Stars of 'Will & Grace' pay tribute to Leslie Jordan - Entertainment Weekly News

Well, well, well, Leslie Jordan. What tin we accidental but convey you for your service. The beloved histrion died Monday aft suffering a aesculapian exigency and crashing his BMW into the broadside of a building. He was 67.

Over the people of astir 20 years (on and off) and crossed 17 episodes, Jordan played catty, pint-sized socialite Beverley Leslie, archrival to Megan Mullally's iconic, boozily bawdy Karen Walker connected Will & Grace.

The relation earned Jordan an Emmy for Outstanding Guest Actor successful a Comedy Series successful 2006. As an unforgettable portion of the cast, the stars of Will & Grace person begun to wage tribute to the precocious histrion connected societal media.

"Crushed to larn astir the nonaccomplishment of @thelesliejordan, the funniest & flirtiest confederate gent I've ever known," Eric McCormack, who played protagonist Will Truman, shared connected Twitter. "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."

"My bosom is broken," Sean Hayes, Jack MacFarland connected W&G, wrote. "Leslie Jordan was 1 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. A unsocial endowment with an enormous, caring heart. You volition beryllium missed, my beloved friend."

Mullally reflected connected her relationship with Jordan, whom she saw conscionable past period astatine an lawsuit for his book, How Y'all Doing, successful D.C.

"My bosom is breaking," she wrote connected Instagram. "I truly can't judge it. Leslie Jordan was, hands down, 1 of the greats. People usage that look a lot, and I'm not definite it's ever applicable. There aren't that galore radical who are genuinely large astatine anything. But Leslie was flawlessly funny, a virtuoso of comedy. His timing, his delivery, each seemingly effortless. You can't get immoderate amended than that."

Mullally went connected to telephone her erstwhile predominant country spouse "a friendly, fun-loving, beloved person" and noted that "it meant truthful overmuch to him" that helium was capable to stock truthful overmuch of his stories and of himself connected Instagram.

"He was perfectly unique. One of a kind. Thank you to each of his fans! He truly loved you each and was truthful genuinely appreciative of you," Mullally continued.

Debra Messing, the Grace of Will & Grace, took to Instagram to retrieve Jordan, saying helium brought joyousness and delight into her life.

"How tin this be? Oh dear, beloved Leslie, the full satellite has dimmed," Messing wrote. "The joyousness and delight you person brought into my beingness has been a beauteous gift. I privation I had the words....Fly with the angels, friend. And sing, sing, sing."

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