In his heyday, Burt Reynolds was making $10 million per movie and owned a a 150 acre ranch in South Florida Ale Russian is a contributing writer at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2023.

Burt Reynolds was an American actor. He rose to fame on Gunsmoke (1962-1965). Reynolds went on to star in the films Deliverance (1972), The Longest Yard (1974), Smokey and the Bandit (1977 ...

Burt Reynolds' career was equally prolific as it ... Boogie Nights would define his career for millions of younger movie ...