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Burt Reynolds! FX's Archer! Need we say more? Details

By April MacIntyre Oct 31, 2011, 19:25 GMT

Burt Reynolds - 15th Annual Palm Beach International Film Festival - Day 2 - Burt Reynolds Scholarship Presentation at the Student Showcase of Films - Palm Beach Gardens Community High School Theatre - Palm Beach Gardens, FL, USA © Jay Kravetz / PR Photos

Guess who is back on telly?
Yes, Smokey and the Bandit star Burt Reynolds has signed on as a guest star in the third season of FX’s side-splitting hilarious animated series Archer. 

Reynolds will play himself in an episode titled “The Man From Jupiter,” a reference to Reynolds’ home of Jupiter, Florida. 

In the episode, which will air in January, Reynolds dates Agent Sterling Archer’s mother and boss, Malory – much to Sterling’s dismay.

"I think the only person on the planet who's a bigger fan of Burt Reynolds than me is Sterling Archer," said Archer creator Adam Reed.  "Archer constantly tries to imitate Burt and always raves about Burt's movies and all-around awesomeness.  So to have Burt recording voice-overs for the show was just amazing."
 
Where to begin: Reynolds’ body of film work expands over five decades and includes The Longest Yard, Stroker Ace, The Cannonball Run and its sequel, Smokey and the Bandit and its two sequels, Semi-Tough, Starting Over, Best Friends, The Man Who Loved Women, The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas, Deliverance and White Lightning.  In addition to starring in Gator, The End and Sharkey’s Machine, Reynolds also directed these films. 

For his work in Boogie Nights, he garnered an Oscar® nomination for Best Actor in a Supporting Role in 1997.  As part of the ensemble of Boogie Nights, he was nominated for a Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in Motion Picture.
 
Reynolds’ recent television projects includes My Name is Earl, Burn Notice, King of the Hill and American Dad!  For his work in television, Reynolds’ was nominated twice for Emmy Awards for his work on the sitcom Evening Shade and he won the Emmy in 1991.   He has been nominated for seven Golden Globe Awards, winning for both Boogie Nights and Evening Shade.