Leslie Jordan, beloved actor and social media star, useless at 67

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Leslie Jordan, beloved comic and actor recognized for his work on “Will and Grace,” has died, his agent introduced.

He was 67.

“The world is certainly a a lot darker place at the moment with out the love and lightweight of Leslie Jordan. Not solely was he a mega expertise and pleasure to work with, however he offered an emotional sanctuary to the nation at considered one of its most troublesome occasions. What he lacked in top he made up for in generosity and greatness as a son, brother, artist, comic, accomplice and human being. Figuring out that he has left the world on the top of each his skilled and private life is the one solace one can have at the moment,” Sarabeth Schedeen, Jordan’s expertise agent, mentioned in a press release to Muricas News.

Sources informed the Los Angeles Instances Jordan was concerned in a automotive accident on Monday morning in Hollywood. A spokesperson for the LAPD confirmed to Muricas News there was a deadly accident however wouldn't disclose additional particulars.

In his 2009 e-book “My Journey Down the Pink Carpet,” Jordan documented his transfer from Tennessee to Hollywood in 1982. He “boarded a Greyhound bus sure for LA with $1,200 sewn into his underpants and by no means regarded again,” a writer’s description of the e-book learn.

The actor discovered work on tv in exhibits like “The Fall Man,” “Designing Girls” and “The Folks Subsequent Door.”

Jordan originated the position of Earl “Brother Boy” Ingram within the award-winning play “Sordid Lives,” which he reprised within the 2000 unbiased movie adaption.

He was a fan-favorite for his recurring position as Karen’s buddy Beverley Leslie on “Will & Grace.” He additionally appeared in “American Horror Story” and “The Cool Youngsters.”

His star shone even brighter in the course of the top of the pandemic when his social media presence took off on Instagram, garnering him tens of millions of followers.

The platform additionally turned a spot the place Jordan shared about his struggles, reminiscences and household tales (many about his beloved mama) via the prism of humor.

Jordan talked to Muricas News’s Anderson Cooper about his previous substance abuse and being sober for greater than 20 years.

“Folks say ‘Effectively how do you get sober, what’s one of the simplest ways,’” Jordan mentioned. “Yeah, properly 120 days within the jailhouse in Los Angeles. That may sober you up.”

In a single put up, Jordan recalled a guard who took pity on how a lot Jordan disliked incarceration and knowledgeable him that they'd Robert Downey Jr. (who many years in the past made headlines for just a few brushes with the legislation) in custody and can be releasing Jordan and giving Downey Jr. his mattress.

“Pod A, cell 13, prime bunk,” Jordan recalled. “I really feel answerable for most of Robert Downey Jr.’s success. Honey, I gave him a mattress.”

His final posting on Instagram was him singing a hymn with artist Danny Myrick on Sunday.