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Burt Reynolds

Born on February 11, 1936 in Waycross, GA

Charming, handsome, and easy-going, lead actor and megastar Burt Reynolds entered the world on February 11, 1936. He attended Florida State University on a football scholarship, and became an all-star Southern Conference halfback, but - faced with a ... Read Full Biography

Year	Award	Category	Movie	Result
1997	Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences	Best Supporting Actor	Boogie Nights	Nominated
1997	Chicago Film Critics Association	Best Supporting Actor	Boogie Nights	Won
1997	Hollywood Foreign Press Association	Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture	Boogie Nights	Won
1997	Los Angeles Film Critics Association	Best Supporting Actor	Boogie Nights	Won
1997	National Society of Film Critics	Best Supporting Actor	Boogie Nights	Won

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'Smokey and the Bandit': 25 Things You Didn't Know About the Burt Reynolds Movie
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Burt Reynolds On His Mustache, James Bond And A 'Smokey And The Bandit' Remake
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This weekend there is one thing on the mind of America: football. Hollywood doesn't stand a chance trying to compete with the cultural juggernaut that is the Super Bowl. Showbiz and professional sports are two completely...

Dax Shepard Talks 'Brother's Justice,' Martial Arts and Burt Reynolds' Junk
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America -- nay, the world -- has sorely been missing something ever since Chuck Norris became a post-ironic punchline. What is that, you ask? Why, a white martial arts superstar/international sensation, of course! Luckily, one...

Universal Will Remake 'The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas'
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Being the highest grossing musical of the 1980s is about as dubious an honor as being the classiest cast member on 'Jersey Shore.' Still, in a decade whose movie-musical highlights included 'Xanadu,' 'Grease 2' and 'Popeye,'...

Scenes (Songs) We Love: "Country Place" From 'The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas'
by Jessica Barnes
If you look back at the movies of the 80's, the lives of sex workers weren't the cautionary tales that have become the norm these days. But if you were making a list of 'happy hooker' movies, the 1982 musical comedy, The Best...