Leslie Jordancame to play!
PEOPLE has two exclusive sneak peeks of the beloved character actor bringing histrademark good humor and positive energythis week’s three-nightLEGO Masters: Celebrity Holiday Bricktacularspecial, which kicks off Monday night.
In the first clip, hostWill Arnettintroduces theCall MeKatstar, who teamed withLEGO Mastersseason 1 contestant Mel Brown to filmed the appearance prior to his unexpecteddeathon Oct. 24.
Jordan makes a grand entrance and says, “This is so exciting, I almost fainted!”
Later, when the two men get a chance to know each other, Brown asks about Jordan’s “LEGO experience” and the actor quickly responds, “Zero. Goose egg. Nothing. None. I’m ready.”
In a clip from Wednesday’s episode, Jordan and Brown participate in a LEGO sled-building challenge, carefully adding weight to their creator to test its strength in comparison to the other pairs.
Arnett tells the pair that “at 105 lbs., you officially passCheryl [Hines]and Dom [Forte]” which puts them in second place. They then successfully add a 20-lb. penguin, and the sled holds solid.
As they debate adding another 50 lbs. in order to shoot to the top of the leaderboard, Jordan urges, “Let’s just do it.”
Whether their LEGO creation withstands the weight remains to be seen on Wednesday.
Looking back on his time filming the special, Brown tells PEOPLE he was excited to be paired with Jordan.
“Being back on set was a dream come true again,” he says. “I left a lot on the table behind with season 1 on that bridge. Then I was paired up with Leslie Jordan which was the icing on the cake. I have been a fan of Leslie for a long time — sincePee Wee’s Playhouse— and I was an even bigger fan ofhis Instagram fame. Working with Leslie was very delightful.”
Jordan died in an Octobercar crashafter suffering an apparent medical emergency. He was most famous forscene-stealing rolesincluding his portrayal of Beverley Leslie inWill & Grace, which earned him a 2006 Primetime Emmy for outstanding guest actor in a comedy series.
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Robin Thickeand Finesse Mitchell also joined Jordan and Hines in partnering up to create super-powered holiday-themed builds for theLEGO Masters: Celebrity Holiday Bricktacularspecial, which airs Monday through Wednesday at 8 p.m. ET on Fox.
source: people.com
