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As a result, i missed a lot of opportunities to show i could play serious roles. Beginning with his adolescence as a notable football player and the devastating car accident that ended his sports career, but enough about me takes readers from the broadway stages where burt reynolds got his start to his subsequent rise to fame. But enough about me will, in his words, call out the assholes, try to make amends for being the asshole myself on too many occasions, and pay homage to the superstars and ordinary heroes he came to love and respect. In his decades of stardom, reynolds has seen it all. Writing the book was a purgative experience for reynolds. Burt reynolds was a hollywood leading man known for his legendary performances, sex symbol status, and infamous hollywood romances. Nov 17, 2015 download or stream but enough about me by burt reynolds.
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