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Leslie Jordan is an American actor and writer. He is best known for his roles as Lonnie Garr in Hearts Afire (1993–1995), Beverly Leslie in Will & Grace (2001–2006, 2017–2020), several characters in the American Horror Story franchise (2011–present), and Sid in The Cool Kids (2018–2019). One of his best-known onstage performances was in Sordid Lives, where he played Earl "Brother Boy" Ingram, a role he took to the big screen in the popular cult film of the same name.

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Leslie Jordan STAGE CREDITS

[Off-Broadway]
Original Off-Broadway Production, 2011
Big Al Wright

[Off-Broadway]
Original Off-Broadway Production, 2010
Performer

[Off-Broadway]
2009
Performer

Writing


Leslie Jordan Movies

Moving
[ 1988 ] Customer at Bar
Frankenstein General Hospital
[ 1988 ] Iggy
Ski Patrol
[ 1990 ] Murray
Missing Pieces
[ 1991 ] Krause
Hero
[ 1992 ] Court Official
Jason Goes to Hell: The Final Friday
[ 1993 ] Shelby
Black Velvet Pantsuit
[ 1995 ] Ernie
Eat Your Heart Out
[ 1997 ] Director
Goodbye Lover
[ 1998 ] Homer
I'll Wave Back
[ 2000 ] Tot Dixon
Lost in the Pershing Point Hotel
[ 2000 ] Storyteller
Sordid Lives
[ 2000 ] Earl 'Brother Boy' Ingram
The Gristle
[ 2001 ] Jake Bennett
Moving Alan
[ 2003 ] Arthur
Home on the Range
[ 2004 ] Additional
Madhouse
[ 2004 ] Dr. Morton
Undead or Alive: A Zombedy
[ 2007 ] Padre
Eating Out: All You Can Eat
[ 2009 ] Harry
Love Ranch
[ 2010 ] Martin Hainsworth
The Help
[ 2011 ] Mr. Blackly
Mangus!
[ 2011 ] Bruce Jackson
Southern Baptist Sissies
[ 2013 ] Peanut
Whoa!
[ 2013 ] Theodore Willinghouse III
Lucky Dog
[ 2015 ] Mr. Kaufman
Fear, Inc.
[ 2016 ] Judson
A Very Sordid Wedding
[ 2017 ] Earl 'Brother Boy' Ingram
The United States vs. Billie Holiday
[ 2021 ] Reginald Lord Devine
Until We Meet Again
[ 2022 ] Angel

Leslie Jordan TV Shows

The Fall Guy
Malone
The Wizard
Jimmy
CBS Summer Playhouse
Worm
Night Court
Irwin
Annie McGuire
Charlie
Midnight Caller
Little Bob Johnson
Newhart
L. Gardner
Murphy Brown
Kyle
The People Next Door
Truman Fipps
Pee-wee's Playhouse
Busby
American Dreamer
Short
Sugar and Spice
Monsieur Jacques
Babes
Clem
Top of the Heap
Emmet Lefebvre
The New WKRP in Cincinnati
Wally
Perfect Strangers
Rob Bob Phillips
Reasonable Doubts
[ 1992-1993 ] Clifford Sizemore
Bodies of Evidence
[ 1992-1993 ] Lemar Samuels
Nurses
Mr. Cooley Waits
Getting By
Mr. Bergner
Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman
[ 1993-1994 ] William Wallace Webster Walldecker, Resplendent Man
Charlie Grace
Darnell Sims
Hearts Afire
[ 1993-1995 ] Lonnie Garr
Courthouse
Mr. Barnes
Coach
Blatt
Star Trek: Voyager
Kol
Mr. & Mrs. Smith
Earl Borden
Wings
Teddy Kolb
The Pretender
Pat
Arli$$
Skip Lloyd
Weird Science
Boyd Butayne
Caroline in the City
Dr. Leslie
Ellen
Top Studio Executive
Maximum Bob
Cletus Huntley
Buddy Faro
Frankie Delgado
Pacific Blue
Bo Nyby
Dharma & Greg
Kenny
Martial Law
Horatio Hawkins
Nash Bridges
Walter Marley
Any Day Now
Big Top Police Officer
Sabrina the Teenage Witch
Chuck
FreakyLinks
Hotel Clerk
The Strip
Gaston
Ally McBeal
Dr. Benjamin Harris
Boston Public
[ 2001-2002 ] Dr. Benjamin Harris
Son of the Beach
[ 2000-2002 ] Jordan
Judging Amy
Reginald Hoyt
George Lopez
Doctor
Monk
Town Official
Reba
[ 2003-2004 ] Terry, Jeweller
Chasing Christmas
Past
Boston Legal
Bernard Ferrion
American Dad!
[ 2005-2006 ] Mr. Beauregard
Hidden Palms
Jesse Jo
Ugly Betty
Quincy Combs
12 Miles of Bad Road
Kenny Kingman
Privileged
Dale Dart
Sordid Lives: The Series
Earl 'Brother Boy' Ingram
Shake It Up
Theodore Van Glorious
Desperate Housewives
Felix Bergman
The Neighbors
Carla
The Game
Donatella Sweetescott
DTLA
Harold
Supernatural
Yorkie
The Exes
Percy
Baby Daddy
Edwin
Raising Hope
[ 2012-2013 ] Reverend Bob
Partners
Marion Phillips
Benidorm
Buck A Roo
K.C. Undercover
Cecil B. Deville
DogGone It!
Leslie
Life in Pieces
Neils
Con Man
[ 2015-2017 ] Leslie Jordan, 'Curley'
Still the King
Mayor Ted
The Last Sharknado: It's About Time
Benjamin Franklin
The Cool Kids
[ 2018-2019 ] Sid
Living the Dream
[ 2017-2019 ] Aiden
American Horror Story
[ 2013-2019 ] Courtney, Quentin Fleming, Cricket Marlowe
Will & Grace
[ 2001-2020 ] Beverley Leslie
Fantasy Island
Jasper
The Great North
Thomas Wintersbone
Special
Charles
Call Me Kat
[ 2021-2022 ] Phil
The Book of Queer
Narrator

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Leslie Jordan News


Varla Jean Merman To Play Catalina Jazz Club This Month


Drag icon and award-winning singer and comedienne Varla Jean Merman is set to bring her new show Stand By Your Drag to Catalina Jazz Club in Hollywood for one show only on Tuesday, April 23, at 8:30pm, it was announced by Catalina and Chris Isaacson Presents.

Varla Jean Merman Will Bring STAND BY YOUR DRAG to TheaterWorks Hartford


TheaterWorks Hartford will present international drag superstar and petty criminal Varla Jean Merman in her hit comedy cabaret Stand By Your Drag.

SORDID LIVES to Begin Performances This Week at Hendersonville Theatre


The cult classic play SORDID LIVES will open at Hendersonville Theatre this week. Learn how to purchase tickets.

Marisha Wallace Joins CELEBRITY BIG BROTHER Return in the U.K.


After wrapping up her run as Miss Adelaide in the immersive U.K. production of Guys & Dolls on February 24, Broadway and West End star Marisha Wallace has officially entered the Big Brother house for the long-awaited return of Celebrity Big Brother.

Anna Krantz Unveils New Single Single 'The Gift'


Singer-songwriter Anna Krantz is kicking off the new year with a soul-stirring single 'The Gift'.

'Reportin' For Duty' Returns With Post Malone, Eddie Vedder, The War And Treaty, Jelly Roll And More


This year's Reportin' For Duty will be a remarkable live experience featuring intimate performances from Post Malone, EBRP Co-Founder Eddie Vedder, The War And Treaty, Jelly Roll, Jake Wesley Rogers and Dan Spencer. The event will take place at the world's longest bar, Humble Baron at Nearest Green Distillery, in Shelbyville, TN.

Del Shores To Direct Off-Broadway Debut Of WOUNDED At SoHo Playhouse


Del Shores directs the Off-Broadway debut of the award-winning play WOUNDED, opening Jan. 24 at SoHo Playhouse, NYC. Inquire for interview opportunities with the creative team and cast.

Tickets Go On Sale Today For Debby Holiday's Tina Turner Tribute Concert at the Palace Theatre


Rock artist and international singer/songwriter with 17 Billboard Top 20 Hits, Debby Holiday, for the first time on the East Coast will bring her full 10-piece “live” band, the sensational Tina Turner Tribute, to Manchester, N.H. at The Palace Theatre on May 21, 2024 at 7:00 p.m.

Review: Austin Rainbow Theatre Comes Out With SORDID LIVES


What did our critic think of SORDID LIVES at Austin Rainbow Theatre?

Review: CHEYENNE JACKSON Makes Welcome Return To NYC In Stunning 54 Below Debut


This was one of the special ones, and there are three chances left to see Cheyenne.

New LGBTQ+ Documentary BODY ELECTRIC to Premiere at SOHO International Film Festival


Discover the powerful documentary 'Body Electric' premiering at the SOHO International Film Festival. Directed by Nick Demos, this film delves into body dysmorphia and aging within the LGBTQ+ community.

Austin Rainbow Theatre Presents SORDID LIVES This October


Austin Rainbow Theatre, Central Texas' new home for LGBTQIA+ theatre, presents their inaugural production of Del Shores' raucous Texas comedy Sordid Lives at Ground Floor Theatre October 6-14th. This production stars nationally-acclaimed drag entertainer and local celebrity Nadine Hughes as Brother Boy, a role previously made famous by the late Leslie Jordan. Written by trailblazing playwright & 'master of Texas Comedy,' Del Shores, this hilarious romp is filled with southern charm and underscores what it means to be queer in Texas.

CINEMA DIVERSE Is Back At Palm Springs Cultural Center


The Sixteenth edition of Cinema Diverse: The Palm Springs LGBTQ+ Film Festival will soon be underway. The schedule is set and tickets and passes are now on sale. The festival, which includes forty nine feature films and over 100 short films this year, runs for two long weekends at the Palm Springs Cultural Center: September 21-24 and September 28-October 1. Films will be screening in all three of the Camelot theatres. 

Buck Creek Playhouse to Present SORDID LIVES in August


Buck Creek Players will present the first show of its 50th season with this play on their mainstage. 6 live in-person performances will be held at the playhouse starting Friday, August 4th and running through Sunday, August 13th. 

Leslie Jordan, Olivia Newton-John, Carole Cook & More to be Honored in Memoriam at A SORDID CELEBRATION OF LIVES


The Del Shores Foundation will present a one-night-only event to tell stories, show clips and share memories of the lives well-lived of SORDID LIVES cast members Carole Cook, Sarah Hunley, Leslie Jordan, Rue McClanahan and Olivia Newton-John.

P3 Theatre Company to Present World Premiere of THE RED SUITCASE Beginning Next Month


P3 THEATRE COMPANY, in association with the Del Shores Foundation and Beard Collins Shores Productions, presents the world premiere of THE RED SUITCASE, written by Jiggs Burgess, directed by Del Shores, and starring Emerson Collins.

R&B/Soul Group En Vogue Will Headline The 2023 Boston Pops Fireworks Spectacular


The Boston Symphony Orchestra has announced program details of its annual July 4 Boston Pops Fireworks Spectacular, returning to the Hatch Shell on the Charles River Esplanade with Keith Lockhart conducting the Boston Pops and an exciting lineup of guest performers.

Terrence McNally and More to Be Inducted to the LGBTQ Wall of Honor


The International Imperial Court System and the National LGBTQ Task Force are honoring seven legends of the LGBTQ movement as 2023 National LGBTQ Wall of Honor inductees at the historic Stonewall Inn. Among those being honored this year is playwright Terrance McNally.

Monday Evening Concerts Series At Theatre By The Sea Begin This Month


In celebration of 90 years of Theatre By The Sea (TBTS), owner and producer Bill Hanney has announced the 2023 summer schedule for the Monday Evening Concert Series, which will be held on select Mondays throughout the season.

Christopher Street West Association Announces Grand Marshals And Details For 2023 LA PRIDE PARADE & VILLAGE 


Christopher Street West Association (CSW) – the 501(c)3 nonprofit that has produced the iconic LA Pride celebration for more than 50 years – announces its trio of grand marshals to be celebrated at the LA Pride Parade on Sunday, June 11 taking place at its original historic location in Hollywood.

Leslie Jordan FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

How many shows has Leslie Jordan written?

Leslie Jordan has written 1 shows including My Trip Down the Pink Carpet (Playwright).

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