Born on February 11, 1926 in Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada, Leslie Nielsen was one of three sons of a Royal Canadian Mounted Police officer. The family lived in a small area named Fort Norman, just ...

Leslie Nielsen Dies at Age 84. The actor best known for starring in such comedies as "Airplane!" and the "Naked Gun" film franchise died Sunday of complications from pneumonia.

Comedic actor Leslie Nielsen, best known as the star of such comedies as "Airplane" and the "Naked Gun" franchise, has died from complications of pneumonia. The Canadian native was 84.

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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.

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From “The Poseidon Adventure” to “Airplane!,” how Leslie Nielsen became an all-purpose embodiment of the parodic principle itself.

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.

Off screen, he was made an Officer of the Order of Canada, the country’s highest civilian honor, in 2002. Leslie William Nielsen was born on Feb. 11, 1926, in Regina, Saskatchewan.

Nielsen, best known for his roles in movies like "Airplane!" and the "Naked Gun" series, passed away Sunday at age 84. Like many of you, I loved those movies and was a big fan of Leslie's work.

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 ...