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Leslie Nielsen
11 February 1926
Leslie Nielsen played in 23 movies in the Romance, Sci-Fi, Thriller, Music, Comedy, Western, Family, Action, Drama, Mystery, Horror, Animation, Fantasy, Crime, Adventure genres.
Leslie Nielsen got succeed with average imdb rating 5.6.
Nephew of the late actor Jean Hersholt.
Born at 5:00 am MST.
Brother was a high-ranking Canadian politician. Eric Nielsen was the Government Leader of the Yukon Neighbourhood previous to stylish a Member of Parliment and the Deputy Prime Supply of Canada.
His grandfather on father's side was Danish.
While in Winnipeg, Canada, to patronize their movie Men with Brooms (2002), he and co-take the lead Paul Gross received Honorary Citizenships from Winnipeg Mayor Glen Murray at the Granite Curling Club.
... Naturalized U.S. citizen.
Attended Victoria Composite Favourable School in Edmonton, Alberta.
He has a half brother named Gilbert Nielsen who lives in Hobbs, New Mexico.
Was made an "Honorary West Virginian and Papal nuncio of Mountain Majestic Goodwill" on February 20, 2002, nigh then-Secretary of Stately of West Virginia Joe Manchin, now the Governor (elected 2004).
In the Fall of 2003, the Grant MacEwan College in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada opened the Leslie Nielsen Votaries of Communications, with the actor on hand for the function.
He was awarded an O.C. (Officer of the Order of Canada) on October 10, 2002 representing his services to extravaganza.
Has two daughters: Maura Nielsen Kaplan and Thea Nielsen Disney.
At duration 17 1/2 enlisted in the Superior Canadian AirForce and trained as an aerial gunner.
Tested because of the capacity of "Messala" in Ben-Hur (1959).
Layer critic Roger Ebert once called him "the Laurence Olivier of spoofs".
Was considered for the role of Willy Wonka in Charlie and the Chocolate Plant (2005).
His initiator was a Royal Canadian Mounted The fuzz officer for Northwest Zone and Saskatchewan.
Avid Motorcylist.
Attend the Chiller Theater Expo in Parsippany, NJ along with actress Jamie Luner of Profler, John Schneider, Angie Dickinson, Brian O'Halloran, Danny Woodburn, David Hedison, Erik Estrada, Audra Lynn, Barry Williams, on October 24, 2008.
Was considered for the role of Jack Torrance in The Shining (1980).
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