Actor Burt Reynolds, Star Of 1970s Box Office Classics, Dies At 82

(CBS) -- Burt Reynolds, who starred in 1970s classics such as "Deliverance," "The Longest Yard," and "Smokey and The Bandit" has died. He was 82.

The Hollywood Reporter said Reynolds, who received an Oscar nomination when he portrayed porn director Jack Horner in Boogie Nights, died Thursday in Jupiter, Fla.

CBS News confirmed the actor's death through his publicist

Reynolds rose to fame in the '70s and had a prolific career. He was currently filming Once Upon a Time in Hollywood alongside Brad Pitt and Leonardo DiCaprio, which is out in theaters in 2019.

In 1972, Reynolds posed nude in "Comsopolitan" magazine. That issue reportedly sold 1.3 million copies.  He later said in an interview that he regretted doing the photo shoot.

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 hit film "Smokey and the Bandit" with Sally Field, his one-time girlfriend.

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.

Reynolds suffered from several health issues over the past decade. In 2013, he was admitted to the intensive care unit of a Florida hospital due to dehydration and severe flu symptoms. In 2010, Reynolds underwent a quintuple heart bypass one year after entering rehab to end a reliance on prescription drug habit acquired after back surgery.