Leslie Nielsen
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02/10/1926
Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada |
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| 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). |
| Released his first book, a parody of Hollywood autobiographies titled Leslie Nielsen: The Naked Truth, in 1993. |
| 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 |
| 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. |
