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  1. 11-28-2010, 09:59 PM #1
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    RIP Leslie Nielsen (1926-2010)

    A master of slapstick and a great Canadian

    Leslie Nielsen, who went from drama to inspired bumbling as a hapless doctor in “Airplane!” and the accident-prone detective Frank Drebin in the “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.

    Nephew Doug Nielsen, who lives in Richmond, B.C., says his uncle had been hospitalized for about the past 12 days and died in his sleep.

    Friends and wife, Barbaree, were by the Regina-born actor's side.

    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.

    Nielsen was in more than 100 films, including the 2002 film “Men With Brooms,” co-starring Paul Gross. In recent years, he appeared on the Canadian TV series “Robson Arms.”

    He had stars on both Hollywood's and Canada's Walk of Fame.

    He was named an Officer of the Order of Canada in 2002.
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  2. 11-28-2010, 10:24 PM #2
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    oh no!!

    not Leslie!!

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  3. 11-28-2010, 11:48 PM #3
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    That is SUPER sad... He was such a great comedic actor. This is a major loss for Hollywood.
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  4. 11-28-2010, 11:53 PM #4
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    Remember what Lt. Frank Drebin said:

    practice Safe Sex!!



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  5. 11-29-2010, 12:04 AM #5
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    Shirley you can't be serious ??




    such sad news ... when i think of comedy, he's one of the top names i think of... RIP
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  6. 11-29-2010, 12:48 AM #6
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    Quote Originally Posted by redbear View Post
    Shirley you can't be serious ??
    I am serious...and don't call me shirley!

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  7. 11-29-2010, 06:12 PM #7
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    And I am so sad...

    Not Leslie...

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  8. 11-29-2010, 07:10 PM #8
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    He was known for his dramatic work long before his comedies. He excelled at both genres. A very talented man.
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  9. 11-29-2010, 07:14 PM #9
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    wow!

    he was in Forbidden Planet?

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  10. 11-29-2010, 08:03 PM #10
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    Quote Originally Posted by j7wild View Post
    wow!

    he was in Forbidden Planet?

    Yes.

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forbidden_Planet

    Leslie Nielsen as Commander John J. Adams
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  11. 12-10-2010, 04:54 AM #11
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    I'm really saddened to hear this. I hadn't heard it on the news here. I loved the Naked Gun movies. It was on TV here only a week ago - now I get why they showed it, but no mention of his death was made prior or after the movie. The world's lost a great comedy actor. RIP Leslie.
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