Getty Image / Silver Screen Collection / Contributor Burt Reynolds 1977 Pontiac Firebird Trans Am is currently for sale Potential buyers can place a bid on it at Barrett-Jackson’s auction site The Firebird was given to Reynolds as thanks for his performance in Smokey and the Bandit If there

Burt Reynolds is one of the most iconic actors from Hollywood of yesteryear. Fun fact that most of you probably already know but I’m going to remind you of anyway: Burt Reynolds played football on a full scholarship at Florida State as a fullback and he was roommates with the legendary Lee Corso.

Author: Rebecca Onion / Source: Slate Magazine I can’t recall when I first saw the famous Burt Reynolds centerfold in Cosmopolitan, but I was probably about 18. The photo, taken in 1972 when Reynolds was not yet famous (but getting there) exudes warmth. I could almost smell the cigarillo he’s

America has never been more divided. Yet no matter if you are red, blue, Christian, Jewish, Muslim, goat, gay, straight horseshoe fitter or what-have-you, there is one thing that ties us together: We all lose people who we love and admire. From grandfathers and grandmothers to fathers and mothers

Movie star and American icon Burt Reynolds passed away Thursday due to cardiopulmonary arrest at the age of 82. The charismatic actor was the number 1 box office attraction for a five-year stretch starting in the  1970s, appearing in films such as The Longest Yard, Smokey and the Bandit,