Emmy-winning versatile actor Leslie Jordan dies at 67

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LOS ANGELES — Leslie Jordan, the Emmy-winning actor whose drawling voice and Southern versatility made him a star of comedy and drama on TV series such as « Will & Grace » and « American Horror Story », died. He was 67 years old.

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“The world is definitely a much darker place today without the love and light of Leslie Jordan. Not only was he a mega talent and a joy to work with, but he provided emotional sanctuary for the nation at the time. one of his most difficult times, » a Jordanian representative said in a statement on Monday. « Knowing that he left the world at the height of his professional and personal life is the only consolation one can have today. today. »

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The Tennessee native, who won an Outstanding Guest Actor Emmy in 2005 for ‘Will & Grace,’ recently appeared in Mayim Bialik’s comedy ‘Call me Kat’ and starred in the sitcom ‘The Cool Kids’. « .

Jordan’s other eclectic credits include « Fantasy Island », « USA vs. Billie Holiday ».

Jordan gained an unexpected new audience in 2021 when he spent time during the pandemic lockdown near his family in his hometown. He broke the similarity by posting daily videos of himself on Instagram.

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Many of Jordan’s videos included him asking « How are you? » and some included stories about Hollywood or his childhood growing up with identical twin sisters and their « mom, » as he called her. Other times he did stupid things like complete an indoor obstacle course.

« Someone called from California and said, ‘Oh, honey, you’ve gone viral. And I said, ‘No, no, I don’t have Covid. I’m just in Tennessee,” Jordan said. Celebrities such as Michelle Pfeiffer, Jessica Alba and Anderson Cooper, as well as brands such as Reebok and Lululemon, would post comments.

Soon he became obsessed with how many views and subscribers he had, as not much else was going on.

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« For a while there, it was like an obsession. And I thought, ‘This is ridiculous. Stop stop stop. You know, it almost became ‘If this doesn’t happen on Instagram, this didn’t happen. » And I thought, ‘You’re 65, first of all. You’re not a teenager.

The spotlights have opened up new opportunities. Earlier this month he released a gospel album titled « Company’s Comin » featuring Dolly Parton, Chris Stapleton, Brandi Carlile, Eddie Vedder and Tanya Tucker. He has written a new book, « How Y’all Doing?: Misadventures and Mischief from a Life Well Lived ».