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Real reason why Paul Burt was sacked

<p>A senior source from Channel Seven has revealed the real reason why Paul Burt was sacked, just days after he <a href="https://www.oversixty.com.au/entertainment/tv/axed-weatherman-s-blunt-farewell-message-live-on-air" target="_blank" rel="noopener">unleashed</a> at his former employer live on-air. </p> <p>An insider at the network reportedly told the<em> <a href="https://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-13682975/Paul-Burt-Seven-sacked-reason.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Daily Mail</a> </em>that Burt, who worked at Seven for more than a decade, was sacked because focus group research found he was unpopular with audiences. </p> <p>"Paul Burt was sacked after extensive audience research across the Queensland market that identified he was one of the least-liked presenters on-air, with the dreaded 'switch-off' factor," the source said. </p> <p>The research had been conducted in the first quarter of 2024. </p> <p>The source also told the <em>Daily Mail</em> that perceived audience appeal was an important consideration when deciding who would be let go from the program and "it's not like names were picked out of a hat."</p> <p>"Networks spend a fortune on polling and focus groups to identify emerging talent and test long-serving presenters," they said. </p> <p>"The audience decides who reads the news."</p> <p>Burt did not accept the research, telling the <em>Daily Mail</em>: "I mean, these people are going to try and cover their backs." </p> <p>"I think if they're looking at numbers like that, they might want to change the people who are giving them those numbers.</p> <p>"Because I'm on the ground, I hear what people say and I understand what they want. I've been doing it now for 28 years."</p> <p><em>Daily Mail </em>also obtained a farewell email that Burt sent to his colleagues at the network on Monday afternoon. </p> <p>"Hey everyone, never thought I'd be writing this email anytime soon, but here we go," the email reportedly began. </p> <p>"First and foremost, I want to say thank you to everyone who I have worked directly with, you have all been incredibly awesome and do sensational jobs and deserve far more recognition than you get. </p> <p>"Secondly, those who reached out to me after the news over the weekend and today to 'check in' on me and pass on your kind words, wow, it's been very humbling so thank you."</p> <p>Burt also reportedly did not attend his farewell last Friday and had told management he would not be attending it. </p> <p>"I'm not that kind of guy," he told the <em>Daily Mail</em>. </p> <p>"I don't want there to be any hoo-ha. I don't need a cake. I'm not interested."</p> <p>He also said that he did not wanted to cut into his work schedule on a busy Friday evening when he did about 10 live crosses to the newsroom. </p> <p>"I don't want to give up my time to get back to the office when I'm on location," he said. </p> <p>"I didn't want to stand there and get, 'Here's a cake, congratulations, goodbye and thank you for your time'. I never asked for it." </p> <p>He also said:  "Don't get me wrong, I really admire the network. I love the network. I truly do.</p> <p>"Unfortunately, I just think at this point in time, things could have been handled a bit differently in certain sectors of the newsroom.  </p> <p>"If you have three of your best-selling items in a shop, do you get rid of those three and just deal with what's left over? As a business person, I don't think you do."</p> <p>Seven West Media, which also owns the West Australian, is slashing 150 editorial staff in a round of redundancies, which has affected other big names like newsreader Sharyn Ghidella. </p> <p><em>Images: Seven</em></p>

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Axed weatherman's blunt farewell message live on-air

<p>Weatherman Paul Burt has lashed out at Channel 7 in an awkward final report after he was axed by the network. </p> <p>The veteran weatherman was recently cut by Seven after almost three decades in the industry as part of a cost-cutting move, and he took aim at the network in his final sign off on Saturday. </p> <p>“Hello everybody yes it is my last weather for the network tonight,” he began. </p> <p>“Let’s get straight into it everyone because it’s the most important thing is your Sunday and not me.”</p> <p>He then detailed the weather outlook before presenter Samantha Heathwood farewelled him.</p> <p>Burt then thanked viewers for their "trust, loyalty, and support" and thanked his family before unleashing on the network. </p> <p>“If I’d had the opportunity I wouldn’t have wanted to go this way,” Burt said. “It’s what happens when you get sacked”.</p> <p>The network then cut to footage for Burt, who has been at Seven since 2013, presenting various segments over the years, including him delivering the weather from a helicopter during floods. </p> <p>In an interview with <em>The Australian</em>, Burt revealed that he had only been given  “55 seconds to say my goodbyes”. </p> <p>“I really don’t understand it, why people are being treated this way,” Burt said.</p> <p>“It was a shock, I was told to come in and have a meeting which I did and I was told my contract was not being renewed. It was rather embarrassing for my wife and children. They found out before I could even tell them. Obviously things get leaked.</p> <p>“Some of the decisions made lately are quite harsh. I’ve lost a lot of friends who have been made redundant or got the sack.”</p> <p>Burt wasn't the only one made redundant in the network's cost-cutting move. Veterans including Robert Ovadia, Sharyn Ghidella,  Andrew Frampton and seasoned Melbourne crime reporter Cameron Baud have all gone.</p> <p><em>Images: Channel 7</em></p>

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Star of Rocky passes away aged 83

<p>Burt Young, the actor best known for his role as Paulie in the <em>Rocky</em> movies, has passed away. </p> <p>The sad news was confirmed by his daughter, who told the New York Times he died while surrounded by his friends and family on October 8th at the age of 83. </p> <p>Following the news of his death, his fellow Rocky co-star Sylvester Stallone paid tribute to his life-long friend.</p> <p>"To my Dear Friend, BURT YOUNG, you were an incredible man's and artist, I and the World will miss you very much...RIP."</p> <blockquote class="instagram-media" style="background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 540px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);" data-instgrm-permalink="https://www.instagram.com/p/Cyj9jvaN8h2/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading" data-instgrm-version="14"> <div style="padding: 16px;"> <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: row; align-items: center;"> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; 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“He gave the world so much": Burt Bacharach dies at age 94

<p>Burt Bacharach has died at the age of 94. </p> <p>According to a statement given to the Associated Press by his publicist Tina Brausman, the legendary music composer passed away peacefully in his California home on Wednesday of natural causes. </p> <p>His official Instagram page “Team Bacharach,” marked his passing saying, “It is with saddened hearts that we share the passing of our father, husband and friend”.</p> <p>“He gave the world so much, and we are eternally grateful. The music is always there, so please keep listening.”</p> <blockquote class="instagram-media" style="background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 540px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);" data-instgrm-captioned="" data-instgrm-permalink="https://www.instagram.com/p/CocqPS-JYiR/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading" data-instgrm-version="14"> <div style="padding: 16px;"> <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: row; align-items: center;"> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 40px; margin-right: 14px; width: 40px;"> </div> <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center;"> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 100px;"> </div> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; 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border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 20px; width: 20px;"> </div> <div style="width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 2px solid transparent; border-left: 6px solid #f4f4f4; border-bottom: 2px solid transparent; transform: translateX(16px) translateY(-4px) rotate(30deg);"> </div> </div> <div style="margin-left: auto;"> <div style="width: 0px; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-right: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(16px);"> </div> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; flex-grow: 0; height: 12px; width: 16px; transform: translateY(-4px);"> </div> <div style="width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-left: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(-4px) translateX(8px);"> </div> </div> </div> <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center; margin-bottom: 24px;"> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 224px;"> </div> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 144px;"> </div> </div> <p style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;"><a style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none;" href="https://www.instagram.com/p/CocqPS-JYiR/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading" target="_blank" rel="noopener">A post shared by Burt Bacharach (@burtbacharach)</a></p> </div> </blockquote> <p>Bacharach, who was born Kansas City, Missouri, in 1928, won six Grammys and three Oscars during his stellar career, while also recording 73 top 40 hits in the US and 52 in the UK.</p> <p>Seen as one of the 20th century’s most important composers of popular music, his songs included <em>Raindrops Keep Fallin’ on My Head</em>, <em>What the World Needs Now</em>, <em>The Look of Love</em>, <em>(They Long to be) Close to You</em>, <em>Say a Little Prayer</em>, <em>Walk on By</em> and <em>Magic Moments</em>. </p> <p>He went on to write the movie soundtracks for <em>What’s New, Pussycat?</em>, <em>Alfie</em> and <em>Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid</em>, the latter of which won him his first Oscar in 1970.</p> <p>Bacharach also wrote songs for musical icons such as Aretha Franklin, Dusty Springfield, The Carpenters and Tom Jones among many others.</p> <div> </div> <p>In a statement to the<a title="www.latimes.com" href="https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/music/story/2023-02-09/dionne-warwick-burt-bacharach-dead-tribute-reaction"> Los Angeles Times</a>, Bacharach’s writing partner Dionne Warwick said his death was like “losing a family member”.</p> <p>“These words I’ve been asked to write are being written with sadness over the loss of my dear friend and my musical partner.”</p> <p>“My heartfelt condolences go out to his family letting them know he is now peacefully resting and I too will miss him.”</p> <p><em>Image credits: Getty Images</em></p>

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Sally Field opens up about her controlling relationship with Burt Reynolds

<p>Sally Field is revealing more about her one-time relationship with the late Burt Reynolds in her new memoir, <em>In Pieces</em>.</p> <p>Released on Tuesday, the book exposed the pair's tumultuous relationship as Field described the actor – who she dated for several years since the beginning of 1977 – as controlling and distant.</p> <p>“By the time we met, the weight of his stardom had become a way for Burt to control everyone around him, and from the moment I walked through the door, it was a way to control me. We were a perfect match of flaws,” she wrote. “Blindly I fell into a rut that had long ago formed in my road, a pre-programmed behaviour as if in some past I had pledged a soul binding commitment to this man.”</p> <p>Reynolds, who first met Field on the set of <em>Smokey and the Bandit</em>, told <em><a rel="noopener" href="https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2015/11/burt-reynolds-on-career-bankruptcy-regrets" target="_blank">Vanity Fair</a> </em>in 2015 that Field was the “love of my life".</p> <p>“I was always flattered when he said that,” Field told Diane Sawyer on <em>Good Morning America</em>. “But he was a complicated man.”</p> <p>Field has previously spoken to <a rel="noopener" href="https://www.nytimes.com/2018/09/11/books/sally-field-burt-reynolds-in-pieces-memoir.html" target="_blank"><em>The New York Times</em></a>, saying she was “glad” Reynolds wasn’t around to read her book. Reynolds died on September 6 at the age of 82.</p> <p>“This would hurt him,” she said in the interview last week. “I felt glad that he wasn’t going to read it, he wasn’t going to be asked about it, and he wasn’t going to have to defend himself or lash out, which he probably would have.”</p> <p>Field opened up about her dark past in her book as she revealed that she had been molested by her stepfather during her childhood, something that later on affected the relationship she shared with Reynolds.</p> <p>She told <em>The New York Times</em> that her time with Reynolds was “confusing and complicated, and not without loving and caring, but really complicated and hurtful to me.” </p>

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Here’s why Burt Reynolds has left his only son out of his will

<p>One would think that Burt Reynolds would have left all his assets and prized possessions in the hands of his only son, Quinton Reynolds, but that isn’t the case.</p> <p>The late Hollywood actor has left his son's name out of his will, and named his niece, Nancy Lee Brown Hess, as the trustee of his estate.</p> <p>At the peak of his career, Reynolds used to demand an upwards of US$10 million per movie but at the time of his death on September 6, he was only worth a reported US$5 million.</p> <p>According to court documents released by<span> </span><em>The Blast</em>, Reynolds officially signed off on the will in 2011, putting all his life earnings into a trust which will be managed by Hess.</p> <p>But it wasn’t all doom and gloom for the actor's 30-year-old son, as his only child with ex-wife and actress, Loni Anderson, Quinton will still benefit from his father’s decision. The document states that the actor created the trust so that money will continuously be put aside for him. This is done to avoid estate taxes.</p> <p>“I intentionally omit him from this, my Last Will and Testament, as I have provided for him during my lifetime in my Declaration of Trust,” Reynolds stated in the legal document.</p> <p>The Hollywood actor tragically died after a heart attack in a Florida hospital earlier this month. The 82-year-old was surrounded by loved ones at the time of his death.</p> <p>“It is with a broken heart that I said goodbye to my uncle today,” Hess told Page Six in a statement at the time. “My uncle was not just a movie icon; he was a generous, passionate and sensitive man, who was dedicated to his family, friends, fans and acting students.”</p>

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Celebrities share sorrow at passing of Burt Reynolds

<p class="sics-component__html-injector sics-component__story__intro sics-component__story__paragraph">Friends and colleagues in Hollywood are mourning the passing of actor Burt Reynolds, who has died aged 82.</p> <p class="sics-component__html-injector sics-component__story__paragraph">Reynolds was one of the hottest stars in the 1970s and '80s, putting in memorable performances in <em>Deliverance, Smokey and the Bandit</em> and <em>Best Little Whorehouse in Texas</em>. </p> <p class="sics-component__html-injector sics-component__story__paragraph">He earned an Oscar nomination for best supporting actor in <em>Boogie Nights</em> in 1997 and produced the popular sitcom <em>Evening Shade</em>. Those who knew him have taken to social media to remember his humour and warmth.</p> <p class="sics-component__html-injector sics-component__story__paragraph">Arnold Schwarznegger said Reynolds was one of his heroes.</p> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"> <p dir="ltr">Burt Reynolds was one of my heroes. He was a trailblazer. He showed the way to transition from being an athlete to being the highest paid actor, and he always inspired me. He also had a great sense of humor - check out his Tonight Show clips. My thoughts are with his family.</p> — Arnold (@Schwarzenegger)<span> </span><a href="https://twitter.com/Schwarzenegger/status/1037780242151010304?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 6, 2018</a></blockquote> <p class="sics-component__html-injector sics-component__story__paragraph">Dolly Parton, who acted and sang with him in <em>Best Little Whorehouse in Texas</em>, has said she will always love him.</p> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"> <p dir="ltr"><a href="https://t.co/n5nL4D040v">pic.twitter.com/n5nL4D040v</a></p> — Dolly Parton (@DollyParton)<span> </span><a href="https://twitter.com/DollyParton/status/1037797941069668352?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 6, 2018</a></blockquote> <p class="sics-component__html-injector sics-component__story__paragraph">Comedian Ricky Gervais has commented on Reynolds' sense of humour. "Seems his whole career was tongue in cheek. Always warm and funny."</p> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"> <p dir="ltr">RIP Burt Reynolds. Seems his whole career was tongue in cheek. Always warm and funny.</p> — Ricky Gervais (@rickygervais)<span> </span><a href="https://twitter.com/rickygervais/status/1037782841805991938?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 6, 2018</a></blockquote> <p class="sics-component__html-injector sics-component__story__paragraph">Singer and actress Reba McEntire, who starred with Reynolds in the TV film <em>The Man From Left Field</em> wrote, "I'll never forget the wonderful times we spent together."</p> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"> <p dir="ltr">My good friend has started a new journey. Rest in my peace my friend. I’ll never forget the wonderful times we spent together.<span> </span><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/BurtReynolds?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#BurtReynolds</a><span> </span><a href="https://t.co/DXzIchYDjl">pic.twitter.com/DXzIchYDjl</a></p> — Reba (@reba)<span> </span><a href="https://twitter.com/reba/status/1037780888963174404?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 6, 2018</a></blockquote> <p class="sics-component__html-injector sics-component__story__paragraph"><em>Karate Kid</em> actor Ralph Macchio has recalled meeting him a few years ago.</p> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"> <p dir="ltr">As a kid I must have seen Smokey and the Bandit 10 times in the theatre. Met Burt Reynolds a few years back... so glad I did. Deliverance, Boogie Nights... some great ones. RIP</p> — Ralph Macchio (@ralphmacchio)<span> </span><a href="https://twitter.com/ralphmacchio/status/1037780748827348993?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 6, 2018</a></blockquote> <p class="sics-component__html-injector sics-component__story__paragraph">Patton Oswald has shared a story about Reynolds deciding to get acting lessons after he was fired from both <em>Gunsmoke</em> and <em>Rawhide</em>.</p> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"> <p dir="ltr">Burt Reynolds &amp; Clint Eastwood were fired from GUNSMOKE &amp; RAWHIDE at the same time. Burt was told he couldn't act and Clint his neck was too skinny. In the parking lot, Burt said to Clint, "I dunno what you're gonna do, but I'm gonna take acting lessons."<span> </span><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/RIPBurtReynolds?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#RIPBurtReynolds</a></p> — Patton Oswalt (@pattonoswalt)<span> </span><a href="https://twitter.com/pattonoswalt/status/1037780253756731392?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 6, 2018</a></blockquote> <p class="sics-component__html-injector sics-component__story__paragraph">Rapper Vanilla Ice, who was quarantined on the Emirates plane in New York on which 100 people were sick, has tweeted about his "traumatic week" and shared a sweet photo of himself with the actor.</p> <p class="sics-component__html-injector sics-component__story__paragraph"> </p> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"> <p dir="ltr">What a traumatic week. Now today. My good friend Bert Reynolds has passed away. Feeling super emotional right now. Long live The<span> </span><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Legend?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Legend</a><span> </span><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Bandit?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Bandit</a><span> </span><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/BurtReynolds?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#BurtReynolds</a><span> </span>you will be missed.<span> </span><a href="https://t.co/JcJZ5VmU1J">pic.twitter.com/JcJZ5VmU1J</a></p> — Vanilla Ice (@vanillaice)<span> </span><a href="https://twitter.com/vanillaice/status/1037780556904321026?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 6, 2018</a></blockquote> <p><em>Republished by permission of<span> </span><a href="https://www.stuff.co.nz/entertainment/celebrities/106896362/celebrities-share-their-sorrow-at-passing-of-actor-burt-reynolds-82">Stuff.co.nz</a>.</em></p> <p> </p>

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Hollywood actor Burt Reynolds has died aged 82

<p>Burt Reynolds, the actor who defined '70s machismo on the big screen, has died. He was 82.</p> <p>According to reports, the star of<span> </span><em>Smokey and the Bandit</em>,<span> </span><em>Deliverance</em><span> </span>and<span> </span><em>Boogie Nights</em><span> </span>was recovering from a short illness in hospital when he suffered a heart attack. </p> <p>Reynolds died at the Jupiter Medical Center in Florida, his manager told <em>The Hollywood Reporter.</em></p> <p>He was the top-grossing star in Hollywood every year from 1978, when he had four movies playing in cinemas at once, through to 1982. </p> <p>Reynolds was nominated for an Oscar for his role as a porn director in the 1997 movie,<span> </span><em>Boogie Nights</em>.</p> <p>However, according to Hollywood legend, when he watched  himself in the film for the first time, he fired his agent, as he was so unhappy.</p> <div class="html-asset"> <div id="58d1e0f7f78ced6518eee162" class="vdb_player " data-placeholder="//img.vidible.tv/prod/2018-09/06/5b917cfa0ca7c807f1aa83b1/5b917d5db594fb7226c93e0d_o_U_v1.jpg?w=1440&amp;h=900&amp;q=60"> <div id="vdb_769d9303-9064-4768-a210-81e090856c40"> <div class="display-ad story_body_advert"> <div id="storybody__container"> <div id="storybody" class="storybody mbl" data-google-query-id="CO_hs6mpp90CFccTvQod_wEMAw"> <div class="SandboxRoot env-bp-350" data-twitter-event-id="0"> <div id="twitter-widget-0" class="EmbeddedTweet EmbeddedTweet--edge EmbeddedTweet--mediaForward media-forward js-clickToOpenTarget js-tweetIdInfo tweet-InformationCircle-widgetParent" data-click-to-open-target="https://twitter.com/vanillaice/status/1037780556904321026" data-iframe-title="Twitter Tweet" data-scribe="page:tweet" data-tweet-id="1037780556904321026" data-twitter-event-id="1"> <div class="MediaCard-media"> <div id="page"> <div id="container"> <div id="content"> <div id="left_col"> <div id="64438100" class="landscapephoto"><img style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" class="photoborder" src="https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/2/d/4/r/8/image.related.StuffLandscapeSixteenByNine.620x349.1rn5kq.png/1536265544821.jpg" alt="Burt Reynolds, left, and Mark Wahlberg in Boogie Nights." title="" /> <div class="photocredit" style="text-align: center;"><em>Burt Reynolds, left, and Mark Wahlberg in Boogie Nights.</em></div> <div class="hdivider"></div> <div class="hdivider">The macho star also appeared in 1972's <em>Deliverance,</em> which was nominated for three Academy Awards.</div> </div> <div class="videowrapper"> <div class="hdivider"> <div class="html-asset"> <div id="58d1e0f7f78ced6518eee162" class="vdb_player " data-placeholder="//img.vidible.tv/prod/2018-09/06/5b917cfa0ca7c807f1aa83b1/5b917d5db594fb7226c93e0d_o_U_v1.jpg?w=1440&amp;h=900&amp;q=60"> <div id="vdb_769d9303-9064-4768-a210-81e090856c40"> <p>More recently, in 2005 Reynolds starred in the Adam Sandler film <em>The Longest Yard </em>and played Boss Hogg in <em>The Dukes of Hazzard</em> remake.</p> <p>In 2015 he was honoured by the Stuntmen's Association of Motion Pictures with the organisation's Richard "Diamond" Farnsworth Award. Reynolds often did his own stunts on film and television.</p> <div class="display-ad story_body_advert"> <div id="storybody__container"> <div id="storybody" class="storybody mbl" data-google-query-id="CO_hs6mpp90CFccTvQod_wEMAw"> <p>Stars have taken to social media to pay tribute to Reynolds.</p> <div> <div class="SandboxRoot env-bp-350" data-twitter-event-id="0"> <div id="twitter-widget-0" class="EmbeddedTweet EmbeddedTweet--edge EmbeddedTweet--mediaForward media-forward js-clickToOpenTarget js-tweetIdInfo tweet-InformationCircle-widgetParent" data-click-to-open-target="https://twitter.com/vanillaice/status/1037780556904321026" data-iframe-title="Twitter Tweet" data-scribe="page:tweet" data-tweet-id="1037780556904321026" data-twitter-event-id="1"> <div class="MediaCard-media"> <div id="page"> <div id="container"> <div id="content"> <div id="left_col"> <p>Reynolds had been set to appear in Quentin Tarantino's next film, <em>Once Upon a Hollywood.</em></p> <div class="videowrapper"> <div class="hdivider">He was married twice. First to to British actress Judy Carne in 1963, who he divorced two years later. In 1988, he married actress Loni Anderson, but that also ended bitterly in 1993.</div> </div> <p>Reynolds is survived by his son, Quinton.</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="videowrapper"> <div class="videocredit"><span class="videocredittext"></span></div> <div class="hdivider"><em>Republished by permission of <a href="https://www.stuff.co.nz/entertainment/film/106896122/smokey-the-bandit-star-burt-reynolds-has-died">Stuff.co.nz</a>.</em></div> <div class="hdivider"></div> </div> <div class="videowrapper"> <div id="video-1rn64f" class="video-js bc-video-in-article vjs-mouse vjs-paused vjs-controls-enabled vjs-workinghover vjs-v5 bc-player-rJgiPtbXHb_default vjs-plugins-ready vjs-contextmenu vjs-contextmenu-ui vjs-player-info vjs-errors vjs-ffxnz-overlay vjs-quality-menu vjs-user-inactive vjs-ima3-not-playing-yet vjs-ad-controls vjs-ima3-html5 ima3-loading-spinner" data-article-playlist-id="4618317335001" data-suppress="false" data-external-guid="" data-video-id="5831742373001" data-embed="default" data-player="rJgiPtbXHb" data-account="3921507366001" aria-label="video player"> <div></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div id="footer-bottom"> <div id="footer-bottom-left"> <div class="footer-bottom-left-row"></div> </div> <div id="footer-bottom-right"></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div>

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