RIP Leslie Nielsen

[Trekker4747]

Sad news. I adored (and still adore) the Naked Gun movies as a kid. One of the ultimate straight men.

The first Naked Gun movie is quite funny, the second one loses some "spark" but still has plenty of humorous moments. 33 1/3? Never "felt it."

 

[Mr. Laser Beam]

The problem with the movies is they turned Drebin into a funny character. He is not supposed to be like that; the original point of the TV series was to have Drebin be completely serious and just a foil for the comedy going on around him.

 

[Kira's Mom]

RIP, Frank Drebin and Dr. Rumack. "Yes, I remember. I had the lasanga." "The truth hurts, doesn't it? Maybe not as much as jumping on a bicycle with the seat missing, but it hurts."

Thanks for the laughs, Leslie.

 

[ShamelessMcBundy]

Leslie Nielsen is dead? Surely you can't be serious!

He is serious. And don't call him Shirley!

We can never call him Shirley again.

 

[Australis]

Wow, this is sad.

Funny guy, and pretty good in Forbidden Planet. Damn shame.

 

[Mr. Laser Beam]

I haven't seen anything like this since the Anita Bryant concert...

 

[Trekker4747]

RIP, Frank Drebin and Dr. Rumack. "Yes, I remember. I had the lasanga." "The truth hurts, doesn't it? Maybe not as much as jumping on a bicycle with the seat missing, but it hurts."

Thanks for the laughs, Leslie.

"I haven't has this much sex since I was a Boy Scout Leader!"

:room goes quiet:

"I mean... at the time.... I was dating a lot."

 

[Gul Re'jal]

That's really sad news

His name was enough to make me watch a film. Forbidden Planet is one of my all-time favourites.

 

[DarthPipes]

The problem with the movies is they turned Drebin into a funny character. He is not supposed to be like that; the original point of the TV series was to have Drebin be completely serious and just a foil for the comedy going on around him.

Really liked the third one. The whole White Heat spoof was pretty cool.

Big fan of Forbidden Planet. His character is a complete straight man, rarely laughing or smiling. He pulled it off well.

 

[Brolan]

I'm old enough to remember his early dramatic era and his later comedic era. He was a great actor in both. Rest easy my friend.

 

[S. Gomez]

We can't call him Shirley...because his name was Leslie. RIP.

By the way, not that I'm doubting anyone's word or anything, but does anyone have a link to a news website with the story?

LINK

Thanks.

 

[Agent Richard07]

Damn. I had started to think he was just going to live forever.

He's one of those actors who seemed to be immortal like Abe Vigoda.

He looked like he was going to live forever.

My thoughts exactly.

R.I.P.

[yt]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ssx6dmT0vmo[/yt]

 

[Flying Spaghetti Monster]

Follow that car!!!
[yt]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C29-gLZLt9s[/yt]

 

[Canadave]

‎"There'd been a recent string of gorgeous fashion models found naked and unconscious in laundromats on the west side. Unfortunately, I was assigned to investigate hold-ups at local credit unions. I was doing my laundry on the other side of town when I got the call..."

 

[T'Baio]

I just watched Forbidden Planet like two days ago.



R.I.P.

 

[auntiehill]

84 is a good, long run. When we remember him, it will certainly make us smile. That's a pretty good legacy to leave behind.

RIP, Mr. Nielsen.

 

[23skidoo]

Very sad. He was a Canadian icon, and TV comedy icon, and even a science fiction icon (through Forbidden Planet).

Alex

 

[Neroon]

I just now read this.... and man, I am crushed. "Airplane!" is without doubt one of my all-time favorite comedies. The man had a talent for comedy that was unknown before that film.

 

[PKTrekGirl]

Saw this earlier this evening. Very sad.

 

[LeadHead]

Just found out about this. Very bummed. Very funny actor. He will be missed.