Leslie Jordan, beloved actor and social media star, dead at 67 - CNN

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Leslie Jordan, beloved comedian and histrion known for his enactment connected “Will and Grace,” has died, his cause announced.

He was 67.

“The satellite is decidedly a overmuch darker spot contiguous without the emotion and airy of Leslie Jordan. 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,” Sarabeth Schedeen, Jordan’s endowment agent, said successful a connection to CNN.

“Beyond his talents, Leslie’s gifts of bringing joyousness to those helium touched, his quality to link with radical of each ages, his humility, kindness and his sweetness volition beryllium sorely missed by all,” his lawyer Eric Feig said successful a statement.

Jordan was progressive successful a car mishap connected Monday greeting successful Hollywood and was pronounced dormant astatine the scene, according to the LA County coroner, who identified Jordan, and a spokesperson for the LA Fire Department.

In his 2009 publication “My Trip Down the Pink Carpet,” Jordan documented his determination from Tennessee to Hollywood successful 1982. He “boarded a Greyhound autobus bound for LA with $1,200 sewn into his underpants and ne'er looked back,” a publisher’s statement of the publication read.

The histrion recovered enactment connected tv successful shows similar “The Fall Guy,” “Designing Women” and “The People Next Door.”

Jordan originated the relation of Earl “Brother Boy” Ingram successful the award-winning play “Sordid Lives,” which helium reprised successful the 2000 autarkic movie adaption.

He was a fan-favorite for his recurring relation arsenic Karen’s person Beverley Leslie connected “Will & Grace.” He besides appeared successful “American Horror Story” and “The Cool Kids.”

His prima shone adjacent brighter during the tallness of the pandemic erstwhile his societal media beingness took disconnected connected Instagram, garnering him millions of followers.

Leslie Jordan talks net fame with Anderson Cooper

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The level besides became a spot wherever Jordan shared astir his struggles, memories and household stories (many astir his beloved mama) done the prism of humor.

Jordan talked to CNN’s Anderson Cooper astir his past substance maltreatment and being sober for much than 20 years.

“People accidental ‘Well however bash you get sober, what’s the champion way,’” Jordan said. “Yeah, good 120 days successful the jailhouse successful Los Angeles. That volition sober you up.”

In 1 post, Jordan recalled a defender who took pity connected however overmuch Jordan disliked incarceration and informed him that they had Robert Downey Jr. (who decades agone made headlines for a fewer brushes with the law) successful custody and would beryllium releasing Jordan and giving Downey Jr. his bed.

“Pod A, compartment 13, apical bunk,” Jordan recalled. “I consciousness liable for astir of Robert Downey Jr.’s success. Honey, I gave him a bed.”

His past posting connected Instagram was him singing a hymn with creator Danny Myrick connected Sunday.