Burt Reynolds, 81, snaps selfie with rapper Vanilla Ice at Palm Beach Film Festival

Rapper Vanilla Ice snapped a selfie with Hollywood legend Burt Reynolds backstage at the Palm Beach International Film Festival in Boca Raton on Friday.

The Floridian celebrities - both rocking black suits - managed to achieve great success during their respective nineties and seventies heydays.

'Shout out to my friend, #legand Burt Reynolds!' the 49-year-old Grammy nominee captioned the picture.

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'Shout out to my friend!' Rapper Vanilla Ice snapped a selfie with Hollywood legend Burt Reynolds backstage at the Palm Beach International Film Festival in Boca Raton on Friday

'Shout out to my friend!' Rapper Vanilla Ice snapped a selfie with Hollywood legend Burt Reynolds backstage at the Palm Beach International Film Festival in Boca Raton on Friday

'#legend': The Floridian celebrities - both rocking black suits - managed to achieve great success during their respective nineties and seventies heydays

'#legend': The Floridian celebrities - both rocking black suits - managed to achieve great success during their respective nineties and seventies heydays

Here comes trouble: Vanilla Ice (born Robert Van Winkle) was in town shooting the seventh season of his DIY home-improvement competition Vanilla Ice Project

Here comes trouble: Vanilla Ice (born Robert Van Winkle) was in town shooting the seventh season of his DIY home-improvement competition Vanilla Ice Project

'What a great show at the Palm Beach Film Festival. Believe it and you can achieve it! #SSOF2017 #filmfestival #rt.'

Vanilla Ice (born Robert Van Winkle) was in town shooting the seventh season of his DIY home-improvement competition Vanilla Ice Project.

Burt easily defied his 81 years with his silver fox beard and matching hairpiece for the 22nd Annual Student Showcase of Films, which took place at Lynn University.

The Oscar-nominated actor got a kiss from his 'close friend' and fellow presenter Suzanne Niedland, who playfully perched on his lap.  

Famous: Burt easily defied his 81 years with his silver fox beard and matching hairpiece for the 22nd Annual Student Showcase of Films, which took place at Lynn University

Famous: Burt easily defied his 81 years with his silver fox beard and matching hairpiece for the 22nd Annual Student Showcase of Films, which took place at Lynn University

Ladies man: The Oscar-nominated actor got a kiss from his 'close friend' and fellow presenter Suzanne Niedland, who playfully perched on his lap
Ladies man: The Oscar-nominated actor got a kiss from his 'close friend' and fellow presenter Suzanne Niedland, who playfully perched on his lap

Ladies man: The Oscar-nominated actor got a kiss from his 'close friend' and fellow presenter Suzanne Niedland, who playfully perched on his lap

Fancy cane! Reynolds was last believed to be romancing Rhonda Stearns, 65, a former acting student from his Burt Reynolds Institute for Film & Theatre

Fancy cane! Reynolds was last believed to be romancing Rhonda Stearns, 65, a former acting student from his Burt Reynolds Institute for Film & Theatre

Congrats! The twice-divorced father-of-one hit the stage to award his $2,500 scholarship to Matthew Nadel (in glasses), a 17-year-old filmmaker from the Dreyfoos School of the Arts

Congrats! The twice-divorced father-of-one hit the stage to award his $2,500 scholarship to Matthew Nadel (in glasses), a 17-year-old filmmaker from the Dreyfoos School of the Arts

Comedian: Also at the PBIFF was SNL veteran Cheri Oteri in a breezy exotically-patterned tunic dress

Comedian: Also at the PBIFF was SNL veteran Cheri Oteri in a breezy exotically-patterned tunic dress

Reynolds was last believed to be romancing Rhonda Stearns, 65, a former acting student from his Burt Reynolds Institute for Film & Theatre.

The twice-divorced father-of-one hit the stage to award his $2,500 scholarship to Matthew Nadel, a 17-year-old filmmaker from the Dreyfoos School of the Arts.

Burt's sighting came after he said Florida Governor Rick Scott was 'dumber than a peach orchard sow' for letting the filmmaker tax incentive program expire in 2016.

'More films should be shot here,' the Apple of My Eye actor told Local10.com on March 3.  

Pictured Tuesday: Burt's sighting came after he said Florida Governor Rick Scott was 'dumber than a peach orchard sow' for letting the filmmaker tax incentive program expire in 2016

Pictured Tuesday: Burt's sighting came after he said Florida Governor Rick Scott was 'dumber than a peach orchard sow' for letting the filmmaker tax incentive program expire in 2016

The Apple of My Eye actor told Local10.com on March 3: 'I remember I went in to see him and I said, "You know, we ought to be shooting more movies down here." And he said, "Why?" I said, "How did you get to be governor?"'

The Apple of My Eye actor told Local10.com on March 3: 'I remember I went in to see him and I said, "You know, we ought to be shooting more movies down here." And he said, "Why?" I said, "How did you get to be governor?"'

'It's not Florida's fault, because Florida's got everything, you know? It's the governor. I remember I went in to see him and I said, "You know, we ought to be shooting more movies down here." And he said, "Why?" I said, "How did you get to be governor?"'

The two-time Golden Globe winner will likely next attend the world premiere of his film Dog Years at New York's Tribeca Film Festival (happening April 19-30).

Reynolds plays over-the-hill movie star Vic Edwards, who enlists Modern Family's Ariel Winter to drive him to Nashville in the road trip drama.

Adam Rifkin (Director's Cut) wrote and directed Dog Years which also stars Chevy Chase, Ellar Coltrane, and Nikki Blonsky.

Next month! The two-time Golden Globe winner will likely next attend the world premiere of his film Dog Years at New York's Tribeca Film Festival (happening April 19-30)

Next month! The two-time Golden Globe winner will likely next attend the world premiere of his film Dog Years at New York's Tribeca Film Festival (happening April 19-30)

'Such an honor to know you': Reynolds plays over-the-hill movie star Vic Edwards, who enlists Modern Family's Ariel Winter (R) to drive him to Nashville in the road trip drama 

'Such an honor to know you': Reynolds plays over-the-hill movie star Vic Edwards, who enlists Modern Family's Ariel Winter (R) to drive him to Nashville in the road trip drama 

Coming soon! Adam Rifkin (L) wrote and directed Dog Years which also stars Chevy Chase, Ellar Coltrane, and Nikki Blonsky

Coming soon! Adam Rifkin (L) wrote and directed Dog Years which also stars Chevy Chase, Ellar Coltrane, and Nikki Blonsky

 

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