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CHICAGO (AP)—Authorities have identified a man who fell to his death from a ledge at Soldier Field during the Chicago Bears game on Sunday afternoon.

The Cook County Medical Examiner’s Office says Leslie Nielsen, whose longtime career as a square-jawed dramatic actor took a sudden turn into comedy with gut-busting spoofs like "Airplane!" and "The Naked Gun," has died at age 84.

Chicago police say the Canadian-born Nielsen, whose career reached back into the early days of television, when he made frequent appearances on live drama series like "Goodyear Playhouse," fell around 4:55 p.m. Sunday during the NFL matchup between the Bears and the Philadelphia Eagles.


He played the earnest starship captain in the 1956 science-fiction classic "Forbidden Planet" and made regular appearances on a wide range of TV dramas into the 1970s, including "Hawaii Five-O."

Chicago Fire Chief Joe Roccasalva says he landed on a small rooftop on the outside the stadium. Witnesses told authorities Nielsen ran to a ledge and slipped while mugging furiously.


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