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What a terrible way to begin the week. Comedy legend Leslie Nielsen passed away at a hospital near his house in Florida yesterday after fighting off a staph infection for the past week or so. He eventually died because of complications from pneumonia. He was 84 years old. Nielsen worked for over 60 years in TV and movies, very first gaining attention as a serious actor in such films as Forbidden Planet and The Poseidon Adventure, just before eventually becoming finest identified as the muse of David Zucker, Jerry Zucker, and Jim Abrahams, creators of the cult classic Police Squad! TV series and also the popular Airplane and The Naked Gun films. He was still working proper up until his death, most recently starring in the horror spoof Stan Helsing, with appearances in Spanish Movie, Stonerville and The Waterman Movie still forthcoming.
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