Burt Reynolds, star of “Boogie Nights” and “Smokey and the Bandit,” dies at 82

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FILE – Actor Burt Reynolds arrives at the premiere of Dukes of Hazzard in Los Angeles in this Thursday, July 28, 2005 file photo. A bank is seeking to foreclose on Burt Reynolds’ Florida home so that it can collect about $1.2 million for a mortgage. Merrill Lynch Credit Corp. has filed a lawsuit in Martin County against Reynolds, BankAtlantic and Great Eastern Mortgage, claiming the Emmy Award-winning actor has not made a mortgage payment since Sept. 1, 2010 on the 12,500-square-foot house. (AP Photo/Matt Sayles, FILE) MATT SAYLES

Burt Reynolds, the star of movies like “Boogie Nights” and “Deliverance,” has died at 82, his publicist Jeffrey Lane confirmed to CBS News. He reportedly died Thursday morning at Jupiter Medical in Florida.

The actor, director and producer was born in Lansing, Michigan, in 1936, and played football at Florida State University before an injury dashed hopes of a football career.

He launched his acting career with TV shows like “Gunsmoke” and “Dan August,” but his breakout film role was in “Deliverance” in 1972. He was Hollywood’s top-grossing star each year from 1978 through 1982, during which he starred in the 1977 hit film “Smokey and the Bandit” with Sally Field.

Reynolds made a comeback with 1997’s “Boogie Nights,” for which he was nominated for an Oscar.

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