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Burt Reynolds denies facelift buzz

Actor Burt Reynolds arrives for the May 24, 2005 New York premiere of his new film "The Longest Yard" which is based on the 1974 film of the same title in which Reynolds starred. (UPI Photo/Ezio Petersen
Actor Burt Reynolds arrives for the May 24, 2005 New York premiere of his new film "The Longest Yard" which is based on the 1974 film of the same title in which Reynolds starred. (UPI Photo/Ezio Petersen | License Photo

LOS ANGELES, Sept. 1 (UPI) -- Hollywood icon Burt Reynolds says he has never undergone a facelift but admits he has had his eyes done to repair damage sustained in stunt fights.

"I was never lifted," the 75-year-old actor told OK! magazine.

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"I would not have a problem with the truth, but I inherited my smooth skin from my father. ... In the mid '80s, after some fights in a film, I had to have my eyes done. For one, I almost went blind because I got black powder in my eye. Also, I had terrible sacks under my eyes from the many fist fights. My eyes were not in form any more. I had that corrected."

Reynolds has starred in "Smokey and the Bandit," "The Cannonball Run," "The Longest Yard," "Sharky's Machine," "Stroker Ace" and "Boogie Nights" -- for which he earned a supporting actor Oscar nomination in 1997.

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