Thursday, September 06, 2018

Burt Reynolds Passed Away!

Burt Reynolds, the legend.
Legendary actor Burt Reynolds died at the age of 82 from a heart attack.

The actor went into cardiac arrest at a hospital in south Florida. The family and his publicist confirm that he died early this morning.

Reynolds was best known for his roles in Smokey and the Bandit, Boogie Nights, All Dogs Go To Heaven, Gunsmoke, Evening Shade and The Longest Yard.

His death his hard. Last week they buried longtime senator John McCain and Aretha Franklin.

Neil Simon and Robin Leach had also passed away.

Reynolds was a heartthrob in the 1960s -1980s. He was considered a legend in the game.

Reynolds was born in Lansing, Michigan in 1936. He was the son of an Army solider. He and his family moved from Lansing to Waycross, Georgia (which most mistaken as his birthplace). He grew up in the Atlanta area. When he father enlisted to join the military, they left Georgia to Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri. When his dad was sent to Europe, the his mother settled in Lake City, Michigan.

After his father returned from World War II, Burt would move to Florida.

Burt would join Palm Beach High School and become a lead fullback on the football team. He was given multiple scholarships and had picked Florida State as a halfback.

Reynolds gave up football after a major knee injury. He had to leave the field and found the theatre his calling.

In the mid 1950s, he made an appearance on television at age 20. He would start becoming an in-demand talent. He made his film debut in Angel Baby.

Then he joined the cast of Gunsmoke, the 1960s Western drama as "halfbreed" blacksmith Quint Asper and played the role until its cancellation.

What brought Burt Reynolds to the limelight was the roles of Deliverance, White Lightning, The Longest Yard, Smokey and The Bandit and the sequel, All Dogs Go To Heaven, The Cannonball Run, Cop and a Half and Boogie Nights.

He semi-retired from acting when he had his first round of heart attacks. He was also in wheelchair in his late 70s. His arthritis was causing such pain, they had to require him to not be on his feet for a long time. He also had heart surgery in 2010s.
Burt Reynolds with Loni Anderson. Anderson was best known for her roles on WKRP in Cincinnati and Easy Street.
He is a writer and even a singer. He released his only album, Ask Me What I Am, a country music and pop album.

Burt was the ladies man. From Sally Fields, Dinah Shore, Adrienne Barebeau and his two marriages to Judy Carne and Loni Anderson, Burt was the player back in his day.

Outpouring of sympathy from Hollywood to NASCAR racing.


Rest easy, Burt Reynolds. I grew up watching his shows and movies. Burt had one son with actress Loni Anderson by adoption.

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