Burt Reynolds was born on February 11, 1936 Waycross, Georgia, USA. He is an Academy Award nominee and Golden Globe winner. He has enjoyed enormous success as an actor and director in feature films, television and stage productions.

Recent films include Broken Bridges a drama with Willie Nelson, The Longest Yard with Adam Sandler and Chris Rock, The Dukes of Hazzard, End Game with Cuba Gooding, Jr., Forget about It, Cloud Nine, Grilled and Deal which is released in August 2007.

Other feature films include Driven, The Crew, Mystery Alaska, Without a Paddle, Striptease, Citizen Ruth, Bean, Cop and a Half, Deliverance, Starting Over, White Lightning, The Man Who Loved Cat Dancing, Hustle, Semi-Tough, Hooper, Stroker Ace, Best Little Whorehouse in Texas, The Longest Yard, Smokey and the Bandit, Sharky's Machine, Gator, The End and The Final Hit. He also directed the latter four films. Others are Tempted, Snapshots, Hotel, directed by Mike Figgis, Time of the Wolf, and the 4-hour mini-series Johnson County War and Hallmark's Hard Ground breaking Hallmark's record as the most watched movie.

For television, Reynolds has enjoyed an auspicious career as an actor, director and producer. Among his finest endeavors in this medium is the hit series Evening Shade. For this series he won his ninth People's Choice Award as Favorite Male Performer in a Television Series, the 1991 Emmy Award for Best Performance in a Comedy and the Golden Globe Award for the same category. His additional television credits include, Riverboat, Gunsmoke, Hawk, Dan August and B.L. Stryker. Additionally, he hosted a series of specials titled Burt Reynolds' Conversation With... He also starred in, directed and produced the CBS television movie The Man from Left Field. He also directed and starred in Turner Network's most ambitious project, Hard Time, a 6-hour movie thriller trilogy.

Reynolds made his Broadway debut in Look, We've Come Through with director Jose Quintero. In addition, he has directed eight productions, and starred in two, at the Jupiter Theatre, which he founded in Jupiter, Florida. He also appears in his one-man show titled An Evening with Burt Reynolds.

Filmography

• Delgo (2007)
• Deal (2007)
• In the Name of the King: A Dungeon Siege Tale (2007)
• "My Name Is Earl" (1 episode, 2006)
• Broken Bridges (2006)
• Grilled (2006)
• Forget About It (2006)
• "Freddie" (1 episode, 2006)
• End Game (2006)
• Cloud 9 (2006)
• Randy and the Mob (2006)
• "Duck Dodgers" (1 episode, 2005)
• Legend of Frosty the Snowman (2005)
• The Dukes of Hazzard (2005)
• The Longest Yard (2005)
• "The King of Queens" (1 episode, 2005)
• Without a Paddle (2004)
• The Librarians (2003)
• "Ed" (1 episode, 2003)
• Hard Ground (2003)
• Miss Lettie and Me (2002)
• Grand Theft Auto: Vice City (2002)
• Johnson County War (2002)
• Time of the Wolf (2002)
• "The X Files" (1 episode, 2002)
• Snapshots (2002)
• Auf Herz und Nieren (2001)
• The Hollywood Sign (2001)
• Hotel (2001)
• Tempted (2001)
• Driven (2001)
• The Last Producer (2000)
• The Crew (2000)
• Hard Time: Hostage Hotel (1999)
• Mystery, Alaska (1999)
• Stringer (1999)
• Big City Blues (1999)
• Pups (1999)
• Hard Time: The Premonition (1999)
• Waterproof (1999)
• The Hunter's Moon (1999)
• Hard Time (1998)
• Universal Soldier II: Brothers in Arms (1998)
• Crazy Six (1998)
• Universal Soldier III: Unfinished Business (1998)
• "King of the Hill" (1 episode, 1997)
• Boogie Nights (1997)
• "Duckman: Private Dick/Family Man" (1 episode, 1997)
• Bean (1997)
• Raven (1997)
• Meet Wally Sparks (1997)
• The Cherokee Kid (1996)
• Mad Dog Time (1996)
• Striptease (1996)
• Citizen Ruth (1996)
• Frankenstein and Me (1996)
• The Maddening (1995)
• "The Great Battles of the Civil War" (1994)
• "Evening Shade" (80 episodes, 1990-1994)
• The Man from Left Field (1993)
• Wind in the Wire (1993)
• Cop and ½ (1993)
• "Out of This World" (2 episodes, 1987-1991)
• "B.L. Stryker" (12 episodes, 1989-1990)
• King of Jazz (1990)
• Die Laughing (1990)
• Modern Love (1990)
• All Dogs Go to Heaven (1989)
• Breaking In (1989)
• Physical Evidence (1989)
• B.L. Stryker: The Dancer's Touch (1989)
• Switching Channels (1988)
• Rent-a-Cop (1987)
• Malone (1987)
• Heat (1986)
• Uphill All the Way (1986)
• Shattered If Your Kid's on Drugs (1986)
• Stick (1985)
• City Heat (1984)
• Cannonball Run II (1984)
• The Man Who Loved Women (1983)
• Smokey and the Bandit Part 3 (1983)
• Stroker Ace (1983)
• Best Friends (1982)
• The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas (1982)
• Sharky's Machine (1981)
• Paternity (1981)
• The Cannonball Run (1981)
• Smokey and the Bandit II (1980)
• Rough Cut (1980)
• Starting Over (1979)
• Hooper (1978)
• The End (1978)
• Semi-Tough (1977)
• Smokey and the Bandit (1977)
• Nickelodeon (1976)
• Gator (1976)
• Hustle (1975)
• Lucky Lady (1975)
• W.W. and the Dixie Dancekings (1975)
• At Long Last Love (1975)
• The Longest Yard (1974)
• White Lightning (1973)
• The Man Who Loved Cat Dancing (1973)
• Shamus (1973)
• Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex * But Were Afraid to Ask (1972)
• Deliverance (1972)
• Fuzz (1972)
• "Dan August" (4 episodes, 1970-1971)
• Run, Simon, Run (1970)
• Hunters Are for Killing (1970)
• Skullduggery (1970)
• "Love, American Style" (1 episode, 1970)
• Double Jeopardy (1970)
• Shark! (1969)
• Impasse (1969)
• Sam Whiskey (1969)
• 100 Rifles (1969)
• "Premiere" (1 episode, 1968)
• "The F.B.I." (2 episodes, 1965-1968)
• Fade-In (1968)
• "Gentle Ben" (1 episode, 1967)
• "Hawk" (17 episodes, 1966)
• Navajo Joe (1966)
• "Twelve O'Clock High" (2 episodes, 1965)
• "Flipper" (2 episodes, 1965)
• "Branded" (1 episode, 1965)
• Operation C.I.A. (1965)
• "Gunsmoke" (50 episodes, 1962-1965)
• "The Twilight Zone" (1 episode, 1963)
• "Perry Mason" (1 episode, 1962)
• "Route 66" (1 episode, 1962)
• "Everglades" (2 episodes, 1961-1962)
• "Naked City" (1 episode, 1961)
• Armored Command (1961)
• "The Brothers Brannagan" (1 episode, 1961)
• "The Aquanauts" (2 episodes, 1960-1961)
• Angel Baby (1961)
• "Zane Grey Theater" (1 episode, 1961)
• "Michael Shayne" (1 episode, 1961)
• "The Blue Angels" (2 episodes, 1960-1961)
• "Lock Up" (1 episode, 1960)
• "Alfred Hitchcock Presents" (1 episode, 1960)
• "Johnny Ringo" (1 episode, 1960)
• "Playhouse 90" (2 episodes, 1959-1960)
• "Riverboat" (21 episodes, 1959-1960)
• "The Lawless Years" (1 episode, 1959)
• "Schlitz Playhouse of Stars" (1 episode, 1959)
• "M Squad" (1 episode, 1959)

Awards

• ShoWest Award Best supporting Actor of the Year 1998
• Chigago Film Critics Award Best Supporting Actor "Boogie Nights" 1997
• Golden Globe Award Best Supporting Actor "Boogie Nights" 1997
• Golden Satellite Best Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture (Drama) "Boogie Nights" 1997
• Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award Best Supporting Actor "Boogie Nights" 1997
• National Society of Film Critics Award Best Supporting Actor "Boogie Nights" 1997
• New York Film Critics Circle Award Best Supporting Actor "Boogie Nights" 1997
• olden Globe Award Best Actor in a Television Series (Comedy or Musical) "Evening Shade" 1991
• People's Choice Award Favorite Male Performer in a New TV Series 1991
• Emmy Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series "Evening Shade" 1990 - 91
• Eastman Kodak Second Century Award 1987
• People's Choice Award Favorite Motion Picture Actor 1984
• People's Choice Award Favorite Motion Picture Actor 1983
• People's Choice Award Favorite All-Around Male Entertainer 1983
• People's Choice Award Favorite Motion Picture Actor 1982
• People's Choice Award Favorite All-Around Male Entertainer 1982
• NATO Male Star of the Year Award 1980
• People's Choice Award Favorite Motion Picture Actor 1980
• People's Choice Award Favorite All-Around Male Entertainer 1979
• People's Choice Award Favorite Motion Picture Actor 1979
• NATO Male Star of the Year Award 1978