Burt Leon Reynolds, Jr. was an American actor best known for his roles as Quint Asper in Gunsmoke, John Hawk from Hawk, Paul Crewe from The Longest Yard, and the titular character from Dan August. He appeared as a ghost in "My Furry Valentine", which aired a year after the death of his real-life counterpart.
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In "My Furry Valentine", Duke Ellington hosted a quadruple date for Valentine's Day, with himself, Whitney Houston, Nina Simone, and Burt Reynolds. Duke was in love with Whitney but Whitney was in love with Nina, who already had her own heart set on the recently late, Burt Reynolds. Burt told Nina the story of how he'd never owned a computer at any point during his life.