'Airplane!' and 'Naked Gun' star passed away on Sunday.By Gil Kaufman
Leslie Nielsen
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Leslie Nielsen has died.
Surely, you can't be serious. Yes, the comedy great and "Airplane!" star passed away on Sunday in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, at the age of 84 after being treated for pneumonia.
And don't call me Shirley.
It was lines like the above, delivered in Nielsen's patented deadpan that gave the dramatic stage and screen actor an unlikely comedic revival
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