Leslie Jordan

Actor

Birth Name: Leslie Allen Jordan

Birth Date: April 29, 1955

Death Date: October 24, 2022

Birth Place: Memphis, Tennessee

Famous for his playful energy and diminutive stature, Leslie Jordan became a beloved character actor beginning in the mid-'80s. Born in Chattanooga, Tennessee, Jordan moved to Los Angeles in 1982 with the goal of joining the entertainment industry. Jordan found tremendous meaning by volunteering during the AIDS crisis, donating his time to AIDS Project Los Angeles and Project Angel Food.

Eventually, Jordan began to find traction as an actor, landing appearances on shows like "The Fall Guy" (ABC, 1981-86) and "The Wizard" (CBS, 1986-87) in 1986. Within a few years, he would become a starring cast member of the short-lived series "The People Next Door" (CBS, 1989). Six years later, Jordan originated the role of Earl "Brother Boy" Ingram in the play "Sordid Lives."

He reprised the role when the play was adapted into a feature film in 2000, and again when it was adapted into the series "Sordid Lives: The Series" (Logo, 2008-09). In the meantime, Jordan earned tremendous popularity playing the recurring role of Beverley Leslie on "Will & Grace" (NBC, 1998-2005). He would also write and star in the autobiographical play "Hysterical Blindness and Other Southern Tragedies That Have Plagued My Life Thus Far," which ran at the Soho Playhouse for seven months, and he later co-starred in an acclaimed off-Broadway production of "Lucky Boy" in 2011.

Jordan would go on to play recurring characters on shows like "American Horror Story" (FX, 2011-) and "The Cool Kids" (Fox, 2018-). Jordan also had some smaller roles in series such as "The Great North" (Fox, 2021-), "Fantasy Island" (Fox, 2021-) and "American Dad" (Fox, 2005-2013; TBS, 2014-). Most recently Jordan had a recurring role as Phil in the sitcom "Call Me Kat" (Fox, 2021-), produced by Mayim Bialik and Jim Parsons.

Leslie Jordan died on October 24, 2022 in Hollywood, CA at the age of 67.

Credits

Actor Guest Producer Director Writer Music All Credits

The Jennifer Hudson Show

Guest

Talk

2022

The Book of QueerStream

Narrator

Docuseries

2022

Oscars 2022

Host

Show

2022

Let It Slide - Leslie Jordan, Blanco Brown, LOCASH

Music Performer

Show

2022

Consequences

Actor

Show

2021

Squeaky Clean

Host

Game Show

2021

Leslie Jordan

Actor

Birth Name: Leslie Allen Jordan

Birth Date: April 29, 1955

Death Date: October 24, 2022

Birth Place: Memphis, Tennessee

Credits

The Jennifer Hudson Show

The Book of QueerStream

Oscars 2022

Let It Slide - Leslie Jordan, Blanco Brown, LOCASH

Consequences

Squeaky Clean

Fantasy IslandStream

One Voice: The Songs We Share

The Great NorthStream

Call Me KatStream

Fox's New Year's Eve Toast & Roast 2021

Call Me Kat: Extras

The Drew Barrymore ShowStream

Celebrity IOUStream

LEGO MastersStream

Barbie & Kendra Save the Tiger King

Until We Meet Again

Access Daily

Tamron HallStream

The Masked SingerStream

The Cool KidsStream

The Cool Kids: Extras

Living the DreamStream

Will & GraceStream

Daily Blast Live

Pickler & Ben

A Very Sordid Wedding

American Horror Story: Roanoke

Fear, Inc.

Con ManStream

Life in PiecesStream

The Late Late Show With James Corden

K.C. UndercoverStream

Chris Tomlin Feat. Lauren Daigle & Leslie Jordan: A Christmas Alleluia (Live)

Late Night With Seth MeyersStream

American Horror Story: Coven

Southern Baptist Sissies

Home & Family

The NeighborsStream

Baby DaddyStream

The ExesStream

Dish NationStream

Mangus!

Shake It UpStream

The Talk

Raising HopeStream

Demonic Toys: Personal Demons

Watch What Happens Live With Andy CohenStream

Eating Out: All You Can Eat

Sordid Lives: The Series

The Wendy Williams Show

Steven and Chris

Hidden PalmsStream

Undead or Alive: A Zombedy

Ugly BettyStream

Rachael Ray Show

American DadStream

Chasing Christmas

Madhouse

Desperate HousewivesStream

Boston LegalStream

The Ellen DeGeneres Show

MonkStream

George LopezStream

RebaStream

John John in the Sky

Sordid Lives

Boston Public

CribsStream

Lost in the Pershing Point Hotel

Lost in the Pershing Point Hotel

The Strip

Judging Amy