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Leslie Nielsen Biography

Leslie William Nielsen, OC (11 February 1926 – 28 November 2010) was a Canadian actor, comedian, and producer. He appeared in more than 100 films and 150 television programs, portraying more than 220 characters.

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The actual distance a bad golfer is going to hit the ball with any club obviously depends on many factors, not the least of which is whether the ball was actually hit at all.

Ball, Balls, Club, Depends, Distance, Golf

There's an old saying that God exists in your search for him. I just want you to understand that I ain't looking.

God, God Exists, Old, Old Saying, Saying, Want

I played a lot of leaders, autocratic sorts; perhaps it was my Canadian accent.

Accent, Accents, Canadian, Leader, Played, Sorts

Doing nothing is very hard to do. . . you never know when you're finished.

Funny, Humor, Epic, Know, Finished, Hard

I really have to keep an eye on myself, because sometimes I think I might say something important.

Eye, Important, Keep, Say, Think, Thinking

I'm a professional actor. If I was a plumber, I wouldn't just do my plumbing in Beverly Hills bathrooms; I'd like to install air conditioning units and a few other things.

Actors, Air, Beverly Hills, Install, Plumber, Things

When you see Charlie Chaplin, he stays funny. He doesn't become drama, and so what really seems to endure is comedy.

Drama, Comedy, Chaplin, See, Charlie

The reason they call if 'golf' is that all the other 4 letter words were used up.

Golf, Letters, Reason, Words, Letter

You know it's very difficult to be an actor, and to have people depending on you to say the right line, at the right time, and to not be able to hear your cues! I can't tell you how many times I would've had to have said What? if I didn't have my hearing aids. So my hearing aids are a life saver, and they allow me to practice my craft.

People, Practice, Right, Said, Say, What If

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.

Guess, Leslie, Shakespeare, Spoof, True, Yes

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.

Drops, Giving, Mind, Stars, Trek

Do your part to silence gossip - don't repeat it.

Gossip, Part, Repeat, Repeats, Silence

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.

Character, Fundamental, Insecure, Intelligent, Macho, Wanting

Shirley! Don't call me Shirley!

Call, Call Me, Shirley

Today, in my career, I'm doing what I love to do. And that is, do things for the fun - do comedy. It's a pleasure to go for the laughter.

Fun, Laughter, Pleasure, Things, Today

In episodic television you'll have a good guy who's on every week and that's his show! He's the regular on it, and you're not going to be "gooder" than he is; I mean, he's the guy who's got to solve your problem! So if you're playing a good guy, you have to have a problem, and he's going to solve it for you. And the only really strong dramatic part is the heavy, because the meaner and crueler and rottener you are, the better the good guy looks when he whips ya' at the end because he always is gonna whip ya! So, the best dramatic guest shot is the heavy.

Guy, Mean, Meaner, Shot, Strong

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!

Brother, Comedy, Father, Funny Things, Make, Way

Any sport that comes from Scotland is good!

Good, Hockey, Scotland, Sport, Sports

Like a blind man at an orgy, I was going to have to feel my way through.

Blind, Like, Man, Men, Orgy, Way

One thing a person won't do when he's laughing is try to beat you up.

Beat, Beats, Laughing, Person, Trying

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