Leslie Nielsen

Leslie Nielsen was Canadian actor who began his career primarily in drama, including the 1956 film Forbidden Planet and 1972's The Poseidon Adventure.http://articles.latimes.com/2010/nov/29/local/la-me-leslie-nielsen-20101129 He also kept busy with numerous television appearances. His career took a comedic turn when he played the role of Dr. Rumack in the acclaimed 1980 parody Airplane!. From there, Nielsen began building a name for himself in the world of spoof films, notably The Naked Gun trilogy (which came from a short-lived TV series, Police Squad!) in which he played lead character and clueless cop Frank Drebin. Since then, Nielsen has starred in numerous parody films and his name has practically become synonymous with "spoof." Some of his screen credits include Spy Hard, Wrongfully Accused, and Scary Movie 3.http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000558/

Nielson was born February 11, 1926 and grew up in Yukon Territories, where his father was a Mountie.http://www.thebiographychannel.co.uk/biographies/leslie-nielsen.html He served in the Royal Canadian Air Force as an aerial gunner at the end of World War II and then found a job as a disc jockey before realizing his desire to act.http://www.thebiographychannel.co.uk/biographies/leslie-nielsen.html He attended the Lorne Greene Academy of Radio Arts in Toronto before moving to the United States to pursue his acting career.http://www.thebiographychannel.co.uk/biographies/leslie-nielsen.html He died of pneumonia in hospital in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, on 28 November, 2010.http://www.thebiographychannel.co.uk/biographies/leslie-nielsen.html

Nielsen began his career in New York City where his first role was in an episode of Studio One. His first film was The Vagabond King.http://www.thebiographychannel.co.uk/biographies/leslie-nielsen.html He was initially cast as a serious actor until appearing in a number of spoofs and comedies such as Dracula - Dead and Loving It. In 1995 he received UCLA's Jack Benny Award.http://www.thebiographychannel.co.uk/biographies/leslie-nielsen.html Early television appearances include Alfred Hitchcock Presents, The Virginian, and Wild, Wild West. http://www.thebiographychannel.co.uk/biographies/leslie-nielsen.html Nielsen also worked in the capacity of producer on films such as The Naked Truth, The Force, 2001: A Space Travesty, Leslie Nielsen's Stupid Little Golf Video, and Spy Hard.http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000558/ He wrote a book titled The Naked Truth published in 2009. http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000558/

• 1956: Ransom!http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000558/

• 1956: Forbidden Planethttp://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000558/

• 1957: Hot Summer Nighthttp://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000558/

• 1965: Dark Intruderhttp://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000558/

• 1967: The Reluctant Astronauthttp://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000558/

• 1968: How to Steal the Worldhttp://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000558/

• 1969: How to Commit Marriagehttp://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000558/

• 1971: Four Rode Outhttp://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000558/

• 1972: The Poseidon Adventurehttp://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000558/

• 1976: Project: Killhttp://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000558/

• 1977: Day of the Animalshttp://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000558/

• 1979: The Amsterdam Killhttp://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000558/

• 1980: Airplane!http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000558/

• 1982: Creepshowhttp://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000558/

• 1988: The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000558/

• 1991: The Naked Gun 2 1/2: The Smell of Fearhttp://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000558/

• 1994: Naked Gun 33 1/3: The Final Insulthttp://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000558/

• 1995: Dracula: Dead and Loving Ithttp://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000558/

• 1996: Spy Hardhttp://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000558/

• 1997: Mr. Magoohttp://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000558/

• 1998: Wrongfully Accusedhttp://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000558/

• 2006: Scary Movie 4http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000558/

• 2007: Music Withinhttp://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000558/

• 2008: Scary Movie 5http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000558/

• 2008: Superhero!http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000558/

• 2008: Slap Shot 3: The Junior Leaguehttp://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000558/

• 2009: Stan Helsinghttp://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000558/

• 2009: Spanish Moviehttp://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000558/

• 2010: Stonerville--Producerhttp://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000558/

• 2011: The Waterman Movie--Voicehttp://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000558/