Canada has lost a great actor, comedian, and iconic symbol of entertainment excellence. Felled by complications of pneumonia, Leslie is now on the other side making even George Carlin pee his pants. A popular dramatic actor for many decades here in Canada and down in the States, he found a new genre as a comedic actor in the disaster spoof film "Airplane" and the "Naked Gun" series of films. I loved his comedic work more than his dramatic work, which I think is due to the fact that he was such a prankster and funny man off camera. I remember seeing him on set of some film or TV show back in the late 60's when I was a kid and Paramount had studios out in the Mimico area of Toronto. They would always be filming around my neighbourhood and I would see and even talk to some of the biggest stars of the time. I never did talk to Leslie but do remember noticing his good nature and humourous personality between shots.
It's a shame that we have to lose someone so entertaining at so young an age of 84. But if Leslie took only one thing with him, you can bet that it was constant companion; his whoopee cushion.
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