- Leslie Jordan
Infobox actor
name = Leslie Jordan
birthname = Leslie Allen Jordan
birthdate = birth date and age|1955|4|29
birthplace =Chattanooga ,Tennessee , USA
website = http://www.brotherboy.com
emmyawards = Outstanding Guest Actor - Comedy Series
2006 "Will & Grace "Leslie Allen Jordan (born
April 29 ,1955 ) is an American Emmy Award-winning actor.Hailing from
Chattanooga, Tennessee and at a height of just 4 ft 11 in (1.50 m), Jordan has become an instantly recognizable face infilm andtelevision . He is most well known for his television work - including guest appearances on ', ', "Reba", "Boston Public ", "Boston Legal ", and his secondary role on "Hearts Afire ". He has recently guest-starred on the popularcomedy-drama "Ugly Betty " as celebrity-trasher Quincy Combs. In 2007, Jordan starred as Jesse Joe in the short-lived CWtelevision program , "Hidden Palms ".Jordan is best known for his role of Karen's pretentious rival Beverley Leslie on the hit series "
Will & Grace ". For that role he received anEmmy Award for Best Guest Actor in a Comedy Series at the58th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards in 2006.Jordan is an accomplished stage actor and playwright. In one of his best-known performances onstage, he played "Brother Boy" in "
Sordid Lives ", a role he took to the big screen in the popularcult film of the same name. Jordan reprised the role in the "", a televised spin-off of the movie airing on Logo. [cite news | author=Tim Parks | title=The ‘Sordid Lives’ of ‘Southern Baptist Sissies | url=http://www.gaylesbiantimes.com/?id=7957 | work=The Gay and Lesbian Times | date=17-Aug-2006 | accessdate=2008-04-08] He wrote and starred in the autobiographical play "Lost in the Pershing Point Hotel ", which was also made into a motion picture. He recently toured the country performing his one-man stage comedy, "Like a Dog on Linoleum ", to rave reviews. In this show, he tells stories of the high and low points of his life, from his father's death in aplane crash when he was just 11 years old, to his battles withsubstance abuse and his weakness for street hustlers.Jordan, who is openly
gay , has recently starred in the pilot episode of "Laugh Out ", the world's first interactive, gay-themed comedy show.References
External links
* [http://www.thelesliejordan.com/ Leslie Jordan official website]
* [http://revver.com/video/34544/17118 Leslie Battles for Gay Games Glory]
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