R.I.P. Leslie Nielsen

He died in the hospital (a large building with lots of doctors and patients in it, but that's not important now) of complications from pneumonia. He was 84.

Canadian National Post Article

Just read that on yahoo...R.I.P. Mr. Nielsen.

RIP Frank Drebin.

That's no way for a man to die. Caught in the gears of a combine - that's the way I wanna go.

Surely you can't be serious??

Stop calling me Shirley.

Nice beaver!

EDIT: Don't google images for that...esp. at work.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LcKJdmXbBBc

CGLockRacer wrote: Nice beaver!

Thanks, I just had it stuffed!

What a sad day for the Comedy world. How he could do all that slapstick comedy and come out with a straight face.

He will Shirley be missed.

Of all the women in all the world, you had to walk into mine.

R.I.P. you funny man you.

I just want to tell you both good luck. We're all counting on you.

"Who knows where I'll be then, doc.....but it sure won't smell nice." RIP Swamp Fox

Thank you Canada!

every one remembers his comedy but prior to Airplane he was quite a well respected serious actor... Forbidden Planet and the Poseidon Adventure come to mind... RIP

wbjones wrote: every one remembers his comedy but prior to Airplane he was quite a well respected serious actor... Forbidden Planet and the Poseidon Adventure come to mind... RIP

yeah, but is it even possible to watch any of those movies and not go into MST3K mode whenever he's on screen?

I think that's why he worked so well as a straight man - he'd done the serious roles. He just kept doing them, and it was the context of everything around him that made it so funny. Straightest man in the world.

http://www.page2live.com/2010/12/07/exclusive-leslie-nielsen-honored-at-open-casket-cocktail-party/?cxntlid=cmg_cntnt_rss