Don’t Call Me Shirley: Spoof Icon Leslie Nielsen’s Rise to Stardom

The late actor Leslie Nielsen, who passed away in 2010, was one of those actors who managed to get a smile out of his audience many, many times. From Airplane! to Naked Gun and Dracula: Dead and Loving It, Nielsen was able to deliver deadpan one-liners in a way that other actors could only hope to imitate.

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Leslie Nielsen, 1993. Source: Shutterstock

The comedian gave us a dozen of laugh-out-loud moments, but I can bet that there are plenty of facts about the actor that even his biggest fans don’t know. Everyone has their favorite Nielsen moment or film, so let’s take a look at this prolific and brilliant actor and his journey to stardom. Just try not to call him Shirley.

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