Leslie Jordan Was Headed to Set of ‘Name Me Kat’ When He Died

Leslie Jordan was about to do what he beloved, appearing and making folks chuckle, in his closing moments — he was on his technique to set when he died behind the wheel … TMZ has discovered.

Sources near the late actor inform us Leslie was scheduled to movie for “Name Me Kat” Monday morning, however folks engaged on the present grew to become involved when Leslie hadn’t arrived greater than an hour after his name time.

From there, our sources say there was a scramble to seek out Leslie — and the solid and crew finally found he’d been concerned in a automotive accident.

TMZ broke the story … Leslie was driving his BMW in Hollywood when investigators imagine he suffered some type of medical emergency, and crashed into the facet of a constructing.

Sources near the actor inform us he’d been complaining of shortness of breath the final 3 weeks, and was so involved in regards to the difficulty he’d truly had an appointment scheduled with a heart specialist.

Sadly, that was speculated to occur someday within the coming week.

Whereas it is unclear if that appointment would have found any underlying well being points for Leslie, investigators’ present working concept is he suffered a coronary heart assault whereas driving.

Leslie’s “Name Me Kat” costar Mayim Bialik posted a candy tribute to the actor, writing, “They broke the mould after they made Leslie Jordan. He was a pricey mentor and a beloved pal. I’ll miss him a lot – it’s unimaginable that he’s gone. Relaxation properly, candy buddy.”