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    Leslie Nielsen

    Canadian-American actor

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  1. Leslie William Nielsen OC (11 February 1926 – 28 November 2010) was a Canadian-American actor and comedian. [5] With a career spanning 60 years, he appeared in more than 100 films and 150 television programs, portraying more than 220 characters. [6] Nielsen was born in Regina, Saskatchewan. After high school, he enlisted in the Royal Canadian ...

  2. Actor: Airplane!. Leslie William Nielsen was born in Regina, Saskatchewan, and raised in Tulita (formerly Fort Norman), Northwest Territories. His mother, Mabel Elizabeth (Davies), was Welsh. His father, Ingvard Eversen Nielsen, was a Danish-born Mountie and a strict disciplinarian. Leslie studied at the Academy of Radio Arts in Toronto before ...

    • January 1, 1
    • Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada
    • January 1, 1
    • Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA
  3. Leslie Nielsen. Actor: Airplane!. Leslie William Nielsen was born in Regina, Saskatchewan, and raised in Tulita (formerly Fort Norman), Northwest Territories. His mother, Mabel Elizabeth (Davies), was Welsh. His father, Ingvard Eversen Nielsen, was a Danish-born Mountie and a strict disciplinarian. Leslie studied at the Academy of Radio Arts in Toronto before moving on to New York's ...

    • February 11, 1926
    • November 28, 2010
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  5. 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 ...

  6. Nov 29, 2010 · Bob Thomas. Despite decades spent playing sober commanders and serious captains, Leslie Nielsen insisted that he was always made for comedy. He proved it in his career’s second act. “Surely ...

  7. Nov 29, 2010 · Leslie Nielsen, a serious actor who became a comic star with his career-changing roles in “Airplane!” and the “Naked Gun” comedies, died Sunday in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. He was 84. Nielson ...

  8. Nov 29, 2010 · Born in the Canadian city of Regina in 1926, Leslie Nielsen enjoyed an acting career which spanned six decades. He started as a television actor in New York in 1950, performing in about 150 live ...

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