Did You Know?
- Reynolds is now in a popular Miller Lite commercial as a member of the Square Table for Creating Man-Laws.
- Burt expresses some regret in not accepting the role of James Bond in the 1960's.
- Reynolds reigned supreme for five years as the top box-office actor from '78 to '82.
- His film The Cannonball Run (1981) was one of the first to include outtakes in the credits, beginning a trend that continues to this very day.
- Reynolds was the first actor to host The Tonight Show (in place of Johnny Carson, the regular host) - his first guest that night was none other than his ex-wife Judy Carne.
- Reynolds' closest encounter with a nude scene is on a 1972 Cosmopolitan centerfold.
- Win, Lose, or Draw's (1987) set was modeled after Reynolds' living room.
- Boogie Nights (1997) earned him an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor.
- His stunt man in the 1978 film Hooper set the record for the highest jump without a parachute (232 feet, 70.7 meters).
- Although writer-director James L. Brooks wrote a character into the script of Terms of Endearment (1983), Reynolds was already committed to another film (Stroker Ace, 1983). The character had not appeared in the novel and was written with Reynolds especially in mind.
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Reynolds was nominated for the following roles:
- Outstanding Performance by a Cast at Screen Actors Guild Awards for Boogie Nights (1998).
- Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role at Screen Actors Guild Awards for Boogie Nights (1998).
- Best Supporting Actor for Boogie Nights (1998), The New York Film Critics.
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Reynolds was nominated for the following roles (continued):
- Best Supporting Actor for Boogie Nights (1998), The Los Angeles Film Critics.
- Best Supporting Actor for Boogie Nights (1998), The Chicago Film Critics.
- Best Supporting Actor for Boogie Nights (1998), The National Society of Film Critics.
- Best Performance by an Actor in a TV-Series - Comedy/Musical at Golden Globe Awards for Evening Shade (1993).
- Best Performance by an Actor in a TV-Series - Comedy/Musical at Golden Globe Awards for Evening Shade (1991).
- Outstanding Performance by a Cast at Screen Actors Guild Awards for Boogie Nights (1998).
- Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role at Screen Actors Guild Awards for Boogie Nights (1998).
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Reynolds was nominated for the following roles (continued):
- Best Supporting Actor for Boogie Nights (1998), The New York Film Critics.
- Best Supporting Actor for Boogie Nights (1998), The Los Angeles Film Critics.
- Best Supporting Actor for Boogie Nights (1998), The Chicago Film Critics.
- Best Supporting Actor for Boogie Nights (1998), The National Society of Film Critics.
- Best Performance by an Actor in a TV-Series - Comedy/Musical at Golden Globe Awards for Evening Shade (1993).
- Best Performance by an Actor in a TV-Series - Comedy/Musical at Golden Globe Awards for Evening Shade (1991).
- Outstanding Game/Audience Participation Show at Daytime Emmy Awards for Win, Lose or Draw (1990).
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Reynolds was nominated for the following roles (continued):
- Outstanding Game/Audience Participation Show at Daytime Emmy Awards for Win, Lose or Draw (1989).
- Outstanding Game/Audience Participation Show at Daytime Emmy Awards for Win, Lose or Draw (1988).
- Best Motion Picture Actor - Musical/Comedy at Golden Globe Awards for Starting Over (1980).
- Best Motion Picture Actor - Musical/Comedy at Golden Globe Awards for The Longest Yard (1975).
- Best TV Actor - Drama at Golden Globe Awards for Dan August (1971).
- Hit no. 88 in a top-100 singles chart for the song "Let's Do Something Cheap and Superficial" from Smokey and the Bandit II (1980).
- The 1980's show The Fall Guy mentions Reynolds in its theme song.
- My Life, Burt Reynolds' autobiography, made many bestsellers' lists, nationally and internationally.
- Although Burt's first movie came out in 1961, his first breakthrough came in the 1972 movie, Deliverance.
- Starting Over (1979), The End (1978), Smokey and the Bandit (1977), and Deliverance (1972) are Reynolds' favorite films.
- Burt starred alongside Richard Dreyfuss in the hit comedy The Crew (2000).
- His Broadway debut was in Jose Quintero's Look, We've Come Through.
- His first professional stage debut was with Charlton Heston in Mr. Roberts (1956).
- Reynolds was named the "Most Popular Star," "Star of the Year," and "#1 Box Office Star" for five years in a row by the National Associated of Theater Owners.
- He also received the "People's Choice" and "All Around Motion Picture Actor" awards for a record-setting six straight years.
