Leslie Jordan was born in Chattanooga, Tennessee on April 29 1955. His father was a major in the United States Air Force. He died when Leslie Jordan was eleven in a plane crash at Camp Shelby, Mississippi. He attended the University of Tennessee-Chattanooga. He moved to Los Angeles in the early Eighties to pursue acting.
Leslie Jordan made his television debut in an episode of The Fall Guy in 1986. In the late Eighties he had a regular role on the short-lived show The People Next Door. He guest starred on the shows The Wizard, CBS Summer Playhouse, Nigh Court, Annie McGuire, Murphy Brown, Newhart, Midnight Caller, Sugar and Spice, Pee-Wee's Playhouse, and American Dreamer. He made his film debut in Moving in 1988. He appeared in the movies Frankenstein General Hospital (1988) and Ski Patrol (1990).
In the Nineties Leslie Jordan had regular roles on the shows Top of the Heap, Reasonable Doubts, Bodies of Evidence, and Hearts Afire. He guest starred on the shows Babes, Perfect Strangers, The New WKRP in Cincinnati, Getting By, Nurses, Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman, Charlie Grace, Courthouse, Coach, Star Trek: Voyager, Mr. & Mrs. Smith, Weird Science, Wings, The Pretender, Arli$$, Ellen, Dharma & Greg, Pacific Blue, Caroline in the City, Maximum Bob, Buddy Faro, Martial Law, The Strip, Any Day Now, Sabrina the Teenage Witch, FreakyLinks, and Nash Bridges. He appeared in the movies Mssing Pieces (1991), Hero (1992), Jason Goes to Hell: The Final Friday (1993), Black Velvet Pantsuit (1995), Eat Your Heart Out (1997), Goodbye Lover (1998), Sordid Lives (2000), Lost in the Pershing Point Hotel (2000), and John John in the Sky (2000).
In the Naughts Leslie Jordan had semi-regular or regular roles on Boston Public, Will & Grace, Boston Legal, Hidden Palms, Sordid Lives: The Series, and 12 Miles of Bad Road. He guest starred on the shows Ally McBeal, Son of the Beach, Judging Amy, Monk, Reba, George Lopez, Ugly Betty, Privileged, and Glen Martin DDS, He appeared in movies The Gristle (2001), Moving Alan (2003), Madhouse (2004), Undead or Alive: A Zombedy (2007), Eating Out: All You Can Eat (2009), and Love Ranch. He provided a voice for the animated movie Home on the Range (2004).
In the Teens Leslie Jordan had a recurring role on the revival of Will & Grace and had regular or semi-regular roles on DTLA, Con Man, Living the Dream, The Cool Kids, and American Horror Story. He guest starred on the shows Shake It Up, Desperate Housewives, The Game, The Secret Life of the American Teenager, The Neighbors, Raising Hope, The Exes, Supernatural, Baby Daddy, Partners, Benidorm, K.C. Undercover, Life in Pieces, Still the King, and Doggone It!, He appeared in the movies Magnus! (2011), The Help (2011), Southern Baptist Sissies (2013), Whoa! (2013), Lucky Dog (2015), Fear, Inc. (2016), and A Very Sordid Wedding (2017).
In the Twenties Leslie Jordan had a regular role on Call Me Kat. He guest starred on The Great North, Special, Fantasy Island, and The Book of Queer. He appeared in the movies The United States vs. Billie Holiday (2021) and Until We Meet Again (2022).
Leslie Jordan was a very talented actor with a true gift for comedy. He was hilarious as the eccentric Lonnie Garr on Hearts Afire. He was also impressive as socialite and Karen's frenemy Beverly Leslie on Will & Grace. He was a frequent guest star on many other shows, where his talent was also on display. On the Murphy Brown episode "Kyle," he played the title character, a wrongly imprisoned inmate
Knowing people who knew Leslie Jordan, I can also say that he was a very kind man. He just wanted to see people happy and bring a smile to their faces. He truly cared about his fellow human beings. During the pandemic he made humorous Instagram posts to keep people's spirits up. He later expanded to TikTok. Leslie Jordan wasn't just a talented actor, but he was also an entirely lovely human being.
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