Eric McCormack and others remember Leslie Jordan: 'The funniest and flirtiest southern gent I've ever known' - CNN

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The unexpected passing of tv prima and societal media darling Leslie Jordan has spurred a flood of heartfelt tributes.

The histrion died connected Monday, his endowment cause Sarabeth Schedeen told CNN successful a statement. He was 67.

Jordan’s astir recognizable recognition was his clip connected “Will & Grace” arsenic Beverley Leslie, a relation helium reprised passim the show’s run, including its caller reboot.

Co-star Eric McCormack posted 2 tributes to Jordan connected his Instagram, with 1 showing the brace performing for the cameras connected the show.

“Crushed to larn astir the nonaccomplishment of @thelesliejordan, the funniest and flirtiest confederate gent I’ve ever known,” McCormack wrote successful the caption. “The joyousness and laughter helium brought to each 1 of his #WillandGrace episodes was palpable. Gone astir 30 years excessively soon. You were loved saccharine man.”

Sean Hayes, who played Jack connected the NBC sitcom, besides shared a photo, calling Jordan “one of the funniest radical I ever had the pleasance of moving with.”

“Everyone who ever met him, loved him. There volition ne'er beryllium anyone similar him,” helium wrote. “A unsocial endowment with an enormous, caring heart. Leslie, you volition beryllium missed, my beloved friend.”

Debra Messing, who played Grace connected the show, addressed Jordan straight successful her tribute, saying “the joyousness & delight you person brought into my beingness has been a beauteous gift.”

In Megan Mullally’s long and affectional tribute, she called Jordan “hands down, 1 of the greats,” going connected to accidental helium was “flawlessly funny, a virtuoso of comedy.” Jordan’s quality Beverley would often commercialized barbs with Mullally’s Karen connected the deed series, creating immoderate of its astir sidesplitting moments.

At the extremity of her tribute, Mullally said, “one happening one cognize for sure… determination volition ne'er ever beryllium different you.”

Dolly Parton expressed her condolences with a substance descent to Instagram, writing, “I americium arsenic wounded and shocked arsenic if I person mislaid a household member.” She noted the “special bond” she shared with Jordan and said “he volition beryllium missed by everyone who knew him personally and by everyone who was entertained by him.”

The authoritative relationship for “RuPaul’s Drag Race,” connected which Jordan acted arsenic a impermanent judge, besides shared a tribute, thanking Jordan on Twitter for “the countless laughs and for sharing your tone with america all.”

Celebrities from crossed tv and movie – some those who worked with Jordan and not – besides honored the actor.

“Leslie was specified a airy for truthful many,” histrion Michelle Pfeiffer wrote connected Instagram. “Generously gifting the satellite with his emotion and humor, particularly during this lockdown; 1 of our bleakest and loneliest times. He lived mundane to bring joyousness to each 1 helium came successful interaction with.”

Loni Love shared a saccharine memory, writing that the past clip they worked unneurotic was erstwhile they some impermanent co-hosted CBS’s “The Talk” and Jordan “was truthful overmuch amusive to beryllium around.”

“[He] ever had a comic communicative and helium inspired maine to support going successful an manufacture that could beryllium ageist,” she wrote. “I volition miss you my friend. Mama is waiting connected you.”

On Twitter, Lynda Carter remembered Jordan for being idiosyncratic who “put a grin connected the faces of truthful many, particularly with his pandemic videos.”

“What a feat to support america each laughing and connected successful specified hard times,” she wrote. “It feels truthful cruel that this could hap to specified a beauteous soul.”

Jordan’s astir caller relation was connected Fox’s “Call Me Kat.” The show, which is presently successful its 3rd season, halted filming successful aftermath of the quality of Jordan’s death, according to a Fox Entertainment spokesperson.

In a connection provided to CNN, Fox Entertainment said Jordan “was acold much than an Emmy Award winning comedic endowment with whom we’ve laughed alongside for each these years. He was the kindest idiosyncratic you could ever ideate who simply lit up a country and brought axenic joyousness and immense smiles to millions of radical astir the world.”