Leslie Nielsen Dead at 84

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Leslie Nielsen Dead: Comedian Remembered For 'Airplane' And 'Naked Gun'



FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Leslie Nielsen, who went from drama to inspired bumbling as a hapless doctor in "Airplane!" and the accident-prone detective Frank Drebin in "The Naked Gun" comedies, has died. He was 84.

His agent John S. Kelly says Nielsen died Sunday at a hospital near his home in Ft. Lauderdale where he was being treated for pneumonia.

The Canadian-born Nielsen came to Hollywood in the mid-1950s after performing in 150 live television dramas in New York. With a craggily handsome face, blond hair and 6-foot-2 height, he seemed ideal for a movie leading man.

He quickly became known as a serious actor, although behind the camera he was a prankster. That was an aspect of his personality never exploited, however, until "Airplane!" was released in 1980 and became a huge hit.

Surely you can't be serious.

That's the picture they choose?

Thats too bad

"It's the same old story: boy finds girl, boy loses girl, girl finds boy, boy forgets girl, boy remembers girl, girls dies in tragic blimp accident over the Orange Bowl on New Year's Day."

"Goodyear?"

"No, the worst."

Almost all of the leads from Airplane are dead now.

A sad day for comedy.

thanks for the laughs, mr. Nielsen

this

But he lived a long life.

I came here to post this.

News and debate ye sham...

aw man, he was funny

Id be lookin into OJ's whereabouts if it were up to me

I have a question.
What is it?
It's an interrogative statement used to gather knowledge, but that's not important right now.

But really it only works as the second post So I'm glad Jorge got it first.


Oh and don't call me Shirley.

You're always too young.

‎"Who are you, and how did you get in here?"
"I'm a locksmith. And I'm a locksmith".