Trending Now - 30+ Iconic Photos Of Burt Reynolds, Movie Legend And 70’s Sex Symbol, Who Died Aged 82

Burt Reynolds who had the swagger to compliment his good looks and charm has just died at age 82 in Florida. And while his roles in “Deliverance,” “Smokey and the Bandit,” and other movies made Reynolds one of the most popular actors of the 70s and early 80s, his niece wants to remind everyone that Burt was more than an actor.

“My uncle was not just a movie icon; he was a generous, passionate and sensitive man, who was dedicated to his family, friends, fans and acting students,” Nancy Lee Hess said in a statement issued through Reynolds’ longtime manager Erik Kritzer.

While embodying the image of the red-blooded American male, Reynolds legendarily shot to superstardom when he posed nude — lying on a bearskin rug, no less — for a history-making centerfold in Cosmopolitan in 1972. But later one he proved that he was more than a heartthrob, too. Even though he turned down the roles of James Bond and Han Solo, he still forged a career that marked him out as a singular talent. In 1997 Reynolds was nominated for an Oscar for his supporting role as a porn director in Paul Thomas Anderson’s “Boogie Nights” – a role Reynolds despised – and won an Emmy for his role in the 1990-1994 television series “Evening Shade.”

His turbulent personal life sometimes overshadowed his movies, though. Especially the marriages that ended in divorce with actresses Loni Anderson and Judy Carne. His financial woes and his struggles with prescription pain medication also generated a lot of media attention.

The actor was due to appear with Brad Pitt, Leonardo DiCaprio, Margot Robbie and Al Pacino in Quentin Tarantino’s upcoming film “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood,” set in 1969 Los Angeles around the time of the Charles Manson murders.

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