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Santa Who? is an ABC TV movie, co-produced by Gleneagle Productions and Hearst Entertainment, and starring Leslie Nielsen, that premiered as part of The Wonderful World of Disney on November 19, 2000. It was nominated for a 2001 Saturn Award for Best Single Genre TV Presentation, and a Young Artist Award for Best Family TV Network Movie.

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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.

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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
Uncredited
Nora Lem Santa's workshop elf
DaJuan Rippy Kid Approaching Santa

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

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