Celebrities are mourningthe loss of screen legend and ’70s sex symbol Burt Reynolds.
The actor died at age 82 on Thursday at Jupiter Medical in Florida, according to manager Erik Kritzer,reportstheHollywood Reporter.
Arnold Schwarzenegger was one of the first to comment, calling Reynolds one of his “heroes.” “He was a trailblazer,” he tweeted.
In a statement to PEOPLE, his longtime friend Clint Eastwood said he was “saddened to hear about my friend Burt Reynolds.”
“I just saw him recently, we shared a few laughs and reminisced about the old days,” Eastwood said. “He will be missed.”
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Kate Hudson shared a photo of her and her mother, Goldie Hawn, with Reynolds. She captioned the old black and white shot with a broken heart emoji.
TODAYhost Al Roker meanwhile praised him as the “essence of #hollywood #royalty” on Twitter.
Read below for celebrity social media reactions on Reynolds’ death. Keep checking back for more updates as they come in.
British star Ricky Gervais wrote that Reynolds’ career was always “tongue in cheek.”
Bruce Campbell shared a short anecdote about working with Reynolds on the television showBurn Notice, writing that Reynolds was “the real deal.”
Reba McEntire posted a sweet tribute to her “good friend”, with whom she worked with for the 1993 television movieThe Man From Left Field, saying, “I’ll never forget the wonderful times we spent together.”
Sylvester Stallone shared a post on Instagram, writing “He had a great sense of humor and I enjoyed his company so much…RIP”.
Musician Richard Marx wrote about the time he met Burt Reynolds in a video store in the 1990s.
Actor Dean Cain wrote a simple “God bless, sir.”
Racecar driver Dale Earnhardt Jr. referenced Reynolds’ 1983 racing movieStroker Ace.
The Vampire Diariesstar Paul Wesley wrote an emotional post, saying that Reynolds “took me under his wing when I was first starting out”.
source: people.com
