You've probably heard by now that Leslie Nielsen, who turned a successful career as a dramatic actor into a resurgence in comedy, had died at age 84.

EW.com has a serviceable overview of his life, but much better reading comes in some of the tributes and sidebars on the web this morning:

• MTV.com has a nice tribute. • The Washington Post looks at Nielsen's legacy of one-liners, and the UK's Telegraph compiles some of the best. • Salon.com focuses on how his comedy career almost didn't happen. • E!Online lists "Five Things We Love About Leslie Nielsen." • Us compiles some of the things stars are saying about him.

Other entertainment news of note online today:

MOVIES

• Although "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1" topped the holiday weekend box office, "Tangled" did extremely well in its first week — unlike the other new wide-release movies, the Los Angeles Times reports.

• Irvin Kershner, the director best known for "The Empire Strikes Back," has died at age 87.

• The Detroit Free Press did a story rounding up some of the locales that have become favorites of movies shooting in Michigan — including, rather nebulously, the "Ann Arbor area" (most of the others are far more specific).

STAGE

• The long-gestating, clearly troubled stage musical based on Marvel Comics' Spider-Man (and with a score by the guys from U2) finally had its first preview performance last night, and going by the story in the New York Post, it sounds like a complete disaster, with numerous technical issues getting in the way. The New York Times' report noted that stretches of the show went off without a hitch, but even so it still sounds like quite a mess.

MUSIC

• Carrie Underwood's concert scheduled for the Palace of Auburn Hills tonight has been canceled and rescheduled for Dec. 22, the Detroit Free Press reports.

• Kid Rock's January concert at Ford Field sold out in 19 minutes, The Detroit News reports.

• I don't quite understand how this is going to work but celebrities including Alicia Keys and Lady Gaga are giving up social networking to benefit charity.

TELEVISION

• The Oakland Press has a feature on a Pontiac man with a small speaking role on tomorrow's episode of "Detroit 1-8-7."

• Barbara Walters has identified her most fascinating people of the year.

Renee Tellez contributed to this roundup. Bob Needham is director of entertainment content for AnnArbor.com. Reach him at bobneedham@annarbor.com or 734-623-2541, and follow him on Twitter @bobneedham.