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4 days ago
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Loni Anderson's Kids: Quinton Reynolds & Deidra Hoffman Today
Loni Anderson, who died at the age of 79 on Aug. 3, was known for her tumultuous marriage to Burt Reynolds, along with her roles on television, especially WKRP in Cincinnati. However, the troubled marriage, which ruptured in divorce in the 1990s, did produce a son named Quinton. Anderson also had a daughter named Deidra Hoffman with her first husband Bruce Hasselberg, to whom she was married in the 1960s. She was married to fourth husband Bob Flick at the time of her death. Loni Anderson's Daughter Deidra Was Diagnosed With Multiple Sclerosis Anderson's daughter Deidra has been diagnosed with multiple sclerosis. In 2014, Anderson and her daughter revealed on the show The Doctors that Deidra learned she had MS five years before that. According to ET Online, Anderson explained that Deidra "was blow-drying her hair when she suffered a mini-stroke." At the hospital, an MRI revealed the MS diagnosis. "I diagnosed myself years before with just stress and I had lots of symptoms that I ignored," Deidra told The Doctors, according to ET Online. "I was busy. I was a mom, I worked full-time. I didn't have time for everything that was happening to me and the diagnosis stopped me in my tracks." Now known as Deidra Hoffman, she has four kids of her own and is married, according to IMDb. Anderson is also survived by "grandchildren Megan and McKenzie; stepson Adam; and step-grandchildren Felix and Maximilian," according to The Hollywood Reporter. Anderson attended her daughter's paternal grandmother's birthday party in 2008, according to the Minneapolis Star-Tribune, which reported that she met Deidra's father at a beauty pageant his sister was also participating in. That article described Deidra as a "California school principal."Loni Anderson's son Quinton Reynolds walked her down the aisle Anderson adopted only son Quinton Reynolds with Burt Reynolds. However, when she married folk singer Flick in 2008 after her divorce from Reynolds some years before, it was Quinton who walked her down the aisle, according to ABC 7. According to the Hollywood Reporter, Burt Reynolds and Anderson adopted Quinton when he was an infant in 1988. When they divorced in 1993, Reynolds accused her of being "unfit to raise their son," but she lodged accusations against him as well, according to the Hollywood Reporter. His IMDb profile says that Quinton Anderson Reynolds has worked in the camera and electrical department for several Hollywood Anderson's Kids: Quinton Reynolds & Deidra Hoffman Today first appeared on Men's Journal on Aug 4, 2025 Solve the daily Crossword
Los Angeles Times
4 days ago
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- Los Angeles Times
Alfie Wise, frequent onscreen partner and assistant to Burt Reynolds, dead at 82
Alfie Wise, who often appeared in films and TV shows with his friend Burt Reynolds, has died. He reportedly died July 22 of natural causes at the Thomas H. Corey VA Medical Center in West Palm Beach, Fla., his longtime fiancée Stephanie Bliss told the Hollywood Reporter. He was 82. Wise and Reynolds shared the screen in film and TV, including some of Reynolds' greatest hits: the 1974 film 'The Longest Yard,' the 1977 film 'Smokey and the Bandit,' and the 1981 film 'The Cannonball Run.' Wise also appeared with his friend in the CBS sitcom 'Evening Shade' and ABC's crime series 'B.L Stryker.' 'His films were like an ongoing block party,' Wise told the New York Daily News after the death of Reynolds in 2018. 'You always knew you were going to have a great time with a Burt Reynolds movie,' he added. Off screen, Wise worked as Reynolds' assistant. Wise graduated in 1964 from Penn State and joined the U.S. Navy, where he would produce and host shows. He later worked as an NBC page in Los Angeles. He made his acting debut in the 1972 TV movie 'Call Her Mom.' His filmography included 'Midway' (1976), 'Swashbuckler' (1976), and 'Hot Stuff' (1979). Wise also appeared on the short-lived children's show 'Uncle Croc's Block' with Lou Ferrigno and Charles Nelson Reilly in the titular role and the ABC series 'The Fall Guy' with Lee Majors. Wise's last credit was 15 episodes of the CBBC show 'S Club 7 in Miami.' After retiring from acting in 2000, he worked as a real estate agent in Juniper, Fla.
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6 days ago
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Alfie Wise Dies: Actor In ‘Cannonball Run', ‘Stroker Ace' & Other Burt Reynolds Films Was 82
Alfie Wise, who teamed with Burt Reynolds in many of his films including The Cannonball Run, Smokey & The Bandit, Stroker Ace, among others, has died. He was 82. Wise passed away on July 22 of natural causes at the Thomas H. Corey VA Medical Center in West Palm Beach, FL, according to media reports. More from Deadline 2025 Deaths Photo Gallery: Hollywood & Media Obituaries Kelley Mack Dies: 'Walking Dead' Actor With Dozens Of Credits Was 33 Ozzy Osbourne Cause Of Death Revealed Born in Altoona, PA, on Nov. 17, 1942, Wise graduated from Altoona Area High School in 1960 and went on to attend Pennsylvania State University[before serving in the U.S. Navy. He first appeared on screen in 1972 in the television movie Call Her Mom and appeared that same year in CBS' sitcom The Sandy Duncan Show. He went on to appear in numerous television shows in the late 1970s and 1980s including ABC medical drama Trauma Center as paramedic Sidney Pacelli. He guest-starred in series including Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman, The Jeffersons, Tour of Duty and recurred as Oliver Wardell in B.L. Stryker, the marina owner who was the butt of Reynolds' title character's jokes. RELATED: Becoming great pals with Reynolds, he appeared in the films Hooper (1978), The End (1978), Starting Over (1979), Paternity (1981), The Longest Yard (1974), City Heat (1984) and Heat (1986) as well as an episode in Reynolds' CBS sitcom Evening Shade. Wise retired from acting in 2000, last appearing in a series-regular role on the CBBC television series S Club 7 in Miami aka Miami 7. He most recently worked as a real estate agent at Donahue Real Estate in Florida, which paid tribute to him in a post on Facebook. 'We are deeply saddened to share that our agent, Alfie Wise, has passed away,' the agency wrote. 'Whenever there was a company get-together, Alfie was always there, smiling and chatting with everyone. Not only was Alfie a pleasure to work with as a successful Realtor, but he was an accomplished actor. He frequently worked with his friend, Burt Reynolds, including in the classic film Smokey and the Bandit. You may also have watched him as a regular in the TV shows BL Stryker, Trauma Center, and S Club 7 in Miami. We will greatly miss Alfie's sense of humor, positive attitude, and charming personality. We send our thoughts and prayers to his loved ones.' Best of Deadline Everything We Know About Paramount's 'Regretting You' Adaptation So Far Everything We Know About 'My Life With The Walter Boys' Season 2 So Far 2025 TV Series Renewals: Photo Gallery
Daily Mail
7 days ago
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- Daily Mail
Alfie Wise dead at 82: Burt Reynolds' co-star and friend passes away
Alfie Wise has died at the age of 82. He passed of natural causes on July 22 at the Thomas H. Corey Veteran Affairs Medical Center in Palm Beach, Florida, his fiancee Stephanie Bliss, told The Hollywood Reporter on Tuesday. The Hollywood movie and TV actor was best known as a good friend and costar of '70s icon Burt Reynolds. The Pennsylvania native worked with Reynolds on 1974's The Longest Yard, 1977's Smokey And The Bandit, 1978's Hooper, 1981's The Cannonball Run, 1981's Paternity, 1983's Stroker Ace and 1984's City Heat. And Wise appeared on Reynolds' TV shows BL Stryker and Evening Shade. Apart from Reynolds' films, Wise appeared in Midway (1976), Swashbuckler (1976), Hot Stuff (1979), Rad (1986) and Catherine's Grove (1997). And Wise also appeared on several popular TV shows such as Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman, The Jeffersons, The Sandy Duncan Show and Tour of Duty. 'He loved his friends, and he really kept us very close,' Wise said of Reynolds in an interview with The New York Daily News shortly after Reynolds' death in 2018. 'His films were like an ongoing block party. 'I think the audience caught on to that. You always knew you were going to have a great time with a Burt Reynolds movie.' He also served as Reynolds' assistant during their many years together. 'I've been very lucky to get to know and work with such a good friend,' he said in the late '70s in a story published in his hometown Altoona Mirror. 'Burt is one of the true gentlemen in the business as well as a caring and warm man.' Wise was born in Altoona, Pennsylvania. He attended Keith Jr. High School and Altoona Area High School, graduating in 1960. Next was college at Pennsylvania State University which was followed by serving in the United States Navy. He began his screen career in 1972, appearing in the television film Call Her Mom. In the same year, he appeared in the sitcom television series The Sandy Duncan Show. Later in his career, in 1983, Wise starred as paramedic Sidney Pacelli in the ABC medical drama television series Trauma Center, starring along with James Naughton, Jack Bannon, Lou Ferrigno, Wendie Malick and Dorian Harewood. He retired from acting in 2000 and became a real estate agent in Jupiter, Florida.
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7 days ago
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Alfie Wise, Actor in ‘The Cannonball Run' and Lots of Other Burt Reynolds Movies, Dies at 82
Alfie Wise, the actor who showed up in Smokey and the Bandit, The Cannonball Run and eight other films with his fun-loving pal Burt Reynolds, has died. He was 82. Wise died July 22 of natural causes at Thomas H. Corey VA Medical Center in West Palm Beach, Florida, his longtime fiancée, Stephanie Bliss, told The Hollywood Reporter. More from The Hollywood Reporter Jane Morgan, "Fascination" Singer and 'Ed Sullivan Show' Staple, Dies at 101 Jonathan Kaplan, Director of 'The Accused' and 'ER,' Dies at 77 Loni Anderson, 'WKRP in Cincinnati' Star, Dies at 79 Wise played a trooper in the prison-set The Longest Yard (1974), his first onscreen collaboration with Reynolds, and he worked with the movie star in The End (1978), Hooper (1978), Starting Over (1979), Paternity (1981), Stroker Ace (1983), City Heat (1984) and Heat (1986) as well. The 5-foot-5 Wise also was the butt of Reynolds' jokes as marina owner Oliver Wardell on all 12 episodes of the 1989-90 ABC crime series B.L Stryker, and he appeared on a 1991 installment of Reynolds' longer-lasting CBS sitcom, Evening Shade. 'He loved his friends, and he really kept us very close,' Wise said of Reynolds in an interview with The New York Daily News shortly after Reynolds' death in 2018. 'His films were like an ongoing block party. I think the audience caught on to that. You always knew you were going to have a great time with a Burt Reynolds movie.' Wise also portrayed Charles Nelson Reilly's sidekick, Mr. Rabbit Ears, on the 1975-76 kids show Uncle Croc's Block and was one-half of a paramedic team (Lou Ferrigno was the much bigger other half) on the 1983 ABC series Trauma Center, starring James Naughton, Wendie Malick and Dorian Harewood. Born in Altoona, Pennsylvania, on Nov. 17, 1942, Ralph Louis Wise attended Keith Jr. High School and Altoona Area High School, where he served as class president for three years before graduating in 1960. After graduating in 1964 from Penn State, where he was class president for four years, he served in the U.S. Navy — he produced and hosted shows on his ship — and moved to the Los Angeles area, where he landed a job as an NBC page. In 1972, he appeared in the ABC pilot telefilm Call Her Mom, starring Connie Stevens, and on an episode of CBS' The Sandy Duncan Show. In one of his more prominent roles, Wise played the cowardly assistant to the director (Robert Klein) of the action film The Spy Who Laughed at Danger at the center of Hooper, which features Reynolds as a stunt coordinator. He was a patrolman in Smokey and the Bandit (1977) and the tow-truck driver known as 'Batman' in The Cannonball Run (1981). He also served as Reynolds' assistant during their many years together. 'I've been very lucky to get to know and work with such a good friend,' he said in the late '70s in a story published in his hometown Altoona Mirror. 'Burt is one of the true gentlemen in the business as well as a caring and warm man.' Wise's résumé also included the films Midway (1976), Swashbuckler (1976), Hot Stuff (1979), Rad (1986) and Catherine's Grove (1997) and the TV shows Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman, The Fall Guy, The Jeffersons and S Club 7 in Miami. He showed up as a panelist on Match Game, too. More recently, he worked as a real estate agent in Reynolds' old stomping grounds of Jupiter, Florida. Best of The Hollywood Reporter The 25 Best U.S. Film Schools in 2025 The 40 Greatest Needle Drops in Film History The 40 Best Films About the Immigrant Experience
