Leslie Jordan
Birthdate
April 29, 1955 (69 years old)
Place of Birth
Memphis, Tennessee, USA
Date of Death
October 24, 2022
Known For
Acting
Details
Birthdate
April 29, 1955 (69 years old)
Place of Birth
Memphis, Tennessee, USA
Date of Death
October 24, 2022
Known For
Acting
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.
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.
Leslie Jordan's LGBTQ+ Titles
Trixie Motel
Self
Eating Out: All You Can Eat
Harry
A Very Sordid Wedding
Earl 'Brother Boy' Ingram
Sordid Lives
Earl 'Brother Boy' Ingram
Acting (118)
Strangers in a Strange Land as Gentleman
2023
Body Electric as Self
2022
The Jennifer Hudson Show (1 episode)
2022
2022
2022 American Rescue Dog Show as Self - Judge
2022
Until We Meet Again as The Angel
2021
Fantasy Island as Jasper (1 episode)
2021
The United States vs. Billie Holiday as Reginald Lord Devine
2021
The Great North as Thomas Wintersbone (voice) (1 episode)
2021
Call Me Kat as Phil (31 episodes)
2021
Call Me Kat as Phil / Self (archive footage) (1 episode)
2020
Sordid Lives
2020
Barbie & Kendra Save the Tiger King as Lil Joe Exotic (voice)
2020
Celebrity IOU as Self (1 episode)
2020
LEGO Masters as Self (3 episodes)
2019
Tamron Hall as Self - Guest (1 episode)
2019
Special (1 episode)
2019
The Masked Singer as Self - Guest Panelist (4 episodes)
2018
The Cool Kids as Sid (22 episodes)
2018
The Last Sharknado: It's About Time as Benjamin Franklin
2017
Living the Dream as Aiden (12 episodes)
2017
Will & Grace as Beverley Leslie (4 episodes)
2017
A Very Sordid Wedding as Earl 'Brother Boy' Ingram
2015
Con Man as Leslie Jordan (5 episodes)
2015
Life in Pieces as Neils (1 episode)
2015
The Late Late Show with James Corden as Self (1 episode)
2014
Lucky Dog as Mr. Kaufman
2014
Late Night with Seth Meyers as Self (1 episode)
2013
Southern Baptist Sissies as Peanut
2012
DTLA as Harold (4 episodes)
2012
Baby Daddy as Edwin (1 episode)
2011
The Exes as Percy (1 episode)
2011
American Horror Story as Ashley Gilbert / Cricket Marlowe (3 episodes)
2011
American Horror Story as Courtney (4 episodes)
2011
American Horror Story as Quentin (3 episodes)
2011
The Help as Mr. Blackly
2011
Hollywood to Dollywood as Self
2011
Mangus! as Bruce
2010
Shake It Up as Theodore Van Glorious (1 episode)
2010
Leslie Jordan: My Trip Down the Pink Carpet as Himself
2010
Gaze as Self (archive footage)
2010
Love Ranch as Martin Hainsworth
2010
Demonic Toys: Personal Demons as Mr. Butterfield
2009
Eating Out: All You Can Eat as Harry
2009
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen as Self - Guest (2 episodes)
2009
Annul Victory as Self
2009
RuPaul's Drag Race as Self (1 episode)
2009
RuPaul's Drag Race as Self - Guest Judge (1 episode)
2009
RuPaul's Drag Race as Self - Judge (archive footage) (1 episode)
2009
RuPaul's Drag Race as Self - Special Guest (1 episode)
2008
Sordid Lives: The Series as Brother Boy (12 episodes)
2007
Courts mais Gay : Tome 13 as Principal Principle
2007
Hidden Palms as Jesse Jo (5 episodes)
2007
Undead or Alive: A Zombedy as Padre
2007
Benidorm as Buck A. Roo (2 episodes)
2006
Ugly Betty as Quincy Combs (1 episode)
2006
Sissy Frenchfry as Principal Principle
2005
Chasing Christmas as Past
2005
Supernatural as Yorkie (voice) (1 episode)
2005
American Dad! as Mr. Beauregard (voice) (3 episodes)
2004
Boston Legal as Bernard Ferrion (6 episodes)
2004
Madhouse as Dr. Morton
2004
The Gristle as Jake Bennett
2003
Tracey Ullman in the Trailer Tales as Rog Monroe
2003
Moving Alan as Arthur
2002
Monk as Town Official (1 episode)
2002
George Lopez (1 episode)
2001
Reba (3 episodes)
2001
Celebrity Big Brother as Self - Contestant (26 episodes)
2000
Boston Public as Dr. Benjamin Harris (5 episodes)
2000
FreakyLinks (1 episode)
2000
Sordid Lives as Earl 'Brother Boy' Ingram
2000
Son of the Beach (2 episodes)
2000
Lost in the Pershing Point Hotel as Storyteller
1999
Judging Amy as Reginald Hoyt (1 episode)
1999
Goodbye Lover as Homer
1998
Buddy Faro (1 episode)
1998
Will & Grace as Beverley Leslie (13 episodes)
1998
Maximum Bob as Cletus Huntley (1 episode)
1997
Dharma & Greg as Kenny (1 episode)
1997
Ally McBeal as Dr. Benjamin Harris (1 episode)
1997
Eat Your Heart Out as Director
1996
Sabrina, the Teenage Witch as Chuck (1 episode)
1996
Mr. & Mrs. Smith as Earl Borden (1 episode)
1996
The Pretender as Pat (1 episode)
1996
Arliss (1 episode)
1996
Nash Bridges (1 episode)
1996
Pacific Blue as Bo Nyby (1 episode)
1995
Caroline in the City as Dr. Leslie (2 episodes)
1995
Charlie Grace as Darnell Sims (1 episode)
1995
Star Trek: Voyager as Kol (1 episode)
1994
Ellen as Top Studio Executive (1 episode)
1994
Weird Science (1 episode)
1993
Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman as Alan Morris / The Invisible Man (1 episode)
1993
Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman as William Walldecker / Resplendent Man (1 episode)
1993
Jason Goes to Hell: The Final Friday as Shelby
1992
Hero as Court Official
1992
Hearts Afire as Lonnie Garr (31 episodes)
1992
Bodies of Evidence as Lemar Samuels (16 episodes)
1992
Missing Pieces as Krause
1991
Reasonable Doubts as Asst. Public Defender Clifford Sizemore (1 episode)
1991
Reasonable Doubts as Clifford Sizemore (1 episode)
1991
Nurses (2 episodes)
1991
Top of the Heap as Emmet Lefebvre (5 episodes)
1990
American Dreamer (2 episodes)
1990
Wings as Teddy Kolb (1 episode)
1990
Ski Patrol as Murray
1989
The Road Raiders as Whip
1989
Coach as Blatt (1 episode)
1988
Murphy Brown as Kyle (1 episode)
1988
Frankenstein General Hospital as Iggy
1987
CBS Summer Playhouse as Worm (1 episode)
1986
Pee-wee's Playhouse as Bubsy (1 episode)
1986
The Wizard (1 episode)
1984
Night Court as Irwin (1 episode)
1982
Newhart (1 episode)
1981
The Fall Guy as Malone (1 episode)
1966
Academy of Country Music Awards as Self - Presenter (1 episode)
Writing (4)
2010
Leslie Jordan: My Trip Down the Pink Carpet
• Writer
2009
Rockabilly Baby
• Writer
2000
Lost in the Pershing Point Hotel
• Screenplay
• Story
Crew (1)
2021
Call Me Kat (1 episode)
• In Memory Of (1 episode)