Leslie Nielsen loved carrying a fart machine around with him, a habit that would sometimes get him and his co-star into a lot of trouble.

Robert Hayes, Julie Hagerty, and Leslie Nielsen starred as a pilot, a flight attendant, and a deadpan doctor onboard the doomed flight. The comedy earned universal acclaim from critics and was named ...

"Leslie was key to 'Airplane!' and perfect in the role. I look at his performance and it was very flawless," Jerry Zucker said Monday, adding that there could be no better delivery of Nielsen's ...

On Sunday, the actor Leslie Nielsen passed away at a hospital near his home in Fort Lauderdale. He was 84. Nielsen, who was suffering from complications of pneumonia, was best known as a gifted, ...

When most people think of Leslie Nielsen, who died yesterday from complications of pneumonia, they think of Airplane! or the Naked Gun movies or, if they're really trying to outcool you, the ...

First and foremost, don’t call him Shirley. Airplane! was a film that launched him into a late-in-life comedy career switch that has been unmatched in Hollywood history. Nielsen died of pneumonia in ...

Leslie Nielsen's Hollywood career kicked off with a bang, with his first starring role resulting in an Oscar-winning hit in the form of Forbidden Planet. The actor, remembered primarily for his roles ...