His funny Instagram posts created him into a viral social media star during the outbreak.
LOS ANGELES – Leslie Jordan who was awarded an Emmy for his role as the flirtatious Beverley Leslie in “Will & Grace” and became a viral sensation on social media during the pandemic, passed away Monday when he crashed his car into an oak tree in Hollywood the agent of his said.
“The world is definitely a much darker place today without the love and light of Leslie Jordan,” David Shaul said. “Not only was he a mega talent and joy to work with, but he provided an emotional sanctuary to the nation at one of its most difficult times.”
Jordan 67, was declared dead at the site at around 9:38 a.m. when firefighters who responded to reports of a crash at Cahuenga Boulevard, and Romaine Street found him “pulseless and non-breathing” “pulseless” and “non-breathing” in gray car police said.
The agent for Jordan said it’s believed that Jordan was suffering from “some sort of medical emergency” that caused him to lose control of his vehicle.
Fox Entertainment said Monday that Jordan has completed filming nine episodes of the show called “Call Me Kat.” The newest episode will be aired on Thursday as planned but will include an “in memoriam” segment about the actor who played Phil The company announced.
Born on April 29, 1955, in Chattanooga, Tennessee, the tiny Jordan (he was 4 feet 11 inches tall) had a flourishing professional career in the small-screen world, playing tiny, but often scene-stealing characters on television shows that ranged from “Murphy Brown” and “Boston Public” to “Star Trek: Voyage,” “American Horror Story” and “Hearts Afire.”
Megan Mullally as Karen Walker, Leslie Jordan as Beverley Leslie, and Bruno Amato as Officer Randy in an episode of “Will and Grace.”
However, he was most well-known to the public via television for his role as Beverley Leslie, the antagonist to Karen Walker. Karen Walker’s character played by Megan Mullally – is homosexual in the most famous episodes.
Declaring Jordan who was gay and open about it as a “national treasure,” the Society of LGBTQ Entertainment Critics in the past year presented him with its Timeless Star career distinction.
In a statement issued on Monday, GLAAD CEO Sarah Kate Ellis said that he was “a loyal friend to so many LGBTQ organizations.”
In the midst of the epidemic, Jordan’s Instagram posts that he posted each day from an Airbnb in the vicinity of his mother’s home in Chattanooga became popular with a new generation of followers.
“What are y’all doing?” Jordan normally would begin before going into his often humorous musings, delivered with the thick Southern drawl about his life of a lockdown.
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