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Dolly Parton, James Woods, Reba McEntire and more public figures took to social media to share their thoughts on the late actor.

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00:00Where are we going? No, don't tell me, let me guess. We are a bride in search of a wedding.

00:06Burr Reynolds, the charismatic star of such films as Deliverance, The Longest Yard, and Smokey and the Bandit,

00:12who set out to have as much fun as possible on and off the screen and wildly succeeded, has died.

00:18He was 82. Reynolds died Thursday morning at Jupiter Medical Center in Florida.

00:23His manager confirmed the news to The Hollywood Reporter.

00:26The actor first rose to fame when he joined the TV series Gunsmoke for its eighth season in 1962.

00:32Well, that makes sense. You're two of a kind. Half-breed, cheap bargain.

00:37Reynolds went on to be the number one box office attraction for a five-year stretch, starting in the late 1970s.

00:44He was Hollywood's top-grossing star every year from 1978 through 1982.

00:49In 1978, he had four movies playing in theaters at the same time.

00:53First explorers saw this country.

00:56Saw it just like us, in a canoe.

01:00Always with a wink, Reynolds shined in many action films, often doing his own stunts.

01:04And in such romantic comedies as Starting Over, opposite Candace Bergen in 1979,

01:10The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas with Dolly Parton in 1982,

01:14Best Friends with Goldie Hawn also in 1982,

01:16and The Man Who Loved Women with Julie Andrews in 1983.

01:19The actor received an Oscar nomination and won a Golden Globe for his role in 1997's Boogie Nights.

01:26It is my idea to make a film that the story just sucks them in.

01:33Reynolds also received awards recognition for his starring role in the CBS sitcom Evening Shade,

01:38winning an Emmy for his work on the show in 1991.

01:40Despite the ups and downs of a Hollywood life, the iconic actor seemed to have no regrets.

01:45He wrote in the final paragraph of his memoir, published in 2015,

01:49For more on Burt Reynolds' life and career that spanned over six decades, head to THR.com.

02:07Until next time, for The Hollywood Reporter News, I'm Tiffany Taylor.