RIP Leslie Nielsen
Nov 29, 2010 0:22:05 GMT -5
Post by franko on Nov 29, 2010 0:22:05 GMT -5
Canadian actor 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.
Nielsen, who was born in Regina, went 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. cbc.ca
Nielsen’s wiki-link
enjoyed the guy, but he became a little trite at the end . . . but I guess that's what type-casting does.
RIP, Leslie . . . and stop calling me Shirley!
Nielsen, who was born in Regina, went 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. cbc.ca
Nielsen’s wiki-link
enjoyed the guy, but he became a little trite at the end . . . but I guess that's what type-casting does.
RIP, Leslie . . . and stop calling me Shirley!
