Remembering Leslie Nielsen

By News Staff

Posted November 29, 2010 6:35 pm.

This article is more than 5 years old.

Canadian actor Leslie Nielsen passed away at the age of 84. 680News Showbiz editor Gloria Martin takes a look back at his career, and talks to some of the people who knew him the best. (Photo courtesy of jerryangelicaphotography.com)

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