Actor Leslie Nielsen dies at 84

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29 Nov 2010, 3:02 am

This is a sad day for the comedy world, and for me personally. He was my personal hero.

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29 Nov 2010, 3:51 am

Tim_Tex wrote:

This is a sad day for the comedy world, and for me personally. He was my personal hero.

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People forget he was a straight actor too. Forbidden Planet was an outstanding movie.

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29 Nov 2010, 4:39 am

Tim_Tex wrote:

This is a sad day for the comedy world, and for me personally. He was my personal hero.

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He Shirley will be missed.

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29 Nov 2010, 4:56 am

He absolutely rocked, The Naked Gun Trilogy is the best!! R.I.P Leslie Nielson

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29 Nov 2010, 5:37 am

Gee, was he that old?

Anyway he was a brilliant comedy actor. I will miss him.

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29 Nov 2010, 6:07 am

his was a persuasive and comforting face in some u.s. department of agriculture vids he did 40 years ago.

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29 Nov 2010, 7:49 am

He was the guy that made me discover both laughing and Sci-fi

RIP

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29 Nov 2010, 8:10 am

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He Shirley will be missed.

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On a serious note though, he was a brilliant actor. I can't believe he was that old!

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29 Nov 2010, 8:29 am

I just heard about it this morning. I liked all of the Naked Gun series.

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29 Nov 2010, 9:28 am

That's sad! I liked him in Dracula: Dead and Loving It. That was the first live-action movie I really got into.

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29 Nov 2010, 9:35 am

Tim_Tex wrote:

This is a sad day for the comedy world, and for me personally. He was my personal hero.

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

Agreed. My favourite quote comes from the second Naked Gun film:

"Yes, I have been dating. An author. She wrote the book on male sexual dysfunction... you've probably read it!"

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29 Nov 2010, 9:51 am

EnglishInvader wrote:

Tim_Tex wrote:

This is a sad day for the comedy world, and for me personally. He was my personal hero.

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

Agreed. My favourite quote comes from the second Naked Gun film:

"Yes, I have been dating. An author. She wrote the book on male sexual dysfunction... you've probably read it!"

That was my favorite phrase in that movie!

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29 Nov 2010, 10:15 am

Mr. Funny is dead. . .

I liked him in Airplane!

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29 Nov 2010, 11:05 am

Of course we mustn't forget the greatest joke of all... something to do with a beaver

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29 Nov 2010, 12:25 pm

That's a shame. I love the Naked Gun Series and Police Squad. He was a brilliant comedic actor (and also good at drama too).

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29 Nov 2010, 3:31 pm

One of his brothers was the Deputy Prime Minister of Canada from 1984-86.

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