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{{quote|''"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."''|'''Leslie Nielsen reflecting on his career'''}}
 
Leslie Nielsen is perhaps best-known as the brother of Erik Nielsen, [[Canadian Politics|Member of Parliament for Yukon]] from December 16, 1957 to January 21, 1987.
 
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[[Leslie Nielsen]] was a Canadian born actor and comedian. Originally trained at Toronto's Neighborhood Playhouse, he first became known as a dramatic lead debuting in ''The Vagabond King''. Though the movie wasn't a success, Nielsen soon achieved fame as Commander John J. Adams in ''[[Forbidden Planet]]'', and subsequently starred in many films and television shows as a romantic or dramatic leading man
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[[Grave Humor|His epitaph reads:]] ''[[Toilet Humor|"Let 'er Rip."]]'' Because that's how he rolls.
 
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* [[Leslie Nielsen Syndrome]]
 
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{{tropelist|Leslie Nielsen's career and works demonstrate the following tropes:}}
 
* [[Career Resurrection]]
* [[The Comically Serious]]
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* [[Walking Disaster Area]]
 
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{{examples|Leslie Nielsen appears in the following works detailed on All The Tropes:}}
 
* ''[[Forbidden Planet]]''
* ''[[The Poseidon Adventure]]''