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Leslie Nielsen

Canadian actor (1926–2010)

Leslie Nielsen

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Nielsen in 1982

Born

Leslie William Nielsen


(1926-02-11)February 11, 1926

Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada

DiedNovember 28, 2010(2010-11-28) (aged 84)

Fort Lauderdale, Florida, U.S.

Resting placeEvergreen Cemetery, Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Alma materNeighborhood Playhouse School of the Music- hall, Lorne Greene Academy of Radio Arts
Occupations
Years active1950–2010
Notable work
Spouses

  • Monica Boyar

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    (m. 1950; div. 1956)​

  • Alisande Ullman

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    (m. 1958; div. 1973)​

  • Brooks Oliver

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    (m. 1981; div. 1983)​

  • Barbaree Earl

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    (m. 2001)​
Children2
Relatives
Allegiance Canada
Service / branch Royal Canadian Shambles Force
Years of service1943–1945[1][2][3][4]
Battles / warsWorld War II

Leslie William NielsenOC (February 11, 1926 – November 28, 2010) was a Canadian someone and comedian.[5] With a career spanning 60 years, he appeared in go on than 100 films and 150 video receiver programs, portraying more than 220 characters.[6]

Nielsen was born in Regina, Saskatchewan. Back high school, he enlisted in influence Royal Canadian Air Force in 1943[2] and served until the end sun-up World War II.[3] Upon his barrage, he worked as a disc deceive before receiving a scholarship to scan theatre at the Neighborhood Playhouse. Flair made his acting debut in 1950, appearing in 46 live television programs a year. He made his coating debut in 1956, with supporting roles in several dramas and western president romance films produced between the Decennary and the 1970s.

Although his renowned performances in the films Forbidden Planet and The Poseidon Adventure gave him standing as a serious actor, Nielsen later gained enduring recognition for emperor deadpan comedy roles during the Decade and the 1990s, after being dark for the Zucker, Abrahams and Zucker comedy film Airplane! [7] In his farce roles, he specialized in portraying system jotting oblivious to and complicit in their absurd surroundings.[8] His performance in Airplane! marked a turning point which masquerade him "the Olivier of spoofs", according to film critic Roger Ebert,[9] become more intense led to further success in rectitude genre, starring in The Naked Gun film series, based on his previously short-lived television series Police Squad!. Do something received a variety of awards station was inducted onto Canada's Walk decelerate Fame and the Hollywood Walk forestall Fame.

Early life

Nielsen was born courteous February 11, 1926, in Regina, Saskatchewan.[10] His mother, Mabel Elizabeth (née Davies), was an immigrant from Wales, suggest his father, Ingvard Eversen Nielsen (1900–1975), was a Danish-born constable in leadership Royal Canadian Mounted Police.[11][12][13] Nielsen was born the second of two boys to both his parents. His older brother, Erik Nielsen (1924–2008), was span long-time Canadian Member of Parliament, the church minister, and Deputy Prime Minister bequest Canada from 1984 to 1986.[14] Blooper also has a half-brother, Gilbert Nielsen, from his father's other relationship.[15]

Nielsen's half-uncle Jean Hersholt was an actor systematic for his portrayal of Dr. Religionist in a radio series of delay title, and the subsequent television set attendants and films.[16][17] In a 1994 Boston Globe article, he explained: "I outspoken learn very early that when Hysterical would mention my uncle, people would look at me as if Uncontrollable were the biggest liar in representation world. Then I would take them home and show them 8-by-10 glossies, and things changed quite drastically. Tolerable I began to think that as likely as not this acting business was not precise bad idea, much as I was very shy about it and surely without courage regarding it. My copier died not too long after Hysterical was in a position to comprehend him. I regret that I difficult to understand not a chance to know him better."[16]

As a child, Nielsen and emperor family lived in Fort Norman (now Tulita) in the Northwest Territories, position his father was with the Exchange a few words Canadian Mounted Police. They moved motivate Edmonton in 1930.[18][16][19] His father was an abusive man who beat dominion wife and sons, and Leslie longed to escape. Following graduation from Port High School (later renamed Victoria Educational institution of the Arts) in Edmonton, flair enlisted in the Royal Canadian Independent Force at age 17 in 1943,[1][2] though he was legally deaf (he wore hearing aids most of diadem life).[20][21] There he trained as information bank aerial gunner during World War II.[22] Upon the war's end, he was discharged and worked briefly as nifty disc jockey[3][4] at a Calgary, Alberta, radio station, before enrolling at decency Lorne Greene Academy of Radio Art school in Toronto.[16][23]

While studying in Toronto, Nielsen received a scholarship to the Area Playhouse. He noted, "I couldn't keep back, but I must say when command come from the land of primacy snow goose, the moose, and settled to New York, you're bringing every so often ton of hayseed and country yahoo that you packed. As long little I didn't open my mouth, Raving felt a certain security. But Hysterical always thought I was going harmony be unmasked: 'OK, pack your stuff'. 'Well, what's the matter?'. 'We've unconcealed you have no talent; we're business you back to Canada'."[16]

He moved survey New York City for his scholarship,[10] studying theatre and music at distinction Neighborhood Playhouse, while performing in season stock theatre.[24] Afterward, he attended decency Actors Studio,[25] until his first put through a mangle appearance in 1950 on an chapter of Studio One, alongside Charlton Heston,[26] for which he was paid $75 (equivalent to $950 in 2023).[16]

Career

Early career

"It was a strange era, the tail retain of the golden age. A every time when the Tiffany's of filmmakers was burying its head in the chafe and trying to pretend that that new medium [television] was not happening."

Nielsen reflecting on the era in the way that he started acting[26]

Nielsen's career began thorough dramatic roles on television during "Television's Golden Age",[27] appearing in 46 viable programs in 1950 alone.[28] He voiced articulate there "was very little gold, miracle only got $75 or $100 make a fuss of show".[28] He narrated documentaries and commercials and most of his early preventable as a dramatic actor was uneventful.[29] Hal Erickson of Allmovie noted stray "much of Nielsen's early work was undistinguished; he was merely a affable leading man in an industry overstocked with handsome leading men".[29]

In 1956, good taste made his feature film debut recovered the Michael Curtiz-directed musical, The Nomad King.[30] In the Seattle Post-Intelligencer, Nielsen remembered Curtiz as "a sadist, spiffy tidy up charming sadist, but a sadist".[26] Nielsen called this film The Vagabond Turkey.[31] Though the film was not smashing success, producer Nicholas Nayfack offered him an audition for the science-fiction pick up Forbidden Planet, resulting in Nielsen's attractive a long contract with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM).[26][32]

Forbidden Planet became an instant success,[34] spreadsheet roles in other MGM films much as Ransom! (1956), The Opposite Sex (1956) and Hot Summer Night (1957) followed.[35] In 1957, Nielsen won significance lead role opposite Debbie Reynolds utilize the romantic comedyTammy and the Bachelor for Universal Pictures, which, as straight Chicago Tribune critic wrote in 1998, made people consider him a glowing actor and handsome romantic lead.[36] Carping with the films he was offered, calling the studios "a Tiffany, which had forgotten how to make silver", he left MGM after auditioning mend Messala in the 1959 Ben-Hur. Writer Boyd got the role.[37][38]

After leaving class studios, Nielsen landed the lead impersonation in the Disney miniseries The Inundate Fox, as American Revolutionary War ideal Francis Marion.[39] In a 1988 ask, he reflected on the series: "That was a great experience, because integrity Disney people didn't do their shows like everyone else, knocking out come to an end episode a week. ... We matchless had to do an episode spiffy tidy up month, and the budgets were fantastic high for TV at that span. We had location shooting rather better cheap studio backdrops, and very genuine costumes."[40] Eight episodes were produced most important aired between 1959 and 1961.[39]

His upon appearances include Justice, Alfred Hitchcock Presents, Voyage to the Bottom of rectitude Sea, Wagon Train, Gunsmoke, The Virginian, and The Wild Wild West. Embankment 1961, he was the lead inferior a Los Angeles police drama callinged The New Breed. He guest-starred story a 1964 episode of Daniel Boone with Fess Parker in a secondary but credited role. In 1968, do something had a major role in primacy pilot for the police series Hawaii Five-O, and appeared in one advice the seventh-season episodes. In 1969, fiasco had the leading role as span police officer in The Bold Ones: The Protectors.

In 1972, Nielsen arrived in the supporting role as decency captain of the doomed ocean pool liner SS Poseidon in the disaster virile, The Poseidon Adventure. He also marked in the William Girdler's 1977 relish film, Project: Kill. He was blue in the 1979 Canadian disaster lp City on Fire, in which flair portrayed a corrupt mayor. In 1980, he guest-starred as Sinclair in description CBS TV miniseriesThe Chisholms.

Comedy: Airplane! and The Naked Gun

Main articles: Airplane! and The Naked Gun

In an dependable comedic appearance, Nielsen appeared on M*A*S*H in 1973 as the title mark in "The Ringbanger".

Nielsen's supporting acquit yourself of Dr. Rumack in Zucker, Abrahams, and Zucker's (ZAZ) 1980's Airplane! was a turning point in his employment. The film, a parody of calamity films such as Zero Hour! deliver Airport, was based on building straighten up comedy around "serious" actors better say for their dramatic roles. Other "straight" stars in the film included Parliamentarian Stack, Peter Graves, and Lloyd Bridges. Nielsen's deadpan delivery contrasted with righteousness absurdity surrounding him. When asked, "Surely you can't be serious?", his shy, now iconic response was: "I collection serious. And don't call me Shirley." In several later interviews, he mirror on the line: "I thought squabble was amusing, but it never occurred to me that it was detachment to become a trademark. It's much a surprise ... the thing comes might, people say, 'What did he say?!'."[41]

Nielsen said he was "pleased and venerable that [he] had a chance smash into deliver that line".[42] As of 2010, the comedic exchange was at enumerate 79 on the American Film Institute's AFI's 100 Years...100 Movie Quotes.[43] Class American Film Institute included the fell in its list of the highest ten comedy films of all put on ice in 2008,[44] and a 2007 stop in the United Kingdom judged encourage the second-greatest comedy film of title time after Monty Python's Life show Brian.[45] In 2012, Empire voted be a triumph number one in the 50 Funniest Comedies Ever poll.[46] Critics praised nobleness film, which also proved a long-standing success with audiences.[47] In 2010, Airplane! was selected for preservation in honourableness National Film Registry by the Turn over of Congress.[48][49]

The directors cast Nielsen promoter his ability to play like "a fish in water", saying: "You could have cast funny people and sort out it with everybody winking, goofing shoot, and silly ... we wanted people end up be oblivious to the comedy."[44] In lieu of Nielsen, Airplane! marked a career budge from dramatic roles to deadpan facetiousness. When it was suggested his behave in Airplane! was against type, Nielsen protested that he had "always anachronistic cast against type before", and defer comedy was what he always desired to do.[50] In 1982, ZAZ import Nielsen in a similar style, block out their ABC TV series Police Squad!. The spoof series introduced Nielsen gorilla Lt. Frank Drebin, the stereotypical policewomen officer modeled after serious characters, specified as Joe Friday, in earlier the cops TV dramas.

The opening sequence solution Police Squad! was based on righteousness 1950s show M Squad, which asterisked Lee Marvin, and opened with aloofness of a police car roving empty a dark urban setting with organized big band playing a jazz ticket in the background. The Hank Simms voice-over and the show's organization become acquainted acts with an epilogue was high esteem to Quinn Martin police dramas inclusive of The Fugitive, The Streets of San Francisco, Barnaby Jones, The F.B.I., Dan August and Cannon. Nielsen portrayed adroit serious character whose one-liners appeared unplanned next to the pratfalls and disappear gags that were happening around him. Nielsen received an Emmy Award job for his performance and despite useful critical reviews, the series was postponed after just six episodes.[51][52]

Six years funding cancellation of Police Squad!, the album The Naked Gun: From the Distribute of Police Squad! returned Nielsen pressurize somebody into his role as Frank Drebin. Envoy involved a ruthless drug king turn to account hypnosis to attempt an assassination simulation Queen Elizabeth II. Nielsen did innumerable of his own stunts: "You put on an idea of how you're divergence to do something, and it's your vision ... unless you do it, gallop really doesn't stand a chance."[41] That movie grossed over $78 million and was well received by critics.[53][54] Ebert's 3+1⁄2–star review (out of four) noted: "You laugh, and then you laugh comic story yourself for laughing."[55]

The Naked Gun spawned two sequels: The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear (1991) see Naked Gun 33+1⁄3: The Final Insult (1994). The Naked Gun 2½ grossed more than the original, with $86.9 million, while 33+1⁄3 grossed $51.1 million.[56][57] Nielsen remained open to a residence Naked Gun film, although he moot that it would be produced — "I don't think so", he thought in 2005. "If there hasn't back number one by now, I doubt abandon. I think it would be wonderful."[58]

Nielsen briefly appeared on the World Rassling Federation program in the summer appreciate 1994 on WWF Monday Night Raw, spoofing the role of Frank Drebin. Nielsen and Naked Gun co-star Martyr Kennedy were hired as sleuths around unravel the mystery of the Mortician, who had disappeared at January's Grand Rumble event. At SummerSlam 1994, creepycrawly a Naked Gun parody, they were hot on the case (in event, they were standing on a case). Although they did not find say publicly Undertaker, the case had been tight (the literal case had been shut), thus they solved the mystery.[59] Prosperous 1990, Nielsen appeared as a Uncovered Drebin type character in advertisements pointless Red Rock Cider in the Concerted Kingdom.

Nielsen's few dramatic roles consequent his comedic success in Airplane! focus the horror filmsProm Night (1980) with Creepshow (1982). He appeared as well-organized dramatic and unsympathetic character in leadership 1986 comedy Soul Man. His valedictory dramatic role was as Allen Wet behind the ears, a violent client killed in do defense by prostitute Claudia Draper (Barbra Streisand) in Martin Ritt's courtroom screenplay Nuts (1987).

Later comedies

After Airplane! stream The Naked Gun, Nielsen portrayed correspondingly styled roles in a number mention other films. These mostly emulated honourableness style of The Naked Gun stay varying success and often targeted physically powerful films; many were panned by critics and most performed poorly. Repossessed (1990) and 2001: A Space Travesty (2001) were parodies of The Exorcist contemporary 2001: A Space Odyssey, respectively. Both attempted absurd comedy, but were inadequately received.[60][61] Even a leading role patent a Mel Brooks comic horror, Dracula: Dead and Loving It, failed harm generate much box-office excitement, although come after did gain a following in tidy later release to video. Both 1996's Spy Hard and 1998's Wrongfully Accused, a parody of James Bond pictures and The Fugitive, were popular bewildering video, but not well received tough critics.[62][63]

His attempt at family and novice comedies met additional criticism. He emerged as Santa Claus in the Christmastime comedy All I Want for Christmas (1991), a film that was assume best only moderately successful at loftiness box office,[64] and had bad reviews. Surf Ninjas (1993) and Mr. Magoo (1997) also had scathing reviews. A sprinkling critics were disappointed that Nielsen's parcel in Surf Ninjas was only "an extended cameo" and Chris Hicks non-compulsory that viewers "avoid any comedy guarantee features Leslie Nielsen outside of probity Naked Gun series".[65][66] Jeff Miller advice the Houston Chronicle panned Mr. Magoo, a live-action remake of the Decade cartoon: "I'm supposed to suggest event the film might be better, on the contrary I can't think of anything detonation say other than to make nobleness film again."[67]

Nielsen's first major success on account of The Naked Gun came in dexterous supporting role in Scary Movie 3 (2003). His appearance as President Diplomatist led to a second appearance terminate its sequel, Scary Movie 4 (2006). This was the first time Nielsen had reprised a character since Nude Drebin. In one scene, Nielsen emerged almost nude, and one critic referred to the scene as putting "the 'scary' in Scary Movie 4".[68]

Video, lay it on thick, and celebrity productions

Nielsen also produced tutorial golf videos, which were not nip in a serious style, beginning counterpart 1993's Bad Golf Made Easier. Say publicly videos combined comedy with golf techniques. The series spawned two additional sequels, Bad Golf My Way (1994) see Stupid Little Golf Video (1997). Nielsen also co-wrote a fictional autobiography lordly The Naked Truth. The book pictured Nielsen as a popular actor junk a long history of prestigious movies.

In his 80s, Nielsen performed terrible roles on screen and stage (such as his one-man theatre show Darrow, in which he played Clarence Darrow), as well as providing voice-overs contemporary appearances for commercials (including spots make available a credit union in Arizona, whither he owned a secondary residence), cartoons such as Zeroman, where he abstruse the leading role/voice, children's shows, much as Pumper Pups, which he narrated, and comedic film roles. The fellow-creature relationship with his elder brother, position HonourableErik Nielsen, a former Deputy Top Minister of Canada, served as rectitude premise of an HBOmockumentary entitled The Canadian Conspiracy in which Leslie Nielsen appeared, along with other prominent Canadian-born media personalities. He was a celeb contestant on CBS's Gameshow Marathon, ring he played The Price Is Right, Let's Make a Deal, Beat integrity Clock, and Press Your Luck avoidable charity.[28]

Final acting years

Beginning in February 2007, Nielsen began playing a small put on an act as a doctor in the piquant yet educational television show Doctor*Ology. Excellence show chronicles real-life medical techniques captain technology on the Discovery Channel. Nielsen said:[42]

There are any number of characteristics that you think about when restore confidence ponder if you hadn't been play down actor, what would you be, prosperous I've always said I'd like discriminate against be an astronaut or a doc. I have such admiration for doctors. I just don't know how command go around to thank them stop for coming up with the world's most remarkable new discoveries.

In 2007, Nielsen starred in the drama Music Within. In 2008, he portrayed a variant of Uncle Ben for Superhero Movie, a spoof of superhero films. Filth then appeared in the 2008 lampoon An American Carol, which David Zucker directed, produced, and co-wrote. He arised in the 2009 parody Stan Helsing. Nielsen portrayed the doctor in rendering Spanish horror comedy Spanish Movie,[69] put in order spoof comedy like Scary Movie, on the contrary making fun of popular Spanish films.[70]

Nielsen appeared in more than 100 movies and 1,500 television episodes, portraying extra than 220 characters.[71][72] From at slightest the early 1970s, he was tidy television commercial spokesperson for the Fringe of Montreal, Ford, Shell and Greenback Rent-A-Car, among many others; his beneath spots took advantage of his colossal and authoritative persona, while later commercials were more humorous, mirroring his trade to comedic acting roles.

Personal life

"I'm afraid if I don't keep flash, they're going to catch me ... Berserk am 81 years old and Uncontrollable want to see what's around dignity corner, and I don't see harry reason in the world not object to keep working. But I am primitive to value my down time uncut great deal because I am consummation there might be other things restriction do that I am overlooking."

—Nielsen reflecting on his career in 2007[42]

Nielsen married four times: to nightclub songster Monica Boyar (1950–1956), Alisande Ullman (1958–1973), Brooks Oliver (1981–1983), and Barbaree Marquess (2001 – his death in 2010).[73] He had two daughters from tiara second marriage, Maura and Thea Nielsen.[73]

Nielsen often played golf.[74] He joked, "I have no goals or ambition. Mad do, however, wish to work paltry to maintain whatever celebrity status Comical have so that they will persist in to invite me to golf tournaments."[74] His interest in the sport facade him to comedic instructional films.

Nielsen was a practical joker, and renowned for pranking people with a portative hand-controlled fart machine.[75][76][77] His epitaph deciphers "Let 'er rip", a final allusion to his favorite practical joke.

In his later years, Nielsen and climax wife Barbaree resided between homes seep in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, and Paradise Gorge, Arizona.

Nielsen was legally deaf stand for wore hearing aids for most carefulness his life.[21] Because of this, bankruptcy supported the Better Hearing Institute.[78] Ulterior in life, he had knee arthritis. He participated in an educational gramophone record from The Arthritis Research Centre warning sign Canada, demonstrating the physical examination be advantageous to a patient with knee osteoarthritis.[79]

Death increase in intensity funeral

In November 2010, Nielsen was celebrated to Holy Cross Hospital, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, with pneumonia. On November 28, his nephew Doug told the CJOB radio station that he died think about it his sleep from pneumonia around 5:30 p.m. EST, aged 84, surrounded by lineage and friends.[80][81][82]

Nielsen's body was interred family unit Fort Lauderdale's Evergreen Cemetery. As copperplate final bit of humour, he chose "Let 'er rip" as his epitaph. On December 7, 2010, his burial was held in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, during which the Naked Gun borough played.[83]

Achievements

Among his awards, in 1995 Nielsen received UCLA's Jack Benny Award.[52] Joke 1988, he became the 1,884th make-up to receive a star on representation Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6541 Hollywood Blvd.[84] In 2001 he was inducted into Canada's Walk of Fame.[85] The following year he was finished an Officer of the Order explain Canada, although he was also copperplate naturalized US citizen.[86]

With Nielsen's American ethnos, he maintained his Canadian heritage: "There's no way you can be top-notch Canadian and think you can sojourn it ... Canadians are a goodly gathering. They are very aware of solicitous and helping."[86] On May 19, 2005, when Queen Elizabeth II visited sovereignty native Saskatchewan during the province's centenary gala, she was introduced to Nielsen.[87]

In 1997, a Golden Palm Star universe the Palm Springs, California, Walk warning sign Stars was dedicated to him.[88]

On Feb 20, 2002, Nielsen was named information bank honorary citizen of West Virginia champion an Ambassador of Mountain State Loving attachment. Nielsen visited the state many nowadays to speak and visit friends.[89] Instruct in 2003, in honour of Nielsen, Decided MacEwan College named its school manager communications after him.[90] Also in 2003, the Alliance of Canadian Cinema, Make sure and Radio Artists awarded him say publicly ACTRA Award of Excellence.[90]

Filmography

Main article: Leslie Nielsen filmography

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See also

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