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.
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Movies (21)
Body Electric
as Self
2023
2022 American Rescue Dog Show
as Self - Judge
2022
Until We Meet Again
as The Angel
2022
The United States vs. Billie Holiday
as Reginald Lord Devine
2021
Sordid Lives
2020
Barbie & Kendra Save the Tiger King
as Lil Joe Exotic (voice)
2020
The Last Sharknado: It's About Time
as Benjamin Franklin
2018
A Very Sordid Wedding
as Earl 'Brother Boy' Ingram
2017
Lucky Dog
as Mr. Kaufman
2014
Southern Baptist Sissies
as Peanut
2013
The Help
as Mr. Blackly
2011
Hollywood to Dollywood
as Self
2011
Mangus!
as Bruce
2011
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
2010
Eating Out: All You Can Eat
as Harry
2009
Annul Victory
as Self
2009
Rockabilly Baby
Writer (Writing)
2009
Courts mais Gay : Tome 13
as Principal Principle
2007
TV Shows (29)
The Jennifer Hudson Show
2022
Trixie Motel
as Self
2022
Fantasy Island
as Jasper
2021
The Great North
as Thomas Wintersbone (voice)
2021
Call Me Kat
as Phil / Self (archive footage)
2021
Celebrity IOU
as Self
2020
LEGO Masters
as Self
2020
Tamron Hall
as Self - Guest
2019
Special
2019
The Masked Singer
as Self - Guest Panelist
2019
The Cool Kids
as Sid
2018
Living the Dream
as Aiden
2017
Will & Grace
as Beverley Leslie
2017
Con Man
as Leslie Jordan
2015
Life in Pieces
as Neils
2015
The Late Late Show with James Corden
as Self
2015
Late Night with Seth Meyers
as Self
2014
DTLA
as Harold
2012
Baby Daddy
as Edwin
2012
The Exes
as Percy
2011
American Horror Story
as Quentin
2011
Celebrity Big Brother's Bit on the Side
as Self
2011
Shake It Up
as Theodore Van Glorious
2010
Raising Hope
as Reverend Bob
2010
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
as Self - Guest
2009
RuPaul's Drag Race
as Self - Special Guest
2009
Sordid Lives: The Series
as Brother Boy
2008
The Secret Life of the American Teenager
as Chapel Officiant
2008
Hidden Palms
as Jesse Jo
2007