Leslie Jordan, actor and comedian of 'Will and Grace', dies at 67

|

Look in this gallery the celebrities who have died in 2022 →

|

Leslie Jordan Leslie Jordan, a beloved comedian and actor known for his work on "Will and Grace," died on October 24 at the age of 67.

|

Dietrich Mateschitz, owner and co-founder of Red Bull, died on October 22, the company reported.

|

Actor Robbie Coltrane, who brought to life the beloved ranger Hagrid in the Harry Potter saga, died in October 2022 at the age of 72.

(Frederick M Brown/Getty Images)

|

Angela Lansbury, who enjoyed an eclectic and award-winning film and stage career, as well as becoming America's favorite TV bloodhound in "Murder, She Wrote," has died, according to a statement from her family provided to NBC, whose parent company produced the long-running series, on October 11, 2022. He was 96 years old.

|

Loretta Lynn, country music queen and Grammy winner, died at the age of 90 on October 4.

Lynn's family told CNN in a statement that the artist died at her home in Tennessee.

|

Coolio, the 1990s rapper who lit up the music charts with hits like "Gangsta's Paradise" and "Fantastic Voyage," has died at age 59, his friend and manager Jarez Posey told CNN.

|

Jean-Luc Godard, the French-Swiss director who was a key figure in the Nouvelle Vague, the film movement that revolutionized cinema in the late 1950s and 1960s, has died at the age of 91, French media reported Tuesday. September.

(JACK GUEZ/AFP via Getty Images)

|

The writer Javier Marías, one of the great figures of contemporary literature in Spanish, died on September 11 in Madrid at the age of 70, reported the Alfaguara publishing house.

|

Celebrated vocalist Marciano Cantero, of the Argentine rock band Enanitos Verdes, died on Thursday, September 8, Juan Carlos Mendiry, the group's agent, told CNN.

|

Queen Elizabeth II, monarch of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, passed away on September 8.

She celebrated 70 years on the throne.

Credit: Sean Gallup/Getty Images

|

Mikhail Gorbachev, the last president of the Soviet Union before its dissolution, died in Moscow on August 30.

|

Robert "Bob" LuPone, remembered for his role in the series "The Sopranos", died at the age of 76 on August 27, 2022. The actor, who received Tony and Emmy nominations, died after fighting three years against a pancreatic cancer, said the Manhattan Theater Class Company (MCC).

|

Wolfgang Petersen, the Oscar-nominated director of such films as "Das Boot" and "Air Force One," died on August 12, his spokeswoman, Michelle Bega of Rogers & Cowan/PMK, said Tuesday.

He was 81 years old.

|

Actress Anne Heche has died at the age of 53 after a car accident on August 5, a representative for the actress's family announced on Sunday, August 14.

|

Actress and director Denise Dowse, whose prolific career included roles in "Beverly Hills, 90210," "Insecure" and "Ray," has died at age 64, her family confirmed to CNN on Sunday, August 14.

|

Olivia Newton-John, the Australian singer whose voice and beauty made her one of the biggest pop stars of the '70s and wowed generations of viewers in the hit movie "Grease," died on August 8.

|

Peruvian actor and singer Diego Bertie died in the early hours of August 5 at the age of 54.

|

Legendary broadcaster Vin Scully, the voice of the Los Angeles Dodgers for more than six decades, has died at the age of 94, the team announced Tuesday, August 2.

|

Actress and singer Nichelle Nichols, best known for her original portrayal of Lieutenant Nyota Uhura on "Star Trek: The Original Series," has died at the age of 89, according to a statement from her son, Kyle Johnson, released on Monday. Sunday July 31.

|

NBA and Celtics legend Bill Russell passed away at the age of 88 on July 31.

Here he is photographed in 1969.

|

Tony Dow, an actor best known for playing Wally Cleaver on the sitcom "Leave It to Beaver," died on July 27, according to his manager Frank Bilotta.

He was 77 years old.

|

Darío Gómez, a Colombian popular music singer who was called the "king of spite," died on July 26 in Medellín, reported Las Américas Clinic.

|

David Warner, known for his villains in "Titanic", "Tron" and "Time Bandits", among others, has died at the age of 80, his family reported on Monday, July 25.

|

Actor Paul Sorvino, known for his role in "Goodfellas," died on July 25 at the age of 83.

|

Ivana Trump, the ex-wife of former President Trump, died on July 15.

|

Tony Sirico, best known for playing Peter Paul "Paulie Walnuts" Gualtieri on HBO's "The Sopranos," died on July 8 at the age of 79.

|

James Caan, who acted in "The Godfather", died on July 6, 2022 at the age of 82.

|

TV presenter, model and actor Fernando del Solar died on June 30 at the age of 49.

|

Alec John Such, founding member and original bassist of the band Bon Jovi, has died, the group reported Sunday, June 5 on Twitter.

He was 70 years old.

|

American actor Ray Liotta passed away at the age of 67 on May 26.

He was world famous for his role as Henry Hill in Martin Scorsese's 1990 film "Goodfellas" as well as the character Shoeless Joe Jackson in "Field of Dreams."

|

Andy Fletcher, keyboardist and founding member of Depeche Mode, has died at the age of 60, the band reported on May 26.

|

Vangelis, the iconic Greek composer and musician who was best known for his electronic theme to the Oscar-winning 'Chariots of Fire', died at the age of 79 on May 19.

(Credit: GEORGES BENDRIHEM/AFP via Getty Images)

|

Marnie Schulenburg, actress of soap operas such as 'As the World Turns' and 'One Life to Live', died on Tuesday, May 17 at the age of 37, her representative reported on Thursday, May 19.

She died after battling stage 4 metastatic breast cancer.

|

Robert Morse, Broadway star known to viewers as the boss of "Mad Men," Bertram Cooper died at the age of 90 on April 21.

|

Mexican activist Rosario Ibarra passed away on April 16.

Ibarra was the founder of the ¡Eureka! Committee, an organization for relatives of the disappeared.

|

Liz Sheridan, a veteran stage and screen actress who played Jerry Seinfeld's mother, Helen, on "Seinfeld," died on April 15.

|

Former soccer player Freddy Rincón died on April 13 after suffering a serious car accident, announced the Imbanaco Grupo Quirónsalu Clinic, in the Colombian city of Cali.

|

Gilbert Gottfried, a comedian and film and television actor with a distinctly memorable voice, died on April 12 at the age of 67 after a long illness.

|

Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Dwayne Haskins was struck by a garbage truck in Florida, police reported April 9.

|

Estelle Harris, the actress known for playing George Costanza's mother on the series "Seinfeld," died on April 2, her agent told CNN.

She was 93 years old.

(Credit: Tibrina Hobson/FilmMagic)

|

Paul Herman, an actor known for his roles in "The Sopranos," "Goodfellas" and "The Irishman," has died, his manager said Wednesday, March 30.

He was 76 years old, says the IMDb page of him.

|

Tom Parker, a member of the British band The Wanted, died at the age of 33 on March 30, 2022. His death came less than two years after announcing his diagnosis of an inoperable brain tumor.

In October 2020, Parker announced that he had been diagnosed with stage four glioblastoma, an aggressive type of brain tumor.

He received the diagnosis after experiencing two seizures, he said at the time.

|

Belgian footballer Miguel Van Damme has died of leukemia, leaving behind his wife and young daughter, his club Cercle Brugge said on Tuesday, March 29.

He was 28 years old.

|

Taylor Hawkins, drummer for the Foo Fighters, died on March 25.

|

Madeleine Albright passed away at the age of 84 on March 23, 2022. She was the first female US Secretary of State and helped lead Western foreign policy in the aftermath of the Cold War.

|

William Hurt, the Oscar-winning star of "Kiss of the Spider Woman," "The Big Chill" and "Broadcast News," died Sunday, March 13. He was 71.

|

Mark Lanegan, a pioneer of the Seattle grunge music scene and frontman of the influential band Screaming Trees, has died at the age of 57, his family and friends reported on his verified Twitter account on Tuesday, February 22.

|

Ivan Reitman, a storied producer and director behind some of Hollywood's biggest comedies, has died, it was reported on February 14.

He was 75 years old.

|

Monica Vitti, known as the 'queen of Italian cinema', died on February 2 at the age of 90.

|

Moses J. Moseley, who played one of the zombies on "The Walking Dead," died at the age of 31 on February 1.

|

Colombian actress Dora Cadavid, recognized for her role as "Inesita" in the telenovela "Yo soy Betty, la fea", died at the age of 84, reported the Colombian Ministry of Culture on January 31. (Source: account of Twitter of Maria Cecilia Botero)

|

Former Miss USA Cheslie Kryst died on January 30.

She was 30 years old.

|

Born in Buenos Aires, Diego Verdaguer became a Mexican national and had an outstanding career in the world of music.

He was an interpreter of hits like "He lied to me", "My good heart", "I'll be back" and "La ladrona". He died on Thursday, January 27, 2022 at the age of 70.

|

Actress Kathryn Kates, who starred in hit television shows such as Orange is the New Black and Seinfeld, died on January 26.

|

Louie Anderson, an acclaimed comedian who appeared in numerous TV shows and movies, passed away at age 68 on Jan. 21, 2022, his publicist Glenn Schwartz told CNN in a statement.

|

Meat Loaf, the singer whose 1977 album "Bat out of Hell" is one of the best-selling albums of all time, died Thursday, January 20, at the age of 74, according to a statement on his verified Facebook page.

|

French actor Gaspard Ulliel, best known for playing Hannibal Lecter in "Hannibal Rising," died on January 19 at the age of 37 after a skiing accident in southeastern France.

|

André Leon Talley, former creative director of Vogue and a fashion icon in his own right, has died at the age of 73, according to a statement posted Tuesday, January 18, on his official Instagram account.

|

Francisco "Paco" Gento, honorary president and former Real Madrid player, died on Tuesday, January 18 at the age of 88, the Spanish club reported.

(VALERY HACHE/AFP via Getty Images)

|

Ronnie Spector, frontman of the pop group The Ronettes and the powerful central voice of such hits as "Be My Baby" and "Baby I love You," passed away on Wednesday, January 11.

|

David Sassoli, president of the European Parliament, has died at the age of 65, his spokeswoman reported on Tuesday, January 11.

Sassoli had been hospitalized in Italy since December 26 due to a serious complication related to a dysfunction of his immune system.

|

Bob Saget, the comedian and actor best known to audiences as Danny Tanner on the sitcom "Full House," died Jan. 9 at age 65 in Orlando, Florida.

|

Michael Lang, co-creator of Woodstock, died on January 8 at the age of 77.

|

Sidney Poitier, the first black actor to win an Oscar, died at the age of 94 on January 7.

|

Director Peter Bogdanovich died on January 6 in Los Angeles.

He was 82 years old.

|

Kim Mi-soo, a South Korean actress who appeared in the Disney+ series "Snowdrop" and Netflix's "Hellbound," died at the age of 29 on January 5.

|

French TV star Igor Bogdanoff died of covid-19 on January 4, six days after his twin brother Grichka died of the same cause.

(CNN) --

Leslie Jordan, a beloved comedian and actor known for his work on "Will and Grace," has died, a member of his staff told CNN.

He was 67 years old.

Sources told the

that Jordan was in a car accident Monday morning in Hollywood.

An LAPD spokesperson confirmed to CNN that there was a fatal crash, but did not disclose further details.

CNN has reached out to Jordan's agent and attorney for comment.

The Los Angeles County coroner had no information when contacted by CNN.

Leslie Jordan Leslie Jordan, a beloved comedian and actor known for his work on "Will and Grace," died on October 24 at age 67.