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| birth_name = Burton Leon Reynolds Jr.<ref name="Lartey">{{Cite news |last=Lartey |first=Jamiles |date=2018-09-07 |title=Burt Reynolds: Hollywood pays tribute to 'a true American icon' |language=en-GB |work=[[The Guardian]] |url=https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2018/sep/07/burt-reynolds-death-tributes-hollywood-actors-dolly-parton-sally-field |access-date=2020-01-20 |issn=0261-3077}}</ref>

| birth_date = {{Birth date|mf=y|1936|02|11}}

| birth_place = [[Lansing, Michigan]], U.S.

| death_date = {{Death date and age|mf=y|2018|9|6|1936|02|11}}

| death_place = [[Jupiter, Florida]], U.S.

| resting_place = [[Hollywood Forever Cemetery]], [[Los Angeles, California]], U.S.

| occupation = Actor<!-- only most notable occupations per [[MOS:ROLEBIO]] -->

| alma_mater = [[Florida State University]], [[Palm Beach State College|Palm Beach Junior College]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://news.palmbeachstate.edu/2018/09/07/pbsc-reflects-on-legacy-of-reynolds/|title=PBSC Reflects On Legacy of Reynolds|author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> Report|website=Palm Beach State College|date=September 7, 2018 |access-date=May 9, 2021|archive-date=May 10, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210510143045/https://news.palmbeachstate.edu/2018/09/07/pbsc-reflects-on-legacy-of-reynolds/|url-status=live}}</ref>

| alma_mater = [[Florida State University]]

| years_active = 1958–2018

| spouse = {{ubl|{{marriage|[[Judy Carne]]|1963|1965|reason=divorced}}|{{marriage|[[Loni Anderson]]|1988|1994|reason=divorced}}}}

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'''Burton Leon<!-- "Milo" is incorrect, father's middle name is irrelevant --> Reynolds Jr.''' (February 11, 1936&nbsp;– September 6, 2018) was an American actor<!-- only most notable occupations per [[MOS:ROLEBIO]] --> and considered a sex symbol and icon of 1970s American popular culture.<ref name=":2"/><ref>{{Cite news |last=Byrne |first=Wayne |date=2019-09-30 |title=The Book of Burt Reynolds: uncovering a screen icon |language=en |newspaper=[[The Irish Times]] |url=https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/the-book-of-burt-reynolds-uncovering-a-screen-icon-1.4035313 |access-date=2020-01-20 |archive-date=October 4, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191004194921/https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/the-book-of-burt-reynolds-uncovering-a-screen-icon-1.4035313 |url-status=live }}</ref> Reynolds first rose to prominence when he starred in television series, such as ''[[Gunsmoke]]'' (1962–1965), ''[[Hawk (TV series)|Hawk]]'' (1966), and ''[[Dan August]]'' (1970–1971). He had leading roles in films, such as ''[[Navajo Joe]]'' (1966) and ''[[100 Rifles]]'' (1969), and his breakthrough role was as Lewis Medlock in ''[[Deliverance]]'' (1972).

Reynolds played leading roles in a number of subsequent box-office hits, such as ''[[White Lightning (1973 film)|White Lightning]]'' (1973), ''[[The Longest Yard (1974 film)|The Longest Yard]]'' (1974), ''[[Smokey and the Bandit]]'' (1977) (which started a six-year box-office reign), ''[[Semi-Tough]]'' (1977), ''[[The End (1978 film)|The End]]'' (1978), ''[[Hooper (film)|Hooper]]'' (1978), ''[[Starting Over (1979 film)|Starting Over]]'' (1979), ''[[Smokey and the Bandit II]]'' (1980), ''[[The Cannonball Run]]'' (1981), ''[[Sharky's Machine]]'' (1981), ''[[The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas (film)|The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas]]'' (1982), and ''[[Cannonball Run II]]'' (1984), several of which he directed.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Legends of Action: Burt Reynolds|url=https://theactionelite.com/legends-of-action-burt-reynolds/|website=theactionelite.com|date=February 11, 2019|access-date=2020-05-03|archive-date=February 26, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210226190209/http://theactionelite.com/legends-of-action-burt-reynolds/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|last=Guides|first=Rough|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=RcyxV1fFVpEC&q=burt+reynolds+lovable+rogue&pg=PT358|title=The Rough Guide to Cult Movies|date=2010-08-02|publisher=Rough Guides UK|isbn=978-1-4053-8538-1|language=en}}</ref> He was nominated twice for the [[Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy]].

Reynolds was voted the world's number one box-office star from 1978 to 1982 in the annual [[Top Ten Money Making Stars Poll]], a record that he shares with [[Bing Crosby]]. After a number of box-office failures, Reynolds returned to television, starring in the sitcom ''[[Evening Shade]]'' (1990–1994) which won a [[Golden Globe Award]] and [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series]]. His performance as high-minded pornographer Jack Horner in [[Paul Thomas Anderson]]'s ''[[Boogie Nights]]'' (1997) brought him renewed critical attention, earning [[Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture]], with nominations for an [[Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor]] and a [[BAFTA Award for Best Supporting Actor]].<ref name="goldenglobes.com">{{cite web |title=Burt Reynolds |url=http://www.goldenglobes.com/person/burt-reynolds |access-date=2018-03-29 |website=[[Golden Globe Award]] |publisher=[[Hollywood Foreign Press Association]] |location=United States |archive-date=June 24, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160624232957/http://www.goldenglobes.com/person/burt-reynolds |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name=abc /><ref name="Rosen">{{cite web |last=Rosen |first=Christopher |date=2015-12-03 |title=Burt Reynolds says he 'hated' Paul Thomas Anderson |url=http://ew.com/article/2015/12/03/burt-reynolds-says-hated-paul-thomas-anderson/ |access-date=2017-03-19 |magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]] |archive-date=March 20, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170320145931/http://ew.com/article/2015/12/03/burt-reynolds-says-hated-paul-thomas-anderson/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

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==Early life==

Burton Leon Reynolds Jr. was born on February&nbsp;11, 1936, to Harriet Fernette "Fern" (''[[née]]'' Miller) and Burton Milo Reynolds srSr.<ref name="orsg">{{cite web |author=Russell |first=James |date=2002-04-23 |title=Burton Reynolds, Father Of Actor |url=http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/2002-04-23/news/0204220538_1_mr-reynolds-jupiter-farms-burton-reynolds |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160104211425/http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/2002-04-23/news/0204220538_1_mr-reynolds-jupiter-farms-burton-reynolds |archive-date=2016-01-04 |access-date=2016-01-14 |website=[[Sun-Sentinel]]}}</ref> His family descended from [[Dutch people|Dutch]], [[English people|English]], [[Scotch-Irish Americans|Scots-Irish]], and [[Scottish people|Scottish]] ancestry. Reynolds also claimed [[Cherokee]] and [[Italians|Italian]] roots.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Baxter |first=Brian |date=2018-09-06 |title=Burt Reynolds obituary |url=http://www.theguardian.com/culture/2018/sep/06/burt-reynolds-obituary |access-date=2023-02-02 |website=[[The Guardian]] |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Harvey |first=Chris |date=2018-09-07 |title=Burt Reynolds: What he lacked in talent he made up for with charm and sex appeal |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/features/burt-reynolds-dead-tribute-sex-symbol-smokey-and-the-bandit-johnny-carson-show-a8527006.html |website=[[The Independent]] |access-date=October 28, 2018 |archive-date=October 28, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181028235648/https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/features/burt-reynolds-dead-tribute-sex-symbol-smokey-and-the-bandit-johnny-carson-show-a8527006.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

During his career, Reynolds often claimed to have been born in [[Waycross, Georgia]], although in 2015, he stated that he was actually born in [[Lansing, Michigan]].<ref>{{cite news |last=Lacy |first=Eric |date=2015-11-19 |title=Burt Reynolds finally reveals he was born in Lansing |newspaper=[[Detroit Free Press]] |url=http://www.freep.com/story/entertainment/people/2015/11/19/burt-reynolds-finally-reveals-he-born-lansing/76040476/ |access-date=November 19, 2015 |archive-date=November 6, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181106203645/https://www.freep.com/story/entertainment/people/2015/11/19/burt-reynolds-finally-reveals-he-born-lansing/76040476/ |url-status=live }}</ref> In his autobiography, he stated that Lansing is where his family lived when his father was [[Conscription|drafted]] into the [[United States Army]].<ref name="birthplace">{{cite web |url=http://www.tcmdb.com/participant/participant.jsp?participantId=160584 |title=Overview for Burt Reynolds |publisher=Turner Classic Movies |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070930231857/http://www.tcmdb.com/participant/participant.jsp?participantId=160584 |archive-date=September 30, 2007}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.thebiographychannel.co.uk/biography_story/509:127/1/Burt_Reynolds.htm |title=Birthplace |publisher=Biography Channel |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070526163359/http://www.thebiographychannel.co.uk/biography_story/509%3A127/1/Burt_Reynolds.htm |archive-date=May 26, 2007}}</ref>

Reynolds, his mother, and his sister joined his father at [[Fort Leonard Wood#Military base|Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri]], where they subsequently lived for two years. When his father was sent to Europe, the family moved to [[Lake City, Michigan]], where his mother had been raised.<ref>David Votta, [https://web.archive.org/web/20110420001440/http://lansingonlinenews.com/news/lost-lansing-burt-reynolds-native-son-and-now-wikipedia-agrees/ "Lost Lansing: Burt Reynolds Native Son (and now Wikipedia agrees)"], ''Lansing Online'', February 6, 2011.</ref> In 1946, the family moved to [[Riviera Beach, Florida]], where in sixth grade Reynolds began a lifelong close friendship with [[Dick Howser]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.foxsports.com/mlb/just-a-bit-outside/story/1985-world-series-kansas-city-royals-st-louis-cardinals-bret-saberhagen-george-brett-102915 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170312203604/https://www.foxsports.com/mlb/just-a-bit-outside/story/1985-world-series-kansas-city-royals-st-louis-cardinals-bret-saberhagen-george-brett-102915 |archive-date=March 12, 2017 |title=1985 World Series: The wild and crazy complete story of the Kansas City Royals' unlikely win |author=<!--staff--> |date=October 29, 2015 |work=Fox Sports |accessdateaccess-date=July 20, 2023}}</ref> Reynolds' father eventually became Chief of Police of Riviera Beach, which is adjacent to the north end of [[West Palm Beach, Florida]].

His nickname in Riviera Beach was "Buddy".<ref name="Vanity Fair 2016">{{cite web |last1=Zeman |first1=Ned |title=Burt Reynolds Isn't Broke, but He's Got a Few Regrets |url=https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2015/11/burt-reynolds-on-career-bankruptcy-regrets |website=vanityfair.com |date=November 5, 2015 |publisher=Vanity Fair |access-date=13 August 2023 |archive-date=March 27, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230327231309/https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2015/11/burt-reynolds-on-career-bankruptcy-regrets |url-status=live }}</ref> (Ironically, theThe childhood nicknames of [[Marlon Brando]], the [[A list|superstar actor]] whom Reynolds was said to resemble and with whom he feuded, were "Bud" and "Buddy.")<ref name="Shelf Life">{{cite web |last1=Joe |title=A kid named Bud: Marlon Brando in Libertyville, 1938-1941 |url=https://shelflife.cooklib.org/2017/02/16/a-kid-named-bud-marlon-brando-in-libertyville-1938-1941/ |website=Shelf Life |date=February 17, 2017 |publisher=Cook Memorial Public Library District |access-date=13 August 2023 |archive-date=August 13, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230813193840/https://shelflife.cooklib.org/2017/02/16/a-kid-named-bud-marlon-brando-in-libertyville-1938-1941/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

During 10th grade at [[Palm Beach Lakes Community High School#History|Palm Beach High School]], Reynolds was named First Team All State and All [[Southeastern United States|Southern]] as a [[Fullback (gridiron football)|fullback]], and received multiple scholarship offers.<ref>Reynolds, pp. 17, 33–37, 41–44.</ref>

===College===

After graduating from Palm Beach High School, he attended [[Florida State University]] on a [[college football|football]] scholarship and played [[running back|halfback]], starting in 1954. While at Florida State, he roomed with future college-football coach, broadcaster, and analyst [[Lee Corso]], and also became a brother of the [[Phi Delta Theta]] fraternity.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.phideltatheta.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=16&Itemid=161 |title=Phi Delta Theta International Site – Famous Phis |publisher=Phideltatheta.org |access-date=November 8, 2011 |archive-date=March 16, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120316072537/http://www.phideltatheta.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=16&Itemid=161 |url-status=live }}</ref>

Reynolds had an outstanding freshman year in football. However, he injured his knee in the first game of his sophomore season, and, later that year, lost his spleen and injured his other knee in a bad car accident. He did not return to the university for almost two years.<ref name=bogage>{{Cite news|last=Bogage|first=Jacob|date=September 6, 2018|title=The college football game that changed Burt Reynolds's life forever|newspaper=The Washington Post|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/early-lead/wp/2018/09/06/the-college-football-game-that-changed-burt-reynoldss-life-forever/|access-date=May 9, 2021|archive-date=December 6, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221206193347/https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/early-lead/wp/2018/09/06/the-college-football-game-that-changed-burt-reynoldss-life-forever/|url-status=live}}</ref> To keep up with his studies, he enrolled at [[Palm Beach State College|Palm Beach Junior College]] (PBJC) in neighboring [[Lake Park, Florida|Lake Park]] in early 1956.<ref>{{Cite web|date=September 7, 2018|title=PBSC reflects on legacy of Reynolds|url=https://news.palmbeachstate.edu/2018/09/07/pbsc-reflects-on-legacy-of-reynolds/|access-date=May 9, 2021|website=Palm Beach State College|archive-date=May 10, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210510143045/https://news.palmbeachstate.edu/2018/09/07/pbsc-reflects-on-legacy-of-reynolds/|url-status=live}}</ref><!---Do NOT change. Reynolds attended PBJC in Spring, 1956, when the school was still in Lake Park. The school did not move to Lake Worth until the Fall of 1956.---> When Reynolds returned to Florida State in 1957, he rejoined the football team, although his leg injured in the car accident slowed him down. He was blamed, fairly or not, for the team's loss to [[North Carolina State University]] on October 12, 1957. Immediately following the game he told his teammates that he was done with football.<ref name=bogage/>

===Early acting===

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Reynolds began acting on television in the late 1950s, guest starring on shows like ''[[Flight (TV series)|Flight]]'', ''[[M Squad]]'', ''[[Schlitz Playhouse]]'', ''[[The Lawless Years]]'' and ''[[Pony Express (TV series)|Pony Express]]''. He signed a seven-year contract with Universal.<ref name="honest">{{Cite news|title=Television: Honest Injun|first=Joan|last=Barthel|work=[[The New York Times]]|date=July 24, 1966|page=77}}</ref> "I don't care whether he can act or not", said Wasserman. "Anyone who has this effect on women deserves a break."<ref name="river"/>

Reynolds' first big break came when he was cast alongside [[Darren McGavin]] in the lead of the TV series ''[[Riverboat (TV series)|Riverboat]]'' (1959–61), playing Ben Frazer (the boat's pilot, in which he had several episodes where he ran the boat when McGavin's character would leave on a gambling trip). According to a contemporary report, Reynolds was considered "a double for [[Marlon Brando]]".<ref>{{Cite news|title=Riverboat Set to Sink Maverick|author=Wolters, Larry|work=Chicago Daily Tribune|date=Aug 20, 1959|page=c10}}</ref> The show went for two seasons but Reynolds quit after only 20 episodes, claiming he did not get along with McGavin or the executive producer, and that he had "a stupid part."<ref name="bob">{{Cite news|title=Burt Joins 'Gunsmoke'|author=Thomas, Bob|work=Chicago Tribune|date=May 5, 1963|page=d15}}</ref>

Reynolds then said that he "couldn't get a job. I didn't have a very good reputation. You just don't walk out on a network television series."<ref name="honest"/>

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Reynolds made his film debut in the low budget ''[[Angel Baby (1961 film)|Angel Baby]]'' (1961), billed fourth. He followed it with a role in a war film, ''[[Armored Command (film)|Armored Command]]'' (1961). "It was the one picture that [[Howard Keel]] didn't sing on", reminisced Reynolds later. "That was a terrible mistake."<ref name="gene">{{Cite news|title=Workaholic Burt Reynolds sets up his next task: Light comedy|author=Siskel, Gene|work=Chicago Tribune|date=November 28, 1976|page=e2}}</ref>

In 1961, he returned to Broadway to appear in ''Look, We've Come Through'', under the direction of [[José Quintero]], but it lasted only five performances.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-production/look-weve-come-through-2891|title=Look, We've Come Through – Broadway Play – Original – IBDB|firstwebsite=TheIBDB|access-date=September Broadway8, 2018|lastarchive-date=LeagueJuly 27, 2020|websitearchive-url=IBDBhttps://web.archive.org/web/20200727082834/https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-production/look-weve-come-through-2891|url-status=live}}</ref>

Reynolds continued to guest star on shows such as ''[[Naked City (TV series)|Naked City]]'', ''[[Ripcord (TV series)|Ripcord]]'', ''[[Everglades (TV series)|Everglades]]'', ''[[Route 66 (TV series)|Route 66]]'', ''[[Perry Mason (1957 TV series)|Perry Mason]]'', and ''[[The Twilight Zone]]'' ("[[The Bard (The Twilight Zone)|The Bard]]", an hour-long send-up of Reynolds' [[look-alike]] [[Marlon Brando]]). He later said, "I learned more about my craft in these guest shots than I did standing around and looking virile on ''Riverboat."''<ref name="smoke">{{Cite news|title=Wait a Minute, Marshal Dillon, What About Me?|author=Humphrey, Hal|work=Los Angeles Times|date=Jan 22, 1964|page=C11}}</ref>

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Reynolds then made a series of films in quick succession. ''[[Shark!]]'' (1969), shot in Mexico, was directed by [[Sam Fuller]], who removed his name from it, after which its release was held up for a number of years. Reynolds described ''[[Fade In (film)|Fade In]]'' as "the best thing I've ever done",<ref name="stoic">{{Cite news|title=Burt Reynolds, Who Plays Haff-Breeds Stoic About Roles|author=Clifford, Terry|work=Chicago Tribune|date=April 6, 1969|page=f14}}</ref> but it was not released for a number of years, and the director, [[Jud Taylor]], took his name off. ''[[Impasse (film)|Impasse]]'' (1969) was a war movie shot in the Philippines. He played the title role in ''[[Sam Whiskey]]'' (1969), a comic Western written by [[William W. Norton]], which Reynolds later said was "way ahead of its time. I was playing light comedy and nobody cared."<ref name="gene"/>

Reynolds supportedstarred with Jim Brown and [[Raquel Welch]] in another Westernwestern film, ''[[100 Rifles]]'' (1969), later saying, "I spent the entire time refereeing fights between Jim Brown and Raquel Welch."<ref>{{Cite news|title=BURT PRELUTSKY: Two Centerfolds|work=Los Angeles Times|date=December 24, 1972|page=k14}}</ref>

In a 1969 interview, he expressed interest in playing roles like the John Garfield part in ''[[The Postman Always Rings Twice (1946 film)|The Postman Always Rings Twice]]'', but no one gave him those opportunities. "Instead, the producer hands me a script and says 'I know it's not there now kid, but I know we can make it work.'"<ref name="stoic"/>

Reynolds had beenwas offered in a lead role in ''[[MASHM*A*S*H (film)|MASHM*A*S*H]]'' (1970), but turnedhe itdeclined downit after "they told me the other two leads would be [[Elliott Gould|Barbra Streisand's husband]] and that [[Donald Sutherland|tall, skinny guy who was in ''The Dirty Dozen'']]." [[Tom Skerritt]] played the role and Reynolds, instead, went into ''[[Skullduggery (1970 film)|Skullduggery]]'' (1970), shot in Jamaica. Reynolds joked that after making "those wonderful, forgettable pictures... I suddenly realized I was as hot as [[Leo Gorcey]]."<ref name="quinn"/>

Reynolds then starred in two TVtelevision films: ''[[Hunters Are for Killing]]'' (1970) and ''[[Run, Simon, Run]]'' (1970). In ''Hunters Are for Killing'', his character was originally a Native American, but Reynolds requested this element be changed, feeling he had played that role too many times already, and it was not needed for the character anyway.<ref>{{cite news|title=TV Film a Feather for Burt's Bonnet|date=March 12, 1970|work=Los Angeles Times|page=g17}}</ref>

===''Dan August'' and talk shows===

[[File:Burt_Reynolds_1970.JPG|thumb|upright|right|Reynolds in 1970]]

Reynolds played the title character in the police drama ''[[Dan August]]'' (1970–71), produced by [[Quinn Martin]]. Reynolds had previously guest-starred in two episodes of Martin's production [[The F.B.I. (TV series)|The F.B.I.]]<ref>{{cite news|title=TV Today: ABC Star Vows to Oust Lord Series Petersen, Clarence|work=Chicago Tribune|date=August 11, 1970|page=a15}}</ref> The series was given a full-season order of 26 episodes based on the reputation of Martin and Reynolds but struggled in the ratings against ''[[Hawaii Five-O (1968 TV series)|Hawaii Five-0]]'' and was not renewed.<ref name="quinn">{{Cite news|title=New York Today: Burt Reynolds Courts Winning Record|author=Kramer, Carol|work=Chicago Tribune|date=December 20, 1970|page=s1}}</ref>

[[Albert R. Broccoli]] asked Reynolds to take over the role ofplay [[James Bond]] from [[Sean Connery]], but heReynolds turneddeclined thatthe role down, saying, "An American can't play James Bond. It just can't be done."<ref>[http://movies.monstersandcritics.com/news/article_1038368.php Monsters and Critics] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070224193051/http://movies.monstersandcritics.com/news/article_1038368.php |date=February 24, 2007 }}</ref>

Following the cancellation of the series, Reynolds did his first stage play in six years, a production of ''[[The Tender Trap (play)|The Tender Trap]]'' at Arlington Park Theatre. He was offered other TV pilots but was reluctant to play a detective again.

Around this time, he had become well known as a charismatic talk-show guest, starting with an appearance on ''[[The Merv Griffin Show]]''. He made jokes at his own expense, calling himself America's most "[[Famous for being famous|well-known unknown]]" who only made the kind of movies "they show in airplanes or prisons or anywhere else the people can't get out.". He proved enormously popular and was frequently asked back by Griffin and Johnny Carson; he even guest hosted the ''[[Tonight Show]]''.<ref name="macho"/> He was so popular as a guest that he was offered his own talk show but he wanted to continue as an actor.<ref name="image">{{Cite news|title=Burt Changes His TV Image with Comedy|author=Martin, James|work=Chicago Tribune|date=September 5, 1971|page=e2}}</ref>

He later said his talk show appearances were "the best thing that ever happened to me. They changed everything drastically overnight. I spent ten years looking virile, saying, 'Put up your hands.' After the Carson, Griffin, [[The David Frost Show|Frost]], [[Dinah's Place|Dinah's show]], suddenly I have a personality."<ref>{{cite news|title=What Kind of Playmate Is Burt?|first=Roger|last=Ebert|work=[[The New York Times]]|date=March 26, 1972|page=D13}}</ref>

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===''The Godfather'' and Marlon Brando feud===

Reynolds was considered for the role of [[Sonny Corleone]] in ''[[The Godfather (film)|The Godfather]]'', but [[Francis Ford Coppola]]'s desire to cast [[James Caan]] in the part prevailed. There was talk that Reynolds' participation was vetoed by [[Marlon Brando]], who had a lack of respect for him.<ref name="Esquire Brando Reynolds">{{cite web |last1=Nero |first1=Dom |title=Burt Reynolds Was Almost Michael Corleone in The Godfather—But Marlon Brando Stopped It |url=https://www.esquire.com/entertainment/movies/a29123657/burt-reynolds-marlon-brando-feud-the-godfather/ |website=Esquire.com |date=September 19, 2019 |publisher=Esquire Magazine |access-date=13 August 2023 |archive-date=August 13, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230813183225/https://www.esquire.com/entertainment/movies/a29123657/burt-reynolds-marlon-brando-feud-the-godfather/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Brando denied he played a role in thwarting the casting of Reynolds, saying in a January 1979 ''[[Playboy magazine|Playboy]]'' interview that Coppola would not have cast Reynolds in the part.

Reynolds later claimed that he declined the role of Sonny. (''[[The Godfather (film)|Godfather]]'' [[Movie producer|producer]] [[Albert S. Ruddy]] would produce ''[[Cannonball Run (film)|Cannonball Run]]'' and ''[[Cannonball Run II]]'', two Reynolds hits in the 1980s.)

The Brando-Reynolds feud became the stuff of Hollywood legend. Reynolds said he couldn'tcould not understand Brando's enmity towards him. In a 2015 interview with ''[[The Manchester Guardian|The Guardian]]'', Reynolds said, "He was a strange man. He didn't like me at all." He did not consciously imitate Brando, or act like him, or try to look like him, and he even grew a mustache so that people would stop saying he looked like Brando.<ref name="Guardian video">{{cite webAV media |title=Burt Reynolds in conversation with the Guardian: 'Marlon Brando was a strange man' – archive video |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TBn9tQA6eEo |websitepublisher=Guardian News (youtube.com) |publishervia=The GuardianYouTube |access-date=13 August 2023 |archive-date=August 13, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230813183046/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TBn9tQA6eEo&gl=US&hl=en |url-status=live }} </ref>

When he finally was introduced to Brando, Reynolds said he told him that he was the finest actor in the world. Brando replied, "I wish I could say the same for you."<ref name= "Guardian video" />

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He had his breakthrough role in ''[[Deliverance]]'', directed by [[John Boorman]], who cast him on the basis of a talk show appearance. "It's the first time I haven't had a script with [[Paul Newman]]'s and [[Robert Redford]]'s fingerprints all over it," Reynolds joked. "The producers actually came to me first."<ref name="image"/>

"I've waited 15 years to do a really good movie," he said in 1972. "I made so many bad pictures. I was never able to turn anyone down. The greatest curse in Hollywood is to be a well-known unknown."<ref name="ebert">{{cite news|title=What Kind of Playmate Is Burt?|author=Ebert, Roger|work=[[The New York Times]]|date=March 26, 1972|page=D13|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1972/03/26/archives/what-kind-of-playmate-is-burt.html|access-date=September 16, 2018|archive-date=September 16, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180916093052/https://www.nytimes.com/1972/03/26/archives/what-kind-of-playmate-is-burt.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

|author=Ebert, Roger |work=[[The New York Times]]|date= March 26, 1972|page= D13|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1972/03/26/archives/what-kind-of-playmate-is-burt.html}}</ref>

Reynolds also gained notoriety around this time when he began a well-publicized relationship with [[Dinah Shore]], who was 20 years his senior, and after he posed naked in the April 1972 issue of ''[[Cosmopolitan (magazine)|Cosmopolitan]]''.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/arts-and-entertainment/wp/2018/09/06/how-burt-reynolds-changed-the-way-we-thought-about-sex-by-getting-naked-on-a-bearskin-rug/|title=Burt Reynolds changed the way we thought about sex — by getting naked on a bearskin rug|date=September 7, 2018|newspaper=[[The Washington Post]]|access-date=September 7, 2018|archive-date=September 7, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180907134034/https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/arts-and-entertainment/wp/2018/09/06/how-burt-reynolds-changed-the-way-we-thought-about-sex-by-getting-naked-on-a-bearskin-rug/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-17896980 |title=Burt Reynolds nude: 10 facts about the Cosmo centrefold |work=BBC News |date=April 30, 2012 |access-date=June 21, 2018 |archive-date=June 20, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180620192136/https://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-17896980 |url-status=live }}</ref> Reynolds said he posed for Cosmopolitan for "a kick. I have a strange sense of humor" and because he knew he had ''Deliverance'' coming out.<ref name="ebert"/> He later expressed regret for posing for ''Cosmopolitan''.<ref>{{cite web |title=Burt Reynolds: Nude photo cost 'Deliverance' Oscar glory |url=http://movies.msn.com/movies/article.aspx?news=771035 |website=MSN |access-date=January 1, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121101045813/http://movies.msn.com/movies/article.aspx?news=771035|archive-date=November 1, 2012}}</ref>

''Deliverance'' was a huge commercial and critical success, which, along with talk-show appearances, helped establish Reynolds as a major [[movie star]]. "The night of the Academy Awards, I counted a half-dozen Burt Reynolds jokes", he later said. "I had become a household name, the most talked-about star at the award show."<ref name="macho"/>

He was then in ''[[Fuzz (film)|Fuzz]]'' (1972), reuniting him with Welch, and also made a cameo in the [[Woody Allen]]'s film, ''[[Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex* (*But Were Afraid to Ask) (film)|Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex* (*But Were Afraid to Ask)]]'' (1972). He also returned to the stage, appearing in ''The Rainmaker'' at the Arlington.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Burt Reynolds--Beauty Is Skin-deep, but Talent Will Out|author=Warga, Wayne|work=Los Angeles Times|date=March 26, 1972|page=o1}}</ref>

Reynolds had the title role in ''[[Shamus (film)|Shamus]]'' (1973), playing a modern-day private eye. The film drew lackluster reviews, but nonetheless became a solid box-office success. Reynolds described it as "not a bad film, kind of cute."<ref name="gene"/>

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He made a sports comedy with [[Robert Aldrich]], ''[[The Longest Yard (1974 film)|The Longest Yard]]'' (1974) which was popular. Aldrich later said "I think that on occasion, he's a much better actor than he's given credit for. Not always: sometimes he acts like a caricature of himself."<ref name="aldrich"/>

Reynolds then appearedstarred in two big-budget fiascos: ''[[At Long Last Love (film)|At Long Last Love]]'' (1975), a musical for [[Peter Bogdanovich]], and ''[[Lucky Lady]]'' (1975) with [[Gene Hackman]] and [[Liza Minnelli]].

More popular was another light-hearted car-chase film, ''[[W.W. and the Dixie Dancekings]]'' (1975), and a tough cop drama with Aldrich, ''[[Hustle (1975 film)|Hustle]]'' (1975).<ref name="gene"/> He did a cameo for [[Mel Brooks]] in ''[[Silent Movie (film)|Silent Movie]]'' (1976).

Towards the end of his life, Reynolds claimed he was offered the role of [[Han Solo]] in ''[[Star Wars (film)|Star Wars]]'', but turnedReynolds itdeclined downthe role.<ref name="Variety Reynolds">{{cite web |last1=Sippell |first1=Margeaux |title=Roles Burt Reynolds Turned Down, From Bond to Solo |url=https://variety.com/2018/film/news/burt-reynolds-turned-down-roles-bond-solo-1202930436/ |website=variety.comVariety |date=September 6, 2018 |publisher=Variety |access-date=13 August 2023 |archive-date=January 20, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220120210557/https://variety.com/2018/film/news/burt-reynolds-turned-down-roles-bond-solo-1202930436/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Reynolds told ''[[Business Insider]]'' in 2016, "I just didn't want to play that kind of role at the time....Now I regret it. I wish I would have done it."<ref name="Business Insider Star Wars">{{cite web |title=Before Harrison Ford, Reynolds was offered the role of Han Solo. |url=https://www.businessinsider.com/iconic-roles-burt-reynolds-turned-down-2018-9#before-harrison-ford-reynolds-was-offered-the-role-of-han-solo-1 |website=businessinsider.com |publisher=Business Insider |access-date=13 August 2023 |archive-date=August 13, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230813184628/https://www.businessinsider.com/iconic-roles-burt-reynolds-turned-down-2018-9#before-harrison-ford-reynolds-was-offered-the-role-of-han-solo-1 |url-status=live }}</ref>

===Directorial work===

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[[file:Red Bandit Jacket.jpg|thumb|upright|Reynolds in 1980 wearing the Bandit jacket used in ''[[Smokey and the Bandit II]]'']]

Reynolds had the biggest hit of his career with a car-chase film, ''[[Smokey and the Bandit]]'' (1977), directed by [[Hal Needham]], and co-starring [[Jackie Gleason]], [[Jerry Reed]], and [[Sally Field]] (this began a six-year run as top box-office star).

He followed it with a comedy about football players, ''[[Semi-Tough]]'' (1977), co-starring [[Jill Clayburgh]] and [[Kris Kristofferson]] and produced by [[David Merrick]]. He then directed his second film, ''[[The End (1978 film)|The End]]'' (1978), a black comedy, playing a role originally written for [[Woody Allen]].<ref>{{Cite news|title='I'm a Star in Spite of My Movies': Burt Reynolds|first=Robert|last=Lindsey|work=[[The New York Times]]|date=Jan 15, 1978|page=D11}}</ref>

More popular was a comedy he made with Needham and Field, ''[[Hooper (film)|Hooper]]'' (1978), where he played an aging [[stunt performer|stunt man]].

"My ability as an actor gets a little better every time", he said around this time. "I'm very prolific in the amount of films I make—two-and-a-half or three a year—and when I look at any picture I do now compared to ''Deliverance'', it's miles above what I was doing then. But when you're doing films that are somewhat similar to each other, as I've been doing, people take it for granted."<ref name="end">{{Cite news|title='The End' is just the beginning|author1=McBride, Joseph|author2=Riley, Brooks|work=Film Comment|location=New York|volume=14|issue=3 (May/Jun 1978)|pages=16–21}}</ref>

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He turned down the role played by [[Alan Alda]] in ''[[California Suite (film)|California Suite]]'' (1978) because he felt the part was too small.<ref name="end"/>

He alsoReynolds's said, "I'd rather direct than act. I'd rather do that than anything. It's the second-best sensation I've ever had." He added that [[David Merrick]] had offered to produce two films Reynolds would direct without having to act in them.<ref name="end"/>

Reynolds tried a change of pace with ''[[Starting Over (1979 film)|Starting Over]]'' (1979), a romantic comedy, again co-starring Clayburgh and [[Candice Bergen]];. itThe film was co-written and produced by [[James L. Brooks]]. He played a jewel thief in ''[[Rough Cut (1980 film)|Rough Cut]]'' (1980) produced by Merrick, who fired and then rehired director [[Don Siegel]] during filming.

Reynolds had two huge hits with more car films directed by Needham, ''[[Smokey and the Bandit II]]'' (1980) and ''[[The Cannonball Run]]'' (1981). He starred in [[David Steinberg]]'s film ''[[Paternity (film)|Paternity]]'' (1981) and directed himself in a tough action film, ''[[Sharky's Machine]]'' (1981).

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===Career decline===

[[James L. Brooks]] wrote the role of astronaut Garrett Breedlove in ''[[Terms of Endearment]]'' (1983) with Reynolds in mind. However, butReynolds hedeclined turnedthe itrole, downand tostarred doin another car-chase comedy ''[[Stroker Ace]]'' (1983), another car-chase comedy directed by Needham. The ''Endearment'' part went to [[Jack Nicholson]], who went on to win an [[Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor]]. Reynolds said in 1987 that "I felt I owed Hal more than I owed Jim" but ''Stroker Ace'' flopped.{{r|los}}

Reynolds admitted that turning down the role was a mistake. <blockquote>"I regret that one most of all because it was a real acting part.... "I wish I would have done it, and thinking back now, it was really a stupid decision, but I made a lot of stupid decisions in that period. It must have been my stupid period."<ref name="Business Insider">{{cite web |last1=Guerrasio |first1=Jason |title=Burt Reynolds was such a screen icon that even the list of roles he turned down is legendary, from James Bond to Han Solo |url=https://www.businessinsider.com/iconic-roles-burt-reynolds-turned-down-2018-9 |website=businessinsider.com |publisher=Business Insider |access-date=13 August 2023 |archive-date=August 13, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230813184038/https://www.businessinsider.com/iconic-roles-burt-reynolds-turned-down-2018-9 |url-status=live }}</ref></blockquote>

In 1983, an unnamed producer had said that while Reynolds' salaries would not decline 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 that's the kind of film for which he gets paid the most".<ref name="harmetz19830726">{{Cite news |last=Harmetz |first=Aljean |date=1983-07-26 |title=THE TALK OF HOLLYWOOD; AT THE STUDIOS, STAR BILLING MEANS A PARKING SPACE; The Talk of Hollywood |language=en-US |pages=C11 |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1983/07/26/movies/talk-hollywood-studios-star-billing-means-parking-space-talk-hollywood.html |access-date=2022-04-11 |issn=0362-4331 |archive-date=May 24, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150524142748/http://www.nytimes.com/1983/07/26/movies/talk-hollywood-studios-star-billing-means-parking-space-talk-hollywood.html |url-status=live }}</ref> Reynolds felt this was a turning point in his career from which he never recovered. "That's where I lost them", he said of his fans.<ref name="los">{{cite news|url=httphttps://articleswww.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1987-01-04/entertainment/-ca-1803_1_burt1803-reynoldsstory.html|title=Burt Reynolds is the Comeback Kid|last=Modderno|first=Craig|newspaper=Los Angeles Times|date=January 4, 1987|page=L6|access-date=July 2, 2014|archive-date=February 17, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150217173024/http://articles.latimes.com/1987-01-04/entertainment/ca-1803_1_burt-reynolds|url-status=live}}</ref>

[[File:Clint & Sondra & Burt & Loni.jpg|thumb|[[Clint Eastwood]], [[Sondra Locke]], Burt Reynolds and [[Loni Anderson]] at the premiere of ''[[City Heat]]'' (1984)]]

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''[[Cannonball Run II]]'' (1984), directed by Needham, brought in some money but only half of the original. ''[[City Heat]]'' (1984), which teamed Reynolds and [[Clint Eastwood]], was mildly popular but was considered a major critical and box-office disappointment. Reynolds was badly injured during filming when he was hit in the jaw with a real chair instead of a breakaway prop, causing him excruciating chronic pain as well as a sharp weight loss which resulted in rumors circulating for years that he had AIDS.<ref name="los"/>

Reynolds returned to directing with ''[[Stick (film)|Stick]]'' (1985), from an [[Elmore Leonard]] novel, but it was both a critical and commercial failure. So too were three other action films he made: ''[[Heat (1986 film)|Heat]]'' (1986), based on a [[William Goldman]] novel, ''[[Malone (film)|Malone]]'' (1987), and ''[[Rent-a-Cop]]'' (1987) with Liza Minnelli.<ref name="los"/> He later said that he did ''Heat'' and ''Malone'' "because there were so many rumors about me [abouthaving AIDS]. I had to get out and be seen".<ref name="rap"/>

In 1987, Reynolds teamed up with [[Bert Convy]] to co-produce the game show ''[[Win, Lose or Draw]]'' for their production company, Burt and Bert Productions. The show was based on “sketch pad charades”, a game he often played with his friends in his living room in Jupiter. [[Vicki Lawrence]] hosted the daytime version on NBC while Convy hosted the syndicated version until 1989 when he left to host ''[[3rd Degree (game show)|3rd Degree]]'', also created by Reynolds and Convy.{{citation needed|date=January 2022}}

Reynolds starred in ''[[Switching Channels]]'' (1989), a remake of the comedy ''[[The Front Page]]'', it also was a box-office disappointment. Even more poorly received was ''[[Physical Evidence]]'' (1989), directed by [[Michael Crichton]]. Reynolds received excellent reviews for the caper comedy ''[[Breaking In (1989 film)|Breaking In]]'' (1989), but the commercial reception was poor.<ref name="sayles">Gerry Molyneaux, ''John Sayles'', Renaissance Books, 2000 p 182</ref> The moderately successful animated film ''[[All Dogs Go to Heaven]]'' (1989), in which Reynolds voiced Charlie B. Barkin, was one of his few successes at the time.<ref name="nbc">{{cite web |author=Arkin |first=Daniel |date=2018-09-06 |title=Burt Reynolds, charismatic star of 1970s blockbusters, dies at 82 |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/pop-culture/celebrity/burt-reynolds-charismatic-star-1970s-blockbusters-dies-82-n907206 |access-date=2023-10-02 |work=[[NBC News]]}}</ref>

"When I was doing very well," he said at the time, "I wasn't conscious I was doing very well, but I became very conscious when I wasn't doing very well. The atmosphere changed."<ref name="rap">{{Cite news|title=REYNOLDS RAP|author=Scott, Jay|work=The Globe and Mail|date=7 June 1987|page=E.1}}</ref>

===Return to TV: ''BL Stryker'' and ''Evening Shade''===

Reynolds returned to TVtelevision with the [[detective story|detective series]] with ''[[B.L. Stryker]]'' (1989–90). It ran two seasons, during which time Reynolds played a supporting part in ''[[Modern Love (1990 film)|Modern Love]]'' (1990).

Reynolds then starred in athe sitcom, ''[[Evening Shade]]'' (1990–94) as former [[Pittsburgh Steelers]] player Woodward "Wood" Newton. The programseries was a considerable success, with 98 episodes over four seasons. This role earned him ana [[Primetime Emmy Award. for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series]]. Reynolds credited this role for his membership in [[Steeler Nation]].

During his tenure on ''Evening Shade'', Reynolds was seen in other projects, starting with a cameo in ''[[The Player (1992 film)|The Player]]'' (1992) (playing himself complaining about people in Hollywood).

On August 23, 1993, the [[children's film]] ''[[Cop and a Half]]'' premiered, in which Reynolds played the lead.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://catalog.afi.com/Film/59496-COP--12?cxt=filmography|title=AFI{{!}}Catalog|website=catalog.afi.com|access-date=2019-12-29|archive-date=July 27, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200727055957/https://catalog.afi.com/Film/59496-COP--12?cxt=filmography|url-status=live}}</ref> On August 25, the [[Randy Travis]] [[television special]] ''[[Wind in the Wire (film)|Wind in the Wire]]'' first aired; Reynolds was among the guests.<ref>{{Cite news|date=August 25, 1993|title=Premiere of 'Trouble with Larry' on Ch. 11 at 7 p.m.|work=The Galveston Daily News}}</ref> On October 15, [[CBS]] first aired the television film ''[[The Man from Left Field]]'', co-starring [[Reba McEntire]]. Reynolds starred and directed.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://people.com/archive/picks-and-pans-review-the-man-from-left-field-vol-40-no-16/|title=Picks and Pans Review: The Man from Left Field|website=People|language=en|access-date=2019-12-29|archive-date=July 18, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190718022020/https://people.com/archive/picks-and-pans-review-the-man-from-left-field-vol-40-no-16/|url-status=live}}</ref>

===Character actor===

WhenAfter ''Evening Shade'' ended in 1994, Reynolds played the lead in a horror film, ''[[The Maddening]]'' (1995). However, he gradually moved into being more of a character actor – he had key support roles in ''[[Citizen Ruth]]'' (1996), an early work from [[Alexander Payne]], and ''[[Striptease (film)|Striptease]]'' (1996) with [[Demi Moore]]. He had to audition for the latter. The film's producer later said, "To be honest, we were not enthusiastic at first. There was the hair and his reputation, but we were curious."<ref name="deliverance"/> Reynolds got the role and earned some strong reviews.

Reynolds was a supporting actor in ''Frankenstein and Me'' (1996), ''[[Mad Dog Time]]'' (1996), ''[[The Cherokee Kid]]'' (1996), ''[[Meet Wally Sparks]]'' (1997) with [[Rodney Dangerfield]], and ''[[Bean (film)|Bean]]'' (1997) with [[Rowan Atkinson]]. He had the lead in ''[[Raven (1996 film)|Raven]]'' (1996), a [[straight-to-video]] action film. Around this time he claimed he was broke, having gone through $13 million.<ref name="deliverance">{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1996/06/16/magazine/deliverance.html |title=Deliverance |first=Lynn |last=Hirschberg |work=[[The New York Times Magazine]] |date=June 16, 1996 |access-date=August 28, 2018 |archive-date=August 28, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180828134427/https://www.nytimes.com/1996/06/16/magazine/deliverance.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

In 1996, Reynolds' agent said "Regarding Burt, there's a split between the executives in town who are under 40 and those who are over 40. The younger executives are more open to Burt because they grew up loving ''Deliverance''. But the older executives remember how crazy he was, and they are less receptive."<ref name="deliverance"/> He also hosted segments for the Encore Action premium cable network in the late 1990s and 2000s.

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[[file:Burt-Reynolds 2011-04-15 photoby Adam-Bielawski.jpg|thumb|upright|Reynolds in 2011]]

Reynolds appeared asplayed an adult film director in the hit film ''[[Boogie Nights]]'' (1997), which was considered a comeback role for him;. heHe received 12 acting awards and three nominations for the role, including a nomination for the [[Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor]], Reynolds' first and only nomination for the award.

Ironically, Reynolds despiseddisliked the moviefilm and fired his agent after making it.<ref name="WaPo">{{cite news |last1=Rao |first1=Sonia |title=Burt Reynolds hated 'Boogie Nights' so much that he fired his agent afterward |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/arts-and-entertainment/wp/2018/09/06/burt-reynolds-hated-boogie-nights-so-much-that-he-fired-his-agent-afterward/ |newspaper=Washington Post |access-date=15 August 2023 |archive-date=March 7, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230307140123/https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/arts-and-entertainment/wp/2018/09/06/burt-reynolds-hated-boogie-nights-so-much-that-he-fired-his-agent-afterward/ |url-status=live }}</ref> ''Boogie Nights'' co-star [[William H. Macy]] stated in an interview that Reynolds was clueless about the film and had become out of touch with the film industry due to his age.<ref name="IndieWire">{{cite web |last1=Bergeson |first1=Samantha |title=William H. Macy: Burt Reynolds Was 'Clueless' Making Paul Thomas Anderson's 'Boogie Nights' |url=https://www.indiewire.com/features/general/william-h-macy-burt-reynolds-clueless-boogie-nights-1234769943/ |website=indiewire.comIndieWire |date=October 6, 2022 |publisher=IndieWire |access-date=15 August 2023 |archive-date=August 15, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230815170817/https://www.indiewire.com/features/general/william-h-macy-burt-reynolds-clueless-boogie-nights-1234769943/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

Reynolds was offered a role in ''Boogie Nights'' writer/director [[Paul Thomas Anderson]]'s subsequentthird film, ''[[Magnolia (film)|Magnolia]]'' (1999), but he declined, saying that he hated working on ''Boogie Nights'' and hated Anderson.<ref name="Rosen" /><ref>{{cite web |last=Ellis-Petersen |first=Hannah |title=Burt Reynolds: 'I regret turning down Greta Garbo' |date=December 3, 2015 |newspaper=[[The Guardian]] |url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2015/dec/03/burt-reynolds-guardian-live-interview-hate-paul-thomas-anderson |access-date=March 20, 2017 |archive-date=March 10, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170310104448/https://www.theguardian.com/film/2015/dec/03/burt-reynolds-guardian-live-interview-hate-paul-thomas-anderson |url-status=live }}</ref> In his second autobiography, ''But Enough About Me'' (2015), Reynolds attempted to come to terms with his difficult nature. In a 2015 ''[[GQ]]'' interview, he said that his problem with Anderson was a matter of their differing personalities:<ref name="GQ 2015">{{cite web |last1=Hainey |first1=Michael |title=Burt Reynolds On Toupees, Trump, and Why He'd Never Work with Paul Thomas Anderson Again |url=https://www.gq.com/story/burt-reynolds-trump-toupee-paul-thomas-anderson |website=gq.com |date=December 2015 |publisher=Gentleman's Quarterly |access-date=15 August 2023 |archive-date=August 15, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230815174950/https://www.gq.com/story/burt-reynolds-trump-toupee-paul-thomas-anderson |url-status=live }}</ref>

{{blockquote|text=I think mostly because he was young and full of himself. Every shot we did, it was like the first time [that shot had ever been done]. I remember the first shot we did in ''Boogie Nights'', where I drive the car to Grauman's Theater. After he said, "Isn't that amazing?" And I named five pictures that had the same kind of shot. It wasn't original. But if you have to steal, steal from the best.}}

Despite his Oscar nomination for ''Boogie Nights'' and a new appreciation of his acting talent by [[movie critics]], Reynolds failed to return to the [[A list]]; while work was plentiful, prestige projects were lacking.<ref name="The Dissolve">{{cite web |last1=Tobias |first1=Scott |title=Boogie Nights gave Burt Reynolds a comeback that didn't stick |url=https://thedissolve.com/features/departures/560-boogie-nights-gave-burt-reynolds-a-comeback-that-d/ |website=thedissolve.com |publisher=The Dissolve |access-date=15 August 2023 |archive-date=May 19, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240519102338/https://thedissolve.com/features/departures/560-boogie-nights-gave-burt-reynolds-a-comeback-that-d/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

He had the lead in ''[[Big City Blues (1997 film)|Big City Blues]]'' (1997) and supporting roles in ''[[Universal Soldier II: Brothers in Arms]]'' (1998) and ''[[Universal Soldier III: Unfinished Business]]'' (1998).

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Reynolds directed ''[[The Last Producer]]'' (2000), starring himself, and was second-billed in [[Renny Harlin]]'s ''[[Driven (2001 film)|Driven]]'' (2001), starring [[Sylvester Stallone]]. He was also in ''[[Tempted (film)|Tempted]]'' (2001), ''[[Hotel (2001 film)|Hotel]]'' (2001) (directed by [[Mike Figgis]]), and ''[[The Hollywood Sign (film)|The Hollywood Sign]]'' (2001).

He voiced [[List of Grand Theft Auto: Vice City characters#Avery Carrington|Avery Carrington]] in ''[[Grand Theft Auto: Vice City]]'', released in 2002.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.wired.com/2012/03/ray-liotta-vice-city/ |title=Going Hollywood Wasn't Easy for Grand Theft Auto |first=Chris |last=Kohler |magazine=[[Wired (magazine)|Wired]] |date=March 28, 2012 |access-date=March 5, 2017 |archive-date=December 22, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161222142859/https://www.wired.com/2012/03/ray-liotta-vice-city/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

Reynolds was [[Billing (performing arts)|top-billed]] in ''[[Snapshots (2002 film)|Snapshots]]'' with [[Julie Christie]], an $11 million Anglo-Dutch-American picture that failed to find a wide release. He also starred in ''[[Time of the Wolf (2002 film)|Time of the Wolf]]'' (2002) and ''[[Hard Ground]]'' (2003), and had supporting roles in ''Johnson County War'' (2002) with [[Tom Berenger]], and ''[[Miss Lettie and Me]]'' (2003) with [[Mary Tyler Moore]].

He was in a series of supporting roles that referred to earlier performances: ''[[Without a Paddle]]'' (2004), a riff on his role in ''Deliverance'', ''[[The Longest Yard (2005 film)|The Longest Yard]]'' (2005), a remake of his 1974 hit with [[Adam Sandler]] playing Reynolds' old role (while Reynolds played the [[Michael Conrad]] part from the original); and ''[[The Dukes of Hazzard (film)|The Dukes of Hazzard]]'' (2005) as [[Boss Hogg]] in a nod to his performances in 1970s car-chase films.<ref>Kane, M. (May 22, 2005). "Keep On Truckin' – Burt Reynolds is still the hottest man in Hollywood (No, really). Reynolds Rolls – The superstud of the '70s is back on top with eight films this year." ''New York Post''.</ref>

Reynolds continued to play lead roles in films such as ''[[Cloud 9 (2006 film)|Cloud 9]]'' (2006), ''[[Forget About It (film)|Forget About It]]'' (2006), ''[[Deal (2008 film)|Deal]]'' (2008), and ''[[A Bunch of Amateurs]]'' (2008), and supporting parts in ''[[End Game (2006 film)|End Game]]'' (2006), ''[[Grilled (film)|Grilled]]'' (2006), ''[[Broken Bridges]]'' (2006), ''[[In the Name of the King]]'' (2007), ''[[Not Another Not Another Movie]]'' (2011), and ''[[Reel Love (film)|Reel Love]]'' (2011).

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He was top billed in ''Category 5'' (2014) and ''[[An Innocent Kiss|Elbow Grease]]'' (2016) and could be seen in key roles in ''[[Pocket Listing (film)|Pocket Listing]]'' (2016), and ''Hollow Creek'' (2015). He returned to a regular role on TV in ''Hitting the Breaks'' (2016) but it only ran for ten episodes. He was in ''Apple of My Eye'' (2016) and took the lead in ''[[The Last Movie Star]]'' (2017).

In May 2018, Reynolds joined the cast of [[Quentin Tarantino]]'s film ''[[Once Upon a Time in Hollywood]]'' as [[George Spahn]] (an eighty year old blind man who rented out his ranch to [[Charles Manson]]), but he died before shooting his scenes and was replaced by [[Bruce Dern]] (ironically, Leonardo DiCaprio's face is superimposed onto Burt's body from one of his guest spots on THE FBI).<ref>{{cite web |last=Heath |first=Paul |title=Burt Reynolds Is In Talks To Join Quentin Tarantino's Next |website=The Hollywood News |date=May 9, 2018 |url=http://www.thehollywoodnews.com/2018/05/09/burt-reynolds-is-in-talks-to-join-quentin-tarantinos-next/ | access-date=September 6, 2018 |archive-date=September 9, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180909235015/http://www.thehollywoodnews.com/2018/05/09/burt-reynolds-is-in-talks-to-join-quentin-tarantinos-next/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Kroll |first=Justin |title=Burt Reynolds Did Not Shoot His Scenes in Tarantino's 'Once Upon a Time in Hollywood' |website=Variety |date=September 6, 2018 |url=https://variety.com/2018/film/news/burt-reynolds-dead-once-upon-a-time-in-hollywood-1202930623/ | access-date=September 6, 2018 |archive-date=September 7, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180907033856/https://variety.com/2018/film/news/burt-reynolds-dead-once-upon-a-time-in-hollywood-1202930623/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Nordine |first=Michael |title=Bruce Dern Replaces Burt Reynolds in Quentin Tarantino's 'Once Upon a Time in Hollywood' |website=IndieWire |date=September 27, 2018 |url=https://www.indiewire.com/2018/09/bruce-dern-once-upon-a-time-in-hollywood-burt-reynolds-1202007586/ | access-date=September 28, 2018}}</ref>

===Posthumous releases===

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===Other ventures===

Reynolds was credited as the author of a 1972 mass market [[paperback book]] ''Hot Line: The Letters I Get...And Write!'' that featured semi-nude "[[beefcake]]" photos of the actor, playing up his image as a male sex symbol.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Reynolds |first1=Burt |title=Hot Line: The Letters I Get...And Write! |url=https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/18105109-hot-line |website=goodreads.com |publisher=Good Reads |access-date=13 August 2023 |archive-date=May 19, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240519102339/https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/18105109-hot-line |url-status=live }}</ref> He also published two autobiographies, ''My Life'' in 1994 and ''But Enough About Me'' in 2015.

Reynolds co-authored the 1997 children's book, ''Barkley Unleashed: A Pirate's Tail'', a "whimsical tale [that] illustrates the importance of perseverance, the wonders of friendship and the power of imagination".<ref>[https://www.amazon.com/Barkley-Unleashed-A-Pirates-Tail/dp/0787110272 "Barkley Unleashed: A Pirate's Tail"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305111114/http://www.amazon.com/Barkley-Unleashed-A-Pirates-Tail/dp/0787110272 |date=March 5, 2016 }}, Amazon.</ref>

In 1973, Reynolds released the country/easy listening album ''[[Ask Me What I Am]]''. He also sang in two movie musicals: ''[[At Long Last Love]]'' (1975) and ''[[The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas (film)|The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas]]'' (1982).<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.people.com/people/archive/article/0,,20082781,00.html |title=Dolly Does Hollywood! |first=Peter |last=Travers |work=[[People (magazine)|People]] |date=August 2, 1982 |access-date=May 15, 2014 |archive-date=March 3, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303220601/http://www.people.com/people/archive/article/0,,20082781,00.html |url-status=dead }}</ref>

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==Personal life==

[[File:Loni Anderson and Burt Reynolds.jpg|thumb|Reynolds and [[Loni Anderson]] at the [[43rd Primetime Emmy Awards]] in 1991]]

Reynolds in college "was so good-looking, I used him as bait," college roommate [[Lee Corso]] recalled. "He'd walk across campus and bring back two girls, one beautiful and one ugly; I got the ugly girl. His ugly girlfriends were better than anyone I could get on my own."<ref name="woods20151002">{{Cite magazine |last=Woods |first=Sean |date=2015-10-02 |title=Lee Corso's Life Advice |url=https://www.mensjournal.com/features/lee-corsos-life-advice-20151002/ |magazine=Men's Journal |language=en-US |access-date=2020-11-29 |archive-date=May 19, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240519102340/https://www.mensjournal.com/entertainment/lee-corsos-life-advice-20151002 |url-status=live }}</ref>

===Marriages and long-term relationships===

Reynolds was married to English actress [[Judy Carne]] from 1963 to 1965. He lived with actress [[Miko Mayama]] from 1968 to 1971. <ref> Reynolds, Burt. ''But Enough About Me'' pages 108-109 </ref> He and American singer-actress [[Dinah Shore]] (20 years his senior) were in a relationship from early 1971 until 1975.<ref>{{cite news |title=Dinah, Ageless, Is Reveling in Her 60s |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1981/04/26/style/dinah-ageless-is-reveling-in-her-60-s.html |author=Klemesrud, Judy |newspaper=[[The New York Times]] |date=April 26, 1981 |access-date=September 7, 2018 |archive-date=September 8, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180908015856/https://www.nytimes.com/1981/04/26/style/dinah-ageless-is-reveling-in-her-60-s.html |url-status=live }}</ref> In the mid-1970s, Reynolds briefly dated singer [[Tammy Wynette]].<ref>[https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=124540180 Tammy Wynette: The 'Tragic Country Queen'] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191101234257/https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=124540180 |date=November 1, 2019 }} NPR.org, March 14, 2010, accessed Oct 05, 2019</ref>

He had a relationship from 1976 to 1980 (then off-and-on until 1982) with American actress [[Sally Field]],<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://people.com/movies/angie-dickinson-says-burt-reynolds-wounded-over-sally-field/|title=Burt Reynolds Was 'Wounded' Over Sally Field Breakup, Says Friend Angie Dickinson|author=McNeil, Liz|work=People|date=September 14, 2018|access-date=September 15, 2018|archive-date=September 15, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180915084705/https://people.com/movies/angie-dickinson-says-burt-reynolds-wounded-over-sally-field/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|author=Armstrong, Lois|title=Burt & Sally In Love|website=People|date=April 23, 1979|url=https://people.com/archive/cover-story-burt-sally-in-love-vol-11-no-16/|access-date=September 6, 2018|archive-date=May 14, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160514092024/http://www.people.com/people/archive/article/0,,20073466,00.html|url-status=live}}</ref> during which time they appeared together in four films. In 2016, he regarded Field as the love of his life.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.goodhousekeeping.com/life/a23100864/sally-field-burt-reynolds-relationship-memoir/ |last=Friedman |first=Megan |date=December 13, 2019 |title=Why Sally Field Was "Glad" Burt Reynolds Never Got the Chance to Read Her Memoir |work=[[Good Housekeeping]] |access-date=December 26, 2021 |archive-date=December 26, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211226222501/https://www.goodhousekeeping.com/life/a23100864/sally-field-burt-reynolds-relationship-memoir/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

Reynolds was married to American actress [[Loni Anderson]] from 1988 to 1994. They adopted a son, Quinton.<ref>"Burt and Loni, and Baby Makes Glee", ''The Philadelphia Inquirer'', September 3, 1988.</ref> He and Anderson separated after he fell in love with a cocktail waitress, Pam Seals, with whom he later traded lawsuits, which were settled out of court.<ref name=abc />

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====Professional sports====

A lifelong fan of [[American football|football]], he once told [[Johnny Carson]] on ''[[The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson|The Tonight Show]]'' he would rather have played in the [[NFL]] than win an [[Academy Award|Oscar]]. Reynolds was a minority owner of the [[Tampa Bay Bandits]] of the [[United States Football League|USFL]] from 1982 to 1986.<ref>{{cite news |last=McEwen |first=Tom |date=March 14, 1986 |title=Reynolds fades from Bandits' picture |page=5-C |work=[[The Tampa Tribune]] |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/23499261/reynolds_fades_from_bandits_picture/ |via=Newspapers.com |access-date=September 6, 2018 |archive-date=September 7, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180907032333/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/23499261/reynolds_fades_from_bandits_picture/ |url-status=live }} {{free access}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Mizell |first=Hubert |date=December 4, 1982 |title=For a series non-participant, Burt sure gives a hoot |page=C1 |work=[[Tampa Bay Times]]}}</ref> The team's name was inspired by the ''Smokey and the Bandit'' trilogy and [[Skoal (tobacco)#Bandits and Pouches|Skoal Bandit]], a primary sponsor for the team as a result of also sponsoring Reynolds' motor racing team.<ref>{{cite news |date=May 13, 1983 |title=Don't bet on it |page=B5 |work=[[The Journal News]] |location=White Plains, New York}}</ref>

Reynolds co-owned a [[NASCAR]] [[Winston Cup Series]] team, [[Mach 1 Racing]], with [[Hal Needham]], which ran the No. 33 Skoal Bandit car with driver [[Harry Gant]].<ref>{{cite news |date=June 10, 1983 |title=Bandit to visit Cherokee |page=12 |work=[[The Gaffney Ledger]] |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/23499363/bandit_to_visit_cherokee/ |via=Newspapers.com |access-date=September 6, 2018 |archive-date=September 7, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180907032344/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/23499363/bandit_to_visit_cherokee/ |url-status=live }} {{free access}}</ref>

====Restaurants and dinner theater====

In the late 1970s, Reynolds opened Burt's Place, a nightclub restaurant in the [[CNN Center|Omni International Complex]] in [[Atlanta]]<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.ajc.com/life/epic-downtown-development-failure-still-remembered-fondly/ZGHVZPCOTNFHDB3P7K3HCT65YA/ | title=Epic downtown development failure still remembered fondly | newspaper=The Atlanta Journal-Constitution | last1=Boone | first1=Christian | access-date=February 8, 2023 | archive-date=February 8, 2023 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230208015809/https://www.ajc.com/life/epic-downtown-development-failure-still-remembered-fondly/ZGHVZPCOTNFHDB3P7K3HCT65YA/ | url-status=live }}</ref> in the [[Hotel District]] of [[Downtown Atlanta]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://pecannelog.com/2010/10/05/the-swing-of-things-at-burts-place/ |title=The swing of things at Burt's Place |publisher=Pecannelog.com |date=October 5, 2010 |access-date=November 8, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120119195907/http://pecannelog.com/2010/10/05/the-swing-of-things-at-burts-place/ |archive-date=January 19, 2012}}</ref> The establishment closed after a year. ("Burt's Place" also was the name of a building that was part of the guest house complex at Reynolds' [[Tequesta, Florida]] estate in [[Palm Beach County, Florida]].)<ref name="Vanity Fair 2016" />

He also owned the Burt Reynolds Dinner Theatre in Jupiter, Florida, with a focus on training young performers looking to enter show business.<ref>{{cite news |last=Thomas |first=Bob |date=April 22, 1983 |title=Burt Reynolds is happy at 48 |page=4D |work=[[Messenger-Inquirer]] |location=Owensboro, Kentucky |agency=Associated Press |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/23499178/burt_reynolds_is_happy_at_48/ |via=Newspapers.com |access-date=September 6, 2018 |archive-date=September 7, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180907032313/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/23499178/burt_reynolds_is_happy_at_48/ |url-status=live }} {{free access}}</ref> The theater opened in 1979 and was later renamed the Burt Reynolds Jupiter Theater. Reynolds operated it until 1989 and leased it until 1996. It went through a series of ownership changes until becoming the [[Maltz Jupiter Theatre]] in 2004.<ref>{{cite web |title=Theatre History |url=https://www.jupitertheatre.org/theatre-history |website=Maltz Jupiter Theatre |access-date=8 May 2023 |archive-date=May 8, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230508131850/https://www.jupitertheatre.org/theatre-history |url-status=live }}</ref>

In 1984, he opened a restaurant in Fort Lauderdale, named Burt & Jacks, which he co-owned with Jack Jackson.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/1987-06-21/features/8702230384_1_burt-reynolds-port-director-clan-reunion|title=Bash At Burt & Jack's Like A Family Reunion|date=June 21, 1987|work=Sun Sentinel|access-date=September 7, 2018|archive-date=September 7, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180907020625/http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/1987-06-21/features/8702230384_1_burt-reynolds-port-director-clan-reunion|url-status=dead}}</ref> The restaurant was defunct at the time of his death.<ref name="Florida Today">{{cite web |last1=Sangalang |first1=Jennifer |title=Burt Reynolds and his many ties to Florida |url=https://www.floridatoday.com/story/news/2018/09/06/burt-reynolds-florida/1215362002/ |website=floridatoday.com |publisher=Florida Today |access-date=15 August 2023 |archive-date=August 15, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230815030907/https://www.floridatoday.com/story/news/2018/09/06/burt-reynolds-florida/1215362002/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

Partnering with [[Killen Music Group]] owner [[Buddy Killen]], Reynolds invested in [[Po' Folks (restaurant)|Po' Folks]], a chain of country-cooking, family-style restaurants located in Florida, Louisiana, and Texas.<ref name="Florida Today" /> The chain, which was named after a [[Bill Anderson (singer)|Bill Anderson]] song, along with subsequent Killen-Reynolds investment in another Southern restaurant chain, failed.<ref name="Vanity Fair 2016" />

===Personal bankruptcy===

During the height of his moviefilm career, Reynolds made up to $10 million a year. However, he proved to be a poor businessman.

Along with music industry executive [[Buddy Killen]], who produced his 1973 [[country and western music|country and western]]/[[easy listening music|easy listening]] [[sound recording|album]] ''[[Ask Me What I Am]]'', Reynolds invested in [[Po' Folks (restaurant)|Po' Folks]], a Southern regional restaurant chain named after a [[Bill Anderson (singer)|Bill Anderson]] song. As Po' Folks failed, Reynolds and Killen invested in another regional chain, Daisy's Diner, which also failed. Reynolds had invested the capital as an individual, not through a corporate investment vehicle, and was personally responsible for the liabilities when Po' Folks and the Daisy's Diner failed. In all, his investments in the [[Restaurants|restaurant industry]] led to losses of $20 million.<ref name="Vanity Fair 2016" />

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Reynolds suffered a steep decline in his career earnings after the cancellation of ''[[Evening Shade]]'', as his popularity waned due to bad publicity from his divorce from [[Loni Anderson]], which became [[Tabloid journalism|tabloid]] fodder. His decline in earnings as an actor plus the heavy expense of his divorce settlement, child support and alimony payments to Anderson caused a cash crunch by the mid-1990s.<ref name="Vanity Fair 2016" />

[[CBS]], the network that produced ''Evening Shade'' and handled the program's syndication, sued him for failing to repay a $3.7 million loan in 1996.<ref name="Vanity Fair 2016" /> Subsequently, he filed for [[Chapter 11, Title 11, United States Code|Chapter 11]] bankruptcy, due in part to an extravagant lifestyle, a divorce from [[Loni Anderson]] and failed investments in restaurant chains.<ref>Laura J. Margulies (2008), "[http://www.law-margulies.com/CM/BankruptcyArticles/BankruptcyArticles3.asp Famous Bankruptcies]" ({{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130330001759/http://www.law-margulies.com/CM/BankruptcyArticles/BankruptcyArticles3.asp |date=2013-03-30}}).</ref><ref name=EW>Gary Eng Walk (October 7, 1998), "[http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,83772,00.html Burt Reynolds closes the book on Chapter 11] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081207020333/http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,83772,00.html |date=December 7, 2008 }}", ''Entertainment Weekly''</ref> Reynolds emerged from bankruptcy two years later.<ref name=abc />

During his bankruptcy proceedings, Reynolds listed $6.65 million in assets against debts totaling $11.2 million.<ref name="Vanity Fair 2016" />

On August 16, 2011, [[Merrill Lynch]] Credit Corporation filed foreclosure papers, claiming Reynolds owed US$1.2 million on his home in [[Hobe Sound, Florida]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Burt Reynolds faces being thrown out of home |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/celebritynews/8705621/Burt-Reynolds-faces-being-thrown-out-of-home.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220110/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/celebritynews/8705621/Burt-Reynolds-faces-being-thrown-out-of-home.html |archive-date=January 10, 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |newspaper=The Telegraph |date=August 16, 2011}}{{cbignore}}</ref>

Until its sale during bankruptcy,<ref>{{cite news |last=Lipka |first=Mitch |title=Burt Reynolds Needs Deliverance |url=http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/1998-04-03/news/9804020478_1_reynolds-personal-bankruptcy-reynolds-film-million-dollars |access-date=April 28, 2014 |newspaper=Sun-Sentinel |date=April 3, 1998 |archive-date=April 29, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140429080119/http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/1998-04-03/news/9804020478_1_reynolds-personal-bankruptcy-reynolds-film-million-dollars |url-status=dead }}</ref> he owned the Burt Reynolds Ranch, where scenes for ''Smokey and the Bandit'' were filmed and which once had a petting zoo. In April 2014, the 153-acre (62&nbsp;ha) rural property was rezoned for residential use and the [[Palm Beach County, Florida|Palm Beach County]] school system was empowered to sell it, which it did to the residential developer [[Hovnanian Enterprises|K. Hovnanian Homes]].<ref>{{cite news |last=Capozzi |first=Joe |title=Old Burt Reynolds Ranch: Changes OK'd to allow 30-home development |url=http://www.palmbeachpost.com/news/news/state-regional-govt-politics/old-burt-reynolds-ranch-changes-okd-to-allow-30-ho/nfj3T/ |access-date=April 28, 2014 |newspaper=Palm Beach Post |date=April 28, 2014}}</ref>

===Health problems===

Reynolds suffered from [[hypoglycemia]], which he discussed publicly on ''[[The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson]]''.<ref name="Carson Show">{{cite web |title=JOHNNY CARSON INTERVIEW BURT REYNOLDS Oct 02 1973 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GCrKJZMq29I |website=youtube.comYouTube | date=May 2020 |publisher=ZANY |access-date=14 August 2023 |archive-date=August 14, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230814191614/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GCrKJZMq29I |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="The Independent">{{cite web |last1=Hayward |first1=Anthony |title=Burt Reynolds obituary: Charismatic star known for having fun both on and off the screen |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/burt-reynolds-death-boogie-nights-longest-yard-smokey-bandit-deliverance-obituary-a8526561.html |website=indepdendentindependent.uk.co |date=September 7, 2018 |publisher=The IndepdendentIndependent |access-date=13 August 2023 |archive-date=August 13, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230813191127/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/burt-reynolds-death-boogie-nights-longest-yard-smokey-bandit-deliverance-obituary-a8526561.html |url-status=live }}</ref> During his numerous appearances on ''The Tonight Show'', Reynolds also told Johnny Carson that he suffered from anxiety.

The [[Stuntmen's Association of Motion Pictures]] awarded the Richard “Diamond” Farnsworth Award to Reynolds in 2015.<ref name="The Independent" /> [[Richard Farnsworth]] was a stunt man who made the transition into a successful acting career. Having performed stunts when breaking into Hollywood, the debilitating health problems of an aging stunt man was central to the storyline of his 1978 film ''[[Hooper (film)|Hooper]]'', which is subtitled on the poster "The Greatest Stuntman Alive."

Reynolds, who claimed he was a card-carrying member of the [[stunt performers]] guild, often performed his own stunts in movies, such as the fall over the waterfall in ''[[Deliverance (film)|Deliverance]]'', where he injured his [[coccyx]].<ref name="Carson Show" /> He also had to be operated on fromfor a [[hernia]] that resulted from a fight scene in ''[[The Man Who Loved Cat Dancing]]''.<ref name="The Independent" />

His worst on-set injury occurred while filming ''[[City Heat]]'' in 1984, Reynolds was struck in the face with a metal chair on the first day of filming, which resulted in [[temporomandibular joint dysfunction]]. He was restricted to a liquid diet and lost thirty pounds from not eating. The [[Analgesic|painkillers]] he was prescribed led to addiction, which lasted several years. He underwent back surgery in 2009 and a quintuple [[coronary artery bypass surgery]] in February 2010.<ref name="abc">{{cite web |author=Fisher |first=Luchina |date=2011-08-18 |title=Burt Reynolds On His Money Woes |url=https://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/burt-reynolds-bottoms-florida-foreclosure/story?id=14324008 |access-date=2017-10-25 |work=[[ABC News (United States)|ABC News]] |archive-date=June 26, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200626184701/https://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/burt-reynolds-bottoms-florida-foreclosure/story?id=14324008 |url-status=live }}</ref>

== Death and tributes==

Reynolds died of a [[Myocardial infarction|heart attack]] at the Jupiter Medical Center in [[Jupiter, Florida]], on September 6, 2018, at the age of 82.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Natale |first1=Richard |title=Burt Reynolds, Star of 'Deliverance,' 'Smokey and the Bandit,' Dies at 82 |url=https://variety.com/2018/film/news/burt-reynolds-died-dead-smokey-and-the-bandit-1202930270/ | date=September 6, 2018 |newspaper=Variety |access-date=September 6, 2018 |archive-date=September 7, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180907032303/https://variety.com/2018/film/news/burt-reynolds-died-dead-smokey-and-the-bandit-1202930270/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Burt Reynolds Dead at 82 After Heart Attack |work=TMZ |date=September 6, 2018 |url=http://www.tmz.com/2018/09/06/burt-reynolds-dead-at-82-heart-attack/ | access-date=September 6, 2018 |archive-date=September 7, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180907045710/http://www.tmz.com/2018/09/06/burt-reynolds-dead-at-82-heart-attack/ |url-status=live }}</ref> His ex-wife Loni Anderson and their son Quinton held a private memorial service for Reynolds at a funeral home in [[North Palm Beach, Florida]], on September 20. Those in attendance included [[Sally Field]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/ny-news-burt-reynolds-funeral-20180919-story.html|title=Sally Field among dozens of mourners at Reynolds funeral service|work=NY Daily News|first=Storm|last=Gifford|date=September 19, 2018|access-date=October 6, 2018|archive-date=October 7, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181007040222/http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/ny-news-burt-reynolds-funeral-20180919-story.html|url-status=live}}</ref> FSU coach [[Bobby Bowden]], friend [[Lee Corso]], and quarterback [[Doug Flutie]].<ref>{{cite news |url= http://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/2018/09/22/burt-reynolds-ex-wife-loni-anderson-and-son-honor-actor-with-intimate-florida-service.html |title=Burt Reynolds' ex-wife Loni Anderson and son honor actor with 'intimate' Florida service |work=Fox News |date=September 22, 2018 |first=Morgan |last=Evans |access-date=September 22, 2018 |archive-date=September 22, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180922134220/http://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/2018/09/22/burt-reynolds-ex-wife-loni-anderson-and-son-honor-actor-with-intimate-florida-service.html |url-status=live }}</ref> Reynolds' body was cremated and his ashes were given to his niece, Nancy Lee Brown Hess.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.hollywood.com/general/burt-reynolds-remains-cremated-60732105/|title=Burt Reynolds' remains cremated|last=WENN|date=2018-09-10|website=Hollywood.com|access-date=2020-01-16|archive-date=July 29, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200729153922/https://www.hollywood.com/general/burt-reynolds-remains-cremated-60732105/|url-status=live}}</ref> He was subsequently interred at [[Hollywood Forever Cemetery]] on February 11, 2021.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://people.com/movies/burt-reynolds-laid-to-rest-2-years-after-death/|title=Burt Reynolds laid to rest 2 years after his death|work=People|access-date=2021-02-12|date=2021-02-12|archive-date=February 12, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210212053238/https://people.com/movies/burt-reynolds-laid-to-rest-2-years-after-death/|url-status=live}}</ref> In September 2021of that year, a bronze bust of Reynolds was placed at the Hollywood Forever Cemetery.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Dalton|first=Andrew|date=September 21, 2021|title=Bronze bust unveiled at Burt Reynolds' Hollywood gravesite|work=ABC News|url=https://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/wireStory/bronze-bust-unveiled-burt-reynolds-hollywood-gravesite-80140673|access-date=September 27, 2021|archive-date=September 27, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210927230115/https://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/wireStory/bronze-bust-unveiled-burt-reynolds-hollywood-gravesite-80140673|url-status=live}}</ref>

On the day of Reynolds' death, [[Antenna TV]], which airs ''[[The Tonight Show]]'' nightly, aired an episode of ''[[The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson]]'' from February 11, 1982, featuring an interview and a ''[[This Is Your Life (American franchise)|This Is Your Life]]''-style skit with Reynolds. The local media in [[Atlanta]] and elsewhere in the state noted on their television news programs that evening that he was the first to make major films in [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]], all of which were successful, which helped make the state one of the top filming locations in the country.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.wsbtv.com/news/local/atlanta/burt-reynolds-credited-with-helping-put-georgia-s-film-industry-in-the-spotlight/828588580|title=Burt Reynolds credited with helping put Georgia's film industry in the spotlight|last=EndPlay|date=September 6, 2018|access-date=September 7, 2018|archive-date=September 7, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180907110337/https://www.wsbtv.com/news/local/atlanta/burt-reynolds-credited-with-helping-put-georgia-s-film-industry-in-the-spotlight/828588580|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.11alive.com/article/entertainment/television/programs/the-a-scene/how-burt-reynolds-was-the-grandfather-to-the-georgia-film-industry/85-591560384|title=How Burt Reynolds was the grandfather to the Georgia film industry|date=September 6, 2018|access-date=September 7, 2018|archive-date=May 19, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240519102341/https://www.11alive.com/article/entertainment/television/programs/the-a-scene/how-burt-reynolds-was-the-grandfather-to-the-georgia-film-industry/85-591560384|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.walb.com/story/38635035/burt-reynolds-shows-support-to-the-south-ga-film-industry|title=Burt Reynolds shows support to the South GA film industry|website=www.walb.com|date=July 13, 2018 |access-date=September 7, 2018|archive-date=September 7, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180907144730/http://www.walb.com/story/38635035/burt-reynolds-shows-support-to-the-south-ga-film-industry/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.13wmaz.com/article/news/burt-reynolds-grandfather-to-the-georgia-film-industry/93-492775237|title=Burt Reynolds: Grandfather To The Georgia Film Industry|date=November 18, 2017|access-date=September 7, 2018|archive-date=May 19, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240519102340/https://www.13wmaz.com/article/news/burt-reynolds-grandfather-to-the-georgia-film-industry/93-492775237|url-status=live}}</ref> The [[2018 Florida State Seminoles football team|Florida State football]] team honored Reynolds with helmet decals reading "BAN ONE", in the design and style of the license plate of the Trans Am from ''Smokey and the Bandit'', plus Reynolds' signature, worn for the rest of the 2018 season.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://abcnews.go.com/Sports/fsu-honor-burt-reynolds-ban-helmet-decal/story?id=57680342 |title=FSU to honor Burt Reynolds with 'BAN ONE' helmet decal |work=ABC News |date=September 7, 2018 |access-date=December 28, 2023 |archive-date=April 10, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240410020712/https://abcnews.go.com/Sports/fsu-honor-burt-reynolds-ban-helmet-decal/story?id=57680342 |url-status=live }}</ref> His niece, Nancy Lee Hess, produced a 2020 biography and documentary about Reynolds titled ''I Am Burt Reynolds''.<ref>{{cite web |title=Nancy Lee Hess |url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm12182677/ |website=IMDb |access-date=1 May 2022 |archive-date=May 1, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220501123324/https://www.imdb.com/name/nm12182677/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=I Am Burt Reynolds |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt13721940/?ref_=nm_ov_bio_lk1 |website=IMDb |access-date=1 May 2022 |archive-date=May 1, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220501123323/https://www.imdb.com/title/tt13721940/?ref_=nm_ov_bio_lk1 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Geiger |first1=Jefferson |title=US premiere of 'I Am Burt Reynolds' showcases actor's life at Breck Film Fest |url=https://www.summitdaily.com/news/us-premiere-of-i-am-burt-reynolds-showcases-actors-life-at-breck-film-fest/ |access-date=1 May 2022 |work=[[Summit Daily News]] |date=September 16, 2021 |archive-date=July 6, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220706095811/https://www.summitdaily.com/news/us-premiere-of-i-am-burt-reynolds-showcases-actors-life-at-breck-film-fest/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

== Legacy and appraisal ==

During the height of his career, Reynolds was considered a male [[sex symbol]] and icon of American masculinity. Stephen Dalton wrote in ''[[The Hollywood Reporter]]'' that Reynolds "always seemed to embody an uncomplicated, undiluted, effortlessly likable strain of American masculinity that was driven much more by sunny mischief than angsty machismo."<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |last=Dalton |first=Stephen |date=2018-09-06 |title=Critic's Notebook: Burt Reynolds Was a Charmingly Preposterous Icon of American Masculinity |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/critics-notebook-burt-reynolds-1140707 |access-date=2020-01-20 |website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |language=en |archive-date=July 30, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200730015814/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/critics-notebook-burt-reynolds-1140707 |url-status=live }}</ref> Reynolds's roles were often defined by his larger-than-life physicality and masculinity, contrasted with juvenile but self-aware humor.<ref name="Lartey"/> Though he was not considered a serious dramatic actor during his heyday, his later career was defined by performances that often reflected on his own reputation, creating what Dalton called "sophisticated, soulful performances."<ref name=":2" />

[[Michael Chiklis]] has credited Reynolds for rescuing his acting career when Reynolds hired him for a role in ''[[B.L. Stryker]]'' after Chiklis was "blackballed" for his involvement in portraying [[John Belushi]] in the film ''[[Wired (film)|Wired]]'' (1989). Chiklis said that Reynolds knew what Chiklis was going through because he “grew up during the [[McCarthyism|McCarthy era]] and didn’t believe in blackballing.”<ref>{{cite web|title=Michael Chiklis Interview Part 1 of 3 - EMMYTVLEGENDS.ORG|date=December 13, 2013|work=[[Academy of Television Arts & Sciences Foundation]]|url=https://interviews.televisionacademy.com/interviews/michael-chiklis?clip=77019|access-date=November 15, 2023|archive-date=November 15, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231115150928/https://interviews.televisionacademy.com/interviews/michael-chiklis?clip=77019|url-status=live}}</ref>

== Accolades ==

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Reynolds was nominated twice for the [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series|Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor In A Comedy Series]] in 1991 and 1992 for ''Evening Shade'', winning in 1991 and losing to [[Craig T. Nelson]] in ''[[Coach (TV series)|Coach]]'' the following year.

He was nominated for a [[Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor|Best Supporting Actor Oscar]] in 1998, losing out to [[Robin Williams]] in ''[[Good Will Hunting]]''.

Reynolds won [[Golden Globe Awards]] for Best Actor In A Television Series-Musical or Comedy for ''Evening Shade'' in 1992, and as Best Supporting Actor in ''[[Boogie Nights]]'' in 1998. He also was nominated for a Golden Globe as Best Actor in a Television Series-Drama for ''[[Dan August]]'' in 1971, as Best Actor in a Motion Picture-Musical or Comedy for ''[[The Longest Yard (1974 film)|The Longest Yard]]'' in 1975 and as Best Actor in a Motion Picture-Musical/Comedy for ''[[Starting Over (1979 film)|Starting Over]]'' in 1980. He also received Best Actor in a TV series nominations for ''Evening Shade'' in 1991 and 1993.<ref name="Golden Globes">{{cite web |title=In Memoriam: Burt Reynolds, Golden Globe winner, 1936-2018 |url=https://www.goldenglobes.com/articles/memoriam-burt-reynolds-golden-globe-winner-1936-2018#:~:text=Reynolds%20won%20Golden%20Globes%20for%20his%20work%20in,work%20in%20director%20Paul%20Thomas%20Anderson%E2%80%99s%20Boogie%20Nights. |website=Golden Globe Awards | date=September 6, 2018 |publisher=Hollywood Foreign Press Association |access-date=15 August 2023 |archive-date=August 15, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230815034118/https://www.goldenglobes.com/articles/memoriam-burt-reynolds-golden-globe-winner-1936-2018#:~:text=Reynolds%20won%20Golden%20Globes%20for%20his%20work%20in,work%20in%20director%20Paul%20Thomas%20Anderson%E2%80%99s%20Boogie%20Nights. |url-status=live }}</ref>

Reynolds won four [[People's Choice Awards]], as Favorite Motion Picture Actor and Favorite All-Around Male in 1983, as

Favorite Motion Picture Actor (tied with [[Clint Eastwood]]) in 1984, and as Favorite Male Performer in a New TV Series in 1991.

In 2015, 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.<ref name="The Independent" />

He was awarded an honorary doctorate from Florida State University in 1981 and later endorsed the construction of a new performing arts facility in Sarasota, Florida.<ref>{{cite news |last=Smiljanich |first=Dorothy |date=March 18, 1984 |title=Reynolds and professor are building up the arts |page=G1 |work=The Tampa Tribune}}</ref>

There is a Burt Reynolds Park in [[Jupiter, Florida]], maintained by [[Palm Beach County, Florida|Palm Beach County]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Parks & Recreation: Burt Reynold Park |url=https://discover.pbcgov.org/parks/Locations/Burt-Reynolds.aspx |publisher=Palm Beach County Parks and Recreation |access-date=15 August 2023 |archive-date=August 15, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230815033322/https://discover.pbcgov.org/parks/Locations/Burt-Reynolds.aspx |url-status=live }}</ref>

==Filmography==

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! Year

! Category

! Info

! ISBN

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| {{dts|1972}}

| [[Non-fiction]]

| New York: Signet

| {{ASIN|B000X0USY0}}

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| {{dts|1994}}

| [[Autobiography]]

| New York: Hyperion.

| {{ISBNT|978-0-7868-6130-9}}

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| ''[[Seminole Seasons]]''

| {{dts|1994}}

| [[Sports]]

| Dallas: Taylor Publishing Company

| {{ISBNT|978-0-42528783-80233869-26}}▼

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| [[Children's book]]

| Dove Kids Book & Audio

| {{ISBNT|978-0-7871-1027-7}}

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| ''[[But Enough About Me: A Memoir]]''

| {{dts|2015}}

| [[Autobiography]]

| G.P. Putnam's Sons

▲| {{ISBNT|978-0-4252-8023-2}}

| {{ISBNT|978-0-3991-7354-7}}

|}

==Discography==

* ''[[Ask Me What I Am]]'' (1973)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.discogs.com/Burt-Reynolds-Ask-Me-What-I-Am/release/1620505|title=Burt Reynolds – Ask Me What I Am|website=Discogs|year=1973 |language=en|access-date=September 6, 2018|archive-date=July 2, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180702150810/https://www.discogs.com/Burt-Reynolds-Ask-Me-What-I-Am/release/1620505|url-status=live}}</ref>

===Singles===

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| style="text-align:center;"| 88<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/burt-reynolds/chart-history/hsi/ |title=Let's Do Something Cheap and Superficial |magazine=Billboard |access-date=August 14, 2018 |archive-date=November 28, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211128185808/https://www.billboard.com/artist/burt-reynolds/chart-history/hsi/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

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| ''Smokey and the Bandit 2:<br/>Original Soundtrack''

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==Works==

* Reynolds, Burt. (1994) ''My Life''. New York: Hyperion. {{ISBN|0-7868-6130-4}}

* Reynolds, Burt (with [[Bruce Chadwick]]). (1994) ''Seminole Seasons''. Dallas: Taylor Publishing Company. {{ISBN|0-8783-3869-1}}

* Reynolds, Burt (with Victoria Preminger and Antonia Zehler) (1997) ''Barkley Unleashed: A Pirate's Tail''. Dove Kids Book & Audio. {{ISBN|0-7871-1027-2}} (children's book)

* Reynolds, Burt. (2015) ''But Enough About Me: A Memoir''. G.P. Putnam's Sons. {{ISBN|0-3991-7354-4}}

==See also==

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