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Known For

Acting

Known Credits

125

Gender

Male

Birthday

1955-04-29

Day of Death

2022-10-24 (67 years old)

Place of Birth

Memphis, Tennessee, USA

Also Known As

Leslie Allen Jordan

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

Acting

Until We Meet Again

2022

Until We Meet Again

as

The Angel

Ski Patrol

1990

Ski Patrol

as

Murray

Body Electric

2023

Body Electric

as

Self

Sordid Lives

2000

Sordid Lives

as

Earl 'Brother Boy' Ingram

The Gristle

2004

The Gristle

as

Jake Bennett

Mangus!

2011

Mangus!

as

Bruce

Moving Alan

2003

Moving Alan

as

Arthur

Sissy Frenchfry

2006

Sissy Frenchfry

as

Principal Principle

Courts mais Gay : Tome 13

2007

Courts mais Gay : Tome 13

as

Principal Principle

Missing Pieces

1992

Missing Pieces

as

Krause

Madhouse

2004

Madhouse

as

Dr. Morton

The Help

2011

The Help

as

Mr. Blackly

Eat Your Heart Out

1997

Eat Your Heart Out

as

Director

A Very Sordid Wedding

2017

A Very Sordid Wedding

as

Earl 'Brother Boy' Ingram

Love Ranch

2010

Love Ranch

as

Martin Hainsworth

Gaze

2010

Gaze

as

Self (archive footage)

Goodbye Lover

1999

Goodbye Lover

as

Homer

Lucky Dog

2014

Lucky Dog

as

Mr. Kaufman

Barbie & Kendra Save the Tiger King

2020

Barbie & Kendra Save the Tiger King

as

Lil Joe Exotic (voice)

Annul Victory

2009

Annul Victory

as

Self

Hero

1992

Hero

as

Court Official

The United States vs. Billie Holiday

2021

The United States vs. Billie Holiday

as

Reginald Lord Devine

Demonic Toys: Personal Demons

2010

Demonic Toys: Personal Demons

as

Mr. Butterfield

Home on the Range

2004

Home on the Range

as

Additional Voices (voice)

Pacific Blue

Pacific Blue

as

Bo Nyby

Boston Public

Boston Public

as

Dr. Benjamin Harris

Ellen

Ellen

as

Top Studio Executive

American Dad!

American Dad!

as

Mr. Beauregard (voice)

Judging Amy

Judging Amy

as

Reginald Hoyt

Monk

Monk

as

Town Official

Coach

Coach

as

Blatt

Wings

Wings

as

Teddy Kolb

Hearts Afire

Hearts Afire

as

Lonnie Garr

Maximum Bob

Maximum Bob

as

Cletus Huntley

DTLA

DTLA

as

Harold

Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman

Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman

as

Alan Morris / The Invisible Man

Ugly Betty

Ugly Betty

as

Quincy Combs

Will & Grace

Will & Grace

as

Beverley Leslie

The Fall Guy

The Fall Guy

as

Malone

Hidden Palms

Hidden Palms

as

Jesse Jo

Boston Legal

Boston Legal

as

Bernard Ferrion

Tamron Hall

Tamron Hall

as

Self - Guest

Mr. & Mrs. Smith

Mr. & Mrs. Smith

as

Earl Borden

The Great North

The Great North

as

Thomas Wintersbone (voice)

Baby Daddy

Baby Daddy

as

Edwin

Charlie Grace

Charlie Grace

as

Darnell Sims

Bodies of Evidence

Bodies of Evidence

as

Lemar Samuels

Supernatural

Supernatural

as

Yorkie (voice)

American Horror Story

American Horror Story

as

Ashley Gilbert / Cricket Marlowe

Top of the Heap

Top of the Heap

as

Emmet Lefebvre

The Masked Singer

The Masked Singer

as

Self - Guest Panelist

Reasonable Doubts

Reasonable Doubts

as

Asst. Public Defender Clifford Sizemore

Will & Grace

Will & Grace

as

Beverley Leslie

Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman

Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman

as

William Walldecker / Resplendent Man

RuPaul's Drag Race

RuPaul's Drag Race

as

Self - Special Guest

Benidorm

Benidorm

as

Buck A. Roo

Call Me Kat

Call Me Kat

as

Phil / Self (archive footage)

RuPaul's Drag Race

RuPaul's Drag Race

as

Self - Guest Judge

RuPaul's Drag Race

RuPaul's Drag Race

as

Self - Judge (archive footage)

Reasonable Doubts

Reasonable Doubts

as

Clifford Sizemore

The Exes

The Exes

as

Percy

Shake It Up

Shake It Up

as

Theodore Van Glorious

Con Man

Con Man

as

Leslie Jordan

Ally McBeal

Ally McBeal

as

Dr. Benjamin Harris

Raising Hope

Raising Hope

as

Reverend Bob

Production

Crew

Directing