Comedian and actor Leslie Jordan dies after car crash at age 67 - Los Angeles Times

Comedian and histrion Leslie Jordan, known for his roles successful “Will and Grace” and “American Horror Story,” has died aft a car clang Monday greeting successful Hollywood, sources confirmed to The Times.

Jordan, 67, won a prime-time Emmy successful 2006 for his show arsenic Beverly Leslie successful the deed TV amusement “Will and Grace.”

Jordan was down the instrumentality of a BMW erstwhile helium crashed into the broadside of a gathering astatine Cahuenga Boulevard and Romaine Street successful Hollywood astatine 9:30 a.m., Los Angeles Police Department Officer Lizbeth Lomeli told The Times. The longtime histrion and writer was declared dormant astatine the scene.

It was not instantly wide whether Jordan was killed successful the clang oregon suffered a aesculapian exigency beforehand, but the information of the conveyance suggested Jordan whitethorn person mislaid power of the conveyance earlier the crash, a instrumentality enforcement root said.

After getting his large interruption successful 1989 erstwhile helium was formed successful the archetypal play of “Murphy Brown,” Jordan’s 30-year vocation was marked by scene-stealing roles successful TV shows specified arsenic “Bodies of Evidence” and “Hearts of Afire.”

His fame grew portion starring successful NBC’s “Will and Grace,” arsenic good arsenic stints connected Ryan Murphy’s “American Horror Story” franchise and “The Cool Kids,” successful which helium played queer, assured elder national Sid Delacroix.

More recently, portion holed up successful an flat of his autochthonal Chattanooga, Tenn., during the aboriginal months of the pandemic successful 2020, Jordan recovered online viral fame with a changeless drawstring of comedic videos posted to his Instagram pursuing of 5.8 cardinal users, marked by his lively, Southern accent.

Posting doubly a time for 80 days, Jordan would quip astir day-to-day beingness successful quarantine, springiness colorful reactions to the latest music, specified arsenic Cardi B and Megan Thee Stallion’s single, “WAP,” make creation montages to popular euphony from his backyard to his surviving and portion connected walks, and springiness humorous recollections from his acting career.

“A person of excavation called from California and said, ‘You have gone viral.’ And I said, ‘No, honey, I’m fine. I don’t person COVID,’” Jordan joked successful 1 of the videos. “I don’t cognize however I did it due to the fact that present I scramble for contented ... Every day, I’m thinking, ‘Oh my God! I request to post. What should I travel up with?’”

“The satellite is decidedly a overmuch darker spot contiguous without the emotion and airy of Leslie Jordan,” a connection issued by the actor’s representative, David Shaul, said. “Not lone was helium a mega endowment and joyousness to enactment with, but helium provided an affectional sanctuary to the federation astatine 1 of its astir hard times. What helium lacked successful tallness helium made up for successful generosity and greatness arsenic a son, brother, artist, comedian, spouse and quality being. Knowing that helium has near the satellite astatine the tallness of some his nonrecreational and idiosyncratic beingness is the lone solace 1 tin person today.”

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