Actor Leslie Nielsen has died.

[Swede]

RIP.

http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20445526,00.html

[SOteric]

1. I'm sorry to learn of it.

He certainly got more than a few chuckles from me over my lifetime.

[Dr. Strange]

2. Damn.

RIP Leslie.

[Odin2005]

3. Am I a bad person for having never to have heard of him?

:shrug:

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

4. Ever see "Airplane" or "Naked Gun"?

He was one of the stars of both. He was an amazingly funny guy.

[Odin2005]

6. Unfortunately Airplaine was before my time.

I've probably only saw a couple re-run. :-(

[Swede]

7. Forbidden Planet was a classic sci fi he was starred in.

It is a good movie

[sarge43]

17. Give Forbidden Planet a run.

One of the best proto Star Trek movies.

[Orrex]

5. Don't feel bad. I'm sure that he never heard of you, either.

:evilgrin:

[HEyHEY]

16. That's just the kind of cracked he'd of made! Nice one n/t

[fishwax]

8. surely you can't be serious

Had many a laugh over the years thanks to his work.

RIP.

[Rosco T.]

12. I'm afraid it's true.. and...

don't call me Shirley.

[DainBramaged]

9. One funny funny man. He will be missed, but fondly remembered.

And yes Leslie, we always took your acting seriously!




:cry:

[Joe Fields]

10. Nielson, Lloyd Bridges, Robert Stack...all serious actors...

are what made the movie "Airplane" so damned funny. I had never seen any of the three before do comedy, and they did it amazingly well. Peter Graves, too.

I will miss Leslie Nielson. He provided me with a lot of great entertainment, both serious and funny.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

11. An airline pilot I know had Leslie Nielsen on a flight once.

Said he was funny -- he quoted "Airplane" as as he boarded. "We're all counting on you..."

[sarge43]

19. He was

During an interview he was asked about the difference between acting in the theater vs. films. His apply --

Film actors gossip about who's sleeping with who; stage, who's sleeping with whom.

[Initech]

13. I just put on the Police Squad DVD as a tribute.

[Initech]

14. I just put on the Police Squad DVD as a tribute.

[HEyHEY]

15. Thanks for the laughs, Leslie.

[sarge43]

18. Thank you, Mr Nielsen.

You were a pro.

[guitar man]

20. Yes, well

"When I see five weirdos dressed in togas stabbing a guy in the middle of the park in plain view of a hundred people, I shoot the bastards, that's my policy.

That was a Shakespeare in the Park production of Julius Caesar, you moron! You killed five actors! Good ones!"

:rofl:


RIP Leslie,thanks for all the laughs :hug:

[chemenger]

21. I met him very briefly in '85 ot '86

he was in Pittsburgh (actually Monroeville which is an eastern suburb) for some reason. I was hanging out at this nite spot that featured several backgammon tables (backgammon was kind of the in thing back then). He was there, escorted by a very attractive young woman. She asked me if I would play a game with Mr. Nielsen and of course I accepted. Halfway through, he got bored and asked his escort if she would finish the game. Which was fine with me because I was far more interested in getting to know her.

And that was my one and only brush with the rich and famous.

[Digit]

22. May he RIP

He will be missed.