Burt Reynolds - a man who in the late 70sentered the category of the most expensive stars in Hollywood. A talented actor is equally easy to cope with the roles of harsh men, and with images of cheerful jokers. They won many prestigious awards, including the "Emmy", "Golden Globe". “Boogie Nights”, “All or Nothing”, “Policeman and Bandit” are the most famous paintings with his participation. What else can you tell about it?
Будущий обладатель «Эмми» и «Золотого глобуса» was born in the US state of Michigan, there was a joyful event in February 1936. Among the ancestors of the boy were representatives of different nationalities, including the Cherokee Indians. Burt Reynolds is not the only child of his parents, two girls were also born in the family. The star's father was a police officer, the mother was engaged in housekeeping and raising children.
In the first years of life, a descendant of Indians of the tribe.Cherokee was not much different from their peers. Studied Bert moderate, preferred the lessons of walking with friends. It is also known that the boy was fond of sports and could not even imagine that he would become a famous actor.
After graduating from school, Bert Reynolds continuededucation in one of the universities of Florida, where he was gladly accepted because of his outstanding sporting achievements. For some time he was seriously engaged in American football, was the leader of the university team. The young man even dreamed of making a name for himself in the sport, but his plans were not destined to be translated into reality.
End of dreams about sports career put injurythe knee that Reynolds got when he became a party to an accident, the driver was another driver. The young man did not wait for the university diploma to be handed over; he gave up the lessons that bothered him, ignoring the protests of his parents. Then he had already decided that he would achieve the desired fame by becoming a famous actor.
Бросив учебу, Берт Рейнольдс вплотную приступил к fulfill your new dream. The young man began his way to success with the filming of various films in the crowd, soon became a frequenter of New York film studios, a frequent guest of a talk show. Wanting to attract the attention of the public, he readily agreed to photo shoots in the nude, so his first glory had a slight aftertaste.
Gradually the roles that Bert was getting,becoming more visible. In the early years of his career, he starred in a variety of film projects and TV shows: “FBI”, “Perry Mason”, “Alfred Hitchcock Presents”, “American Love”, “Angelic Child”, “Navajo Joe”.
О том, как выглядит настоящая слава, только в 1972 received the presentation of Burt Reynolds. The filmography of the little-known actor then acquired his first “star” picture, it was the criminal thriller “Liberation”. The tape tells about the extreme adventures of four friends who wished to test their strength as the explorers of nature.
Over the next decade the actorcompeted for the title of the brightest US star with Robert Retford himself. Viewers flocked to any film, if the name of this person was indicated in the credits. Journalists attributed celebrity romances with the most beautiful singers, actresses and sportswomen.
So, what are the significant role played in this periodBurt Reynolds, whose films are covered in this article? The spectators were delighted with the action movie “White Lightning”, released in 1973. The character of the actor in this picture is a classic “your boyfriend”, charming and natural. There are races on expensive cars, smiling beauties and strong men. With the same enthusiasm was accepted by fans of the star tape "Policeman and the bandit."
Of course, Reynolds was shot not only inaction movies, proof of which is the bloody prison drama about football, in which he played one of the key roles in 1974 - “The Long Yard”. I was impressed by the audience and its role in the comedy “Lucky Lady”, devoted to the times of Prohibition. Success was also awaited by the Nickelodeon kinosagu, which opened the secrets of the era of silent films.
What other pictures surprised their fans inthis period actor burt reynolds? One of his best films is the drama “Polukrut”, the main character of which is a football star. Liked the audience and the black comedy "The End", while working on which the actor was the first time in the director's chair. It is also worth noting the tape "Start over", telling about the attempts of a divorced person to start life anew.
Already in the mid-80s star status actorreeled. Pictures in which he starred, the audience perceived worse and worse. The period came when the directors began to offer yesterday's competitor Robert Redford exclusively roles in low-grade comedies, over which no one wanted to laugh. "Rough cut", "Best friends", "Styx", "Fatherhood" - it is difficult to list all of his tapes that have failed in the box office.
Re-attract the attention of Burt Reynolds,the photo of which can be seen in this article, managed thanks to the drama "Bear Bear". Critics then announced that this is the first real characteristic role of the actor. He perfectly embodied the image of an aging safe-burglar assailed by young competitors. He also began to actively engage in voice acting, for example, he worked on the popular cartoon “All dogs go to heaven”. Among the successful paintings with his participation can be noted hits "Madness", "Policeman and a half", "Boogie Nights". The last drama even gave him an Oscar nomination, but the prize went into other hands.
As already mentioned, at the height of his glory, Bertbarely had time to change star friends. Tammy Vinet, Adrienne Barbo, Lucy Arnas, Susan Clark, Christine Evert - the novels with all these famous ladies were then attributed to him by journalists. Reynolds did not confirm, but did not refute the rumors relating to his romantic hobbies.
Clowness Judy Carne - the first woman with whomwent under the crown of Burt Reynolds. The couple's children were not born, soon the lovers broke up, not finding a common language. The second marriage of the star also ended in divorce, with actress Loni Anderson he lived for several years, has a son Quinton from her. At the moment, Bert is not married.
The most unusual gossip, whose hero in histime became Reynolds, attributed to him a disease like AIDS. These rumors had nothing to do with the truth; they arose because Bert looked very bad for a long time. However, the disease he successfully defeated was not AIDS.
The actor who was once in the grouphighly paid Hollywood stars, was officially declared bankrupt in 1996, but a few years later was able to straighten his financial situation.
