Guide Note:

Burt Reynolds is an Emmy Award-winning television and film actor. At one point in his career he was the top grossing actor between the years of 1978-1982. During that time he starred in such films as: The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas, Best Friends and Hooper.

Fast Facts:

Born February 11, 1936
Born in Lansing, Michigan
Attended Florida State University on a football scholarship
Member of the Phi Delta Theta fraternity
Drafted by the Baltimore Colts
Gained notoriety for posing naked in Cosmopolitan Magazine in 1972
Earned a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1978
Number-one box-office attraction for five straight years (1978-82)
Married to Loni Anderson
Nominated for an Oscar for Boogie Nights
Romantically linked to Dinah Shore
Joanne Woodward helped him get an agent
Won a Golden Globe Award in 1998 for his role in Boogie Nights
Became a co-owner of the Tampa Bay Bandits, of the USFL

Brief Biography

A football star in high school, Reynolds was offered to play at Florida State University. He later was drafted by the, then, Baltimore Colts. However, he took an interest in acting and went on to win a scholarship to the Hyde Park Playhouse, a scholarship handed out to FSU actors. It was in New York City that he met Joanne Woodward who helped him get an agent. Reynolds later starred in such films as: Boogie Nights, Mystery, Alaska and Hard Ground.

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TIME: Frog Prince (August 21, 1972)

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Burt Reynolds Biographies and Profiles

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Burt Reynolds Timeline

Note: The majority of the links in this timeline are to IMDb, which has pop-ups.
February 11, 1936: Born
1958: Graduates from Florida State University
1959-1960: Riverboat
1962-1965: Gunsmoke
1966: Hawk
1972: Deliverance
1974: The Longest Yard (1974)
1977: Smokey And The Bandit
1978: Hooper
1980: Smokey And The Bandit II
1981: The Cannonball Run
1983: Smokey And The Bandit 3
1988: Marries Loni Anderson on April 29
1989-1990: B.L. Stryker
1995: Divorces Loni Anderson on March 7
1996: Striptease
1997: Boogie Nights
2005: The Longest Yard
2005: The Dukes Of Hazzard

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