Actor Leslie Nielsen, 84, has died

disneyboy20022 · Post by **disneyboy20022** » Sun Nov 28, 2010 7:36 pm

http://news.blogs.cnn.com/2010/11/28/ac ... pneumonia/

Actor Leslie Nielsen dies of complications from pneumonia

Escapay · Post by **Escapay** » Sun Nov 28, 2010 7:52 pm

Surely they can't be serious.

albert

PixarFan2006 · Post by **PixarFan2006** » Sun Nov 28, 2010 8:07 pm

Wow, that was unexpected, but I guess it was his time. He will always be remembered for his work with the Zucker brothers.

pap64 · Post by **pap64** » Sun Nov 28, 2010 8:09 pm

Aw no...

He did live long enough to experience the legacy he left behind.

RIP, Mr. Nielsen, and good luck, our fates rest in your hands.

Duckburger · Post by **Duckburger** » Sun Nov 28, 2010 8:25 pm

I can't believe it. I didn't even know he was having problems.

milojthatch · Post by **milojthatch** » Sun Nov 28, 2010 8:28 pm

Leslie Nielsen, who was best known for "Airplane" and the "Naked Gun" films, but to Disney fans for "Swamp Fox" and "Mr. Magoo," has passed away. He did live a long life at 84 years, but he will still be missed!

http://movies.yahoo.com/news/movies.ap. ... -age-84-ap

skyler888 · Post by **skyler888** » Sun Nov 28, 2010 8:29 pm

R.I.P

but, it might be more appropriate to move this to the Off-Topic section tbh

milojthatch · Post by **milojthatch** » Sun Nov 28, 2010 8:31 pm

skyler888 wrote:R.I.P

but, it might be more appropriate to move this to the Off-Topic section tbh

I don't know about that, he was a Disney actor a few times. But I'll let the Admin make that call.

disneyboy20022 · Post by **disneyboy20022** » Sun Nov 28, 2010 8:56 pm

milojthatch wrote:
skyler888 wrote:R.I.P

but, it might be more appropriate to move this to the Off-Topic section tbh
I don't know about that, he was a Disney actor a few times. But I'll let the Admin make that call.

Or the Admin or forum mods decided to merge it with the one in off topic that is currently going on in the off topic section

And to me the best Disney Movie he made in his later years was Mr. Magoo....

Barbossa · Post by **Barbossa** » Sun Nov 28, 2010 10:07 pm

RIP Frank Drebin.

I remember a few years back Leslie came to Kelowna for a charity dinner.

Deco King · Post by **Deco King** » Sun Nov 28, 2010 10:41 pm

Sad news indeed , he'll be greatly missed. He was a great funny man !

Barbossa · Post by **Barbossa** » Sun Nov 28, 2010 10:52 pm

His brother lived here in Kelowna, but passed away two years ago also at the age of 84. That would explain Leslie showing up for a charity event here about 5 or 6 years ago. RIP Leslie - thanks for the laughs.

milojthatch · Post by **milojthatch** » Mon Nov 29, 2010 12:31 am

disneyboy20022 wrote:
milojthatch wrote: I don't know about that, he was a Disney actor a few times. But I'll let the Admin make that call.
Or the Admin or forum mods decided to merge it with the one in off topic that is currently going on in the off topic section

And to me the best Disney Movie he made in his later years was Mr. Magoo....

Yes, I loved "Mr. Magoo!" He was a "classic" Disney actor and a contemporary one.

Lazario · Post by **Lazario** » Mon Nov 29, 2010 4:20 am

I didn't know anything about The Swamp Fox. Maybe this should have been posted in Movies/Music/TV. This is HUGE NEWS. And most people here will know him from Airplane!, Naked Gun, etc. He was also in one of my favorite films of all time- Creepshow. Playing a wonderful villain in a creepy role.

I don't know how old he was, but considering he was some kind of heartthrob or whatever when in the 60's (50's?) and had a major career revival in the late 80's (and, if I'm not mistaken, had a great body in the first Naked Gun)... I always thought of him as being not old. It's really sad he's dead after only 22 years of The Naked Gun.

The most important thing is that he really enjoyed living. I don't want to think we all assume that being famous, you have a great life. With the amount of entertainment he gave us, I hope he lived to the fullest.

TheValentineBros · Post by **TheValentineBros** » Mon Nov 29, 2010 6:37 am

I will miss him. He was a great star for The Naked Gun.

But Jason Friedberg and Aaron Seltzer will still make parody films. Goddamnit!

Barbossa · Post by **Barbossa** » Mon Nov 29, 2010 10:08 am

Best scene in all three Naked Gun movies:

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Mickeyfan1990 · Post by **Mickeyfan1990** » Mon Nov 29, 2010 10:09 am

So long Leslie. Thanks for the laughs.

Super Aurora · Post by **Super Aurora** » Mon Nov 29, 2010 2:46 pm

Shame. He was awesome. Love him in Airplane. That movie kicked ass.

AwallaceUNC · Post by **AwallaceUNC** » Mon Nov 29, 2010 6:23 pm

Very sad. I've long been a fan of Leslie Neilsen, ranging from his earlier work in films like The Reluctant Astronaut to his hilarious roles in more recent films like An American Carol and Scary Movie 4. Even though he lived a fairly long life, his death still comes as quite a surprise. As one of those actors everyone seems to know and love, he'll be missed by many. RIP.

Maerj · Post by **Maerj** » Mon Nov 29, 2010 6:38 pm

He was a great, funny guy. I sm trying to remember what he said to me, I think it was a year or two ago. I asked him how he got into comedy after only having done dramas for so long. He told me some crazy story that had to be a joke, but he did it with a perfectly straight face! If I can rememeber, I'll come back here and post it.

Anyway, with Leslie and Empire Strikes Back director Irvin Kershner both passing away, this has been a pretty bad day. RIP guys.

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