When injuries derailed his promising athletic career , Reynolds turned to acting . Burt Reynolds is ` ` feeling better , '' though still in the hospital with flu symptoms , his representative says . He likely will be released from the hospital on Monday , the hospital 's representative adds . Reynolds was one of America 's most popular actors in the 1970s and 1980s . He starred in ` ` films , '' the ` ` Smokey and the Bandit '' series and ` ` Boogie Nights ''
Burt Reynolds is ` ` feeling better , '' though still in the hospital with flu symptoms , his representative says . He likely will be released from the hospital on Monday , the hospital 's representative adds . Reynolds was one of America 's most popular actors in the 1970s and 1980s . He starred in ` ` films , '' the ` ` Smokey and the Bandit '' series and ` ` Boogie Nights ''