From dashing leading man to middle-aged comedy icon, the incredible career of Leslie Nielsen was nothing short of miraculous.

Remember Detective Frank Drebin from "The Naked Gun"? The utterly serious cop with a knack for getting tangled in hilarious ...

Along with David and Jerry Zucker, he revolutionized film comedy with a style of straight-faced, fast-paced parody.

Jim Abrahams, the writer-director who helped create comedy classics such as “Airplane!,” the “Naked Gun” movies, and the TV ...

Jim Abrahams, one of the creative minds behind such comedies as Airplane!, three Naked Gun movies, and the TV series Police ...

Jim Abrahams, who has died aged 80, was one of three badly behaved American schoolboys who went on to reinvent screen comedy ...

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A series of three comedies about golf featuring Leslie Nielsen.

Shorewood High School graduate Jim Abrahams, a co-creator of the zany "Airplane!" and "Naked Gun" movies, has died at age 80.

But the new take made the intriguing choice to cast Liam Neeson in the role of Frank Drebin Jr. - the son of Nielsen's ...