Leslie Jordan

Actor Leslie Jordan died Monday in Los Angeles, according to his agent. Jordan was reportedly in a car accident, though his cause of death was not confirmed ...

leslie jordan was a genuine queer icon and a goddamn legend. My first exposure to him was in one of my favorite movies Sordid Lives! “It feels so cruel that this could happen to such a beautiful soul.” [tweeted](https://twitter.com/JackeeHarry/status/1584619412258459649) that she was “completely heartbroken,” shared a clip of Jordan appearing alongside her in the sitcom “The Cool Kids.” She [continued](https://twitter.com/JackeeHarry/status/1584621183085215745), “This man never afraid to act a fool! Leslie turns around, looks at her and says “I thought I smelled gin and regret.” And I laugh every time I think about it. He spoke about what it was like to be a gay man who grew up in the church “I’m not a mistake.” “It’s all good to be 65 and have a million followers on the Internet. At one point, according to Jordan, he “posted something a tiny bit off-color once and something called ‘the best of Grindr,’ some sort of hookup site, posted it.” Jordan didn’t fully understand his rise to Internet fame at the time — “Who are these people? Knowing that he has left the world at the height of both his professional and personal life is the only solace one can have today.” “What he lacked in height he made up for in generosity and greatness as a son, brother, artist, comedian, partner and human being.

Leslie Jordan, the delightful “Will and Grace” actor and social media sensation, has died. He was 67. Jordan reportedly died in a car crash on October 24.

Jordan was driving in Hollywood on the morning of October 24 when he may have suffered a medical emergency and crashed his car into the side of a building, law-enforcement sources told [TMZ](https://www.tmz.com/2022/10/24/leslie-jordan-dead-dies-car-crash/). The beloved actor underwent a late-career renaissance for his endearing and hilarious pandemic-era social-media posts — one of the more famous videos minted the phrase [according to reports](https://www.tmz.com/2022/10/24/leslie-jordan-dead-dies-car-crash/).

Leslie Jordan, a beloved comedian and actor known for his work on "Will and Grace," has died, his longtime staff member told CNN.

(who decades ago made headlines for a few brushes with the law) in custody and would be releasing Jordan and giving Downey Jr. He “boarded a Greyhound bus bound for LA with $1,200 sewn into his underpants and never looked back,” a publisher’s description of the book read. In one post, Jordan recalled a guard who took pity on how much Jordan disliked incarceration and informed him that they had Robert Downey Jr. “Yeah, well 120 days in the jailhouse in Los Angeles. 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. A spokesperson for the LAPD confirmed to CNN there was a fatal accident but would not disclose further details.

LOS ANGELES — Leslie Jordan, who won an Emmy playing the conniving Beverly Leslie on “Will & Grace” and became a social media sensation during the pandemic, ...

(PT) after officers responded to reports of a collision at Cahuenga Blvd. Jordan, who was 67, was pronounced dead at the scene around 9:30 a.m. "The world is definitely a much darker place today without the love and light of Leslie Jordan," the spokesperson said.

Reports suggest that the character actor appears to have suffered a medical emergency before crashing his car in Hollywood.

“I wanted to follow the teachings of Christ to the best of my ability, and I tried, but then the whole gay thing starts happening. In the early 90s, he was involved with Project Angel Food in LA, a non-profit organization delivering food to people with HIV/Aids. His father, a lieutenant colonel in the US army, died in a plane crash when he was 11. He received critical acclaim for his turn as Earl “Brother Boy” Ingram in the stage play Sordid Lives, which was later adapted into a 2000 cult romantic comedy film of the same name. “The world is definitely a much darker place today without the love and light of Leslie Jordan,” said David Shaul, Jordan’s agent. Known for roles in American Horror Story, Hearts Afire, and his Emmy-winning turn on Will & Grace, Jordan found renewed fame at 65 as an accidental internet sensation during the pandemic.

Leslie Jordan, who won an Emmy playing the conniving Beverly Leslie on "Will & Grace" and became a social media sensation during the pandemic, died Monday.

(PT) after officers responded to reports of a collision at Cahuenga Blvd. "The world is definitely a much darker place today without the love and light of Leslie Jordan," David Shaul said. “That sort of dealt with all the angst and growing up gay in the Baptist Church and la, la, la, la, la," Jordan said in an Jordan, who was 67, was pronounced dead at the scene around 9:30 a.m. [3.8 million Instagram followers](https://www.instagram.com/thelesliejordan/) in a little over a month," Moylan wrote in an [April 2020 piece](https://www.nbcnews.com/think/opinion/america-s-best-coronavirus-instagram-celebrity-leslie-jordan-not-he-ncna1191226) for NBC News' Think section. "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."

Leslie Jordan, the actor known for his turns on shows such as Will & Grace and American Horror Story, died at the age of 67. According to a report from TMZ, ...

He garnered praise for his role was as Earl “Brother Boy” Ingram in the stage play Sordid Lives, going on to star in the 2000 film adaptation with Olivia Newton-John. Knowing that he has left the world at the height of both his professional and personal life is the only solace one can have today.” “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.

Comedian Leslie Jordan, known for roles in 'Will and Grace' and 'American Horror Story,' died after a car crash in Los Angeles on Monday.

“The world is definitely a much darker place today without the love and light of Leslie Jordan,” Shaul said. Knowing that he has left the world at the height of both his professional and personal life is the only solace one can have today.” “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. I don’t have COVID,’” Jordan joked in one of the videos. You will be missed, my dear friend.” “There will never be anyone like him. The longtime actor and writer was declared dead at the scene. What should I come up with?’” “I don’t know how I did it because now I scramble for content. I need to post. [Murphy Brown](https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/tv/showtracker/la-et-st-murphy-brown-20131223-story.html),” Jordan’s 30-year career was marked by scene-stealing roles in TV shows such as “Bodies of Evidence” and “Hearts of Afire.” Comedian and actor Leslie Jordan, known for his roles in “Will and Grace” and “American Horror Story” and his uplifting pandemic Instagram videos, died after a car crash Monday in Hollywood.

Shows like “Will & Grace” made him a familiar face, then the pandemic brought new fame. He was killed in a car crash in Hollywood.

Jordan’s work was in television, but he also took the occasional film role, including in “The Help” (2011). “The funny thing is, I am, without a doubt, the gayest man I know.” The household was conservative, and his father, who was in the Army and died in a plane crash when Leslie was 11, was concerned enough about Leslie’s effeminate qualities to send his son to an all-boys summer camp one year. “People think it’s size, or something,” he told The Telegraph of Britain in 2021. “I was like Flo,” he said in the 2020 interview, a reference to the Progressive Insurance pitchwoman. He made a particular impression on the sitcom “Will & Grace,” about the friendship between a gay lawyer and a straight interior designer sharing a New York City apartment. “What I love, though,” he said, “are people that pull me aside and say: ‘Listen, I don’t want to bother you, but I’ve had a rough go. At under five feet tall, he was small enough that in his 20s he made a stab at becoming a jockey. Jordan by email, “but he provided an emotional sanctuary to the nation at one of its most difficult times.” That was a reference to Mr. “Not only was he a mega-talent and joy to work with,” Mr. and died, but he declined to identify the victim.

US media reported the actor was killed after being involved in a car crash on Monday.

Thank you for the countless laughs and for sharing your spirit with us all." He often spoke openly about his battles with substance abuse - taking his first drink aged just 14 - and once humorously recalled ending up in a jail cell next to Robert Downey Jnr while the Iron Man star was battling addiction. I don't have Covid,'" he joked in one video. "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," David Shaul said. He was noted for his diminutive height - standing at just 4ft 11 in (1.50 metres) - and often played flamboyant characters. "I told my mother I thought something was up.

Thursday night's episode titled “Call Me Uncle Dad” will air as scheduled and will include an in-memorium. Jordan died in a single-car crash in Hollywood today.

We will be taking time to grieve and to celebrate the many gifts Leslie gave to us and to the entire world and we appreciate privacy at this time.” Jordan’s character Phil is the head baker at Kat’s establishment and the show’s funnybone. Television is devastated about the tragic and sudden loss of our dear friend Leslie Jordan. Our thoughts are with his family, friends, and fans at this time,” a statement on behalf of [Fox](https://deadline.com/tag/fox/)’s [Call Me Kat](https://deadline.com/tag/call-me-kat/) has been halted following [the death of Leslie Jordan](https://deadline.com/2022/10/leslie-jordan-dead-in-single-car-accident-will-grace-1235153561/). We got to know and love him at the height of his happiness and joy and it is inconceivable to imagine a world without our Leslie: the man who would spit on his contact lenses before putting them in his eyes, the man who had a story about every man in Hollywood and some of the women as well, the man who lived to make people laugh.

Comic actor Leslie Jordan, a prime-time Emmy winner for his role on the hit sitcom "Will & Grace" and a social media sensation during the COVID-19 pandemic, ...

"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. television audiences for his recurring role on the NBC comedy "Will & Grace" as Beverly Leslie, the comically conniving foil of the Karen character played by Megan Mullally. He was pronounced dead at the scene.

Leslie Jordan, the Emmy-winning actor whose wry Southern drawl and versatility made him a comedy and drama standout...

Stop, stop, stop.' You know, it almost became, 'If it doesn't happen on Instagram, it didn't happen.' And I thought, 'You're 65, first of all. "The world is definitely a much darker place today without the love and light of Leslie Jordan. He broke the sameness by posting daily videos of himself on Instagram. Many of Jordan's videos included him asking "How ya'll doin?" I'm just in Tennessee," said Jordan. And I thought, 'This is ridiculous.

To the Los Angeles Times, which interviewed the beloved entertainer on multiple occasions throughout the years, he was a quote machine always good for a juicy ...

“I had wanted to meet Dolly since I first saw her in [the early ‘70s],” Jordan said in April 2021. “I said, ‘I want it to be called “Company’s Comin’,”’ and I want it to sound like when I was a kid, my uncle and cousin would grab their banjos and guitars and we would just sit at family reunions and sing,” Jordan said in April 2021. They said, ‘Mayim Bialik’ and ‘a room full of cats in a cat cafe,’ [and] I said, ‘I’m aboard,’” Jordan said in January 2021. I was always the bellhop, the busboy, the window washer,” Jordan said in 1994. “Mine was because I was gay. “I loved that I don’t have COVID,’” Jordan said in January 2021. I knew what was on the radio.” “But I grew up in the church. “When I got off the bus in 1982, I had $1,200. But I decided that if I was going to starve, it would be with a tan,” I called it ‘THEE-ate-er.’ So I had a list of what I wanted to achieve.

Leslie Jordan, an award-winning American actor and writer best known for his role in the sitcom Will & Grace, died Monday at age 67, one of his agents said.

You will be missed," one of them wrote. News reports said he may have suffered a medical emergency at the wheel. His follower count shot up from 100 000 to 5.8 million.

Will & Grace” and “American Horror Story” actor became an Instagram hit during pandemic.

Earlier this month he released a gospel album called “Company’s Comin’” featuring Dolly Parton, Chris Stapleton, Brandi Carlile, Eddie Vedder and Tanya Tucker. He wrote a new book, “How Y’all Doing?: Misadventures and Mischief from a Life Well Lived.” “The world is definitely a much darker place today without the love and light of Leslie Jordan. “Someone called from California and said, ’Oh, honey, you’ve gone viral.’ And I said, ’No, no, I don’t have Covid. Stop, stop, stop.′ You know, it almost became, ’If it doesn’t happen on Instagram, it didn’t happen.’ And I thought, ‘You’re 65, first of all. He broke the sameness by posting daily videos of himself on Instagram.