By Barbara Liston
ORLANDO, Fla, (Reuters) - Veteran actor Burt
Reynolds is facing foreclosure on his longtime southeast
Florida home, according to a lawsuit filed by a mortgage firm.
The 75-year-old is known for starring roles including in
films "Deliverance" and "Smokey and the Bandit" from the 1970s.
He also won a Golden Globe for his role as a porn king in the
1997 film "Boogie Nights".
The mortgage on the house in Hobe Sound that is facing
foreclosure was taken out in 1994, a year after Reynolds'
widely publicized divorce from actress Loni Anderson.
Reynolds, who had heart bypass surgery last year, stopped
making the mortgage payments a year ago and owes Merrill Lynch
Credit Corporation almost $1.2 million, according to the
lawsuit filed August 9 in Martin County.
Merrill Lynch also named two other financial institutions
that might have an interest in the property.
A local newspaper reported in 2009 that Reynolds placed the
12,500 square foot, waterfront house, which he called Valhalla,
on the market for $8.9 million.
The lawsuit lists a Little Rock, Arkansas, address for
Reynolds. Neither the actor nor his manager could be reached
for comment.
(Editing by Cynthia Johnston)
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