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Leslie Jordan

Born
April 29, 1955
Died
October 24, 2022
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
The Help
(2011)
Mr. Blackly
Jason Goes to Hell: The Final Friday
(1993)
Shelby
Hero
(1992)
Court Official
The United States vs. Billie Holiday
(2021)
Reginald Lord Devine
The Last Sharknado: It's About Time
(2018)
Benjamin Franklin
Madhouse
(2004)
Dr. Morton
Eating Out: All You Can Eat
(2009)
Harry
Goodbye Lover
(1999)
Homer
Love Ranch
(2010)
Martin Hainsworth
A Very Sordid Wedding
(2017)
Earl 'Brother Boy' Ingram
Ski Patrol
(1990)
Murray
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