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Leslie Jordan
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American actor (1955–2022)
Film & TV
Memphis, Tennessee, USA
Leslie Allen Jordan was an American actor, comedian, singer, and writer. Known for his short stature and playful energy, he became a beloved character actor in the 1980s. He played roles like Beverly Leslie on Will & Grace, Lonnie Garr on Hearts Afire, and Sid on The Cool Kids. He also appeared in the American Horror Story franchise and guest judged on RuPaul's Drag Race. Jordan won an Emmy in…
Known for
- Body Electric — Self2023
- Until We Meet Again — The Angel2022
- 2022 American Rescue Dog Show — Self - Judge2022
- The Jennifer Hudson Show2022
- Trixie Motel — Self2022
- The United States vs. Billie Holiday — Reginald Lord Devine2021
- The Great North — Thomas Wintersbone (voice)2021
- Fantasy Island — Jasper2021
- Call Me Kat — Phil / Self (archive footage)2021
- Call Me Kat — Phil2021
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Key facts
- Born
- Leslie Allen Jordan , ( 1955-04-29 ) April 29, 1955, Chattanooga, Tennessee , U.S.
- Died
- October 24, 2022 (2022-10-24) (aged 67), Los Angeles, California , U.S.
- Burial place
- Hamilton Memorial Gardens
- Occupations
- Actor comedian writer singer
- Years active
- 1986–2022
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Leslie
- Family name
- Jordan
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Memphis
- Place of death
- Hollywood
- Occupation
- film actor
- Educated at
- University of Kentucky
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- English language
- Official website
- www.thelesliejordan.com
- Image
- 2022 National Book Festival (52343770563) (cropped).jpg
- Height
- 1.50
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- writing language
- English language
- date of birth
- 1955-04-29
- Commons category
- Leslie Jordan
- start of work period
- 1986-00-00
- social media followers
- 19800
- date of death
- 2022-10-24
- end of work period
- 2022-10-24
- name in native language
- Leslie Jordan
- manner of death
- natural causes
- cause of death
- cardiac arrest
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Encyclopedic overview
Leslie Allen Jordan (April 29, 1955 – October 24, 2022) was an American actor, comedian, writer, and singer. His television roles include Beverley Leslie on Will & Grace (2001–2006 and 2017–2020), several characters in the American Horror Story franchise (2013–2019), Sid on The Cool Kids (2018–2019), Phil on Call Me Kat (2021–2022), and Lonnie Garr on Hearts Afire (1993–1995). On stage, Jordan played Earl "Brother Boy" Ingram in the 1996 play Sordid Lives, later portraying the character in the 2000 film of the same name. During the COVID-19 pandemic, he 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.
Early and personal life
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