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American actor Leslie Jordan died in a car accident. This morning he walked into a Hollywood building (American time) and died instantly. It is still unclear whether the accident killed him or if he first got sick. Jordan turned 67.
“The world is a darker place without Leslie Jordan’s love and light,” the actor’s agent said in a statement. “Realizing that he left the world at the height of his professional and personal life is the only consolation we can have today.”
The actor has been working in Hollywood since the 1980s, in the last forty years he has starred in more than 130 series and films. He was praised for his roles in the television series American horror story in Will and grace. Jordan won an Emmy for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series in 2006 for his contribution to the latter series. He has also acted in famous films such as The help in Sordid lives.
In those years, the actor also became an icon for LGBT people. Jordan, for example, increased the visibility of queer actors in Hollywood with his roles. During the AIDS pandemic, he worked for non-profit organizations that fought for the care of people infected with HIV.
In recent years, Jordan’s fame has shifted to Instagram, where he posted funny videos during the pandemic. This has earned him nearly six million followers.
In the videos, he told stories of his childhood in Tennessee (where he grew up) and his life in Hollywood with the camera on the selfie stand. In other videos he sang or participated in TikTok challenges.
Yesterday he posted a last post on Instagram, in which he sings a song. There are now more than 30,000 comments under the message, mostly from fans thanking him for his work.
