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Leslie Jordan

Leslie Jordan

1955-04-29 / Memphis, Tennessee, USA

Biography

Leslie Allen Jordan (ht. 4'11") (April 29, 1955 - October 24, 2022) was an American actor, comedian, playwright, and singer, best known for roles in Hearts Afire and Will & Grace. His television roles included Lonnie Garr on Hearts Afire (1993–1995) and Beverley Leslie on Will & Grace (2001–2020), which earned him the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series in 2006. In addition to playing several characters in the American Horror Story franchise (2013–2019), Jordan had leading roles as Sid on The Cool Kids (2018–2019), and Phil on Call Me Kat (2021–2022). During the COVID-19 pandemic, Jordan became an Instagram contributor, amassing 5.8 million followers in 2020, and published his autobiography How Y'all Doing? Misadventures and Mischief from a Life Well Lived in April 2021.

Appearances

Pacific Blue
Pacific Blue (1996)
Nash Bridges
Nash Bridges (1996)
Boston Public
Boston Public (2000)
American Dreamer
American Dreamer (1990)
Arli$$
Arli$$ (1996)
Son of the Beach
Son of the Beach (2000)
Ellen
Ellen (1994)
American Dad!
American Dad! (2005)
Reba
Reba (2001)
Judging Amy
Judging Amy (1999)
Caroline in the City
Caroline in the City (1995)
Star Trek: Voyager
Star Trek: Voyager (1995)
Monk
Monk (2002)
The Pretender
The Pretender (1996)
Coach
Coach (1989)
Murphy Brown
Murphy Brown (1988)
Wings
Wings (1990)
George Lopez
George Lopez (2002)
Hearts Afire
Hearts Afire (1992)
Dharma & Greg
Dharma & Greg (1997)
Newhart
Newhart (1982)
Weird Science
Weird Science (1994)
Maximum Bob
Maximum Bob (1998)
DTLA
DTLA (2012)
Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman
Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman (1993)
Nurses
Nurses (1991)
Ugly Betty
Ugly Betty (2006)
Will & Grace
Will & Grace (1998)
Sordid Lives: The Series
Sordid Lives: The Series (2008)
The Fall Guy
The Fall Guy (1981)
Hidden Palms
Hidden Palms (2007)
Boston Legal
Boston Legal (2004)
Academy of Country Music Awards
Academy of Country Music Awards (1966)
Tamron Hall
Tamron Hall (2019)
Mr. & Mrs. Smith
Mr. & Mrs. Smith (1996)
FreakyLinks
FreakyLinks (2000)
The Great North
The Great North (2021)
Buddy Faro
Buddy Faro (1998)
American Horror Story
American Horror Story (2011)
Baby Daddy
Baby Daddy (2012)
Fantasy Island
Fantasy Island (2021)
Charlie Grace
Charlie Grace (1995)
Bodies of Evidence
Bodies of Evidence (1992)
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Late Night with Seth Meyers (2014)
Sabrina, the Teenage Witch
Sabrina, the Teenage Witch (1996)
Pee-wee's Playhouse
Pee-wee's Playhouse (1986)
Living the Dream
Living the Dream (2017)
Supernatural
Supernatural (2005)
Special
Special (2019)
The Jennifer Hudson Show
The Jennifer Hudson Show (2022)
Trixie Motel
Trixie Motel (2022)
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen (2009)
The Cool Kids
The Cool Kids (2018)
The Late Late Show with James Corden
The Late Late Show with James Corden (2015)
Top of the Heap
Top of the Heap (1991)
The Wizard
The Wizard (1986)
Night Court
Night Court (1984)
The Masked Singer
The Masked Singer (2019)
Life in Pieces
Life in Pieces (2015)
Reasonable Doubts
Reasonable Doubts (1991)
CBS Summer Playhouse
CBS Summer Playhouse (1987)
Will & Grace
Will & Grace (2017)
LEGO Masters
LEGO Masters (2020)
RuPaul's Drag Race
RuPaul's Drag Race (2009)
Celebrity IOU
Celebrity IOU (2020)
Benidorm
Benidorm (2007)
Call Me Kat
Call Me Kat (2021)
The Exes
The Exes (2011)
Shake It Up
Shake It Up (2010)
Con Man
Con Man (2015)
Ally McBeal
Ally McBeal (1997)
Celebrity Big Brother's Bit on the Side
Celebrity Big Brother's Bit on the Side (2011)
Celebrity Big Brother
Celebrity Big Brother (2001)
Raising Hope
Raising Hope (2010)