Burt Reynolds

Burton Leon "Burt" Reynolds, Jr. was an American actor, director, and producer. He starred in many film and television roles, and was best known for playing Paul "Wrecking" Crewe in , Bo Darville "Bandit" in the , and voicing Charie B. Barkin in Don Bluth's 1989 animated film .
His Disney roles included Walt Disney World 4th of July Spectacular, where he made an appearance as himself, and appeared in "Mickey's 50" and "Mickey's 60th Birthday". He also collaborated with Disney's Buena Vista Television subsidiary for the game show Win, Lose or Draw, which was based off game nights held at his house (the set was modeled after his living room); he co-produced with host and game show veteran ; Disney Channel aired Teen Win, Lose or Draw from 1989 to 1992 and revived the show in 2014. Reynolds also played himself in The Golden Girls, Judge Walter Burns in Mystery, Alaska, Blaine Gibbons in the 1996 Miramax film , and Joey "Bats" Pistella in the 2000 Touchstone Pictures film The Crew.
In addition to his actual Disney roles, Reynolds was also spoofed as the character Boat Reynolds in Planes: Fire & Rescue, although he does not speak, and was mentioned in Herbie Goes Bananas.
==Spoof==
BoatReynolds.jpg|Boat Reynolds(Planes: Fire & Rescue)
==Gallery==
Burt Reynolds 14th SAG.jpg|Burt Reynolds attending the 14th annual Screen Actors Guild Awards in January 2008.
Burt Reynolds SXSW16.jpg|Burt Reynolds attending the 2016 SXSW Film Fest.
==Trivia==
*He is not related to Ryan Reynolds.
*Reynolds was once considered for the voice role of Dodger in Disney's 1988 animated feature film Oliver & Company.
*He was also considered for the voice role of Roquefort in The Aristocats.
*He was also considered for the role of Bert in Mary Poppins.
*He was also the original choice for voicing Dr. Phillium Benedict in Recess: School's Out, but the directors thought he was too scary for younger viewers, thus James Woods was cast instead.
*He was also considered for the role of Eddie Valiant in Who Framed Roger Rabbit. However, Bob Hoskins ended up being cast in that part.Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988): NotStarring at IMDb
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