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Comic actor Leslie Nielsen dies in Fla., aged 84
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November 29, 2010, Monday
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CANADIAN comic actor Leslie Nielsen, star of a string of madcap spoof movies including "Airplane" and "The Naked Gun," died of complications from pneumonia in Florida yesterday, a spokesman said. He was 84.
Nielsen is probably best known for playing the bumbling cop Lt. Frank Drebin in the "Naked Gun" franchise, but enjoyed a movie and television career spanning more than 60 years.
The spokesman said Nielsen died in a hospital near his home in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., surrounded by his wife and friends at 5:34 pm EST (2234 GMT).
Nielsen is probably best known for playing the bumbling cop Lt. Frank Drebin in the "Naked Gun" franchise, but enjoyed a movie and television career spanning more than 60 years.
The spokesman said Nielsen died in a hospital near his home in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., surrounded by his wife and friends at 5:34 pm EST (2234 GMT).
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