Leslie neilsen biography

(Leslie Nelson)

PERSONAL

Full name, Leslie William Nielsen; born February 11, 1926, in Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada; immigrated to the United States; became U.S.

citizen; son of Ingvard (an officer of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police) and Maybelle Nielsen; nephew of Jean Hersholt (an actor); married Monica Boyar (some sources spell name as Bayar), 1950 (divorced 1956 [some sources cite 1955]); married Alisande "Sandy" Ullman, 1958 (divorced 1973); married Brooks Oliver, 1981 (divorced 1983); children: (second marriage) Maura Nielsen Kaplan (a real estate developer), Thea Nielsen Disney (a horse trainer).

Education: Attended Victoria Composite High School, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada; attended Lorne Greene's Academy of Radio Arts, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; studied acting with Sanford Meisner at the Neighborhood Playhouse School of the Theatre; studied dance with Martha Graham.

Addresses:Agent—Bresler, Kelly, and Associates, 11500 West Olympic Blvd.,