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Celebrities go on social networks to pay tribute to a popular movie star Burt Reynolds, who died at the age of 82, confirmed several sources of information, including The Hollywood Reporter, Variety and CBS News.

Reynolds, known for his work in films such as "Deliverance", "The Longest Yard" and "Smokey and the Bandit", was celebrated for his career on Twitter and Instagram on Thursday.

Mark Wahlberg, co-star of Reynolds' Boogie Nights, said: "Stay in peace with a legend and a friend."

Sylvester Stallone described the death of his friend Reynolds as "sad day". "He had a great sense of humor and I liked his company so much," wrote Stallone in an Instagram article.

Arnold Schwarzenegger tweeted a moving tribute: "Burt Reynolds was one of my heroes.He was a pioneer.He showed the way to go from actor to actor the best paid, and he's always inspired me. "

Steve Harvey was "very sad" to hear about Reynolds. "He was a great actor, a philanthropist and a pioneer of the fresh mustache."

Lena Dunham said that Reynolds was the "glorious definition of a dictionary of a gold man. Thank you for spreading your brilliance."

"I've always loved the way Burt Reynolds worked with his friends as often as he could and then showed the pleasure of making films in the final credits of his films," tweeted Kevin Smith. "It was the real American icon, I hate to see him go …"

"RIP to another legend," said Josh Gad in a tweet. "A very big loss."

Vanilla Ice, who was quarantined aboard Emirates Flight 203 on Wednesday, referred to the "traumatic week", posting a photo with Reynolds. "Feeling super emotional right now," he tweeted.

Ricky Gervais said "Reynolds' entire career was ironic". Always warm and funny.

The star of "The Office", Angela Kinsey, said "bringing a lot of joy to our lives".

The community star, Yvette Nicole Brown, remembered him in the movie "The End", saying, "That really sucks."

Actor Patton Oswalt told an anecdote about Reynolds and Clint Eastwood.

"Burt Reynolds and Clint Eastwood were fired from GUNSMOKE & RAWHIDE at the same time," Oswalt tweeted. "Burt was informed that he could not act and Clint his neck was too thin." In the parking lot, Burt said to Clint: "I do not know what you're going to do, but I'm going to take classes. theater. "

Billy Dee Williams said, "Burt Reynolds was a friend of mine, sad to hear about his passing."

Vampire Diaries star Paul Wesley said Reynolds was "one of the kindest and most generous people" he has ever worked with.

"He took me under his wing when I started as an actor and offered friendship, advice and guidance," Wesley continued. "I will never forget how much it meant to me."

Comedian Michael Ian Black shared a story of when he worked with Reynolds on a television show. He introduced himself, saying, "Hi, I'm Burt Reynolds. I was great in the 70's. "How not to like that?"

Actor Dean Cain simply said, "God bless you, sir."

Elijah Wood cried Reynolds' death by tweeting: "Sad to hear the death of the legend, Burt Reynolds."

Comedian Norm Macdonald tweeted: "Big Burt is in heaven slapping little Bert."

The star of "The Karate Kid", Ralph Macchio, said he met Reynolds "a few years ago".

"I'm delighted to have done it," he added.

"Thanks for the memories," tweeted Larry the Cable Guy. "I've met Burt a few times at his theater in Jupiter – a guy as endearing and funny as a huge mentor for young Jupiter actors."

Writer and director Edgar Wright cried the loss of the famous actor, twittant: "RIP Burt Reynolds, underrated as a dramatic actor (Deliverance), underrated as a director (Sharkey's Machine) , but also an absolute ball on the screen. "

Musician Richard Marx told a story about meeting Reynolds at a video store. "I said," I just want to thank you for the many hours of entertainment, "tweeted Marx." He smiled so big and shook my hand and said, "You did my job. Thank you. "

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