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{{quote|"I took the part that was the most fun — 'Oh, this will be fun.' I didn't take the part that would be the most challenging"|
Burt Reynolds, in an interview with Piers Morgan in 2012}}
'''Burton Leon "Burt" Reynolds''' (February 11, 1936 - September 6, 2018) was an American actor and director. Some of his notable roles include Bo 'Bandit' Darville in ''[[Smokey and the Bandit]]'', Lewis Medlock in ''[[Deliverance]]'' (which he considered to be his best film), Bobby "Gator" McCluskey in ''[[White Lightning]]'' and its sequel ''[[Gator]]'', Paul "Wrecking" Crewe in ''[[The Longest Yard]]'', Charlie B. Barkin in ''[[All Dogs Go to Heaven]]'', and 1970s adult-film director Jack Horner in ''[[Boogie Nights]]'' for which he won the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture and was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. He also played Coach Nate Scarborough in the 2005 version of ''[[The Longest Yard]]'' alongside [[Adam Sandler]] who portrayed Paul "Wrecking" Crewe.▼
He turned down roles that made other actors famous (such as [[Harrison Ford|Han Solo]]) or earned other actors awards (such as Garrett Breedlove in ''[[Terms of Endearment]]'', which earned [[Jack Nicholson]] an Oscar).
▲'''Burton Leon "Burt" Reynolds''' (February 11, 1936 - September 6, 2018) was an American actor and director. Some of his notable roles include Bo 'Bandit' Darville in ''[[Smokey and the Bandit]]'', Lewis Medlock in ''[[Deliverance]]'', Bobby "Gator" McCluskey in ''[[White Lightning]]'' and its sequel ''[[Gator]]'', Paul "Wrecking" Crewe in ''[[The Longest Yard]]'', Charlie B. Barkin in ''[[All Dogs Go to Heaven]]'', and 1970s adult-film director Jack Horner in ''[[Boogie Nights]]'' for which he won the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture and was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. He also played Coach Nate Scarborough in the 2005 version of ''[[The Longest Yard]]'' alongside [[Adam Sandler]] who portrayed Paul "Wrecking" Crewe.
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