Grinning king of slapstick cinema: Leslie Nielsen
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Funny and rarely seen promotional images from Leslie Nielsen
The star of “The Naked Gun” was one of the most famous comedians in Hollywood. The fact that he would one day be the focus of gag fireworks was anything but foreseeable when he made his film debut in 1956 (“King of the Vagabonds”). But these pictures show why he was so loved.