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Posted: 12:29 p.m. Monday, Dec. 3, 2012

Taking Your Pulse: Burt Reynolds wins poll for favorite local celebrity



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Taking Your Pulse: Burt Reynolds wins poll for favorite local celebrity photo
Burt Reynolds beat out Donald Trump and Bruce Springsteen as the Taking Your Pulse winner for favorite local resident.

By Jonathan Tully

Palm Beach Post Staff Writer

Burt Reynolds has still got it.

The Jupiter resident and iconic movie star is the winner of our Taking Your Pulse poll for favorite local celebrity.

Reynolds had 23 percent of the vote to beat out millionaire and reality-TV star Donald Trump, who had 20 percent.

Rocker Bruce Springsteen came in third at 15 percent, followed by another musical great, Rod Stewart, at 10 percent.

Superstar athletes Serena and Venus Williams ended up in fifth at 8 percent, just ahead of locally famous educator Ed Eissey at 7 percent.

Here’s the full top 10:

1. Burt Reynolds, 23 percent

2. Donald Trump, 20 percent

3. Bruce Springsteen, 15 percent

4. Rod Stewart, 10 percent

5. Serena and Venus Williams, 8 percent

6. Ed Eissey, 7 percent

7. (tie) Cassadee Pope, 5 percent; Celene Dion, 5 percent

9. (tie) Olivia Newton-John, 3 percent; Vanilla Ice, 3 percent

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