Thaindian News

By Meena Kar
Florida, Mar 4, (THAINDIAN NEWS) Actor Burt Reynolds has been reported as fine and recovering after undergoing quintuple bypass surgery. According to the reports provided by his manager, Eric Kritzer, the actor has been released from the hospital in Florida, where he had been admitted, and is currently recovering in his residence. According to reports, Burt Reynolds had been admitted to the hospital on Monday, and the surgery was performed on him on that very day. He was released by the hospital authorities the next day itself. His manager has further reported that the Smokey and the Bandits star has been placed under round the clock nursing.

Eric Kritzer reported that the surgery had gone without any complications. He also commented that the star had told him that he was feeling in great health at present, and had joked about having a “great motor with brand new pipes.” It has been reported that the 74 year old actor had been planning the surgery for over a month, but had been undertaken only after he was informed by thy doctors of its impending necessity.

However, Eric Kritzer had also reported that the rumors that had surfaced following Burt Reynold’s admission to the hospital are far from the truth. Rumors were flowing, after Burt Reynolds had been taken to the hospital, that he had been admitted in a critical stage, and that the operation had been performed in a state of emergency. Moreover, his condition had also given rise to the rumors that he had succumbed to his illness. However, it has been reported by his manager, Eric Kritzer, that Burt Reynolds is currently in great health.