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Leslie Nielsen: Biography

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Birth Name: Leslie William Nielsen
Birth Place: Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada
Date of Birth / Zodiac Sign: 02/11/1926, Aquarius
Date of Death: 11/28/2010
Profession: Actor; screenwriter; producer

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Leslie Nielsen Fast Facts:

Father Ingvard, a Danish immigrant, served with the Royal Canadian Mounted Police.
Was an aerial gunner for the Royal Canadian Air Force during World War II.
Early big-screen roles were primarily dramatic in nature, including 1956 thriller Ransom! (remade in 1996 by Ron Howard) and sci-fi classic Forbidden Planet (1956).
Moved into comedy---and experienced a career revival---with David Zucker's classic spoof Airplane! (1980); this was later followed by the hit Naked Gun trilogy, which extended Nielsen's popularity into the '90s.
Released a parody of Hollywood autobiographies titled Leslie Nielsen: The Naked Truth, in 1993.
Brother Erik was a former Canadian deputy prime minister.

Leslie Nielsen Relationships:
Gordon Nielsen - Brother
Monica Boyar - Ex-wife
Thea Nielsen Disney - Daughter
Alisande Ullman - Ex-wife
Maybelle Nielsen - Mother
Ingvard Nielsen - Father
Erik Nielsen - Brother
Alan Hersholt - Cousin
Jean Hersholt - Uncle
Barbaree Earl - Wife
Brooks Oliver - Ex-wife
Maura Nielsen Kaplan - Daughter
Via Andersen - Aunt
Leslie Nielsen Awards:
1982 Emmy: Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series - Nominee
1989 Emmy: Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series - Nominee
College:
Academy of Radio Arts, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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