Burt Reynolds

Name: Burt Reynolds
Date of Birth: February 11, 1936
Place of Birth: Waycross, Georgia, USA

Mini-bio: Enduring, strong-featured and genial star of US cinema, Burt Reynolds started off in TV westerns in the 1960s and then carved his name into 1970/1980s popular culture as a male sex symbol (posing near...( read more) naked for "Cosmopolitan" magazine) and on-screen as both a rugged action figure and then as a wisecracking, Southern-type "good ole' boy".

He was spotted in a New York City production of "Mister Roberts" and signed to a TV contract and eventually had recurring roles in such shows as "Gunsmoke" (1955), "Riverboat" (1959) and his own series, "Hawk" (1966).

Reynolds continued to appear in non-demanding western roles, often playing an Indian halfbreed, in films such as Navajo Joe (1966), 100 Rifles (1969) and Sam Whiskey (1969). However, it was his tough-guy performance as macho Lewis Medlock in the John Boorman backwoods nightmare Deliverance (1972) that really stamped him as a bona-fide star. Reynolds' popularity continued to soar with his appearance as a no-nonsense private investigator in Shamus (1973) and in the Woody Allen comedy Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex * But Were Afraid to Ask (1972). Building further on his image as a Southern boy who outsmarts the local lawmen, Reynolds packed fans into theaters to see him in White Lightning (1973), The Longest Yard (1974), W.W. and the Dixie Dancekings (1975) and Gator (1976).

At this time, ex-stuntman and longtime Reynolds buddy Hal Needham came to him with a "road film" script. It turned out to be the incredibly popular Smokey and the Bandit (1977) with Sally Field and Jerry Reed, which took over $100 million at the box office. That film's success was followed by Smokey and the Bandit II (1980) and Smokey and the Bandit Part 3 (1983). Reynolds also appeared alongside Kris Kristofferson in the hit football film Semi-Tough (1977), with friend Dom DeLuise in the black comedy The End (1978) (which Reynolds directed), in the stunt-laden buddy film Hooper (1978) and then in the self-indulgent, star-packed road race flick The Cannonball Run (1981).

The early 1980s started off well, but in the late 1980s he appeared in only a handful of films, mostly below average, before his old friend television came to the rescue and he shone again in two very popular TV shows, "B.L. Stryker" (1989) and "Evening Shade" (1990), for which he won an Emmy.

He gave a terrific performance as a drunken politician in the otherwise woeful Striptease (1996) and then another tremendous showing as a manipulative porn director in Boogie Nights (1997), which scored him a Best Supporting Actor nomination. Like the phoenix from the ashes, Reynolds resurrected his popularity and, in the process, gathered a new generation of young fans, many of whom had been unfamiliar with his 1970s film roles. He put in entertaining work in Pups (1999), Mystery, Alaska (1999), Driven (2001) and Time of the Wolf (2002). Definitely one of Hollywood's most resilient stars, Reynolds has continually surprised all with his ability to weather both personal and career hurdles and his 40-plus years in front of the cameras is testament to his staying ability, his acting talent and his appeal to film audiences.

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gih3

Met you in Atlanta.
Do you ever talk to Sally???

posted 666 days ago
comtero2054

bert reyolds is one awesome actor,and in smokey in the bandit he was great and sally fields as his sidekick

posted 751 days ago
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posted 804 days ago
kyle9032

whats up i love you movies you are good in them i will buy your another movie sometime. will you be my friend my name is kyle.

posted 953 days ago
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QuothTheRav3n

I met him when I was younger, he lives near a car dealer in my town's house in flordia...he's really nice

posted 1066 days ago

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Burt Reynolds Movies

A Bunch of Amateurs (Unrated, 2009)
According to Dom (Unrated, 2009)
Delgo (PG, 2008)
Deal (PG-13, 2008)
Celebrity Rides: Burt Reynolds: Burt Builds a Bandit (Unrated, 2007)
Randy and the Mob (PG, 2007)
In the Name of the King: A Dungeon Siege Tale (PG-13, 2006)
Forget About It (Unrated, 2006)
Broken Bridges (PG-13, 2006)
End Game (R, 2006)

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