Burt Reynolds Overview:

Actor, Burt Reynolds, was born Burton Leon Reynolds Jr. on Feb 11, 1936 in Lansing, MI. Reynolds died at the age of 82 on Sep 6, 2018 in Jupiter, FL from a heart attack and was cremated and his .

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Although Reynolds was nominated for one Oscar, he never won a competitive Academy Award.

Academy Awards

YearAwardFilm nameRoleResult
1997Best Supporting ActorBoogie Nights (1997)Jack HornerNominated
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He was honored with one star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in the category of Motion Pictures.

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The Alternate Movie Title Game ( Edition)

By Rick29 on Aug 22, 2022 From Classic Film & TV Cafe

Here are the rules: We will provide an "alternate title" for a film and ask you to name the actual film. Most of these are pretty easy. Please answer no more than three questions per day so others can play. You may have an answer other than the intended one--just be able to defend it!1... Read full article


(1936-2018)

By Dan Day Jr. on Sep 7, 2018 From The Hitless Wonder Movie Blog

When I was a pre-teenager, my parents almost never went to the movies. Their philosophy was, "It'll be shown on TV eventually." I had to beg them over and over again just to get them to take me to any of the Star Wars films. But for SMOKEY AND THE BANDIT, they made an exception. My entire family mad... Read full article


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Burt Reynolds Facts
Met one of his heroes, Spencer Tracy, while filming "Riverboat" (1959). Tracy was filming Inherit the Wind (1960) on the same lot and Reynolds used to watch him walk from the set to his trailer everyday. After a while, Tracy finally turned to him and said, "Come on, kid." For the next several weeks the two would meet and talk about sports and, every once in a while, acting.

When Francis Ford Coppola decided to make a project about the life of the famous Preston Tucker, he wanted Burt Reynolds to play Tucker. They discussed a lot about the movie and made plans, but the film never got made, until 1988, this time with Jeff Bridges in the role. Burt Reynolds only got Lewis Medlock's role in Deliverance (1972) after the stars who were originally chosen to play the lead, such as Marlon Brando, Henry Fonda and James Stewart declined the part, after they heard about the risks of the Chattooga River.

Lost the 1997 Razzie award for Worst Supporting Actor to Marlon Brando by a mere single vote. Reynolds was nominated for his performance in Striptease (1996) and Brando for his role in The Island of Dr. Moreau (1996). The vote was cast by Razzie awards founder John Wilson, who always chooses to vote last.

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