Call Me Kat will say goodbye toLeslie Jordan A few months after his death.
Mayim Bialik, who stars and executive produces the series, told Entertainment Weekly Fox Comedy will tackle the holiday hiatus in a tribute episode on January 5th his absence. She said her main goal as an actress was to figure out “how do we honor our friends while also honoring a grieving process that doesn’t end with a two-week shutdown?”
“He knew he was loved,” she said. “He was a remarkable man, a very remarkable man. The ability to celebrate him and honor him in a way that we want to respect is really our goal.”
at Call Me Kat, Jordan plays Phil, the baker at a cafe owned by Bialik’s protagonist. Jordan appeared on the final show in December as “Call Me Fancy Puffenstuff,” the eighth episode of the currently airing third season.
It was heartwarming to see the huge impact he was having,’ said Bialik. Mixed. I think a lot of us felt that Leslie was someone who really, truly understood how much he was loved while he was alive, and we’re deeply comforted by that. ”
The Will & Grace actor died in a car accident October, age 67.
Bialik says because Jordan is ” A man so beloved,” it was difficult to plan a funeral, so they found a way, “His character will live on forever, and he can have any adventure we can imagine. ”
“We’re still grieving,” the Big Bang Theory actress said. “Grief is a The whole process, I think we want a level of authenticity as actors. ’ She also added, ‘We are human beings and we have lost our friends. “
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