Leslie Nielsen
Leslie Nielsen (February 11, 1926 - November 28, 2010) was a Canadian actor and comedian. His television roles include Forbidden Planet and Police Squad!. His movie roles include Airplane! and The Naked Gun trilogy: The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!, The Naked Gun 2 1/2: The Smell of Fear and Naked Gun 33 1/3: The Final Insult.
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| Born | Leslie William Nielsen 11 February 1926 Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada |
| Died | 28 November 2010 (aged 84) Fort Lauderdale, Florida, U.S. |
| Resting place | Evergreen Cemetery, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, U.S. |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Alma mater | Neighborhood Playhouse School of the Theatre |
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| Years active | 1950–2010 |
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| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) |
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| Children | 2 |
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| Allegiance | Canada |
| Service/branch | .svg){kind=small} RCAF |
| Years of service | 1940-1945 |
| Rank | Lieutenant |
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Nielsen was born in Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada.[1] He died of pneumonia in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.
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Nielsen's half-uncle Jean Hersholt (pictured here in the 1936 film His Brother's Wife) inspired him to become an actor.
Nielsen, along with co-star Anne Francis, in his second film, Forbidden Planet (1956). Nielsen: "Supposedly a science-fiction version of Shakespeare's The Tempest, it was all about the id, or something like that.
Nielsen and Nancy Malone in Bonanza (1967)
Nielsen in March 2009 at DeSales University in Center Valley, Pennsylvania
Leslie Nielsen's gravestone bearing his epitaph, a final reference to his favourite practical joke, a fart machine
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