jim,”
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"I felt I owed Hal more than I owed Jim," but Stroker Ace failed
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Reynolds teamed with Bert Convy to co-produce the game show Win, Lose or Draw for Burt and Bert Productions
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1984· 1 entry
Opened a restaurant in Fort Lauderdale, named Burt & Jacks, which he co-owned with Jack Jackson
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1983· 2 entries
An unnamed producer said that while Reynolds's salaries would not decrease because of Stroker Ace's failure, "if two or three more such pictures don't work, people will just stop putting him in that kind of movie and tha
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As Favorite Motion Picture Actor (tied with Clint Eastwood) in 1984, and as Favorite Male Performer in a New TV Series in 1991
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1982· 1 entry
Reynolds was voted the most popular actor in the US for the fifth year in a row
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1981· 1 entry
And later endorsed the construction of a new performing arts facility in Sarasota, Florida
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1979· 1 entry
And was later renamed the Burt Reynolds Jupiter Theater
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1976· 1 entry
With Gator, the sequel to White Lightning, written by Norton
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1973· 3 entries
Released album “Ask Me What I Am”.
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When he made the light-hearted car-chase film written by William W
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Reynolds released the country/easy listening album Ask Me What I Am
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1972· 1 entry
“a kick. I have a strange sense of humor,”
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1971· 1 entry
As Best Actor in a Motion Picture-Musical or Comedy for The Longest Yard in 1975 and as Best Actor in a Motion Picture-Musical/Comedy for Starting Over in 1980
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1969· 1 entry
“way ahead of its time. I was playing light comedy and nobody cared.”
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1962· 1 entry
Dennis Weaver wanted to quit the cast of Gunsmoke, one of the top-rated shows in the country
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1961· 1 entry
Returned to Broadway to appear in Look, We've Come Through, directed by José Quintero, but it lasted only five performances
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1959· 1 entry
Hayden, a speech major in college, wed FSU grad and Navy veteran Edwin Watson Richardson Jr
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1957· 1 entry
Rejoined the football team as a backup halfback, but was hampered by lingering injuries from the car accident
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1956· 1 entry
Reynolds enrolled in an English class taught by Watson B
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1955· 1 entry
Reynolds was slated to start in the backfield for the Seminoles (8–4 in 1954), but suffered a torn cartilage in his right knee during preseason workouts
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1953· 1 entry
And an honorable-mention selection to the 34th annual All-Southern team
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1946· 1 entry
The family relocated to Riviera Beach, Florida, where in sixth grade, Reynolds began a lifelong close friendship with Dick Howser
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1936· 2 entries
To Burton Milo Reynolds Sr
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Born 1936-02-11.
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