{"id":4283,"date":"2025-11-05T15:30:03","date_gmt":"2025-11-05T15:30:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aboutclassmates.com\/blog\/?p=4283"},"modified":"2026-01-13T13:13:28","modified_gmt":"2026-01-13T21:13:28","slug":"burt-reynolds-high-school-yearbook-photo-education","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.classmates.com\/blog\/burt-reynolds-high-school-yearbook-photo-education\/","title":{"rendered":"Burt Reynolds High School Yearbook Photo & Education"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Burt Reynolds<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Feb 11, 1936 – Sep 06, 2018<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Actor, Director<\/p>\n\n\n\n

High School:<\/strong> Palm Beach High School<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Yearbooks:<\/strong> 1952<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Yearbook photos of Burt Reynolds from Palm Beach High School<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Burton Leon \u201cBurt\u201d Reynolds<\/strong> (February 11, 1936 \u2013 September 6, 2018) was an American actor and director. He attended Palm Beach High School<\/a> (in West Palm Beach, FL), where he was First Team All State and All Southern in football.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Reynolds was offered several different athletic scholarships and went on to attend Florida State University. However, an injury ended his football career. While taking a class at Palm Beach Junior College, he was encouraged to try out for a play. Reynolds was cast in the leading role and ended up receiving the Florida State Drama Award in 1956. After a move to New York, he enrolled in acting classes and continued to act on stage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Reynolds went on to have a highly successful career as a movie and television actor. Early work included a role in Gunsmoke<\/em> (1962 \u2013 1965) and Deliverance<\/em> (1972). He is perhaps best known for his starring roles in The Longest Yard<\/em> (1974), Smokey and the Bandit <\/em>(1977) and its 1980 sequel,The Cannonball Run <\/em>(1981), and Best Little Whorehouse in Texas<\/em> (1982). He also starred in the sitcom Evening Shade<\/em> (1990 \u2013 1994) and had a critically-acclaimed role in Boogie Nights <\/em>(1997). <\/em>Reynolds\u2019 later work included guest appearances in The X-Files<\/em> (2002), The King of Queens<\/em> (2005), Burn Notice<\/em> (2010), and Archer<\/em> (2012). He continued to act until his death, including the lead role in 2017\u2019s The Last Movie Star<\/em>.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Awards (partial list):<\/p>\n\n\n\n