Surely The Six Best Leslie Nielsen Lines

He became known as a serious actor in the 1950s and then reinvented his career with spoofy turns in Airplane!," Police Squad and The Naked Gun in the 1980's and '90s. Leslie Nielsen, who died Sunday at the age of 84, was part of numerous comedies and even more water-cooler conversations. He didn t write his trademark lines, but you wonder if we d remember any of them if he didn t deliver them in his daffy deadpan.

Herewith, then, a quick study in Nielsenology. Your contributions welcome.

The hospital quip. ( A hospital? What is it? It's a big building with patients but that's not important right now. ) Admittedly an overused one compared to his other misplaced-modifier specials ( That's the red-light district. I wonder why Savage is hanging around down there. Sex, Frank? ) But still a classic.

The political Leslie, as evidenced in an exchange with George Bush in Naked Gun. Frank, please consider filling a post I'm creating. It may mean long hours and dangerous nights, surrounded by some of the scummiest elements in our society. You want me to be in your cabinet? Before the tea party, apparently, there was Leslie Nielsen.

The Goodyear blimp gag. It's the same old story. Boy finds girl, boy loses girl, girl finds boy, boy forgets girl, boy remembers girl, girl dies in a tragic blimp accident over the Orange Bowl on New Year's Day. Goodyear? No, the worst. Never fails to get a laugh. Who else could pull off wordplay involving vulcanized rubber?

The moment-of-panic Leslie, with a who s-on-first spin. Captain, how soon can you land? I'm just not sure. Well, can't you take a guess? Well, not for another two hours." You can't take a guess for another two hours?

The standard-bearer.

And finally, not from a movie, but somehow appropriate the day after Nielsen's passing. Doing nothing is very hard to do you never know when you're finished.

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Leslie Nielsen played Lt. Frank Drebin in the television comedy Police Squad! which later led to starring roles in the Naked Gun franchise.

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Leslie Nielsen played Lt. Frank Drebin in the television comedy Police Squad! which later led to starring roles in the Naked Gun franchise.

Leslie Nielsen began his life as a dramatic actor, starring in films like The Poseidon Adventure and Forbidden Planet, but became famous for parodying the same straight-arrow roles that gave him his start. He was ultimately best known for his comic roles, particularly his portrayal of the incredibly stupid detective from the Naked Gun franchise, Lt. Frank Drebin.

On Sunday, the comic actor, who appeared in over 100 films in his lifetime, died from complications of pneumonia. He was 84.

In a 1993 interview on Fresh Air, Nielsen explained how the Naked Gun team producers-directors-and-writers Jim Abrahams and David and Jerry Zucker initially approached him, as well as Peter Graves, Lloyd Bridges and Robert Stack to star in their 1980 disaster-movie spoof, Airplane!

"They had written something that was just wonderfully dumb and funny," he said.[we] approached their material with the same seriousness and the same gravity with which we approached our police television shows, that we were doing, that it would be very funny."

That film's commercial success and Nielsen's scene-stealing scenes as the doomed airplane's doctor led to a lead role, as Drebin, in Abrahams and the Zuckers' short-lived 1982 TV series Police Squad, which poked fun at Dragnet and other cop shows and then the Naked Gun series, alongside O.J. Simpson and Priscilla Presley.

"Today, in my career, I'm doing what I love to do," he said. do comedy. It's a pleasure to go for the laughter."

Nielsen's role in Naked Gun led to appearances in many other comedies, including Spy Hard, Mr. Magoo, Scary Movie 3, Surf Ninja, and Dracula: Dead and Loving It.

But he never forgot the film that first catapulted him into the world of laughs:[Airplane!] script I knew exactly what they were after," he said.

$65m Spiderman Show Finally Arrives On Broadway

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NEW YORK (CBS 2/1010 WINS) At long last, the curtain has risen on Spiderman: Turn Off the Dark.

The first preview performance of the superhero show on Broadway got underway at the Foxwoods Theatre at 6:30 p.m. Sunday.

The anticipation has been building for months amid reports of injuries from the wild stunts and soaring costs. Many theatergoers said they were curious to see how it would turn out.

I came to get a ticket because I ve heard it's such a disaster and this would be the first time they ve ever run the show I want to come and see it all go horrendously wrong, one man told 1010 WINS Sonia Rincon. 1010 WINS SONIA RINCON REPORTS

The $65 million show is believed to be the most expensive ever to hit the Great White Way. It features music by Bono and The Edge of U2, just one of the reasons people are excited.

I heard it cost $60 million, and I wonder why, so I m very curious to see what this theater is going to look like, and I want to hear the new songs by Bono and The Edge, one New Yorker, set to see the show in a few weeks, said.

The production has been beset by technical and editorial difficulties, and has seen several delays. It was originally scheduled to open in January.

Ruth Lynn, who said she worked with the show's director on The Lion King, had a ticket and said she trusted Julie Taymor's vision despite reports of problems.

I don t know how you re going to get to a certain end if you don t experience all kinds of things. I don t wish anybody harm, but she has great ideas, she said.

Spider-man Musical Delays Broadway Debut

The Spider-Man musical on Broadway has been forced to delay the opening of its first show by three weeks, reports said on Friday. Above, Spiderman on Broadway's cast members Reeve Carney and Jennifer Damiano. (John W. Ferguson/Getty Images for Scoop NYC) The Broadway musical Spider-Man: Turn off the Dark will be officially delayed again and won t premiere until January, according to Showbiz411.

There are no changes coming to the actual show, the musical's director Julie Taymor told Showbiz 411. All the changes have to do with technical things. The flying, of course. But also all the wires, and the changes between scenes. We may need a little bit of an underscore to cover a move, or a small transition that needs to be smoothed."

The show itself has a lot of factors involved with the production.

Spiderman: Turn off the Dark is a musical as well as a circus, and costs $55 million to produce.

This is an ambitious production, Taymor added. But I have enthusiastic, talented supporters here who want to be here. It's not like I m one person doing this. I can t force intelligent, experienced people to do something they don t want to do. The show was originally set to begin previews on Nov. 14, but now has been pushed back to Nov. 28, according to the Associated Press.

AP reported that the show will have a 41-member cast, 18 orchestra members, and circus-disabled acrobatics.

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The Funny Girl Fanny Bryce

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Fanny Bryce is one of the most influential women on her era. She is one American woman that started her career and made all the way to famous Broadway. She was known for her talented act as a film star as well a comedian. Her worked was thought to be one of the best as she was not also the creator but also the star of the top-rated radio comedy series, The Baby Snooks Show. Her life as well as her success story has inspired many others far beyond her time. And after thirteen years since her death, at exactly the year of 1968, her life was portrayed on the film which called Funny Girl. The film managed to score a big success not only for the movie itself, but also for the casts that starred the movie. The film was directed by William Wyler based on the screenplay that was made by Isobel Lennart from her book for the same musical stage production. The film itself was produced by Brice's son-in-law, Ray Stark, not Tony Stark apparently. In 2006, the American Film Institute ranked the film #16 on its list commemorating 100 Years of Musicals. There are lots of song that are memorable that comes from this movie. The songs People and Don t Rain on My Parade at #13 and #46, respectively, in its 2004 list of 100 Years 100 Songs. And also the line Hello, gorgeous has gained its place at #81 in its 2005 list of 100 Years 100 Movie Quotes, while Barbara Streisand, the actress that plays Fanny Brice made the famous stepping stone of her career by winning the Academy Award for Best Actress. The film itself was focuses on the stormy relationship that Bryce had with the famous entrepreneur and gambler Nicky Arnstein. Nicky Arnstein who was played by Omar Sharif was one gambler that decided to marry Fanny after he won a few poker games. They then moved to a big and expensive house and have a daughter there. But then again, his business begins to fail that forced them to move to a little apartment. Wanting to live without the help of his wife, Arnstein started to getting involved in bond scam. It's one crime that leads him to serve his punishment in prison for eighteen months. After he was released, the two has reunited again to end up in a brief relationship before they finally ended their relationship. The love life of someone famous often comes in a bad ending. But then again, Fanny Bryce has surely been one funny girl that inspired many actresses long after her glorious time.

No Need To Shop: 5 Ideas For A Retail-free Black Friday

No Need To Shop: 5 Ideas For A Retail-Free Black Friday

Along with being the official start of Christmas shopping season, Friday Black Friday, of courseis Buy Nothing Day. The day of no shopping is Nov. 27 in the United Kingdom and Nov. 26 in the United States, so enjoy it a day later if you're crossing the pond to find some bargains.

We expect to be filled with turkey and gravy on Friday, and plan to join this anti-Black Friday movement by not buying anything on Black Fridayincluding shopping on the Internet. No matter who you are, you could probably use a day off from the retail trenches. We've come up with some alternate Black Friday activities to keep your mind out of the stores and your bank account in the black.

Going into debt is a terrible way to start the new year, so follow our lead and try at least one of these ways to avoid the biggest day of shopping temptation this year:

We recommend staying home in front of a cozy fire and reading your favorite book. If you don't already have a few unread books sitting around, then go buy one before Friday or better yet, borrow one from a friend or go to the library. If you're unsure what to read, start with the New York Times' bestseller list. Or, if you're looking to get inspired, check out one of these. Want to brush up on your investing? We have those, too.

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