One the Most Hilarious actors in Hollywood Has Died...
Actor Leslie Nielsen died today at age 84. Approximately at 5:34 pm from complications of Pneumonia. According to his agent John S. Kelly Nielsen Has been hospitalized for the last two weeks due to Pneumonia. His Nephew Doug Nielsen told Canadian Radio Station CKNW "just in the last 48 hours the infection has gotten too much and he just fell asleep and passed away"
Best Known for movies like: Wrongfully Accused, Father Of The Bride, Police Squad, and so many more.
Leslie Nielsen Became a household name for many of our families. He kept us laughing throughout the years of his career. He was a wonderful actor that many have learned from and that many will continue to learn from.
BEING CANADIAN IN HOLLYWOOD
Born in Saskatchewan, Canada, where his father was a member of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, Nielsen began his career in television in the 1950s, after training at New York's Neighborhood Playhouse.
He found early success as a dramatic actor in the 1972 blockbuster The Poseidon Adventure (he played the captain of the doomed ship) and on TV shows like Bonanza and The Fugitive
He found early success as a dramatic actor in the 1972 blockbuster The Poseidon Adventure (he played the captain of the doomed ship) and on TV shows like Bonanza and The Fugitive
Behind the scenes of course Leslie was known as a prankster.
Leslie is survived by his fourth wife BarBaree Lee Nielsen and two daughters Maura Nielsen Kaplan and Thea Nielsen Disney both whom have acted alongside there father in several movies like Dracula: Dead and Loving it and Wrongfully Accused
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