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November
Author: Sami / Category:
Passings
Leslie Nielsen (February 11, 1926 – November 28, 2010) The veteran comic actor was known for starring in the comedies like, “Airplane!” where he played outrageous buffoons with his hallmark poker-faced delivery. Nielsen passed away at 5:34 p.m. yesterday in Florida after combating pneumonia. He was 84.
Nielsen relished a more than 60 year career that was acknowledged with a assortment of honors throughout his life and was inducted into both the Canada and Hollywood Walk of Fame.
He started as a TV actor in New York in 1950, playing in about one hundred fifty live dramas, before moving on to a leading man in films.
He also appeared in some of TVs most iconic shows, including “The Love Boat,” “Fantasy Island,” “M*A*S*H,” “Columbo” and “Murder, She Wrote”
The silver-haired icon was also renowned for portrayal of the accident-prone investigator Frank Drebin in “The Naked Gun” comedies distributed by Paramount Pictures.
A picture called “Naked Gun 4: Rhythm of Evil” was reportedly in the early stages of production at the time of Nielsen’s death.
Nielsen is survived by Barbaree Nielsen, his fourth wife, and his two daughters, Thea and Maura, whom the actor had with his second wife, Sandy Ullmann”.
R.I.P.

27
November
Author: Sami / Category:
R
Keanu Charles Reeves (born on September 2, 1964), mostly famous for his roles in Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure, Speed and the trilogy The Matrix. He also performed in theater, his title role in a Manitoba Theatre Centre production of Hamlet, was critically acclaimed by Roger Lewis, the Sunday Times.
He was born in Beirut, Lebanon and frequently moved around the world as a child. After the divorce of his parents in 1966, he moved with his mother to Australia and then to New York City. Later, they moved to Toronto where he grew up with his grandparents. He excelled in hockey and dreamed of becoming an Olympic hockey player for Canada, but an injury ended his hockey career.
Reeves debuted on screen in the comedy series Hang in’In. In the early 1980s he appeared in different commercials, short films and stage work. His first studio movie appearance was in the ice hockey film Youngblood. He landed a notable role in the drama film River’s Edge (1985). It was followed by several movies in the late 1980s, including the comedy Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure (1989) and its sequel Bill & Ted’s Bogus Journey (1991).
In the early 1990s, he appeared in action films including Point Break, performance which earned him MTV’s Most Desirable Male award in 1992. In 1994, he starred in the action film Speed, which turned him and co-star Sandra Bullock into A-List stars.
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