Leslie Jordan

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

120

Gender

Male

Birthday

1955-04-29

Day of death

2022-10-24 (67 years old)

Place of Birth

Memphis, Tennessee, USA

Leslie Jordan

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.

Known For

  • Supernatural

    Supernatural

  • American Dad!

    American Dad!

  • Late Night with Seth Meyers

    Late Night with Seth Meyers

  • RuPaul's Drag Race

    RuPaul's Drag Race

  • RuPaul's Drag Race

    RuPaul's Drag Race

  • RuPaul's Drag Race

    RuPaul's Drag Race

  • American Horror Story

    American Horror Story

  • American Horror Story

    American Horror Story

  • American Horror Story

    American Horror Story

  • Monk

    Monk

  • Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

    Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

  • Star Trek: Voyager

    Star Trek: Voyager

  • The Late Late Show with James Corden

    The Late Late Show with James Corden

  • The Jennifer Hudson Show

    The Jennifer Hudson Show

  • Boston Legal

    Boston Legal

  • Judging Amy

    Judging Amy

  • Sabrina, the Teenage Witch

    Sabrina, the Teenage Witch

  • Night Court

    Night Court

  • Will & Grace

    Will & Grace

  • Coach

    Coach

  • Wings

    Wings

  • Tamron Hall

    Tamron Hall

  • The Masked Singer

    The Masked Singer

  • Celebrity Big Brother

    Celebrity Big Brother

  • The Pretender

    The Pretender

  • Nash Bridges

    Nash Bridges

  • Benidorm

    Benidorm

  • Pacific Blue

    Pacific Blue

  • Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman

    Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman

  • Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman

    Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman

  • Caroline in the City

    Caroline in the City

  • Reba

    Reba

  • Boston Public

    Boston Public

  • Ellen

    Ellen

  • Newhart

    Newhart

  • Raising Hope

    Raising Hope

  • The Great North

    The Great North

  • Ugly Betty

    Ugly Betty

  • Life in Pieces

    Life in Pieces

  • The Fall Guy

    The Fall Guy

  • Murphy Brown

    Murphy Brown

  • Arli$$

    Arli$$

  • Baby Daddy

    Baby Daddy

  • The Help

    The Help

  • Dharma & Greg

    Dharma & Greg

  • Shake It Up

    Shake It Up

  • Ally McBeal

    Ally McBeal

  • Weird Science

    Weird Science

  • Celebrity IOU

    Celebrity IOU

  • Will & Grace

    Will & Grace

  • The Wizard

    The Wizard

  • The Exes

    The Exes

  • Son of the Beach

    Son of the Beach

  • Call Me Kat

    Call Me Kat

  • Call Me Kat

    Call Me Kat

  • Home on the Range

    Home on the Range

  • Hearts Afire

    Hearts Afire

  • Pee-wee's Playhouse

    Pee-wee's Playhouse

  • LEGO Masters

    LEGO Masters

  • Con Man

    Con Man

  • Celebrity Big Brother's Bit on the Side

    Celebrity Big Brother's Bit on the Side

  • Fantasy Island

    Fantasy Island

  • Reasonable Doubts

    Reasonable Doubts

  • Reasonable Doubts

    Reasonable Doubts

  • Nurses

    Nurses

  • The Last Sharknado: It's About Time

    The Last Sharknado: It's About Time

  • Jason Goes to Hell: The Final Friday

    Jason Goes to Hell: The Final Friday

  • The United States vs. Billie Holiday

    The United States vs. Billie Holiday

  • George Lopez

    George Lopez

  • CBS Summer Playhouse

    CBS Summer Playhouse

  • Mangus!

    Mangus!

  • Charlie Grace

    Charlie Grace

  • A Very Sordid Wedding

    A Very Sordid Wedding

  • Demonic Toys: Personal Demons

    Demonic Toys: Personal Demons

  • Hero

    Hero

  • Undead or Alive: A Zombedy

    Undead or Alive: A Zombedy

  • Mr. & Mrs. Smith

    Mr. & Mrs. Smith

  • Lost in the Pershing Point Hotel

    Lost in the Pershing Point Hotel

  • The Cool Kids

    The Cool Kids

  • Eating Out: All You Can Eat

    Eating Out: All You Can Eat

  • Strangers in a Strange Land

    Strangers in a Strange Land

  • Goodbye Lover

    Goodbye Lover

  • FreakyLinks

    FreakyLinks

  • Love Ranch

    Love Ranch

  • Sordid Lives

    Sordid Lives

  • Special

    Special

  • Eat Your Heart Out

    Eat Your Heart Out

  • Sordid Lives

    Sordid Lives

  • Academy of Country Music Awards

    Academy of Country Music Awards

  • Lucky Dog

    Lucky Dog

  • Annul Victory

    Annul Victory

  • Bodies of Evidence

    Bodies of Evidence

  • Frankenstein General Hospital

    Frankenstein General Hospital

  • Madhouse

    Madhouse

  • Maximum Bob

    Maximum Bob

  • Barbie & Kendra Save the Tiger King

    Barbie & Kendra Save the Tiger King

  • Tracey Ullman in the Trailer Tales

    Tracey Ullman in the Trailer Tales

  • The Gristle

    The Gristle

  • Trixie Motel

    Trixie Motel

  • DTLA

    DTLA

  • Hidden Palms

    Hidden Palms

  • Chasing Christmas

    Chasing Christmas

  • The Road Raiders

    The Road Raiders

  • Top of the Heap

    Top of the Heap

  • American Dreamer

    American Dreamer

  • Buddy Faro

    Buddy Faro

  • Gaze

    Gaze

  • Ski Patrol

    Ski Patrol

  • Living the Dream

    Living the Dream

  • Sordid Lives: The Series

    Sordid Lives: The Series

  • Southern Baptist Sissies

    Southern Baptist Sissies

  • Sissy Frenchfry

    Sissy Frenchfry

  • Moving Alan

    Moving Alan

  • Body Electric

    Body Electric

  • 2022 American Rescue Dog Show

    2022 American Rescue Dog Show

  • Missing Pieces

    Missing Pieces

  • Hollywood to Dollywood

    Hollywood to Dollywood

  • Courts mais Gay : Tome 13

    Courts mais Gay : Tome 13

  • Until We Meet Again

    Until We Meet Again

  • Leslie Jordan: My Trip Down the Pink Carpet

    Leslie Jordan: My Trip Down the Pink Carpet