Leslie Jordan

2022 - 10 - 24

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Actor Leslie Jordan dies at 67 in car accident (The Guardian)

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.

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Actor and comedian Leslie Jordan dead at 67 (NPR)

The Will & Grace actor died following a car crash this morning. Jordan's fame was on the rise as a social media star.

Jordan grew up in Tennessee, where he was raised in the Southern Baptist Church. As he grew older and realized he was gay, he eventually fell out with the church. On his

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Leslie Jordan, actor and Internet sensation, dies at 67 (The Washington Post)

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.

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Leslie Jordan, 'Will & Grace' actor, dies at 67 (NBC News)

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."

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Emmy-winning actor Leslie Jordan dies aged 67 (Irish Examiner)

'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.'

“The world is definitely a much darker place today without the love and light of Leslie Jordan. And I said, ‘No, no, I don’t have Covid. “Someone called from California and said, ‘Oh, honey, you’ve gone viral’.

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Will and Grace star Leslie Jordan dies aged 67 (RTE.ie)

Leslie Jordan, the Emmy-winning actor whose wry Southern American drawl and versatility made him a comedy and drama standout on TV series including Will ...

"The world is definitely a much darker place today without the love and light of Leslie Jordan. Many of Jordan's videos included him asking "How ya’ll doin?" Please review their details and accept them to load the content.

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'Will & Grace' actor Leslie Jordan dies aged 67 after car accident in ... (The Irish Times)

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

“I am stunned at the death of Leslie Jordan, who delighted us with his many roles on television and film,” actor George Takei posted on Twitter. “The world is definitely a much darker place today without the love and light of Leslie Jordan. Other times he did silly bits like complete an indoor obstacle course.

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Leslie Jordan, 'Will & Grace' Actor and Instagram Star, Dies at 67 (The New York Times)

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.

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Leslie Jordan: Will and Grace star dies aged 67 (BBC News)

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.

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Actor Leslie Jordan killed in Hollywood car crash (The Irish Times)

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. Jordan, a Tennessee native, was best known to US 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.

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Emmy-winning actor Leslie Jordan dies in car crash aged 67 (BreakingNews.ie)

The actor starred in Will & Grace and American Horror Story.

“I really wanted to be a really good Christian, like some of the boys in the movie. He said: “When that episode aired, my agent called the next day and said, ‘I’ve never seen anything like this. “The joy and laughter he brought to every one of his #WillandGrace episodes was palpable.” And this one, I just wanted to tell stories,” he told The Associated Press in 2021. “My mother thought I was being dramatic. “The world is definitely a much darker place today without the love and light of Leslie Jordan.

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