It was announced today that Leslie Nielsen has passed away. He was 84, and died of complications from pneumonia. I won’t launch into a description of his career (You can find that here), but I will say that he was one of my favorite actors, and as well as being a favorite of my kids. I sure wish I could hold such a dead pan face while delivering humorous lines like he could.
Rest in peace Mr. Nielsen…your work will be missed.
I was soo bummed on this news…. All day the line from Airplane that went somethng like this, “So Johnny have you ever spent time in a Turkish prison?”…. he will so be missed!
I think my all time favorite line of his is “Don’t call me Shirley”!
That was sad. And to think, he was strictly a dramatic actor well into his 50’s and then that appearance on Airplane! launched him as a comic actor for the next 30 years. He will be missed.