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Dan Epstein<\/a>\u00a0created an excellent profile of Burt Reynolds for Rolling Stone.\u00a0\u00a0In Praise of Burt Reynolds: The Last Good Ol’ Boy Movie Star<\/a> is well worth a read.\u00a0 Here’s a few tidbits…<\/p>\n …even at the height of his fame, Reynolds was never really taken seriously as an actor. Part of the problem, perhaps, was that he was so damned good-looking…<\/p>\n Nobody had more onscreen or offscreen swagger in his stride or a more knowing twinkle in his eye. He was Cary Grant crossed with Tom Jones \u2013 funny, sharp, self-aware and surprisingly unpretentious…<\/p>\n And maybe his natural inclination towards fun was part of the problem. Even in his prime, well before all the Cannonball Runs and Stroker Aces and Rent-a-Cops began piling up like a trash strike, he paid scant attention to “building his brand” as a serious actor. The man preferred instead to do whatever happened to strike his fancy at the time…<\/p>\n Now, thanks to Rifkin, Reynolds is back with what’s arguably his best performance since Boogie Nights…<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n