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Leslie Nielsen

1926 - 2010

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Leslie William Nielsen (February 11, 1926 – November 28, 2010) was a Canadian actor and comedian. With a career spanning 60 years, he appeared in more than 100 films and 150 television programs, portraying more than 220 characters. Nielsen made his acting debut in 1950, appearing in 46 live television programs a year. He made his film debut in 1956, with supporting roles in several dramas, westerns and romance films produced from the 1950s to 1970s. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Leslie Nielsen is the 86th most popular actor (up from 97th in 2019), the 4th most popular biography from Canada (down from 3rd in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Canadian Actor.

Leslie Nielsen is most famous for his comedic roles in the Naked Gun and Airplane! films.

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Among ACTORS

Among actors, Leslie Nielsen ranks 86 out of 13,578. Before him are Denzel Washington, Maggie Smith, Robert Redford, Jon Voight, David Hasselhoff, and Ian McKellen. After him are Kevin Costner, Buster Keaton, Michael Caine, Rowan Atkinson, Tom Cruise, and Jean-Claude Van Damme.

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Among people born in 1926, Leslie Nielsen ranks 9. Before him are Fidel Castro, Michel Foucault, Alfredo Di Stéfano, Ingvar Kamprad, Jiang Zemin, and Valéry Giscard d'Estaing. After him are Thích Nhất Hạnh, Dario Fo, Ben Roy Mottelson, Vasily Arkhipov, Donald A. Glaser, and Klaus Kinski. Among people deceased in 2010, Leslie Nielsen ranks 3. Before him are José Saramago, and John Fenn. After him are Juan Antonio Samaranch, J. D. Salinger, Lech Kaczyński, Tony Curtis, Ronnie James Dio, James Black, Gloria Stuart, Louise Bourgeois, and Eddie Fisher.

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In Canada

Among people born in Canada, Leslie Nielsen ranks 4 out of 1,622. Before him are Mary Pickford (1892), Leonard Cohen (1934), and Justin Trudeau (1971). After him are Donald Sutherland (1935), Albert Bandura (1925), Mary Simon (1947), Celine Dion (1968), Christopher Plummer (1929), Jordan Peterson (1962), James Cameron (1954), and William Giauque (1895).

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Among ACTORS In Canada

Among actors born in Canada, Leslie Nielsen ranks 2. Before him are Mary Pickford (1892). After him are Donald Sutherland (1935), Christopher Plummer (1929), Jim Carrey (1962), Michael J. Fox (1961), William Shatner (1931), Pamela Anderson (1967), Catherine O'Hara (1954), Elliot Page (1987), Eugene Levy (1946), and Dan Aykroyd (1952).

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