Title: Burt Reynolds
Content: box office failures, Reynolds returned to television, starring in the sitcom "Evening Shade" (1990–1994). He was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his performance in "Boogie Nights" (1997). Burton Leon Reynolds Jr. was the son of Harriette Fernette "Fern" ("née" Miller; 1902–1992) and Burton Milo Reynolds (1906–2002). He had Dutch, English, Scots-Irish, and Scottish ancestry. He also claimed Cherokee and Italian roots, both of which remain unverified. During his career, he often claimed to have been born in Waycross, Georgia, although he said in 2015 he was actually born in Lansing, Michigan. He was born on

Title: Evening Shade
Content: Evening Shade Evening Shade is an American television sitcom that aired on CBS from September 21, 1990 to May 23, 1994. The series stars Burt Reynolds as Wood Newton, an ex-professional football player for the Pittsburgh Steelers, who returns to rural Evening Shade, Arkansas, to coach a high-school football team with a long losing streak. Reynolds personally requested to use the Steelers as his character's former team, because he is a fan. The general theme of the show is the appeal of small-town life. Episodes often ended with a closing narration by Ossie Davis, as his character Ponder Blue, summing

Title: Burt Reynolds
Content: the series' run, Reynolds also made a cameo in "The Player" (1992). He starred in a film aimed at children, "Cop & 1/2" (1993), and two TV movies, "Wind in the Wire" (1993) and "The Man from Left Field" (1993); he also directed the latter, which co-starred Reba McEntire. When "Evening Shade" ended, Reynolds played the lead in a horror film, "The Maddening" (1995). However, he gradually moved into being more of a character actor - he had key support roles in "Citizen Ruth" (1996), an early work from Alexander Payne, and "Striptease" (1996) with Demi Moore. He had to

Title: Burt Reynolds
Content: but the commercial reception was poor. "When I was doing very well," he said at the time, "I wasn't conscious I was doing very well, but I became very conscious when I wasn't doing very well. The atmosphere changed." Reynolds returned to TV series with "B.L. Stryker" (1989–90). It only ran one season, during which time Reynolds played a supporting part in "Modern Love" (1990). Reynolds then starred in a sitcom, "Evening Shade" (1990–94) as Woodward "Wood" Newton. The program was a considerable success and ran for four seasons and 98 episodes. This role earned him an Emmy Award. During

Title: Evening Shade
Content: CBS Productions, Burt Reynolds Productions, and MTM Enterprises. CBS retained full ownership of the series while MTM syndicated the series in the United States. On July 15, 2008 CBS DVD/Paramount Home Entertainment released the first season on DVD, albeit with music changes and re-scoring Visual Entertainment plans to release the complete series on DVD in Region 1 at an unspecified future date. Evening Shade Evening Shade is an American television sitcom that aired on CBS from September 21, 1990 to May 23, 1994. The series stars Burt Reynolds as Wood Newton, an ex-professional football player for the Pittsburgh Steelers, who

Question: Which character did Burt Reynolds play in Evening Shade?
Answer: Wood Newton