Burt Reynolds

Bauer Griffin Just yesterday, news broke that 73-year-old Burt Reynolds was seeking help from rehab clinic Florida's Hanley Center after realizing he'd become addicted to prescription pills. Now, Burt has already left the facility. His manager said in a statement: After a recent back surgery, Mr. Reynolds felt like he was going through hell and after a while, realized he was a prisoner of prescription pain pills. He checked himself into rehab in order to regain control of his life. Mr. Reynolds hopes his story will help others in a similar situation. He hopes they will not try to solve the problem by themselves, ... Read Full Story

Burt Reynolds said he "miss very much" recently deceased actor Dom DeLuise. Burt Reynolds paid tribute to pal and co-star Dom DeLuise . Speaking to Entertainment Tonight, Reynolds, who starred alongside DeLuise in movies like Cannonball Run, Smokey and the Bandit, The End, and All Dogs Go to Heaven , said DeLuise "always made everyone feel better when he was around." The full statement from starpulse.com: I was thinking the other day about this. As you get older you think about this more and more, I was dreading this moment. Dom always made everyone feel better when he was around. I never heard him ... Read Full Story

Getty Images After five decades in showbiz, 73-year-old Burt Reynolds has entered rehab for the first time. The National Enquirer published a photo of Reynolds at the Hanley Center, a rehabilitation facility in Florida, accompanied by an interview with a source who claimed Reynolds had been found half-conscious, in his robe, covered with blood. The source said (via Huffington Post ): The houseman found Burt lying in a pool of blood. He'd fallen and was badly cut. The houseman drove him to the hospital. But this time, Burt was behaving strangely, and doctors were so concerned about his state of mind that they sent ... Read Full Story

Burt Reynolds might as well be the most quintessential “guy” actor in the history of the art. Even his missteps are human; looking at his 80’s and 90’s output you’d be hard pressed for find more than a couple good movies. But look at the decisions in taking those parts and you find a surprisingly human hero not that far removed from his classic Bandit character in Smokey & The Bandit. After a car crash in college left Burt with multiple injuries his football career was put on permanent hold and Burt started a series of random odd jobs which led to one offer ... Read Full Story

Burt Reynolds In Rehab, Reportedly Found Lying In Pool Of Blood Huffington Post | Katy Hall Read more at: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/09/16/burt-reynolds-in-rehab-re_n_289212.html Burt Reynolds has checked into rehab in West Palm Beach to be treated for an addiction to painkillers, following an allegedly grisly and bizarre incident in late August. He was found semi-conscious and covered in blood in his Hobe Sound, Florida, home, the National Enquirer reports . "The houseman found Burt lying in a pool of blood. He'd fallen and was badly cut. The houseman drove him to the hospital. But this time, Burt was behaving strangely, and doctors were so concerned about his ... Read Full Story