Mayim Bialik, Leslie Jordan’s ‘Call Me Kat’ Costar, Reacts To His ‘Unimaginable’ Death

Comedian and actor Leslie Jordan passed away astatine the property of 67 connected Oct. 24. Many celebrities person since responded to his tragic death, including his co-star, Mayim Bialik, 46, who took to Instagram to denote their show, Call Me Kat, is taking a accumulation pause. “There aren’t words to convey the nonaccomplishment we are experiencing arsenic a formed and a Call Me Kat family. Leslie Jordan was larger than life,” she wrote on Instagram. “He was a Southern gentleman; tender, wise, naughty and hilarious.”

Mayim continued, “We got to cognize and emotion him astatine the tallness of his happiness and joyousness and it is inconceivable to ideate a satellite without our Leslie: the antheral who would spit connected his interaction lenses earlier putting them successful his eyes, the antheral who had a communicative astir each antheral successful Hollywood and immoderate of the women arsenic well, the antheral who lived to marque radical laugh.” At the extremity of the post, she added that the accumulation volition beryllium taking a interruption for now. “We volition beryllium taking clip to grieve and to observe the galore gifts Leslie gave to america and to the full satellite and we admit privateness astatine this time,” Mayim concluded.

Her caption for the station besides included a idiosyncratic note. “They broke the mold erstwhile they made Leslie Jordan. He was a beloved mentor and a beloved friend. I volition miss him truthful overmuch – it’s unimaginable that he’s gone. Rest well, saccharine buddy,” the 46-year-old penned.

Leslie Jordan & Mayim Bialik connected ‘Call Me Kat’. (20thCentFox/Courtesy Everett Collection)

In addition, Fox and Warner Bros. Television released statements astir the show’s accumulation schedule, per Deadline. “We are shocked and devasted by today’s tragic passing of Leslie Jordan,” a Fox Entertainment typical told the outlet. “Leslie was acold much than an Emmy Award-winning comedic endowment with whom we’ve laughed alongside for each these years. He was the kindest idiosyncratic you could ever ideate who simply lit up a country and brought axenic joyousness and immense smiles to millions of radical astir the world.” The typical besides highlighted Leslie’s gallant Southern personality. “The truest of Southern Gentlemen, Leslie carried an infectious exuberance, indelible consciousness of wit and, throughout, talented america with countless fond memories that volition past forever. As we grieve this bittersweet news, we besides privation to widen our astir profound sympathies to Leslie’s family, friends, and fans, whom helium held truthful dear,” they said.

The outlet besides obtained a akin connection from Warner Bros. “Warner Bros. Television is devastated astir the tragic and sudden loss of our beloved person Leslie Jordan. Leslie was an bonzer idiosyncratic and talent. He brought joyousness to fans crossed the globe. Our thoughts are with his family, friends, and fans astatine this time,” the company’s connection read. This week’s occurrence of Call Me Kat will proceed to aerial arsenic scheduled and volition see a peculiar connection successful grant of the Will & Grace actor.

Leslie starred successful the deed TV amusement since it aired successful 2021, helium acted alongside Mayim, Cheyenne Jackson, Swoosie Kurtz, and others. For 3 play helium captivated audiences with his humor, style, and unsocial personality. The prima died connected Oct. 24 aft helium reportedly crashed his car pursuing a aesculapian emergency. His typical confirmed the tragic quality to HollywoodLife via a statement. “The satellite is decidedly a overmuch darker spot contiguous without the emotion and airy of Leslie Jordan,” the rep said. “Not lone was helium a mega endowment and joyousness to enactment with, but helium provided an affectional sanctuary to the federation astatine 1 of it’s most 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.”