Production on Fox’shas been halted following the death of Leslie Jordan. Jordan, who portrayed Phil in the series since Season 1, completed work on a total of 9 episodes.
Thursday night’s episode titled “Call Me Uncle Dad” will air as scheduled and will include an in-memorium. Jordan died in a single-car crash in Hollywood today.
He was 67. According to the LAPD, a driver, likely suffering a medical emergency, drove a car into a wall at the intersection of Cahuenga Boulevard and Romaine Street around 9:45 a.m.
today. “We are shocked and devasted by today’s tragic passing of Leslie Jordan,” a representative for Fox Entertainment, the network where Call Me Kat airs, said in a statement following the tragic news. “Leslie was far more than an Emmy Award-winning comedic talent with whom we’ve laughed alongside for all these years.
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