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Leslie Jordan’s hometown is paying tribute to the late star.
After the beloved comedic actordied at age 67last month, Chattanooga, Tennessee, will hostLove. Light. Leslie.: Sunday Hymn Singin' Celebrating Leslie Jordanon Nov. 20 at Memorial Auditorium, according toChattanooga Times Free Press.
“Will not be easy,” wrote Shores, who directed Jordan in 2000’sSordid Livesand several other titles.
Jordan’s manager Mike Lotus told theTimes Free Press: “We want it to be uplifting and positive and bring people together.”
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Although he will buried in a private ceremony for friends and families, Shores and Jordan’sSordid Livescostarsheld an impromptu memorialto their late friend last month in Palm Springs during a celebration of the film’s 22nd anniversary.
“We’re not so great, but we’re here, and y’all make everything better. It’s been a sad week for us,” Shores said at the event. “There was a discussion for a while that we were gonna cancel because I was just so ‘tore up,’ as we say in the South, over Leslie’s death.”
Jordandied in a car crashlast month in Hollywood during an apparent medical emergency. Jordan’s agent confirmed his death to PEOPLE.
In addition toSordid Lives, he worked with Shores on 2008’sSordid Lives: The Seriesand the moviesSouthern Baptist Sissies(2013) andA Very Sordid Wedding(2017). Jordan was also known for roles inWill & Grace,The Help,American Horror StoryandCall Me Kat.
After going viral with some hilarious videos during theCOVID-19pandemic, Jordan told PEOPLE of his newfound following in January 2021: “People knew me from my characters, but I’m amazed that,people discovered me asme. They loved me. And they came back.”
source: people.com
