Leslie Jordan

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

121

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!

  • Monk

    Monk

  • Late Night with Seth Meyers

    Late Night with Seth Meyers

  • American Horror Story

    American Horror Story

  • American Horror Story

    American Horror Story

  • American Horror Story

    American Horror Story

  • Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

    Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

  • Star Trek: Voyager

    Star Trek: Voyager

  • Will & Grace

    Will & Grace

  • RuPaul's Drag Race

    RuPaul's Drag Race

  • RuPaul's Drag Race

    RuPaul's Drag Race

  • RuPaul's Drag Race

    RuPaul's Drag Race

  • The Late Late Show with James Corden

    The Late Late Show with James Corden

  • Boston Legal

    Boston Legal

  • The Jennifer Hudson Show

    The Jennifer Hudson Show

  • Sabrina, the Teenage Witch

    Sabrina, the Teenage Witch

  • Wings

    Wings

  • Ellen

    Ellen

  • 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

  • Night Court

    Night Court

  • Judging Amy

    Judging Amy

  • Tamron Hall

    Tamron Hall

  • The Masked Singer

    The Masked Singer

  • Nash Bridges

    Nash Bridges

  • The Fall Guy

    The Fall Guy

  • Coach

    Coach

  • Baby Daddy

    Baby Daddy

  • Newhart

    Newhart

  • Reba

    Reba

  • The Pretender

    The Pretender

  • Celebrity Big Brother

    Celebrity Big Brother

  • Ugly Betty

    Ugly Betty

  • Raising Hope

    Raising Hope

  • Pacific Blue

    Pacific Blue

  • Life in Pieces

    Life in Pieces

  • The Great North

    The Great North

  • Murphy Brown

    Murphy Brown

  • Boston Public

    Boston Public

  • Caroline in the City

    Caroline in the City

  • Shake It Up

    Shake It Up

  • The Help

    The Help

  • Dharma & Greg

    Dharma & Greg

  • Home on the Range

    Home on the Range

  • The Secret Life of the American Teenager

    The Secret Life of the American Teenager

  • Benidorm

    Benidorm

  • Ally McBeal

    Ally McBeal

  • Arli$$

    Arli$$

  • Weird Science

    Weird Science

  • Celebrity Big Brother's Bit on the Side

    Celebrity Big Brother's Bit on the Side

  • Will & Grace

    Will & Grace

  • Son of the Beach

    Son of the Beach

  • The Exes

    The Exes

  • Gaze

    Gaze

  • LEGO Masters

    LEGO Masters

  • Call Me Kat

    Call Me Kat

  • Call Me Kat

    Call Me Kat

  • CBS Summer Playhouse

    CBS Summer Playhouse

  • Fantasy Island

    Fantasy Island

  • Hearts Afire

    Hearts Afire

  • Con Man

    Con Man

  • Pee-wee's Playhouse

    Pee-wee's Playhouse

  • Nurses

    Nurses

  • Celebrity IOU

    Celebrity IOU

  • Love Ranch

    Love Ranch

  • The Gristle

    The Gristle

  • Sordid Lives

    Sordid Lives

  • Annul Victory

    Annul Victory

  • Mangus!

    Mangus!

  • Ski Patrol

    Ski Patrol

  • Chasing Christmas

    Chasing Christmas

  • Goodbye Lover

    Goodbye Lover

  • Jason Goes to Hell: The Final Friday

    Jason Goes to Hell: The Final Friday

  • George Lopez

    George Lopez

  • Bodies of Evidence

    Bodies of Evidence

  • The United States vs. Billie Holiday

    The United States vs. Billie Holiday

  • Reasonable Doubts

    Reasonable Doubts

  • Reasonable Doubts

    Reasonable Doubts

  • Eating Out: All You Can Eat

    Eating Out: All You Can Eat

  • Madhouse

    Madhouse

  • The Cool Kids

    The Cool Kids

  • Charlie Grace

    Charlie Grace

  • The Last Sharknado: It's About Time

    The Last Sharknado: It's About Time

  • Lucky Dog

    Lucky Dog

  • Top of the Heap

    Top of the Heap

  • DTLA

    DTLA

  • FreakyLinks

    FreakyLinks

  • Special

    Special

  • The Wizard

    The Wizard

  • Mr. & Mrs. Smith

    Mr. & Mrs. Smith

  • Academy of Country Music Awards

    Academy of Country Music Awards

  • Hidden Palms

    Hidden Palms

  • Hero

    Hero

  • A Very Sordid Wedding

    A Very Sordid Wedding

  • Tracey Ullman in the Trailer Tales

    Tracey Ullman in the Trailer Tales

  • American Dreamer

    American Dreamer

  • Missing Pieces

    Missing Pieces

  • The Road Raiders

    The Road Raiders

  • Body Electric

    Body Electric

  • Maximum Bob

    Maximum Bob

  • Demonic Toys: Personal Demons

    Demonic Toys: Personal Demons

  • Eat Your Heart Out

    Eat Your Heart Out

  • Frankenstein General Hospital

    Frankenstein General Hospital

  • Undead or Alive: A Zombedy

    Undead or Alive: A Zombedy

  • Trixie Motel

    Trixie Motel

  • Sissy Frenchfry

    Sissy Frenchfry

  • Strangers in a Strange Land

    Strangers in a Strange Land

  • Barbie & Kendra Save the Tiger King

    Barbie & Kendra Save the Tiger King

  • Buddy Faro

    Buddy Faro

  • Southern Baptist Sissies

    Southern Baptist Sissies

  • Living the Dream

    Living the Dream

  • Sordid Lives: The Series

    Sordid Lives: The Series

  • Until We Meet Again

    Until We Meet Again

  • 2022 American Rescue Dog Show

    2022 American Rescue Dog Show

  • Sordid Lives

    Sordid Lives

  • Courts mais Gay : Tome 13

    Courts mais Gay : Tome 13

  • Lost in the Pershing Point Hotel

    Lost in the Pershing Point Hotel

  • Hollywood to Dollywood

    Hollywood to Dollywood

  • Moving Alan

    Moving Alan

  • Leslie Jordan: My Trip Down the Pink Carpet

    Leslie Jordan: My Trip Down the Pink Carpet