Leslie Nielsen | A Serious Talent | A Docu-Mini

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Leslie Nielsen - one of the most inspiring success stories in film history. Although he had early ambitions to be a dramatic leading man, he would end up settling for smaller character parts in film and TV for most of his career. He was then cast in a comedy film at age 54 that would reinvent him as a performer and lead to him becoming one of the biggest film stars of the decade. We explore his rise to fame, amazing gift for comedy timing, and why he’ll always be a cult icon.
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KZbin Clips and Interviews Used in this Video:
Leslie Nielsen Interview on the Front Page Challenge, 1992
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Leslie Nielsen on Letterman
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Leslie Nielsen interview with Terry Wogan BBC1 1989
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Interview with Leslie Nielsen (1988)
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Leslie Nielsen on The Pat Sajak Show: Part One
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Leslie Nielsen February 1989
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Leslie Nielsen’s Funny Farts
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Leslie Nielsen 1989
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Fun interview with Leslie Neilsen on TV-am sofa in 1991
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Leslie Nielsen talks with Jimmy Carter - Spy Hard
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[@slckb0y65]

let's just admit Leslie Nielsen was the coolest Senior actor ever, the world is a sadder place ever since he's gone ...

[@shivam.maharshi]

George Carlin and Robin Williams too are in that list 👌🏻

[@davemeads859]

Couldn't agree more imho he was a absolute comedic genius like no other he made my childhood better I couldn't the laughs or the number of times he had me in tears 🤣 🤣 he'll always be missed and you're right the world's a little darker without him

[@OldNick00]

Leslie & Lloyd Bridges were the GOAT

[@Quickloaded]

Ted Danson from The Good Place is also very cool.

[@bremertank9272]

U just said what I would say" the world is a sadder place ever since he's gone"

[@monstermonty9074]

"Who are you and how did you get in here" "Im a locksmith and I'm a locksmith"

[@willtor]

Now THAT's a quality line. XD

[@Morten_Nielsen1979]

Where is that from?

[@monstermonty9074]

@@Morten_Nielsen1979 police squad

[@B0uff0s]

probably my fav line

[@ATM9279]

He actually said: I'm the locksmith and I'm a locksmith

[@-Ricky_Spanish-]

Growing up my dad was quite conservative and didn't express a lot of interest in humor. When he saw The Naked Gun he laughed so hard at the "Nice beaver!" part that he literally changed as a person into someone who now loves fun and laughter. The movie transformed our LIVES.

[@gibberconfirm166]

Now that comedy movies basically don't exist, it's really interesting to re-watch Naked Gun 1-3. They 'hold up,' but it's weird cuz everybody copied them hackily, for so long. Honestly Leslie might be the difference, he sells 1950s cop performance so well, it sets the movies apart from the worse parodies.

[@-Ricky_Spanish-]

@@gibberconfirm166 Part of what worked about Zucker, Abrahams and Zucker's comedy productions is that they tended to use actors that were previously known for more serious roles. It makes it work so much better when they did comedy because they could do it with such a serious cadence and in a decidedly non-comedic way. It made the jokes land better because the characters weren't necessarily trying to be funny, they were being serious in spite of all the humorous things going on around them. Making good comedy films is apparently much more difficult than it would seem.

[@rafaellima83]

@@-Ricky_Spanish- Also I believe the ZAZ trio (and Pat Proft) had a kind of talent to make jokes that I don't think anyone would be able to master again the same way they did it. Leslie Nielsen was great on their movies, but also the writing and directing was spot-on. So it was a combination of talents that's hard to find.

[@ReeceDee]

That is a righteous story bro. Being able to laugh is the antidote for the depression of this world we live in. 👊🏾

[@triadwarfare]

This is why being conservative sucks.

[@b.thomas8926]

"We'd have come earlier, but your husband wasn't dead yet." I love police squad.

[@chrisjones2384]

B. Thomas That line is absolute gold.

[@yig_501]

Never heard of it laughed so hard at that

[@John_Fx]

Who are you and how did you get in here? Neilson: "I'm a locksmith, and I'm a locksmith"

[@mex321]

Oh man that line cracked me up so much when i heard it. Such a simple line but the way its said and the whole reason when and why its said is simply amazing.

[@Celisar1]

Christopher Gardner “We could save your husband’s arm. Where she’ll we send it?”

[@ThomasWilson4]

Wrongfully accused is one of my favorite Nurse: "ICU Doctor?" Leslie: "And I see you, you're a fine nurse."

[@andregon4366]

My favourite movie starring Leslie Nielsen and one of my favourite movies ever. I laughed so hard with the hydraulic car scene I fell of my seat.

[@SIeipner]

Ryan Harrison: Your dog sure has a surprised look on his face. Lauren: That's because you're looking at his butt. Ryan Harrison: Uh, then he's certainly not going to enjoy that treat I just fed to him.

[@arcadedbeast]

Yes!! The movie so great and it seems not many have even hear of it.

[@CatmanFS]

@@arcadedbeast They are really missing out. Absolute masterpiece.

[@jeremybelcher1727]

I love that one as well! The train tilting out from the tree in a “peek-a-boo” fashion absolutely cracked me up lol, as did the hospital scenes!

[@YoungPadawan85]

"Can you fly this plane and land it?" "Surely you can't be serious." "I am serious. And don't call me Shirley." this exchange of dialogue will never fail to get a chuckle out of me everytime i see that scene

[@youtubedrifter5594]

Dude I’m 38. I’ve literally used this line my entire adult life to pick who my closest friends are 😂 I’m an operations director now and I was working with 24 year old kid this past weekend and I dropped the surely you can’t be serious…. And in perfect beat he delivered I am and don’t call me Shirley. Needless to say he is in line to get a promotion. Not just based off knowing that line. But he’s actually a good kid and a hell of a worker!!

[@Silenced23]

Boomers still use it thinking young 20 year olds will know where it's from or find it funny.

[@pjwo383]

@@Silenced23 It is funny.

[@imjelo]

The line that would forever be tagged to Leslie Nielsen.

[@samuelsteiner3854]

@@Silenced23 I'm 16 and I know it, use it frequently, and find it absolutely hilarious

[@KyleJWest-vn9kn]

I had no idea that "Dracula Dead and Loving It" was considered a failure... I remember watching that movie as a kid with my dad and we both loved it.

[@LadyPantera57]

Me, too! I was super shocked to hear that because everyone I knew loved it!

[@Fiddlesticks86]

I recently watched it and it's 100% on par with his other comedy works. Especially the scene with the 2 women in the bedroom 😂 How this flopped is beyond me...

[@avilesjuangaming]

Probably other factors played a role, maybe marketing or something.

[@chzzyg2698]

I saw it for the first time last year and thought it was hilarious. Didn't even know it was a supposed flop, just thought hey here's one I missed.

[@hearmymotoredheart]

By that time in the 90's, we were culturally burned out on parodies. It felt like every second movie that came out was trying to one-up the last pisstake. If it had been released earlier, it would have been better received, i'm sure of it.

[@T4SelNiNO]

He aged extremely well. He doesn't look like he's 17 years older between 89 and 06.

[@amberbaum4079]

Right. He was very pretty and still exudes this vitality in his old age. I bet still having his hair helped that image.

[@T4SelNiNO]

@@amberbaum4079 very true

[@mariar.f.1686]

I would say at 06 he was actually 83 years younger.

[@fishfossils8858]

Bro there are just some people like that, for example Clint Eastwood, between a fist full of dollars and a few dollars more he looked like he put on some serious age, and then from FDM (1965) until probably about unforgiven (1992) he didn’t look like he aged a single day. Idk how some people do it, i guess its genetics that they can go 10-20 years looking the exact same.

[@T4SelNiNO]

@@fishfossils8858 some people are just lucky I guess.

[@TheMikester307]

When NPR ran his obituary, they played some of his best lines from "Airplane" and "Naked Gun" and the like. I sent NPR an e-mail thanking them and saying "I've never laughed so hard at an obituary!" I bet Neilson would have appreciated that!

[@RagnarokMic]

"There'd been a recent wave of gorgeous fashion models found naked and unconscious in laundromats on the west side, unfortunately I was assigned to investigate hold-ups of neighborhood credit unions...I was across town doing my laundry when I got the call." Brilliant in both writing and delivery.

[@bb8989-g4p]

Another driving monologue, later in the same show, he has laundry in his car. Guess he was still checking on those laundry mats lol 😆

[@torstenscholz6243]

ZAZ and Nielsen simply were a perfect comedic combination, one couldn't have worked so well without the other. Airplane!, Police Squad and TNG trilogy will always remain some of the best comedy ever.

[@triggeredcat120]

Absolutely criminal how that show was canceled.

[@control_the_pet_population]

@@triggeredcat120 I read an interview years ago... I think it was from one of the Zucker brothers... and they were actually relieved when it was cancelled. They were realizing that they couldn't possibly come up with enough setups / jokes / gags to fill an entire 24 episode season... it would be like making a 10 hour long Naked Gun movie.

[@triggeredcat120]

@@control_the_pet_population Good to know. Thanks for your input.😁

[@seaking2290]

There’s an interview I’ve heard of but never found in which a journalist was trying to interview Leslie, the prominent actor, and his brother Erik, who happened to be Canada’s Minister of Defence. The problem was that both of them had the same sense of humour and one had the fart box and the two of them spent the interview giggling like five year olds. It has to be out there somewhere.

[@SaturnusDK]

Actually Erik was Deputy Prime Minister. It really shines through when hearing them that they've both got that deadpan humour nailed down but frankly, it's just Danish dad humour. Every Danish kid knows this style of comedy but it's only when you see it being done so expertly by Leslie Nielsen that you realise that your own dad was actually a budding comedy genius himself. You can find the CBC radio interview in the CBC archives, it's called: "Leslie and Erik Nielsen laugh it up".

[@one_degenerated_ontarian]

Leslie Neilsen's brother Erik was a Member of Parliament from Yukon for years, and even served as Deputy Prime Minister under PM Brian Mulroney from '84-86. The airport for Yukon's Capital city Whitehorse is named in his memory.

[@TidoTee]

@@one_degenerated_ontarian Erik Nielson was known as "velcro lips" for refusing to answer questions during question time in the House of Commons.

[@josephbingham1255]

We met him at an autograph signing event next to Burbank Airport. He didn't treat us special until he discovered my disabled son was a big fan and we had driven a ways to that show just to see him only. We have photos of Leslie with my son and both are beaming. They are sitting next to each other with Leslie having his arm around my son's shoulder smiling away. You can tell both are really enjoying themselves. It's like he had been signing photos all morning and finally a REAL FAN had made his day! I think Leslie was living in Florida and flew out for the signing event. He really treated my son good :) RIP Leslie Nielsen.

[@Solivigant.]

You don't need to be disabled to be a real fan

[@josephbingham1255]

@@Solivigant. True. But because my son was disabled and had a special wanting to meet him Mr. Nielsen really went out of his way to make him happy. And from the autographed photo of the two of them we have on the wall Mr. Nielsen seems pretty happy also.

[@BlazeIsBOSS]

That's a beautiful story

[@wolfgang4532]

that's so awesome

[@jptang1701]

@@Solivigant. But you need to be a complete Ass to point that out.

[@PhantomFilmAustralia]

Frank Drebin arrives at the door for a formal black-tie cocktail party. DOORMAN: "Your coat, sir?" DREBIN: "Yes it is...and I have the receipt to prove it."

[@MatthewCobalt]

I woulf have went to the coat check scene myself, but that's still good.

[@tripdad]

"That's the red light district. Wonder why he's hanging out down there.' "Sex Frank?" "Uh.. no not right now Ed, we've got work to do."

[@fellowcitizen]

I like how he rejects him so gently

[@AleNutri2211]

@@fellowcitizen yes, like, the little tap on his arm like “maybe some other time mate” is gold.

[@MaximumCarne]

Lol

[@kcindc5539]

The fact that he’s saying that to “the dude everyone knows as Joe Patroni”, arguably the most daddy-tastic character of the 70’s disaster genre, delivered by George Kennedy himself in deadpan-comedy mode, makes it that much more delicious

[@vibangigan5336]

“Send flowers to all their bitches and hoes” is still one of my favorite lines idk it just always makes me giggle.

[@trevormoses5061]

He was great as the President in Scary Movie 3.

[@bman8366]

Yeah, that was a great one! Scary Movie 3 I think it was.

[@matthewferro4449]

“Never take yourself so seriously, no one else does” my father used to always say.

[@sunny18239]

沒認真哪有好處?

[@FreakDaMIghet]

"Hey! Look at that! The missing evidence in the Kilner case! My god, he WAS innocent!" "He went to the chair two years ago, Frank."

[@SpaceDyeVest]

"I was surrounded by pimps, rapists, and murderers. It was like being in the stands at a Los Angeles Raiders game."

[@nhmooytis7058]

😂😂😂

[@HutchIsOnYT]

Wow the fact theyve changed two cities since then lol

[@totoro5527]

"There will never be another Leslie Nielsen"

[@williamvandervoort3869]

I had no idea that "Dracula Dead and Loving It" was considered a failure... I remember watching that movie as a kid with my dad and we both loved it.

[@pigeonman1134]

@@williamvandervoort3869 you just copy pasted my g?

[@edsmart5801]

Truly one of the greatest ever!! Miss his genuinely incredible talent!!!

[@zakofrx]

Not in this climate.. Anyone trying the same would be cancelled by the mob and fired by the leftists in charge.. At the moment his comedy is being cut in movies to keep the mob happy.. (Try watching "Van Wilder" on KZbin, a huge chunk of the movie has been cut out to keep the mob happy.. That's the problem with streaming, the companines can change shows and movies constantky based on the ravings of a single person.. You need to buy up DVDs etc... If you want original movies these days..

[@Arvyn992]

@@williamvandervoort3869 I've absolutely enjoyed Dracula dead and loving it

[@SirIkeMedia]

The man was a legend. I watched his movies as a teen and loved all the clever humor in the Naked Gun films. Shame that the show was cancelled so soon. The humor was smart and you had to pay attention to it which made it so good. I was hooked.

[@pumpkin91ful]

I remember myself child watching naked gun on tv on Sundays(in Italy when is aired is usually on sundays) eating ice cream :).

[@timwodzynski7234]

I remember the advert he did for Red Rock Cider in the 90's.

[@Rachaer]

exactly, none of the stupid laugh tracks to show where you need to laugh, just a genuenly hilarious show

[@kohank5938]

@@pumpkin91ful I bet those moments are among your happiest memories.

[@davemeads859]

Typical network executives assuming we're all as stupid as them

[@soulengraved1]

I miss the guy. He's been so influential to me. My sense of humour has been carved out of his comedy. What a blessing he was. May he rest in peace.

[@starfall17]

I feel the same way. From my childhood to this day, i still watch his movies and laugh. He truly was a blessing. Rest in peace.

[@verttikoo2052]

I went to see the Naked Gun 3 times in the movies because I was laughing so much that I missed things.

[@HankMeyer]

"I am serious, and don't call me Shirley" has got to be the funniest line ever delivered on film. Dracula Dead and Loving It is also heavily underrated, but then again I love dark comedy. Leslie Nielsen was my idol when I was a kid. I have a signed photo of him as Frank Drebin, and I'll treasure it for a very very long time.

[@ThomasBahamas]

Dracula Dead and Loving It is a hidden gem "Mina...you are in the closet"

[@Edolin89]

@@ThomasBahamas absolutely loved that film when I was a kid, could watch it anytime!

[@alexanderbarnett4948]

@@ThomasBahamas the enema jokes always get me

[@poggerwhite]

"I just want to tell you both good luck. We're all counting on you" gets me every time

[@DrRyan]

11 years later and I miss this fella more than any other actor. What a guy. My comedy hero.

[@DrRyan]

This video is excellent BTW!

[@xXLunatikxXlul]

Leslie Nielsen, Robin Williams , Joan Rivers, Phyllis Diller, and so many great comedians gone. May they all RIP and keep laughing in heaven.

[@bambinaforever1402]

Me too.

[@rare6499]

Police Squad was genius. A lot of this work still holds up brilliantly.

[@tomservo5347]

"The doctors are giving him a 50/50 chance, but only a 10% chance of that happening." The National Anthem and the entire baseball game sequence in 'The Naked Gun' is one of the most classic deadpan moments in cinema history. That entire movie is slapstick gold.

[@peglor]

That was all filmed at 'Our Lady of the Worthless Miracle Hospital' :-D. Doctor to Nordberg's wife: "I think we can save his arm. Where would you like it sent?"

[@tomservo5347]

@@peglor Nordberg: LOL yes! And how they literally break the '4th wall' in the crime lab when everyone uses the door, while Frank walks around the wall.

[@rickshaw3397]

When he realizes people cheer if he calls a strike.

[@tomservo5347]

@@rickshaw3397 The head falling off the obvious dummy outfielder that jumps for the ball, the random hit and run car that hits the infielder, and the tiger attacking someone on base!

[@damoneaton5422]

The fact that he was Canadian in real life adds to the hilarity of him singing (or not singing) the US anthem.

[@eggman1586]

That last line about him being less serious about his own life is a genuine advice. Might sound odd but it’s one of the truest ways to stop seeing negativity around you.

[@ZorotheGallade]

"We have clearence, Clarence." "Roger, Roger, what's our vector, Victor?"

[@mogadeet6857]

'The kind of humour you have to pay attention to'. Exactly.

[@mikkifarmer9626]

R.I.P to comedy legend Leslie Nielson. He totally re-invented himself and the world of comedy will never be the same again.

[@grantbitman1448]

He also re-invented the wheel. He tried to have it patented, too; but the patent office would have none of that.

[@torstenscholz6243]

Leslie is dead? Surely you can't be serious.

[@pneumatic00]

If you were around back then, in the 60's he played a police detective in hundreds and hundreds of black and white TV crime dramas. No exaggeration. A large part of what made him so funny was how engrained that character was in our memories and how he had the same deadpan persona in all the silly comedies he did in the 80's and 90's. "Reinvented" is exactly the right word!

[@LAZZAMCPE]

I miss his movies, wish I could have experienced him in the movie theatres

[@trevormoses5061]

When I saw The Naked Gun in the theatre, it was hilarious.

[@edwarddore7617]

I was lucky enough to see one of the Naked Gun movies in the theater.

[@jillconner5062]

I saw naked gun at a drive-in double feature in 89 when I was 10. Major League was the other movie. Good times. Also went back later that summer and saw gremlins 2/weekend at Bernies double feature.

[@Psmgamer]

I saw Wrongfully Accused in theaters and thought he was hilarious.

[@RichGilly]

End end of every Police Squad episode where the main cast freeze frames, like so many shows, but the scene and some side characters keep moving was always so clever and hilarious. The TV show is certainly worth watching!

[@Amernee]

Rich Gilly I find it so hard to describe these scenes and get people to imagine how hilarious they are. Watching them play out, however; absolute comedy genius!

[@Mechsican]

In the same way the end gags of every episode of Harvey Birdman: Attorney at Law where everyone laughs at something is totally like that.

[@_Digishade_]

Or the intro of every episode, where the guest star instantly gets killed and the episode itself is tagged and announced with two completely different titles simultaneously. Completely genius.

[@suicidalfetusx]

"Who are you and how did you get in here?" "I'm a locksmith, and I'm a locksmith."

[@Nabinut]

Unfortunately, that's why it was cancelled. It took 2-3 times for most to understand the hilarity of the episodes.

[@obiwankenobi661]

i remember being socially awkward in high school and i couldnt connect to anyone. then i made a couple of jokes with this one kid and we realized we were both leslie nielsen fans. we were best friends all throughout high school and deadpan humor was our thing.

[@u.s.citizen9933]

Thats beautiful

[@PlanetXerox]

what happened since between you two?

[@obiwankenobi661]

@@PlanetXerox well our lives went separate ways at some point, he is married now and has a daughter, i am single and not interested in marriage, but we keep in touch and catch up every once in a while. its my longest lasting friendship.

[@grannytoes7221]

@@obiwankenobi661 Sounds like a cover story for when your friend was seduced by the chancellor leading him down a path you cant follow leaving you with no other choice than to cut off his arms and legs. Just a hunch.

[@obiwankenobi661]

@@grannytoes7221 there is no fooling you, granny toes.

[@54tisfaction]

"You can't take a guess for another two hours?" As a teen I memorized those lines.

[@torstenscholz6243]

You can tell me, I'm a doctor.

[@darrenXparker]

Like a midget at a urinal, I was going to have to stay on my toes...

[@JoshuaPerlson2010]

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

[@willjohn1117]

My favorite Leslie Nielsen line

[@crashusmaximus]

Bingo. ... *reveals bingo card *

[@majav15mg]

Like a blind lesbian at a fish market, I was starting to sweat.

[@mat6]

This was my favorite of all of those

[@WhatPlantsCrave-ur1ht]

Leslie Nielsen will always be The King of Parody. In the late 2000's, parody devolved into nothing but childish humor and never-ending pop-culture references, and it's never recovered. Leslie brought such a strong talent to that comedy sub-genre, and set the bar so high that no one could compete. R.I.P.

[@torstenscholz6243]

Yeah, ever since Scary Movie, parody evolved from the wittiest to the dumbest form of comedy. The films of ZAZ and Mel Brooks were really smart and subtle, nowadays it's all just random pop cultural references, toilet humor and sex jokes.

[@wilwad]

“She wrote the book on male sexual dysfunction: you probably read it”. 😂 Having tea, almost suffered third-degree burns

[@Churchhoff]

I love that one.

[@stickiedmin6508]

I would have been about twelve the first time I saw The Naked Gun, right after it came out on VHS. I swear, I nearly asphyxiated. I laughed so hard my vision was fading out. It got to the point that I'd practically be begging my dad to pause the tape 'cos I couldn't take any more. The next gag set piece would start up and I'd be thinking, "No, please no. No more. Please stop. Please . . . " A few years later, we went to see the sequel at the cinema and, the moment Drebin appeared on screen, it all came back. "Uh-oh. This was a bad idea. I'm not gonna make it . . . " Laughed so hard my gut was sore for days afterwards.

[@childhoodforever223]

Yeah that was funny AF 🤣🤣

[@boodro2122]

Hahahaha "Sex, Frank"? "Uhhh not right now, Ed. We've got work to do..." lmao

[@gst013]

My favourite bit in the video...it's an average joke, but his timing and delivery on it are absolutely flawless and it lands perfectly.

[@Jaejin7]

That line flew past through me when I watched the movie, and still flew past through me in this docu if it were not for this comment lol. The line was pure gold.

[@deletedwaffles]

Oh man, when that clip came up in this video I had to burst out laughing.

[@geoffreygf2823]

Gracie Allen portrayed a similar misapprehension of context leading to double meanings.

[@kcindc5539]

@Deviant The fact that Leslie is saying that to “the dude everyone knows as Joe Patroni”, arguably the most daddy-tastic character of the entire 70’s disaster genre, delivered by George Kennedy himself in deadpan-comedy mode, makes it that much more delicious

[@Strawlegs]

Great homage to a very funny man. Well done

[@HatsOffEntertainment]

Glad you enjoyed it. Thanks for watching!

[@AaA198o-b8n]

He's one of the legendary actors that cinema will never repeat 🎖🏅

[@Liquid_Mike]

It makes me genuinely happy he had time to shine in the spotlight. He 100% deserved all of it

[@SBoyEDB]

Growing up in one of the post-soviet countries with limited access to hollywood movies in the 90s it was such a refreshing experience to watch Naked Gun movies. Thank you for your work, Mr.Nielsen

[@turdferguson353]

I begged my mom to take my brother and I to see naked gun...she thought it looked so stupid... but she finally took us, and I never heard her laugh so hard than she did watching that movie, she ended up taking us to see the other two when they were released

[@Maddybreenofficial]

Leslie was my hero growing up, I always wanted to meet him. He died when I was 15. Every girlfriend I’ve had since then has had to endure Airplane, Naked Gun, Police Squad and countless interviews. The man is a comedic genius. One of the last true greats.

[@Fezzy976]

I have only ever shed a tear at the death of 2 actors in my life, one of them was Robin Williams and the other was Leslie Nielson. This man was a legend.

[@finnbar87]

I have third one, but he was finnish actor, so won't tell you anything. :) But another two were the same for me.

[@TheHolyMongolEmpire]

Not Steve Irwin? Albeit he wasn't an actor.

[@LeonXfilm]

Me too

[@Fezzy976]

@maxwesty well I would of 100% but he sadly died when I was only 5 years old so I wasn't too aware back then. But for sure I would have. Love me some John Candy that smile he had just warmed the heart.

[@Fezzy976]

@@TheHolyMongolEmpire Sorry I wasn't really a fan of his. I found him more annoying than anything. Always egar to poke a wild animal for no reason. It all just seems super silly to me. But I get it if you were a fan.

[@mrsocko316]

"I just want to tell you both, 'Good luck, we're all counting on you'" It was great in Airplane and when they brought it back for Scary Movie 3, it was a great callback.

[@jameshook1862]

The world is a sadder place without him, he was truly one of a kind.

[@torstenscholz6243]

Good luck in heaven, Leslie, we're all counting on you.

[@ComeOutOfHerMyPeople]

“We’ve got to get this man to a hospital” “A hospital? What is it doctor?” “It’s a big building where they take sick people, but that’s not important right now”

[@Dr.UldenWascht]

@@Gr1pEnemy I'm waiting for the guy who doesn't get your comment and charges at you 😉

[@Laughy-Flaaffy]

I remember being a real young child in the 90’s watching his movies. I found his performances to be the funniest, and I would often tell other kids in my elementary school that he was my favorite actor. My classmates had no idea who he was, but I wasn’t ashamed to tell them about his movies. I would bring my elementary school friends over and watch The Naked Gun with them. I remember when he passed away in 2010, it was really big news for me at the time. Nobody seemed to have known him or cared, but it felt like I had lost a personal friend.

[@eradeziel]

There will always be a special place in my heart for Leslie Nielsen. So many laughs from when I was seeing him as a child of the 80's. Thanks mate you're a legend, R.I.P.

[@TYOjoe]

Man, Leslie Nielsen was truely a legend. I don't think we'll ever see movies like his again. RIP

[@Zerozerozero-m9l]

People just doesn't have patience for subtle humour anymore. Everything has to be explained and as loud and obnoxious as possible.

[@slakyresisty]

@Jani Akujärvi that's the funniest thing I've heard yet!

[@bokumetsu]

my friend is working hard to bring comedy like this back... check out @namependingproductions on yt

[@Jorganti]

Leslie Nielsen was amazing. I also really loved Dracula Dead and Loving it, highly underrated.

[@imjelo]

I agree. He was funny in that movie. My favourite scene of him is the one with Mina and Essie. Where he was giving order from outside. Of course wouln't forget Peter McNichols' line, "Wrong me!Wrong me! Wrong my brains out!" Which was one time my ringing tone.

[@Tyranniod]

The greatest comedy trilogy of all time. The man was an absolute master at deadpan delivery. Even after all this time I still love the naked gun movies so much.

[@torstenscholz6243]

Best comedic deadpan actor ever in the funniest film trilogy ever. The comedic style of both Nielsen and the ZAZ spoof films have been copied a million times since then but none of them ever came close to the wit and charm of the originals. The bottom of the barrel are the Seltzer/Friedberg atrocities.

[@pummisher1186]

The "nice beaver" joke always gets me.

[@bathombre9739]

"Thanks, I just had it stuffed" lol

[@pneumatic00]

I once ran into Leslie Nielsen in a bistro in West Hollywood. I had a group of pals and this was our favorite Sunday brunch spot. This was '86 or '87, after the Airplane movies. Of course, you can't not recognize him. I shook his hand and said "I hope they are paying you about 500 times what they must have paid you in the 60's in the 723 cop shows I saw you in". He just gave me a big smile and said "Thanks!".

[@silverserpent420]

Leslie Nielsen and Gene Wilder the masters of laughter without laughing!! True comedic genius

[@cruiser6260]

Wilder and Pryor awesome duo

[@pentelegomenon1175]

"Everyone else was trying to be funny, John [Cleese] was trying to be serious... which was enormously funny." - Michael Palin

[@torstenscholz6243]

I would have loved to see Nielsen and Cleese star in a film together.

[@albundy7794]

Him laughing hysterically after having just seen Platoon is one of my favorite gags ever. God bless him for hanging in there, and giving us some of the best comedy we have to this day.

[@Rob_-dv6ei]

You know the guy’s hysterical when he can make a *fart joke* funny.

[@hunterofthebigfootwithinte5609]

@ no u

[@woodsplitter3274]

That's true. It's juvenile but his deadpan straight man expression that makes it funny.

[@VivaLaCric]

His timing its what nails it. Deadpan expression and timing. Beautiful!

[@Ztingjammer]

@ ummmmmmm, no.

[@jbobko9291]

@ I bet you have to stay on your toes....

[@Fimandingo]

He is the greatest comedy actor of all time and will forever be my favourite.

[@DanSupra82]

Imagine having a career in film that was okay. Imagine then having an even bigger career when you thought you were done and then finding your true calling as a comedy icon. A lot of who I am and the silly way I act is thanks to Leslie Nielsen as my go to films have always been Airplane! and The Naked Gun Trilogy. What an absolute legend! People like Leslie are missed on a daily basis. The world today is far too serious and we need the greatest ever slapstick showman to remind us that it's just life! Hope you're resting in peace, Leslie. Your films will continue to make us laugh (and our kids and kids' kids!)

[@MaskHysteria]

RIP Leslie Nielsen, one of the great comedic actors of our time.

[@MrTruth111]

What I feel is missing here is that he had severe knee problems, arthritis, and he was in serious pain whilst he had to run and jump and duck all the time, but he was brave and never let it ruin his temper.

[@harddrivegamesHDG]

Hats off for the man with the best quote: " I found out I was taking me too much seriously" wise and funny as one can be

[@TheSakurambou]

I love Dracula: Dead and loving it. One of my favourite movies with my favourite actor, Leslie Nielsen.

[@hypnos3632]

love that movie! I saw Airplane first so it's still my favorite movie but dracula dead and loving it probably comes in 2nd place. Wrongfully accused was also hilarious.

[@LegoGBlok]

@Joseph Shmo Actually, this is true.

[@stevenbrown1225]

That last piece of the interview about not taking youself so seriously is probably the best advice humans can take. That and always try jiggling the handel......

[@MrShnazer]

That's the worst advice you should take, you don't get paid to be a fool unless it's your job.

[@bassmunk]

Absolutely! Life is always better. Ego's take to much effort to maintain

[@wolf1066]

if you jiggle the handel, will it jiggle bach?

[@lukebickner6013]

Leslie Nielsen and Jim Carrey made my childhood. I grew up with their movies.

[@Laughy-Flaaffy]

Woah, same here. Both those guys were my favorite actors as a young child.

[@Foxy02016]

Wish I got to meet Leslie Nielsen, currently praying that I get to meet Jim Carey someday and thank him for all he’s done from Eggman to Yes Man

[@rapp.p4724]

Don't forget about Robin.

[@newtron1]

🇨🇦

[@kultur-vultur]

8:16 this is totally something Ace would do too.

[@luckyasmr1374]

"It’s like eating a spoonful of Drano. Sure, it’ll clean you out, but it’ll leave you hollow inside."

[@jammin023]

Who knew that decades later the president of the USA would be recommending this as a treatment for a pandemic...

[@DiscoScottie]

@@jammin023 - somehow, someway, life always manages to imitate art.

[@pronkb000]

The truth hurts, doesn't it, @@jammin023 ? Oh sure, maybe not as bad as jumping onto a bicycle with the seat missing. But it hurts. Leslie was part of a dying breed. Like people who can name all 50 states.

[@VHSo_o]

@@pronkb000 It's always fucking Vermont

[@fobbitoperator3620]

Frank- "Nice beaver!" Priscilla- "Thanks, I just had it stuffed."

[@koilamaoh4238]

Classic boomer joke..

[@nedbigby7550]

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[@RegionalRadioShackManager]

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[@chocolatte6157]

Nice double entendre that probably was missed by many because they were laughing at the first more obvious joke.

[@shaz2761]

TBF she probably did though!

[@cactusmasta6611]

I've watched so many of this man's movies hours and hours of acting and yet 15:14 is the only time i've ever seen him genuinely laugh

[@ericoung4602]

I always though it was so weird (in a good way) that Leslie looked like such a serious man almost like a teacher you cant fool around with so when he did comedy it came off so perfectly especially dead pan

[@rseeker1]

Leslie Nielsen will always rank among the top comedians of all time.

[@rovhalt6650]

The only other actor I've seen able to deliver lines like Leslie Nielsen is probably Steve Carell. His ability to keep a straight face really comes through in Get Smart.

[@spontaneousbootay]

Agreed. I think the narrator spoke too fast. Steve carrell is great at keeping composure during ridiculous acts.

[@jacobpowell1882]

A worthy successor

[@alee_enn]

I had the honour of seeing Leslie Nielsen in the one-man stage play Darrow. Having only ever seen him in comedy, I had my mind blown at watching a man literally age a few decades on stage over two hours. It opened my eyes to just how good an actor Leslie really was.

[@wayneyoung2216]

Who are you and how did you get in here? I'm a locksmith.....and I'm a locksmith 😂

[@chrisjones2384]

Wayne Young I just said that line the other day. Popped in my head out of nowhere. One of the greatest lines in comedy.

[@TheGooberninja]

That is a good one.

[@bodenlosedosenhose1590]

When I first heard that, I thought he had said "I'm Al Oxsmith and I'm a locksmith". Yeah, stupid, but don't judge me, English isn't my native tongue. I still laughed at it, though.

[@bigfudge2031]

I didn't see naked gun until about 2015 and it instantly became one of my favourite comedy films ever, I had to watch the others straight after. His delivery is so perfect, I wish he had made more films like this, I would have watched them all.

[@tangbein]

hands cuban cigars * "cuban?" "uh, no. Scottish-Irish."

[@elduquecaradura1468]

"My father was from Wales" that punchline was the ribbon of that gift

[@tm5267]

Dutch-Irish

[@m1nc3m3at]

My father was from Wales

[@Catonzo]

Even movies that were considered "failures" were made amazing to me by credit of Leslie Nielsen's comedy performance. You just looked forward to his performances every time. I never knew him, but I miss him like I would a grandparent that has passed away. He was just a pleasant character and a legend. I will never forget him and I will make damn sure the coming generation sees his movies as well -- just to appreciate what we once had and to keep Leslie Nielsen's memory alive.

[@johnbellamy6449]

O my goodness what an amazing man .you didnt stop laughing from start to finish. How much happier the world would be if we could bottle that wonderful mans humour. Sadly missed, love to his family ,the Bellamys UK

[@jimisi7424]

It takes decades with the right actor, the right script and the right moment in time to create a Leslie Nielsen. This is why your comment about not seeing his like again is probably true. You don’t just create these juxtapositions without a long working history.

[@gabe_s_videos]

Agreed. That's why you can't get make a movie like Airplane any more, not because anything about it is offensive, but because all of the actors are in on the joke (and cuz most of them aren't funny anyway)

[@ray_collins]

Kind of crazy to think that one man has caused literally BILLIONS of laughs around the world.

[@enragedkaiser237]

Nielsen is still a legend. Every comedy he's in makes me laugh to tears!

[@KevinMuller5]

I love in the first and second one, he gets an object thrown at him, in the first one it it a pillow, the second it is a towel, and acts like it is stuck to his face and causing him harm

[@CanadianTalent1]

Even before I was old enough to watch his Naked Gun and Airplane movies, he narrated a kids show called Katie & Orbie. That was my first exposure to him..or his voice at least. He then played a superhero in a cartoon called Zeroman, which I also loved. Of course when I got older, his comedy movies changed my life..for the better. It was a very sad day when he passed away. I thought he'd live forever. I guess in some ways, he will.

[@papaluego9507]

I thought he was born the way he looked, always with white hair.

[@MrJ-ro1yr]

I used to watch that show. Had no idea it was him.

[@josepharsenault1083]

I was introduced to him with Katie & Orbie. I’m glad I’m not the only one here that knows him from that.

[@ThatDangBee]

The world of comedy is missing something special that it'll never get back since the loss Of Leslie Nielsen, the positivity he always held and how he seemed to elevate everyone else around him as an actor.

[@BrendanStuart]

"Who are you? How did you get in here?" "I'm a locksmith, and I'm a locksmith"

[@WORKOBEYFILMS]

"Dracula Dead and Loving It" is a family treasure of ours since we rented it back when it came out on VHS. We still quote it to this day Lol

[@chiefs2pretty4radio]

"Renfield, I'm drinking wine and eating chicken!" Love saying that lol

[@hmr1122]

The late fee must be horrendous by now.

[@AbwibrahimO]

FUSHTA!

[@chuckyb3211]

I loved Leslie Nielsen ..grew up with the naked guns and those movie was so Prominent in my childhood..always saying movie quotes with friends..laughing all the way…thank you Leslie !!!

[@Wheresthebeefz4]

This video made me cry laughing and shed a tear because he is gone. Miss him so much. Very well done!!

[@wrAIth-AI]

I was 8 or 9 years old when I first saw forbidden planet, back when tv was just three channels, and had midnight double features on weekends. The invisible creature leaving its footprints behind was true terror for me. So much so, It's still hard to watch today. I know it's silly. Thank you for that wonderful performance Leslie

[@dontbefatuousjeffrey2494]

This is actually a really beaut story, mate!

[@wrAIth-AI]

@@dontbefatuousjeffrey2494 😏🤟

[@liambethell2584]

There has been a lot of actors who have made me chuckle but there was only one who consistently left me howling out loud and gasping for breath with laughter. You're very correct in saying there won't be another Leslie Nielsen. The world of film comedy has never been the same since.

[@fredbloggs4829]

What a great tribute. You did so well. Leslie Nielsen was a star.

[@_Digishade_]

I have never laughed so hard as when I finally watched the first episode of Police Squad just last year. Damn near ruptured something!

[@morenofranco9235]

Leslie is one of those bright stars that come along and shine every now and then.

[@Gottaculat]

Leslie Nielsen is another major factor in why the 1990s was a golden age of comedies. I wish more people had been so fortunate to experience the entire decade, especially as a kid (I was 4 going into in 1990, and 14 at the end of it). Different times, and while I love a lot of the new stuff we have now, we also lost a lot of the awesomeness that made that decade so amazing, at least from a childhood perspective.

[@Illumirage]

this guy was so good. I wish they still made that style of humor in movies, they don't anymore.

[@Devilman413]

Leslie Nielsen was, hands down, the greatest deadpan comedy actor of all time. May he RIP. There will never be another

[@jemmrich]

I remember the first time I saw Airplane and I knew right then and there that Leslie was my all time favorite actor. I still quote his characters 30 years later and dammit I will continue for the next 30 years!

[@theblacksp1derman]

Airplane to me is what drew me to seeing Leslie Nielsen’s talent on the screen, one of my fav comedies even to this day. Thank you you kind sir RIP 🙏🏾

[@KokoRicky]

I've seen Airplane! a number of times and this 43-year-old film still makes me laugh out loud when I see clips like in this video. A sort of accidental master of comedy, that Leslie Neilson.

[@ImRickySpanish]

I miss this guy so much. Grew up on the Naked Gun series. Thanks for the video.