RSSActor Leslie Nielsen of Airplane & Naked Gun Fame Dies at Age 84
Surely you can’t be serious, actor Leslie Nielsen has passed away at the age of 85.
Sad news from an actor that brought us so many laughs. Actor Leslie Nielsen has passed away at the age of 85 after a long bought with pneumonia. Believe it or not, Nielsen used to do serious acting roles; however, was best known for his dead pan humor in such movies as Airplane, Police Squad and the Naked Gun series.
Rest in Peace Leslie Nielsen
Leslie Nielsen, the Canadian-born actor who in middle age tossed aside three decades of credibility in dramatic and romantic roles to make a new, far more successful career as a comic actor in films like “Airplane!” and the “Naked Gun” series, died on Sunday in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. He was 84.
According to The Associated Press, his agent, John S. Kelly, said Mr. Nielsen died at a hospital near his home in Fort Lauderdale where he was being treated for pneumonia.
More at Boing Boing with videos of many movie clips. More from The Hollywood Reporter:
“We are sadden by the passing of beloved actor Leslie Nielsen, probably best remembered as Lt. Frank Drebin in The Naked Gun series of pictures, but who enjoyed a more than 60-year career in motion pictures and television,” said a statement from Nielsen’s family released through his rep.
Nielsen died surrounded by family including his wife, Barbaree, and friends.
Nielsen was born Feb. 11, 1926, in Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada. He came to Hollywood in the mid-1950s after performing in 150 live TV dramas in New York. His acting career spanned several decades, starting with episodes of series including The Philco-Goodyear Television Playhouse and Tales of Tomorrow and encompassing several genres.
God bless and rest in peace.
Arson Reported at Islamic Center in Corvallis, OR where Christmas Tree Lighting Bomb Plot Suspect Attended
Arson at Islamic Center sometimes attended by Christmas tree lighting bomber.
It is reported at the The Oregonian that an Islamic Center where the Christmas tree lighting terorist bomber, Mohamed Osman Mohamud, was intentionally set on fire. Is it a coincidence, that arson would occur at this Islamic Center one day after 19 year old Mohamed Osman Mohamudattempted to blow up innocent men, women and children at a Christmas tree lighting? Instead of wishing others Merry Christ, Happy Holidays and Yule time tidings … Mohamud wishes death to Infidels. Hmm, so arson occurs one day later in an office area? Atlas Shruggs says, “color me skeptical.” Or as Weasel Zippers says, “strange coincidence? Or something else?”
The AP reported that an office was set on fire this morning, none of the religious worshipping areas were damaged.
Posted November 28, 2010 by Scared Monkeys Home Land Security, Islam/Muslims, Islamofascist, US National Security, War on Terror | 4 comments |
Hey America Shoppers … Get a Clue as to The Reason for the Season (Crazed Shoppers, Arrests, Insanity)
What the hell is wrong with people?
During the Christmas holiday season, hopefully American shoppers can remember the “REASON FOR THE SEASON”. Hint, it’s not about waiting foolishly in line for hours awaiting a store to open at 4am on Black Friday. It’s not about acting like a third world country rushing a caravan for food, while you storm into a store trampling over people like you are at a 1979 Who concert in Cincinnati..
It would appear that Black Friday 2010 and consumerism has brought out the worst in many. Just a reminder to many misguided people, learn a Christmas lesson from Linus Van Pelt as to what Christmas is all about:
“And lo, the angel of the Lord came upon them, and the glory of the Lord shone round about them: and they were sore afraid. And the angel said unto them, ‘Fear not: for behold, I bring unto you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people. For unto you is born this day in the City of David a Savior, which is Christ the Lord. And this shall be a sign unto you; Ye shall find the babe wrapped in swaddling clothes, lying in a manger.’ And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host, praising God, and saying, ‘Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will toward men.”
Shoppers waited out in the cold wet weather for hours for the Target doors to open at 4 a.m. the Black Friday when they decided to trample each other.
From WIVB in Buffalo, NY:
Posted November 28, 2010 by Scared Monkeys Bizarre, Business, Crime, Economy, Holidays, WTF | 5 comments |
US Senator John Kerry (MA-D) Christmas … “The Season of Giving” to Me
John Kerry not quite understanding that giving is better than to receive …
John Kerry, the senior US Senator from Massachusetts, seems to have misread the meaning of the Christmas and the season of giving. Kerry rented out the Boston Symphony, where tickets range from $75 to $4,800 for his political fund raising extravaganza.
Tis the season to be giving to Me
Obviously, the high browed, Democrat eleite has not figured out that there is political fatigue or during this Christmas season, a tough economy. BTW, Kerry does not face reelection for four years.
Posted November 28, 2010 by Scared Monkeys Economy, Holidays, John Kerry, Politics, Senate, Unemployment, WTF | 2 comments |
The Obamamessiah: “I pray every night, read the Bible”
Barack Hussein Obama said in his interview with Barbara Waters that “praying and reading the Bible are part of his everyday life.” At the same time he thought to himself, if they believe that one, I have a bridge to sell them as well. How amazing that Obama feels the need to make this a talking point. There is something seriously wrong when one must tell people what their perception of them should be.
Obama has been dogged by criticism about his faith since he took office. A poll released in late August showed that a growing number of Americans — one in five, up from one in ten in March — say he is a Muslim.
When asked if he prays himself, the president said: “I do. Every night.”
He also says that he reads the Bible, and, asked to explain why so many Americans deny that he is a Christian, blamed the internet.
Actually President Barack Hussein Obama, maybe it’s you telling ABC news that you are a Muslim that causes people to question what you are.
“Well, you know, the Internet has a powerful effect these days, and so, the way rumors can take on a life of their own ends up being very powerful,” he said.
Wouldn’t a follow up question of what was your favorite Bible passage be the next obvious question? Of course that might show that Obama can not quote one. In a word, what Weasel Zippers says. A message to the president, you need to look no further than yourself to blame for any perceptions as to your Christianity or your spirituality. Twenty years in a Reverend Wright hate-filled church will do that.
Posted November 28, 2010 by Scared Monkeys Barack Obama, Hope and Change, Islam/Muslims, Media Bias, Obamanation, Religion | 8 comments |
