Martin County resident, Burt Reynolds, no stranger to Treasure Coast

Actor Burt Reynolds takes a break in May of 2008 during an interview at the Burt Reynolds and Friends Museum in Jupiter.

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Burt Reynolds sits around hundreds of photographs and memorabilia in the "trophy room" of his office in Hobe Sound in the early 2000s Most of the photographs are of Reynolds pictured with various celebrities he has met over the years.

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Burt Reynolds, in Jupiter, 2004

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Florida State University head football coach Bobby Bowden, center, shares a laugh in the early 2000s with actor Burt Reynolds, left, and local baptist minister Jess Moody at Dr. David Campbell's home in Tequesta. The "Down Home with Bobby Bowden" barbecue dinner and auction was held to help raise $150,000 for Jupiter Christian School's new football program.

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Hollywood legendary actor Burt Reynolds smiles after sharing a humorous story with the audience of the Lyric Theatre during a 2011 performance of "An Evening with Burt Reynolds" in Stuart. Reynolds' one-man show takes guests through his entire career and life with the help of photos and personal stores from the actor himself.

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Burt Reynolds watches from the director's chair as actors Steven Daron and Guisela Moro perform a scene from the Neil Simon play, "The Prisoner of Second Avenue" in 2012 on the stage at the Burt Reynolds & Friends Museum in Jupiter.

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Burt Reynolds laughs with the audience of the Lyric Theatre during a 2011 appearance in Stuart.

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Actor Burt Reynolds jokes with the audience Friday, June 09, 2017, after being presented with the Life Worth Living Legend Award by Jerusha Stewart (right) during the Vero Beach Wine and Film Festival in Vero Beach. Reynolds spoke with film critic, Jeffrey Lyons, about his career in cinema and his newest film, "Dog Years," which was screened that evening.

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Actor Burt Reynolds talks with film critic, Jeffrey Lyons, Friday, June 09, 2017, about his career in cinema and his newest film, "Dog Years," before being presented with the Life Worth Living Legend Award during the Vero Beach Wine and Film Festival in Vero Beach.

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Actor Burt Reynolds (right) jokes "Dog Years" film producer, Neil Mandt, (left) and the film's writer/director, Adam Rifkin, Friday, June 09, 2017, before being presented with the Life Worth Living Legend Award during the Vero Beach Wine and Film Festival in Vero Beach. "Dog Years" is Reynolds latest film, which was screened at the festival that evening.

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