Actor Leslie Nielsen Dies At 84, Nephew Says

Star known for comic successes in 'Airplane,' 'Naked Gun,' 'Police Squad'

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Actor Leslie Nielsen, star of such comedies as "Airplane" and the "Naked Gun" series, died Sunday of complications from pneumonia, a nephew told a Canadian radio station. Nielsen was 84.

Nielsen died in hospital in Fort Lauderdale with family and friends by his side, Doug Nielsen told CJOB radio in Winnipeg, Manitoba. Nielsen, a native of Regina, Saskatchewan, had been hospitalized for nearly two weeks, his nephew told CJOB.

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