About
Leslie Jordan
Overview
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.
Known for
Acting |
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| 2023 | Body Electric | Actor | Self | N/A N/A |
| 2022 | 2022 American Rescue Dog Show | Actor | Self - Judge | 59 Average |
| 2022 | Until We Meet Again | Actor | The Angel | 59 Average |
| 2021 | The United States vs. Billie Holiday | Actor | Reginald Lord Devine | 61 Fair |
| 2020 | Sordid Lives | Actor | N/A N/A |
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| 2020 | Barbie & Kendra Save the Tiger King | Actor | Lil Joe Exotic (voice) | 58 Average |
| 2018 | The Cool Kids | Actor | Sid | 65 Fair |
| 2018 | The Last Sharknado: It's About Time | Actor | Benjamin Franklin | 53 Average |
| 2017 | Living the Dream | Actor | Aiden | 70 Good |
| 2017 | A Very Sordid Wedding | Actor | Earl 'Brother Boy' Ingram | 58 Average |
| 2014 | Lucky Dog | Actor | Mr. Kaufman | 58 Average |
| 2013 | Southern Baptist Sissies | Actor | Peanut | 59 Average |
| 2011 | The Help | Actor | Mr. Blackly | 80 Very good |
| 2011 | Hollywood to Dollywood | Actor | Self | 59 Average |
| 2011 | Mangus! | Actor | Bruce | 58 Average |
| 2010 | Leslie Jordan: My Trip Down the Pink Carpet | Actor | Himself | 59 Average |
| 2010 | Gaze | Actor | Self (archive footage) | 59 Average |
| 2010 | Love Ranch | Actor | Martin Hainsworth | 58 Average |
| 2010 | Demonic Toys: Personal Demons | Actor | Mr. Butterfield | 57 Average |
| 2009 | Eating Out: All You Can Eat | Actor | Harry | 58 Average |
| 2009 | Annul Victory | Actor | Self | N/A N/A |
| 2008 | Sordid Lives: The Series | Actor | Brother Boy | 69 Fair |
| 2007 | Courts mais Gay : Tome 13 | Actor | Principal Principle | N/A N/A |
| 2007 | Undead or Alive: A Zombedy | Actor | Padre | 58 Average |
| 2006 | Sissy Frenchfry | Actor | Principal Principle | 58 Average |
| 2005 | Chasing Christmas | Actor | Past | 58 Average |
| 2004 | Madhouse | Actor | Dr. Morton | 58 Average |
| 2004 | The Gristle | Actor | Jake Bennett | 59 Average |
| 2004 | Home on the Range | Actor | Additional Voices (voice) | 60 Fair |
| 2003 | Tracey Ullman in the Trailer Tales | Actor | Rog Monroe | 59 Average |
| 2003 | Moving Alan | Actor | Arthur | N/A N/A |
| 2000 | Sordid Lives | Actor | Earl 'Brother Boy' Ingram | 59 Average |
| 2000 | Lost in the Pershing Point Hotel | Actor | Storyteller | 59 Average |
| 1999 | Goodbye Lover | Actor | Homer | 58 Average |
| 1997 | Eat Your Heart Out | Actor | Director | 58 Average |
| 1993 | Jason Goes to Hell: The Final Friday | Actor | Shelby | 50 Average |
| 1992 | Hero | Actor | Court Official | 60 Fair |
| 1992 | Hearts Afire | Actor | Lonnie Garr | 69 Fair |
| 1992 | Bodies of Evidence | Actor | Lemar Samuels | 69 Fair |
| 1992 | Missing Pieces | Actor | Krause | 58 Average |
| 1990 | Ski Patrol | Actor | Murray | 58 Average |
| 1989 | The Road Raiders | Actor | Whip | 59 Average |
| 1988 | Frankenstein General Hospital | Actor | Iggy | 58 Average |
| Strangers in a Strange Land | Actor | Gentleman | N/A N/A |
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Writing |
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| 2010 | Leslie Jordan: My Trip Down the Pink Carpet | Writing | Writer | 59 Average |
| 2009 | Rockabilly Baby | Writing | Writer | N/A N/A |
| 2000 | Lost in the Pershing Point Hotel | Writing | Story | 59 Average |
| 2000 | Lost in the Pershing Point Hotel | Writing | Screenplay | 59 Average |