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Nielsen reflecting on the era when he started acting Nielsen's career began in dramatic roles on television during "Television's Golden Age", appearing in 46 live programs in 1950 alone. He said there "was very little gold, we only got $75 or $100 per show". He narrated documentaries and commercials and most of his early work as a dramatic actor was uneventful. Hal Erickson of Allmovie noted ...
Nov 29, 2010 · Comedic actor Leslie Nielsen has passed away at age 84 due to complications from pneumonia. As Betty Nguyen reports, the Canadian-born actor starred in memor...
Nov 29, 2010 · Canadian actor Leslie Nielsen, who went from serious turns in live TV dramas to the inspired bumbling of film comedies Airplane! and Naked Gun, has died at the age of 84. Nielsen's agent, John ...
By his death in 2010, he was better known for his comedies than for the stoic, straight-laced leading man image he spoofed so well. Brother: Eric Nielsen (former Deputy Prime Minister of Canada) Brother: Gilbert Nielsen (half brother) Wife: Monica Boyer (m. 1950, div. 1956) Wife: Alisande Ullman (m. 1958, div. 1973) Wife: Brooks Oliver (m. 1981 ...
Nov 28, 2010 · The success of The Naked Gun paved the way for two sequels in 1991 and 1994, and Nielsen continued down the parody path in not-as-memorable films like Spy Hard, Wrongfully Accused, and Dracula ...
Nov 29, 2010 · Veteran comic actor Leslie Nielsen, star of Airplane! and The Naked Gun, dies at the age of 84, of complications from pneumonia.
Nov 29, 2010 · Leslie Nielsen died at the age of 84 Sunday from complications from pneumonia his agent said. The 'Naked Gun' and 'Airplane!' actor died just after 5:30 p.m. EST in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. He was ...
