2010-11-29

Leslie Nielsen Dies

AP – FILE - This file photo taken in November 1991, shows actor Leslie Nielsen. The Canadian-born Nielsen, …

So sad, Leslie Nielsen died. One of the best comedies ever is, "Airplane." Of course, everyone loves all the, "Naked Guns" he did as well. He will definitely be missed. A true comedy treasure.

Leslie had complication from pneumonia. He died Sunday at the age of 84.

"Surely you can't be serious," an airline passenger says to Nielsen in "Airplane!" the 1980 hit that turned the actor from dramatic leading man to comic star.

"I am serious," Nielsen replies. "And don't call me Shirley."

The line was probably his most famous — and a perfect distillation of his career.

"A hospital? What is it?" a flight attendant asks, inquiring about the illness.

"It's a big building with patients, but that's not important right now," Nielsen deadpans.

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