Burt Reynolds

"Buford T. Justice" sounds like a made-up name for a lawman ... based on a true story about a guy who stole a semi and led police on an interstate chase as he rushed home to see his dying mom. The movie was never made, and Brewer went on ...  

Erich Bergen will join the cast of the musical comedy film How Sweet It Is, currently in production in Los Angeles. It is scheduled for a fall 2012 release. Written by Brian Herzlinger and Jay Black, the film focuses on a down-on-his-luck theater owner who ...  

Damian Lewis has joked he can "get a bit Burt Reynolds" if he wears a shirt with too many buttons undone. The British actor likes looking dapper, and credits the fashions worn in TV show Mad Men as his go-to inspiration. Damian would love to look like ...  

This photograph of more than 40 years is arguably one of the sexiest images to be found in pop culture history. The eponymous centerfold has since then gone on to become one of the cultural object d'arts of the Sexual Revolution, which began somewhere in ...  

This morning the BackStory Tumblr posted an old snapshot of “History Guy” and Encyclopedia Virginia Editorial Advisory Board member  (and University of Richmond president and former University of Virginia dean of the College of Arts & Sciences and noted Civil War scholar blah blah blah) Ed Ayers. The academic Burt Reynolds. Ed writes — “I’d say [...]  

It's 40 years since a nude Cosmopolitan centrefold of actor Burt Reynolds broke a taboo and launched a new era of women's magazine publishing. "At last a male nude centrefold - the naked truth about guess who!!" screamed a banner on the front page.  

Reynolds had admitted to increasing abuse of prescription drugs, mainly painkillers, as well as developing a reliance on sleeping aid Halcion after turning to the drug to ease the terrible pain he felt from temporomandibular joint disorder in ...  

Both Hughley and Wesley recalled Reynolds’ generosity: He gifted Hughley, who played his son in the film, an expensive bottle of wine, and invited Wesley to his home for dinner to listen to acting legends swap stories. Wesley said he himself ...  

Arkansas is set to be the starting line for the 2012 Bandit Run, the annual re-enactment of the legendary drive featured in the 1977 Burt Reynolds “Smokey and the Bandit” movie that made the Pontiac Trans Am a superstar. The route begins in Texarkana ...  

It's been 35 years since "Smokey and the Bandit" tore across the South on a bootlegging mission. Burt Reynolds and Sally Field were the lead roles, but it was the Pontiac Trans Am that stole the show.  

Palm Beach PostBest bets: Broadway legend Chita Rivera, morePalm Beach PostDirections, invite a friend The Burt Reynolds Institute for Film and Theatre and Duffy's Sports Grills are teaming up to raise money for the nonprofit Burt Reynolds Museum and Institute. From 11:30 am- 11 pm Duffy's locations on Northlake Boulevard, ...  

Reba McEntire Birthday: 25 Fun Facts About the Country IconThe BootIn 1979, young Kevin Bacon had a small role in 'Starting Over,' which starred Burt Reynolds. In 1993, Burt and Reba starred together in 'The Man From Left Field.' 21. In 1991, Reba played madam Burgundy Jones in the TV movie 'The Gambler Returns: Luck ...and more »  

Rest in Peace, SXSW 2012Huffington PostOn Friday at Side Bar he rapped about Daria and Burt Reynolds' mustache and on Saturday at Liberty Bar he went off the cuff on the madness of SXSW. You don't fully appreciate the bulging jugular in Astronautilus' neck until you see it in person.  

"Space Race: Part 2" (Episode 3.13)Paste MagazineSeason three has made Barry the perfect nemesis for Archer, and the show has spiced up the series-long question as to who Archer's father is (fingers still crossed for Burt Reynolds), without making viewers feel betrayed when their questions aren't ...and more »  

Wired News (blog)Going Hollywood Wasn't Easy for Grand Theft AutoWired News (blog)In this excerpt, Rockstar creators King, Navid Khonsari and Dan Houser recount the tales of working with actors Ray Liotta, Jenna Jameson and Burt Reynolds. Next thing he knew, they were sitting at Peter Luger's Steakhouse in Brooklyn with Liotta ...and more »