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Community => Entertainment => Topic started by: angrykeebler on Monday, November 29, 2010, 01:08:29 PM

Title: Leslie Nielsen dead! Shirley it can't be true!
Post by: angrykeebler on Monday, November 29, 2010, 01:08:29 PM

R.I.P Funny man.

Title: Re: Leslie Nielsen dead! Shirley it can't be true!
Post by: Cobra951 on Monday, November 29, 2010, 01:39:28 PM

He was 84, and it took a serious case of pneumonia to kill him.  Bummer.

Title: Re: Leslie Nielsen dead! Shirley it can't be true!
Post by: K-man on Monday, November 29, 2010, 04:00:23 PM

Dead...and loving it?

Title: Re: Leslie Nielsen dead! Shirley it can't be true!
Post by: scottws on Monday, November 29, 2010, 05:55:06 PM

When I first read this, I was thinking Liam Neeson and was like "Holy shit!"  But then I saw the stuff about the "comedic actor" and was like "Oh yeah the guy from The Naked Gun".

Sucks.  I really liked him in Airplane! and The Naked Gun.

Title: Re: Leslie Nielsen dead! Shirley it can't be true!
Post by: ren on Tuesday, November 30, 2010, 08:04:18 AM

Naked Gun and Airplane! were my favourite movies growing up. Sadly I have no idea what else he's done.

Title: Re: Leslie Nielsen dead! Shirley it can't be true!
Post by: Cobra951 on Tuesday, November 30, 2010, 08:08:53 AM

Forbidden Planet (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0049223/) is how I got to meet him.  He used to be a regular leading man in movies.  Later he said he had been cast against type for years, and finally got to do what he wanted to do (comedy).  I guess that leading-man look and presence made it difficult.

Title: Re: Leslie Nielsen dead! Shirley it can't be true!
Post by: Xessive on Tuesday, November 30, 2010, 09:17:31 AM

Quote from: K-man on Monday, November 29, 2010, 04:00:23 PM

Dead...and loving it?

Ow, hehe that was an alright Mel Brooks movie ;)

That was a bit of sad news but he's had a great life and made it to 84. May he rest in peace.