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Burt Reynolds

Burton Leon Reynolds Jr. (born February 11, 1936 in Waycross, Georgia) is an American actor of (partial) Cherokee descent. He may be best remembered as the "Bandit" in the 1977 hit film Smokey and the Bandit and the film's two sequels, Smokey and the Bandit II (1980) and Smokey and the Bandit Part 3 (1983).

Biography

Reynolds attended Florida State University on a college football scholarship, becoming an all-star Southern Conference halfback. After a knee injury in 1955 and then a debilitating car accident, Reynolds switched from athletics to college drama and won the 1956 Florida State Drama Award. He was drafted by the Baltimore Colts National Football League team, but he never played professional football.

Reynolds won a scholarship to the Hyde Park Playhouse and moved to upstate New York. He did gigs as a stuntman for television programs until he was "discovered" in a revival of Mister Roberts in New York City and signed to a television acting contract. He made his Broadway debut in Look, We've Come Through.

Reynolds first starred on television, in the 1950s series Riverboat. His film debut was in 1961, in the movie Angel Baby. His breakout performance in Deliverance (1972) made him a star.

Reynolds gained additional notoriety in 1972 when he posed in the April (Vol. 172, No. 4) issue of Cosmopolitan Magazine. It is said to be the first centerfold of a (near) nude male.

During the first half of the 1990s, he was the star of the CBS television series Evening Shade, for which he won an Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series (1991). In 1997, Reynolds was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his performance in Boogie Nights and won a Golden Globe Award for the movie. Reynolds has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

Reynolds has also directed a few movies, the best-known being Sharky's Machine, released in 1981.

Reynolds was married to actress Judy Carne from 1963 - 1965 and actress Loni Anderson from 1988 - 1993 and had relationships with other actresses such as Sally Field and Dinah Shore. The divorce from Loni Anderson became a highly publicized, bitter feud.

The bad press from his divorce caused Reynolds' already slowing career to nosedive and he had to declare bankruptcy in late 1996. Reynolds started a comeback with the movie Striptease (1996), and the critically acclaimed Boogie Nights (1997) put his career back on track. In early 2000, he created and toured Burt Reynolds' One Man Show. His autobiography, titled My Life, was published in 1994.

Selected Filmography

  • Riverboat (TV 1959 - 1960)
  • Angel Baby (1961)
  • Gunsmoke (TV 1955 - 1975) Reynolds appeared (1962 - 1965)
  • Hawk (TV 1966)
  • Sam Whiskey (1969)
  • Dan August (TV 1970 - 1971)
  • Deliverance (1972)
  • The Man Who Loved Cat Dancing (1973)
  • The Longest Yard (1974)
  • Hustle (1975)
  • Smokey and the Bandit (1977)
  • Semi-Tough (1977)
  • Starting Over (1979)
  • Smokey and the Bandit II (1980)
  • The Cannonball Run (1981)
  • The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas (1982)
  • Smokey and the Bandit Part 3 (1983)
  • Evening Shade (TV 1990-1994)
  • Striptease (1996)
  • Boogie Nights (1997)

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His autobiography, titled My Life, was published in 1994. In 2004, he starred in the movie Paparazzi. In early 2000, he created and toured Burt Reynolds' One Man Show. Sizemore, who had long battled drug addiction, was convicted in 2003 of assault and battery against his girlfriend, Heidi Fleiss. Reynolds started a comeback with the movie Striptease (1996), and the critically acclaimed Boogie Nights (1997) put his career back on track. It was cancelled mid-way through its first season. The bad press from his divorce caused Reynolds' already slowing career to nosedive and he had to declare bankruptcy in late 1996. In 2002, Sizemore starred in the well-reviewed but short-lived television drama series Robbery Homicide Division.

The divorce from Loni Anderson became a highly publicized, bitter feud. Sizemore continued to play leading and character parts in many films, notably Saving Private Ryan, HBO's Witness Protection, Pearl Harbor, and Black Hawk Down. Reynolds was married to actress Judy Carne from 1963 - 1965 and actress Loni Anderson from 1988 - 1993 and had relationships with other actresses such as Sally Field and Dinah Shore. His first major leading role was in 1997's The Relic. Reynolds has also directed a few movies, the best-known being Sharky's Machine, released in 1981. A succession of well-received supporting parts followed. Reynolds has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. One of his first film roles was in Oliver Stone's Born on the Fourth of July in 1989.

In 1997, Reynolds was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his performance in Boogie Nights and won a Golden Globe Award for the movie. He subsequently moved to New York City to pursue an acting career. During the first half of the 1990s, he was the star of the CBS television series Evening Shade, for which he won an Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series (1991). Born in Detroit, Michigan, Sizemore attended Wayne State University and earned a Master's Degree in theater from Temple University in 1986. It is said to be the first centerfold of a (near) nude male. Tom Sizemore (born September 29, 1961) is an American film and television actor. 4) issue of Cosmopolitan Magazine.

172, No. Reynolds gained additional notoriety in 1972 when he posed in the April (Vol. His breakout performance in Deliverance (1972) made him a star. His film debut was in 1961, in the movie Angel Baby.

Reynolds first starred on television, in the 1950s series Riverboat. He made his Broadway debut in Look, We've Come Through. He did gigs as a stuntman for television programs until he was "discovered" in a revival of Mister Roberts in New York City and signed to a television acting contract. Reynolds won a scholarship to the Hyde Park Playhouse and moved to upstate New York.

He was drafted by the Baltimore Colts National Football League team, but he never played professional football. After a knee injury in 1955 and then a debilitating car accident, Reynolds switched from athletics to college drama and won the 1956 Florida State Drama Award. Reynolds attended Florida State University on a college football scholarship, becoming an all-star Southern Conference halfback. He may be best remembered as the "Bandit" in the 1977 hit film Smokey and the Bandit and the film's two sequels, Smokey and the Bandit II (1980) and Smokey and the Bandit Part 3 (1983).

Burton Leon Reynolds Jr. (born February 11, 1936 in Waycross, Georgia) is an American actor of (partial) Cherokee descent. Boogie Nights (1997). Striptease (1996). Evening Shade (TV 1990-1994).

Smokey and the Bandit Part 3 (1983). The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas (1982). The Cannonball Run (1981). Smokey and the Bandit II (1980).

Starting Over (1979). Semi-Tough (1977). Smokey and the Bandit (1977). Hustle (1975).

The Longest Yard (1974). The Man Who Loved Cat Dancing (1973). Deliverance (1972). Dan August (TV 1970 - 1971).

Sam Whiskey (1969). Hawk (TV 1966). Gunsmoke (TV 1955 - 1975) Reynolds appeared (1962 - 1965). Angel Baby (1961).

Riverboat (TV 1959 - 1960).