Burt Reynolds — who dreamed of going out in a blaze of “Viking glory,” according to friends — was mourned during a Sept. 19 funeral in West Palm Beach, Fla. As earlier reported by The National ENQUIRER, the beloved “Smokey and the Bandit” star had once told pals that he wanted to be buried in the driver’s seat of a 1977 Pontiac Trans-Am. Instead, Burt was cremated in Fort Lauderdale shortly after the ailing actor’s death on Sept. 6 at age 82, with insiders said his ashes would later be scattered at sea. Sadly, The ENQUIRER revealed that the dying star had finally started planning his own funeral in Dec. 2017, despite his reps insisting that the claims were “ridiculous.” And while Burt isn’t getting the $2 million funeral of his dreams, the broke star was still able to bring in a full house to the ceremony at the Family Church, including his own legendary longtime love and co-star…
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As seen in this first look at the funeral program, Burt continued to
support his adopted home state of Florida even after his death — with the family requesting that "in lieu of flowers, donations be made to the Palm Beach County Film & Television Commission."
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Sadly, Burt's memorial was held after he'd already spent heartbreaking years attending the funerals of his own close friends. That included Burt burying longtime pals including
Dom DeLuise,
Charles Nelson Reilly,
Jim Nabors and
Charles Durning.
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He'd also broken down in tears in 2015 while making a public appearance at Lynn University in Florida, saying: "I talked to
Leonard Nimoy the night before he passed away. We were...two hours on the phone, talking about everything."
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Burt — who never shied away from feuds with stars like
Ariel Winter and
Joan Rivers — even used Nimoy's death as a chance to take a shot at
William Shatner, saying: "We are going to miss [Nimoy] a hell of a lot more than that other guy!"
As seen in this first look at the funeral program, Burt continued to
support his adopted home state of Florida even after his death — with the family requesting that "in lieu of flowers, donations be made to the Palm Beach County Film & Television Commission."
Photo credit: MEGA/NationalENQUIRER
Sadly, Burt's memorial was held after he'd already spent heartbreaking years attending the funerals of his own close friends. That included Burt burying longtime pals including
Dom DeLuise,
Charles Nelson Reilly,
Jim Nabors and
Charles Durning.
Photo credit: Getty Images
He'd also broken down in tears in 2015 while making a public appearance at Lynn University in Florida, saying: "I talked to
Leonard Nimoy the night before he passed away. We were...two hours on the phone, talking about everything."
Photo credit: Getty Images
Burt — who never shied away from feuds with stars like
Ariel Winter and
Joan Rivers — even used Nimoy's death as a chance to take a shot at
William Shatner, saying: "We are going to miss [Nimoy] a hell of a lot more than that other guy!"
Photo credit: Getty Images
