LOS ANGELES , California ( CNN ) -- Burt Reynolds checked into a drug rehab clinic `` to regain control of his life '' after becoming addicting to painkillers prescribed following back surgery , his manager said . Reynolds won Golden Globe for his role as a porn producer in the 1997 hit movie `` Boogie Nights . '' A short statement , issued by manager Erik Kritzer on Wednesday , did not say when or where Reynolds entered rehab . `` After a recent back surgery , Mr. Reynolds felt like he was going through hell and after a while , realized he was a prisoner of prescription pain pills , '' Kritzer said . `` He checked himself into rehab in order to regain control of his life . `` Mr. Reynolds hopes his story will help others in a similar situation , '' Kritzer said . `` He hopes they will not try to solve the problem by themselves , but realize that sometimes it is too tough to do on their own and they should seek help , as he did . '' Reynolds was an Academy Award nominee and Golden Globe winner for his role as a porn producer in the 1997 hit movie `` Boogie Nights . '' His film career , which started in 1961 , also included starring roles in the classic movies `` Deliverance , '' `` Smokey and the Bandit '' and `` Cannonball Run . ''
He is addicted to painkillers , after back surgery , manager says . Not clear where or when the legendary film and television actor entered rehab . ` ` He checked himself into rehab in order to regain control of his life , '' manager says . His film career includes supporting roles in ` ` ' , '' ` ` , and the Bandit ''