BURT REYNOLDS (Joey "Bats" Pistella) is an Academy Awards nominee and Golden Globe and Emmy Award winner. He has also earned a well-deserved reputation as a highly respected director of film, television and theatre. His popularity is evidenced in his being named America's Favorite All-Around Motion Picture Actor (People's Choice Award) for a record six consecutive years; Most Popular Star (Quigley Publications Survey) for five years in a row; Star of the Year by the National Association of Theatre Owners; and #1 Box Office Star for the still unmatched record of five years running.
Reynolds most recently starred with Russell Crowe in Touchstone Pictures' "Mystery, Alaska." Before returning to his home state of Florida to begin filming "The Crew," Reynolds wrapped production on the feature film, "The Last Producer," a comedy he directed and stars in with Ann Margret, Benjamin Bratt and Lauren Holly. Last year, he directed and starred with Robert Duvall, Charles Durning and Billy Dee Williams in "Hard Time," TNT's most ambitious and highly rated six-hour television trilogy.
Reynolds was nominated for an Academy Award® for his performance in the critically acclaimed "Boogie Nights." The role garnered him Best Supporting Actor Awards from the Golden Globes, The New York Film Critics Society, The Los Angeles Film Critics Society, The Chicago Film Critics Society and The National Society of Film Critics.
Throughout his career, he has consistently shown an extraordinary range of talent in 50-plus dramatic and comedy feature films. Among his personal favorites are the Oscar-nominated "Deliverance" with his unforgettable role of Lewis, "Starting Over" opposite Candice Bergen, "The Longest Yard," "Smokey and the Bandit" and his directorial as well as starring turns in "The End" opposite Sally Field and "Sharkey's Machine" opposite Rachel Ward.
He made his feature directorial debut and starred opposite Lauren Hutton in "Gator," the sequel to "White Lightning," in which he also starred. Among his other film credits are "The Man Who Loved Cat Dancing," "Hustle," "Semi-Tough," "Hooper," "Stroker Ace," "The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas" and "Striptease!"
Reynolds began his career in the 1950s, performing in live television. He has over 200 television appearances to his credit, in series such as "Riverboat," "Gunsmok e," "Hawk," "Dan August" and "B.L. Stryker," which he produced in his native Florida. He starred in and executive produced the series "Evening Shade," directing the majority of the episodes of the comedy, which was produced by his Burt Reynolds' Productions in association with CBS and Mozark Productions. In 1990 "Evening Shade" brought Reynolds his ninth People's Choice Award as Favorite Male Performer in a New Television Series. In 1991, he won Emmy and Golden Globe Awards for Best Performance in a Comedy. He also starred in, directed and produced the television movie "The Man from Left Field."
Reynolds made his professional stage debut with Charlton Heston in the 1956 New York revival of "Mr. Roberts," directed by John Forsythe. He made his Broadway debut in "Look, We've Come Through" for director Jose Quintero. He is the founder of the Jupiter Theatre in Jupiter, Florida, where has directed eight plays and starred in two. He has also toured the United States in various theatre productions and with his one man show, "An Evening with Burt Reynolds."
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