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Santa Who? is a ABC TV movie, starring the late Leslie Nielsen, that premiered, as part of The Wonderful World of Disney, on November 19, 2000. Based on the unpublished story by Chad Hoffman & Robert Schwartz, it got nominated for a 2001 Saturn Award for Best Single Genre TV Presentation, and a Young Artist Award for Best Family TV Network Movie.

Synopsis

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The film starts with Santa feeling ill and going out for fresh air on a flight in his sleigh. Because of bad weather, he falls out and lands in New York. After he regains consciousness, he is unable to remember who he is.

Peter Albright, an afraid-of-commitment TV news reporter, finds and uses him on TV to get an audience while vowing them to find his family. In the meantime, Santa works in a mall. Peter's girlfriend's son repeatedly tries to convince the adults that he is the real Santa Claus, which they refuse to believe.

Santa still remembers certain details about Christmas but is unable to remember how he knows them, as typically happens with amnesia.

All the while, Santa's elves are looking for him.

Near the end, a couple thinks it could be their grandfather who has grown a beard, and take him with them. Instead, when it is proved he is Santa, Peter regains his faith in Christmas and gains a family.

Cast

Actor/actress	Character(s)
Leslie Nielsen	Santa Claus
Steven Eckholdt	Peter Albright (adult)
Connor Cunningham	Peter Albright (young)
Robyn Lively	Claire Dreyer
Max Morrow*	Zack Dreyer
Tommy Davidson	Max
Darren Frost	Rupert the Elf
Karen Leblanc	Lenny
R.D. Reid	Grady
Ted Atherton	George
Stewart Arnott	Lusby
Carol Lempert	Ellen
Roger Clown	Ray
Elizabeth Brown	Nancy
Laura de Carteret	Sister Greta
Richard Fitzpatrick	Detective Lohenry
Karen Robinson	Dr. Ericson
Bill Dear	Sparky
David Sparrow Jazz Mann	Customs Inspectors
Aron Tager	Grandpa
Kay Tremblay	Elderly Woman
Charles Seixas	Tow Truck Driver
Steve Smith	Tree Lot Guard
Jonathan Welsh	Park Policeman
Erik Knudsen	Nasty Boy
Kayla Perlmutter	Little Girl
Victoria Moseley	Malibu Mallory Girl
Irv Stevens	Police Sergeant
Dianne Parke-Jones	Caroler
Gerry Quigley	Skinny Santa
Jack Newman	Borscht Belt Santa
Jeffrey Smith	Brando Santa
Robert McKenna	Soused Santa
Claudio Masciulli Deborah Lobban	Shoppers
Billy Otis	Shifty Man
Alison Burn	Angry Woman
Marty Moreau	Easter Bunny
Peggy Coffey	Cab Passenger
Brendan Wall	Mall Santa
Shira Hoffman	Girl in living room
D'Andre' Rippy	Kid with Santa
Anne Scheffler
Nora Lem (uncredited)	Santa's workshop elf
DaJuan Rippy (uncredited)	Kid Approaching Santa

* - Nominated for the 2001 Young Artist Award for Best Support Actor Performance in a TV Comedy Movie

External links

Santa Who? at the Internet Movie Database

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+|director=William Dear
+|writer=Debra Frank<br>& Steve Hayes {{s|(teleplay)}}<br>Chad S. Hoffman <br>& Robert Schwartz {{s|(unpublished story)}}
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+|runtime=1 hour, 32 minutes
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+'''''{{PAGENAME}}''''' is a {{w|American Broadcasting Company|ABC}} TV movie, starring the late Leslie Nielsen, that premiered, as part of ''The Wonderful World of Disney'', on November 19, 2000. Based on the unpublished story by Chad Hoffman & Robert Schwartz, it got nominated for a 2001 Saturn Award for Best Single Genre TV Presentation, and a Young Artist Award for Best Family TV Network Movie.
+==Synopsis==
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+The film starts with [[Santa Claus|Santa]] feeling ill and going out for fresh air on a flight in his sleigh. Because of bad weather, he falls out and lands in New York. After he regains consciousness, he is unable to remember who he is.
+Peter Albright, an afraid-of-commitment TV news reporter, finds and uses him on TV to get an audience while vowing them to find his family. In the meantime, Santa works in a mall. Peter's girlfriend's son repeatedly tries to convince the adults that he is the real Santa Claus, which they refuse to believe.
+Santa still remembers certain details about Christmas but is unable to remember how he knows them, as typically happens with amnesia.
+All the while, Santa's elves are looking for him.
+Near the end, a couple thinks it could be their grandfather who has grown a beard, and take him with them. Instead, when it is proved he is Santa, Peter regains his faith in Christmas and gains a family.
+==Cast==
+{|class=wikitable
+!Actor/actress!!Character(s)
+|-
+|Leslie Nielsen||[[Santa Claus]]
+|-
+|Steven Eckholdt||Peter Albright {{s|(adult)}}
+|-
+|Connor Cunningham||Peter Albright {{s|(young)}}
+|-
+|Robyn Lively||Claire Dreyer
+|-
+|Max Morrow*||Zack Dreyer
+|-
+|Tommy Davidson||Max
+|-
+|Darren Frost||[[Rupert (Santa Who?)|Rupert the Elf]]
+|-
+|Karen Leblanc||Lenny
+|-
+|R.D. Reid||Grady
+|-
+|Ted Atherton||George
+|-
+|Stewart Arnott||Lusby
+|-
+|Carol Lempert||Ellen
+|-
+|Roger Clown||Ray
+|-
+|Elizabeth Brown||Nancy
+|-
+|Laura de Carteret||Sister Greta
+|-
+|Richard Fitzpatrick||Detective Lohenry
+|-
+|Karen Robinson||Dr. Ericson
+|-
+|Bill Dear||Sparky
+|-valign=top
+|David Sparrow<br>Jazz Mann||Customs Inspectors
+|-
+|Aron Tager||Grandpa
+|-
+|Kay Tremblay||Elderly Woman
+|-
+|Charles Seixas||Tow Truck Driver
+|-
+|Steve Smith||Tree Lot Guard
+|-
+|Jonathan Welsh||Park Policeman
+|-
+|Erik Knudsen||Nasty Boy
+|-
+|Kayla Perlmutter||Little Girl
+|-
+|Victoria Moseley||Malibu Mallory Girl
+|-
+|Irv Stevens||Police Sergeant
+|-
+|Dianne Parke-Jones||Caroler
+|-
+|Gerry Quigley||Skinny Santa
+|-
+|Jack Newman||Borscht Belt Santa
+|-
+|Jeffrey Smith||Brando Santa
+|-
+|Robert McKenna||Soused Santa
+|-valign=top
+|Claudio Masciulli<br>Deborah Lobban||Shoppers
+|-
+|Billy Otis||Shifty Man
+|-
+|Alison Burn||Angry Woman
+|-
+|Marty Moreau||[[Easter Bunny]]
+|-
+|Peggy Coffey||Cab Passenger
+|-
+|Brendan Wall||Mall Santa
+|-
+|Shira Hoffman||Girl in living room
+|-
+|D'Andre' Rippy||Kid with Santa
+|-
+|colspan=2|<center>Anne Scheffler</center>
+|-
+|Nora Lem {{s|(uncredited)}}||[[Elf|Santa's workshop elf]]
+|-
+|DaJuan Rippy {{s|(uncredited)}}||Kid Approaching Santa
+|}
+{{s|* - Nominated for the 2001 Young Artist Award for Best Support Actor Performance in a TV Comedy Movie}}
+==External links==
+* {{imdb title|0251382}}
+{{stub}}
+{{Wikipedia}}
 [[Category:Movies]]
+[[Category:Santa Claus filmography]]
+[[Category:Originally aired on ABC]]
+[[Category:2000 releases]]
+[[Category:Comedy Movies]]
+[[Category:Award-nominated specials]]