Reporter drawing on his experience as a College Football star to play a prison Team Quarterback in the longest yard. All right, all right reporter and drawing on his hollywood years to shape the role as a panographer with integrity in boogie night. It won him late acclaim, including an oscar nomination, after years away from the headlines. This has been a long journey for me. Im very, very happy. From smoky and the bandit to boogie nights. Burt reynolds will be remembered as a legendary leading man, whose career spanned more than half a century. Miguel almaguer, nbc news, los angeles. Weve got a little more on this in just a moment. Burt reynolds was 82 years old. Youll know him the from deliverance, the longest yard. He received an oscar nomination for boogie nights in 1997. He lost that to robin williams, who got it for goodwill hu hunting, but it is noteworthy that reynolds was, according to the hollywood reporter, hollywoods top grossing actor every year from 1978 to 1982. And that
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