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Burt Reynolds, Hollywood film star, dies aged 82
2018-09-07
[Guardian] Burt Reynolds, the star of Deliverance, The Longest Yard and Boogie Nights, has died aged 82. His manager, Erik Kritzer, confirmed the news on Thursday that Reynolds had died that morning at Jupiter medical center in Florida. The star had undergone a quintuple heart bypass in February 2010 but had been working until recently; he was filming Quentin Tarantino’s movie about the Charles Manson murders, Once Upon A Time in Hollywood.

Reynolds, who famously turned down the roles of James Bond and Han Solo, nevertheless forged a film career that marked him out as a singular talent.

A Michigan native transplanted to Florida, he was an American football player in his youth, but switched to acting after a knee injury was aggravated by a car accident. Discouraged, Reynolds started part-time lessons at Palm Beach Junior College, where his acting talent was spotted by Watson B Duncan III, an English teacher who liked the way he read Shakespeare. Reynolds would later say that Duncan was the most important influence on his life.
Posted by:Besoeker

#9  Watchable flicks and he got some hot ladies
Posted by: Cheaderhead   2018-09-07 21:54  

#8  Longest Yard, Johnny Carson shows. He was just a guy you'd wanna hang out with
Posted by: Frank G   2018-09-07 20:49  

#7  100 Rifles...Racquel Welch....and Burt hung out with Lonnie Anderson...well done, Burt, RIP.
Posted by: DooDahMan   2018-09-07 17:08  

#6  Always liked 100 Rifles. And of course, the car movies.
Posted by: swksvolFF   2018-09-07 17:04  

#5  "I always wanted to experience everything and go down swinging," he wrote in the final paragraph of his memoir. "Well, so far, so good. I know I'm old, but I feel young. And there's one thing they can never take away: Nobody had more fun than I did." Not a bad epitaph. RIP
Posted by: Glenmore   2018-09-07 14:44  

#4  

Posted by: Skidmark   2018-09-07 14:43  

#3  Sharkey's Machine
Posted by: M. Murcek   2018-09-07 12:13  

#2  Hooper, Smokey and Bandit, Longest Yard, & Deliverance. Lots of others but those four are super rewatchable.

Great work mr Reynolds. Well done.
Posted by: Rjschwarz   2018-09-07 08:50  

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Posted by: Jeasing Jeaque5937   2018-09-07 00:50  

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