The life and career of Burt Reynolds

Loni Nelson and Burt Reynolds look into each other’s eyes at a party in Hollywood, CA in 1960. The two wouldn’t marry until 1988, and would divorce five years later in 1993. Reynolds’ first wife was Judy Carne, from 1963 to 1965.

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New York Daily News

Sept. 6, 2018 12:02 PM PT

Actor Burt Reynolds, whose multi-decade, high energy film and TV career included roles in films like “Boogie Nights”, “Smokey and the Bandit”, “Deliverance” and more, died on Sept. 6, 2018 at the age of 82. Take a look back at Reynolds’ legacy as a Hollywood great over the span of fifty plus years.

Burt Reynolds smiles for a photo during a pool party hosted by Dick Clark in Los Angeles in 1960.

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Reynolds also starred in his fair share of television shows from the late ‘50s to the early 2010s. Here, he poses for a promotional photo for “Riverboat” in 1960. Reynolds was later replaced by Noah Beery Jr.

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A former athlete himself, Reynolds starred in a handful of sports films throughout his career, including 1974’s “The Longest Yard”.

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Kris Kristofferson And Burt Reynolds In 'Semi-Tough'

Reynolds (r.) starred in the sports comedy film “Semi-Tough” alongside Kris Kristofferson and Jill Clayburgh in 1977.

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Reynolds (front, center) and the cast of “The Cannonball Run” in 1981: (back, l-r) Alfie Wise, Jack Elam (hidden), unknown, Joe Klecko, Jamie Farr, Mel Tillis, Bert Convy, Adrienne Barbeau, Michael Hui, Rick Aviles, Warren Berlinger, Dom DeLuise (c.), (front,l-r) Tara Buckman, Dean Martin, Farrah Fawcett, Roger Moore, Jackie Chan and Sammy Davis, Jr.

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Burt Reynolds is all smiles talking about his his new movie “The Crew” and his character Joey “The Bats” Pistella from his hotel suite at the Loews Miami Beach Hotel on Aug. 20, 2000, in Miami Beach, Fla.

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Burt Reynolds accepts an award onstage during Spike TV’s Guys Choice 2013 at Sony Pictures Studios on June 8, 2013 in Culver City, Ca.

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American actor Burt Reynolds circa 1975.

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"The Bandit" - 2016 SXSW Music, Film + Interactive Festival

Burt Reynolds attends the screening of “The Bandit” during the 2016 SXSW Music, Film + Interactive Festival at Paramount Theatre on March 12, 2016 in Austin, Texas.

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Burt Reynolds holds onto some rocks as he struggles in the water with his boat behind him in a publicity still issued for the film “Deliverance” in 1972. The 1972 thriller was directed by John Boorman and starred Reynolds as Lewis Medlock.

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Burt Reynolds announces the 2007 Actors Guild Life Achievement Award for Charles Durning onstage during the 14th annual Screen Actors Guild awards held at the Shrine Auditorium on January 27, 2008 in Los Angeles, California.

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Burt Reynolds makes his Wizard World Comic Con debut on day 3 of Wizard World Comic Con at Pennsylvania Convention Center on May 9, 2015 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

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