Leslie Nielsen
Leslie Nielsen
Leslie William Nielsen, OCwas a Canadian actor, comedian, and producer. He appeared in more than 100 films and 150 television programs, portraying more than 220 characters...
NationalityCanadian
ProfessionMovie Actor
Date of Birth11 February 1926
CityRegina, Canada
CountryCanada
moving years world
I'm afraid if I don't keep moving, they're going to catch me ... I am 81 years old and I want to see what's around the corner, and I don't see any reason in the world not to keep working. But I am starting to value my down time a great deal because I am realizing there might be other things to do that I am overlooking.
comedy kind outrageous
I like that kind of 'straight-faced' comedy. I like to be straight-faced and outrageous.
golf play firsts
Those who the gods seek to destroy first, learn how to play golf.
golf letters reason
The reason they call if 'golf' is that all the other 4 letter words were used up.
basketball sex play
I like my sex the way I play basketball, one on one with as little dribbling as possible.
brother father two
I've always been part of comedy. One of the things about our family was that if we were reasonably funny with each other, particularly my two brothers and myself, when my father was upset with something you'd want to make sure in some way you made him laugh. Because when he didn't laugh, you were in trouble!
long important want
It's not really that I've been an advocate for hearing aids for a long time, it's just that I've been losing my hearing for a long time! So it's actually very important for me because I'm actually hearing impaired and I simply want to hear better!
leslie spoof
Yes, it's true, I've been called the Laurence Olivier of spoofs. I guess that would make Laurence Olivier the Leslie Nielsen of Shakespeare.
laughing comedian style
The violence or the vaudeville style of comedy is a technique all by itself. You get up there, and you are a comedian, and you're doing one thing. That is, you're going to make the audience laugh.
call-me
Shirley! Don't call me Shirley!
sports scotland
Any sport that comes from Scotland is good!
character insecure intelligent
I had always functioned with dignity, wanting to appear intelligent, macho, never vulnerable or insecure. But now I realize that... a part of these comic characters is a fundamental part of me too.
dream doors police
I used to have this dream that somebody was knocking at my door. I'd say 'Who is it?' and they'd answer 'Police.' I'd open the door and they would say to me, 'Pack your bags. We realized you have no talent.
stars giving mind
I have always loved science fiction. One of my favorite shows is 'Star Trek.' I like the trips, where it drops my mind off, because they give you a premise and all of a sudden, you say, 'Oh!' and I'm fascinated by it.