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RIP - Leslie Nielsen

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Ericus Rex

RIP - Leslie Nielsen
« on: 29 Nov 2010, 02:14 pm »
The star of a few of my favorite comedies: Airplane, The Naked Gun movies, etc.  You'll be missed.   :cry:
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Re: RIP - Leslie Nielsen
« Reply #1 on: 29 Nov 2010, 02:36 pm »
"I am serious, and don't call me Shirley."

RIP  :cry:
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« Reply #2 on: 29 Nov 2010, 02:40 pm »
RIP Mr. Nielsen!  You gave us a lot of laughs!

Ken
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« Reply #3 on: 29 Nov 2010, 02:55 pm »
My heart sunk as a I saw the news on MSN. :(  He was such a warm & funny person.  I will admit I had no idea of he was 84.  I guess he had a good run.  I'll have to watch Airplane in his honor! :)
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Re: RIP - Leslie Nielsen
« Reply #4 on: 29 Nov 2010, 03:58 pm »
Agreed.  One of the funniest actors out there.  He'll definitely be missed.

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« Reply #5 on: 29 Nov 2010, 04:51 pm »
A fine actor, and by all accounts person as well. One of the more varied Hollywood careers showing the range of his skills, and a model to many actors we watch currently I think. Don't forget to put The Forbidden Planet in the remembrance play list. We Thank You for all the laughs sir. RIP   :(
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« Reply #6 on: 29 Nov 2010, 05:05 pm »
Quote from: ArthurDent on 29 Nov 2010, 04:51 pm
A fine actor, and by all accounts person as well. One of the more varied Hollywood careers showing the range of his skills, and a model to many actors we watch currently I think. Don't forget to put The Forbidden Planet in the remembrance play list. We Thank You for all the laughs sir. RIP   :(



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Re: RIP - Leslie Nielsen
« Reply #7 on: 29 Nov 2010, 07:47 pm »
Truly sad news.

I was very young when the Naked Guns started coming out, but I enjoyed them on HBO and the like growing up anyhow....

There probably also was a time when I truly enjoyed Surf Ninjas as well.
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Re: RIP - Leslie Nielsen
« Reply #8 on: 29 Nov 2010, 08:13 pm »
Sorry to read this. A great Canadian actor, one of the few actors today worth see a film, Mr.Nielsen films are free of ambiguous or evil, just healthy fun.
RIP
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Re: RIP - Leslie Nielsen
« Reply #9 on: 29 Nov 2010, 09:29 pm »
Some of us are old enough to remember him before his wonderful reinvention as a comedic actor. Fess Parker as Daniel Boone was cool, but Leslie Nielson as Francis Marion, aka 'The Swamp Fox' was ultra cool.
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Re: RIP - Leslie Nielsen
« Reply #10 on: 30 Nov 2010, 01:29 am »
Such a loss.  :(

When reading the news this morning, this was the first article I read regarding his passing. It is hard for me to think of anyone before him that reading of their demise made me chuckle with fond memories.

Rest in peace,
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Phil A

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« Reply #11 on: 30 Nov 2010, 02:58 am »
A great actor no doubt.  For people who are not very old and think of him for his later roles, they are usually amazed when I play something like Forbidden Planet.
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Lyndon

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« Reply #12 on: 30 Nov 2010, 03:18 am »
Occam said:
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Some of us are old enough to remember him before his wonderful reinvention as a comedic actor. Fess Parker as Daniel Boone was cool, but Leslie Nielson as Francis Marion, aka 'The Swamp Fox' was ultra cool.

I remember that show!
And he won me over with Forbidden Planet.  I watched that three times in the theater.


I've got your power meters, Mr. Pass! 8)
 I think it is why I always had a soft spot for the word, "Krell".  I need bigger amps, MORE POWER!

I did not know that he was nearly deaf, and wore hearing aids most of his life.
I also wonder if they will release a video of his travelling stage performance of the lawyer, Clarence Darrow.
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He performed serious roles on screen and stage (such as his one-man theatre show Darrow, playing Clarence Darrow
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