When was Burt Reynolds born?

Burt Reynolds was born on 11 February 1936 in Lansing.

Where did Burt Reynolds study?

Burt Reynolds was educated at Florida State University, Neighborhood Playhouse School of the Theatre, Palm Beach Lakes Community High School, Palm Beach State College.

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Burt Reynolds

American actor (1936–2018)

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Burton Leon Reynolds Jr. (February 11, 1936 – September 6, 2018) was an American actor. His early work included the television series Gunsmoke (1962–1965), Hawk (1966) and Dan August (1970–1971). Following leading roles in the films Navajo Joe (1966), and 100 Rifles (1969), his breakthrough performance was as Lewis Medlock in Deliverance (1972).

Quick facts

Born: 11 February 1936 wd
Place of birth: Lansing wd
Died: 6 September 2018 wd
Place of death: Jupiter wd
Citizenship: United States wd
Occupation: actor, singer, American football player, screenwriter, film producer, film director wd
Education: Florida State University, Neighborhood Playhouse School of the Theatre, Palm Beach Lakes Community High School, Palm Beach State College wd
Spouse: Loni Anderson, Judy Carne wd
Official website: burtreynolds.com wd

Awards wd

Florida Artists Hall of Fame
Golden Globes
Emmy Award
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series (1991)
star on Hollywood Walk of Fame

About

Reynolds played leading roles in films such as White Lightning (1973), The Longest Yard (1974), Smokey and the Bandit (1977) (which started a seven-year box-office reign), Semi-Tough (1977), The End (1978), Hooper (1978), Starting Over (1979), Smokey and the Bandit II (1980), The Cannonball Run (1981), Sharky's Machine (1981), The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas (1982), Smokey and the Bandit III (1983), and Cannonball Run II (1984), several of which he directed. He was nominated twice for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy. Reynolds was voted first in the annual Top Ten Money Making Stars Poll as the world's most bankable movie star from 1978 to 1982, a five-year record he shared with Bing Crosby, Clint Eastwood, and Tom Hanks, before Tom Cruise surpassed it in 2001.

After a number of box-office failures, Reynolds returned to television. He starred in the situation comedy Evening Shade (1990–1994), for which he won a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Television Series Musical or Comedy and a 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 acclaim, earning the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture, as well as nominations for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor, a BAFTA Award for Best Supporting Actor, and two Screen Actors Guild Awards.

Questions

When was Burt Reynolds born?: Burt Reynolds was born on 11 February 1936 in Lansing.
Where did Burt Reynolds study?: Burt Reynolds was educated at Florida State University, Neighborhood Playhouse School of the Theatre, Palm Beach Lakes Community High School, Palm Beach State College.

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