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The Huffington Post
| over 2 years ago
When Leslie Nielsen passed away on Sunday at the age of...well, about 12, I had so many memories of him that were joyful that it was easy to push out the sad. I got to work with Leslie on several projects, and most-happily those included the "Naked...
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Pop Crunch
| over 2 years ago
November 30th, 2010 by Castina The film performance of late comic actor Leslie Nielsen is in limbo due to financial restraints facing the film's backers. Nielsen passed away at a hospital near his home in Fort Lauderdale, Florida following a two-week...
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Starpulse
| over 2 years ago
The future of Leslie Nielsen 's final film is in doubt because the animated movie's creator is still hunting for investors to finance the project's completion. The spoof movie legend, who passed away on Sunday aged 84 following a short battle with...
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ITN
| over 2 years ago
Although Nielsen's acting career spanned over 60 years, he is best known for his famous line "Don't call me Shirley," as Dr Rumack in the 1980 movie Airplane, as well as for his Lieutenant Frank Drebin in the slapstick comedic franchise, The Naked...
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TMZ
| over 2 years ago
Nielsen finished his voice work over a year ago, according to the director of the movie, Bryan Waterman . He tells TMZ that a "great deal" of production still has to be done before the movie can be released -- and by a "great deal" he means the...
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Celeb Gossip Net
| over 2 years ago
According to the family of Canadian-born, Leslie Nielsen, the actor passed away at the age 84 on Sunday. Nielsen starred in the comedy movies Naked Gun and Airplane! . In the film Airplane! , Nielsen's dead serious response to the question Surely,...
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Pop Crunch
| over 2 years ago
November 29th, 2010 by Castina Priscilla Presley is among the Hollywood stars remembering late comic actor Leslie Nielsen. The actor died of complications of pneumonia surrounded by his lovely wife and dear friends at 5:34pm ET on Sunday. We are...
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CNN
| over 2 years ago
Originally making his living as a dramatic actor in the 1950s, Nielsen transitioned into the world of comedy so successfully that many fans don't even think of him as anything but the sultan of silly...Several comedic actors have traveled the reverse...
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Qatar English Daily
| over 2 years ago
The white-haired doctor in the 1980 hit Airplane! has taken his last flight, but Canadian-born actor Leslie Nielsen, who died on Sunday at the age of 84, will continue to make comedy fans laugh. Nielsen, who became famous for his deadpan performances...
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The Guardian
| over 2 years ago
Sportsphoto Ltd./Allstar I think the key thing that marks out great comic actors is not some kind of tic or manner of performance or trick that they all have in common; it's the reaction they provoke glee...Leslie Nielsen 's many turns as Frank...
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San Jose Mercury News
| over 2 years ago
He started his career as a serious dramatic actor in such films as "Forbidden Planet" and "The Poseidon Adventure." But all that changed when he took the role of Dr. Rumack in "Airplane!"...Also featured today: Sarah Palin interviewed for "Barbara...
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Starpulse
| over 2 years ago
Today in his blog, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar paid tribute to Leslie Nielsen who died yesterday at the age of 84 . Kareem played a small role and worked with Nielsen in " Airplane! " (1980). Most will agree "Airplane!" was the mother of all spoof movies.
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The Daily Herald
| over 2 years ago
I met Leslie Nielsen in 1988 when he came to Chicago to promote his comedy feature Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad...If you don't believe that, Nielsen brought his own whoopie cushion to our interview. Talking to him went something like...
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Celebrity Gossip
| over 2 years ago
To this day 'Airplane' is still one of my favorite comedies ever." Meanwhile, "Forgetting Sarah Marshall" funnyman Russell Brand said, RIP. Leslie Nielsen, he will be missed and included a famous quote from "Airplane." The comments come just after...
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Snarky Gossip
| over 2 years ago
Naked Gun movies, or if we're really terrible, Scary Movie 3 . Although Leslie Nielsen's straight-man delivery in absurd slapstick situations may be his legacy to the American public, there are more layers to this Canadian-born actor than Zucker...
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Movies MTV
| over 2 years ago
As if getting back into the groove of the work week after a fantastically long holiday weekend wasn't grueling enough, now comes word that actor Leslie Nielsen has died in a hospital near his Florida home due to complications from pneumonia...Though...
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People.com
| over 2 years ago
When Leslie Nielsen died at age 84 on Sunday, the actor left behind a fleet of memorable moments from his most beloved films, including Airplane! , The Naked Gun and its follow-up films, The Naked Gun 2½ and The Naked Gun 33 ½ . Here's a look back at...
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The Frisky
| over 2 years ago
Leslie Don't Call Me Shirley Nielsen died this weekend from complications from pneumonia. Apparently, Nielsen was a science-fiction movie actor before he discovered his comedy genius in the classic Airplane! and went on to make spoof flicks like the...
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Orlando Sentinel Online
| over 2 years ago
I sampled its charms at a Bryant Gumbel celeb/jock golf tourney at Disney World some years back. I tried, with little success, to get a straight answer from Nielsen about that old saying A man's golf game says a lot about the man...He was legendary,...
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Celebitchy
| over 2 years ago
Nov 29 '10 Film legend Leslie Nielsen has passed away at a hospital near his home in Fort Lauderdale, Florida after a battle with pneumonia. Canadian-born Nielsen, 84, is best known for his comedic roles in the 1980 classic Airplane ! along with the...
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E! Online
| over 2 years ago
Poseidon Adventure Police Squad! ; and, finally, the king of the spoof movie...He was " out-acted " by Robby the Robotand was a good sport about it: Nielsen starred in 1956 sci-fi classic Forbidden Planet , his most enduring early career credit, but...
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Towleroad
| over 2 years ago
Nielson died of complications from pneumonia at a hospital near his home, surrounded by his wife, Barbaree, and friends, his agent, John S...A top ten in Leslie Nielsen clips from Hecklerspray , and a life in clips over at The Guardian .
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National Public Radio
| over 2 years ago
When most people think of Leslie Nielsen, who died yesterday from complications of pneumonia, they think of Airplane! or the Naked Gun movies or, if they're really trying to outcool you, the spectacularly deranged and fundamentally doomed six-episode...
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Epoch Times
| over 2 years ago
Nov 29, 2010 Leslie Nielsen on Oct. 2009 in Los Angeles, California. (Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images) Leslie Nielsen, the veteran Canadian-born actor and star of the Naked Gun series, died Sunday in hospital near his home in Fort Lauderdale,...
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Have U Heard??
| over 2 years ago
OF TV Airplane and Naked Gun star Leslie Nielsen , has passed away at age 84, according to TMZ. Nielsen's death was due to complications from pneumonia. Nielsen was also known for appearing in Scary Movie 4 as well as the last handful of Golden...
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Showbizspy
| over 2 years ago
The comedy actor best known for his role in movies Airplane! and the Naked Gun series passed away in his sleep as a result of complications from pneumonia yesterday in Ford Lauderdale, Florida...Kelly confirmed the star's passing in a statement which...
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Hecklerspray
| over 2 years ago
The dead-pan comedy actor shrugged off his mortal coil at 84 years old after complications concerning pneumonia...Nielsen, of course, was the star of the brilliant Airplane!' and the Police Squad' TV show (unbelievably, only six episodes long!). He...
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BBC
| over 2 years ago
Leslie Nielsen dies of pneumonia at age of 84 29 November 2010 Last updated at 02:37 ET Veteran comic actor Leslie Nielsen, star of Airplane! and The Naked Gun, has died at the age of 84, from complications relating to pneumonia. The Canadian-born...
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Myrtle Beach Online
| over 2 years ago
Leslie Nielsen had the somber demeanor and stone-serious face that were just right for dramatic roles. They proved even better for comedy. "Surely you can't be serious," an airline passenger says to Nielsen in "Airplane!" the 1980 hit that turned the...
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Turkish Press
| over 2 years ago
Veteran TV and movie actor Leslie Nielsen, whose dead-pan humor was immortalized in "Naked Gun" and "Airplane," died from pneumonia, TMZ celebrity website said Sunday. Nielsen, a Canadian by birth, died Sunday in hospital near his home in Fort...
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Jewish Journal of Greater Los Angeles
| over 2 years ago
Greenberg When I was reporting a story about Jordan Farmar and basketball's Jewish history , there was one oft-repeated joke. The delivery was always a little different, but the gist was the same: That a book about Jewish athletes would be the...
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E! Online
| over 2 years ago
PST by Brandi Fowler Paramount Pictures Surely, you can't be serious. Fans of Leslie Nielsen will most certainly be repeating that classic bit of Airplane! dialogue today (as well as its rejoinder: "I am serious.
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Celebritology
| over 2 years ago
Frank Drebin in the "Naked Gun" movies and the man responsible for one of the most quoted lines in movie-comedy history ("I am serious...According to the Associated Press, he died Sunday due to complications from pneumonia. Of course, the film roles...
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Stupid Celebrities Gossip
| over 2 years ago
Funnyman Leslie Nielsen has reportedly died of complications from pneumonia at the age of 84. Airplane and Naked Gun actor Leslie Nielsen died on Sunday after complications from pneumonia. Nielsen's nephew said the actor had been in the hospital in...
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Pop Crunch
| over 2 years ago
November 28th, 2010 by Castina Film fans are ending the Thanksgiving Weekend on a somber note. Actor/comedian Leslie Nielsen passed away of complications of pneumonia at a hospital near his home in Fort Lauderdale, Florida on Sunday...Today at 5:30...
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Anything Hollywood
| over 2 years ago
Archives 29Nov10 Legendary Canadian comedian Leslie Nielsen died today of complications of pneumonia. He passed away in a hospital near his home in Fort Lauderdale...His agent tells TMZ that Leslie passed surrounded by his wife and friends this...
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The Guardian
| over 2 years ago
EPA Comic actor Leslie Nielsen, star of a string of madcap spoof movies including Airplane! and The Naked Gun, died of complications from pneumonia in Florida on Sunday, his spokesman said...Nielsen is probably best known for playing the bumbling cop...
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CNN
| over 2 years ago
Leslie Nielsen, whose longtime career as a dramatic actor took a sudden turn into comedy with spoofs like "Airplane!" and "The Naked Gun," has died at age 84, his family said Sunday. The Canadian-born Nielsen's career reached back into the early days...
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EW - PopWatch
| over 2 years ago
ET The world lost a comedy giant today with the passing of Leslie Nielsen, who died of complications from pneumonia at the age of 84. As my colleague Dan Snierson has pointed out , Nielsen had a long straight career and starred in a bona fide science...
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People
| over 2 years ago
Kelly, confirmed that the actor died Sunday near his home in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., surrounded by his "lovely wife and friends" at 5:34 p.m.
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CNN
| over 2 years ago
Leslie Nielsen, whose longtime career as a dramatic actor took a sudden turn into comedy with spoofs like "Airplane!" and "The Naked Gun," has died at age 84, his family said Sunday. The Canadian-born Nielsen's career reached back into the early days...
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The Daily Journal
| over 2 years ago
Leslie Nielsen, who traded in his dramatic persona for inspired bumbling as a hapless doctor in "Airplane!" and the accident-prone detective Frank Drebin in "The Naked Gun" comedies, died on Sunday in Fort Lauderdale, Fla...The Canadian-born actor...
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China News
| over 2 years ago
Nielsen is probably best known for playing the bumbling cop Lt. Frank Drebin in the "Naked Gun" franchise, but enjoyed a movie and television career spanning more than 60 years.
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The New York Times
| over 2 years ago
November 28, 2010 Leslie Nielsen , the Canadian-born actor who in middle age tossed aside three decades of credibility in dramatic and romantic roles to make a new, far more successful career as a comic actor in films like Airplane! and the Naked Gun...
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Leader Post Online
| over 2 years ago
Nielsen died Sunday afternoon in a hospital near his home in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, from complications of pneumonia...Nielsen appeared in more than 100 movies, with the star shining perhaps most brightly in comedies including Airplane! and The...
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The Dish Rag
| over 2 years ago
Nielsen died late Sunday afternoon (Nov. 28) of complications from pneumonia at a hospital near his home in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., his family says...Nielsen's career spans some six decades, beginning with appearances in live TV dramas in the early...
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The Globe and Mail
| over 2 years ago
Mr. Nielsen died Sunday at a hospital near his home in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., after a bout with pneumonia, according to his agent John S...He was surrounded by friends and his wife, Barbaree, when he died, nephew Doug Nielsen of Richmond, B.C., told...
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Sydney Morning Herald
| over 2 years ago
The actor's agent said Nielsen died of complications arising from pneumonia in a hospital near his home in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, surrounded by his wife and friends. The Canadian-born Nielsen came to Hollywood in the mid-1950s after forging a...
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Popeater
| over 2 years ago
This Leslie Nielsen, the funnyman who Roger Ebert once referred to as the "Laurence Olivier of spoofs," has died of complications from pneumonia...Lauderdale, Florida for 12 days and that with family and friends by his side at 5:30pm Sunday "he just...
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Just Jared
| over 2 years ago
We are saddened by the passing of beloved actor Leslie Nielsen , probably best remembered as Lt. Frank Drebin in The Naked Gun series of pictures, but who enjoyed a more than 60 year career in motion pictures and television, his family said in a...
