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Leslie Jordan Dead astatine 67: Dolly Parton, Sean Hayes & More Pay Tribute
Months aft the passing of Leslie Jordan, much details person emerged surrounding his sudden death.
The Will & Grace alum died from a "sudden cardiac dysfunction," according to the autopsy from the Los Angeles County Coroner's Office obtained by E! News connected Jan. 19.
The coroner ruled the decease was natural, citing arteriosclerotic cardiovascular illness arsenic a secondary factor. It besides states determination was nary grounds of a life-threatening injury.
According to the Cleveland Clinic, sudden cardiac dysfunction occurs erstwhile one's heart abruptly stops beating due to the fact that "an electrical contented makes your bosom halt pumping blood."
On Oct. 24, a rep for Jordan confirmed to E! News that he had sadly passed away following a car accident successful Hollywood. He was 67.
"The satellite is decidedly a much darker spot today without the emotion and airy of Leslie Jordan," the connection read. "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."
The rep added, "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 professional and idiosyncratic beingness is the lone solace 1 tin person today."
Following the quality of Jordan's passing, respective of his Will & Grace co-stars paid tribute to the precocious author, including Megan Mullally, who shared that she conscionable spent clip with him past period astatine a publication festival successful Washington, D.C.
"i'm truthful so gladsome that one got to walk immoderate clip with leslie that time earlier and aft the event, conscionable us, catching up," she captioned an Oct. 24 Instagram picture of the 2 together. "i felt specified a heavy affection for him that day; helium was truthful lukewarm and contiguous and darling. arsenic we were leaving, one got a mates much large hugs and told him one loved him, arsenic usual. truthful glad! what a gift! and so. emotion you, leslie. miss you already. and 1 happening one cognize for sure… there volition ne'er ever beryllium different you."
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Debra Messing, who played Grace connected the deed NBC series, shared a photograph of her and Jordan from the amusement together, penning successful her Oct. 25 Instagram post, "How tin this be? Oh dear, beloved Leslie, the full satellite has dimmed. 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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