Airplane, Naked Gun comedic actor Leslie Nielson aka Lt. Frank Drebin has died today, Sunday, November 28. The very well cherished actor known for his wacky, talented roles in various movie parodies, passed away in his sleep of pneumonia complications in a Ft. Lauderdale, FL hospital near his home.

The actor, who was admitted to the Fort Lauderdale, Florida hospital for pneumonia this month (November) was 84 years old at the time of his death and was reportedly surrounded by family and friends.

Reportedly, Leslie Nielson’s nephew Doug Nielsen made the announcement to the CJOB radio station that Nielsen had died in his sleep around 4:30 p.m. CST.

Nielson was also known for his roles in a couple of Scary Movie series — Scary Movie 3 and Scary Movie 4 — as well as Soul Man and countless other movie parodies.

Leslie Nielson aka Lt. Frank Drebin of the The Naked Gun, he will be forever remembered.