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Leslie Jordan

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He accumulated more than a hundred works on the screen. Leslie Jordan died at the age of 67, on October 24, 2022, as a result of an accident involving his vehicle, a BMW, which collided with a building in Los Angeles. Everything indicates that the actor suffered a sudden illness.

Born in Chattanooga, Tennessee, on April 29, 1955, Leslie Allen Jordan’s childhood – his full name – was marked by the death of his father, an Air Force commander, in a plane crash when he was eleven years old. . In the early 80’s he moved to Los Angeles, where he had serious problems with his addiction to drugs and alcohol.

Openly homosexual, Leslie Jordan triumphed in the theater, especially with his autobiographical monologues. He debuted in the series with The Fall Guy, from 1986. 

In the field of feature films, he played supporting characters in titles such as  Caught in Christmas ,  Wanted: Alive or Undead ,  Maids and Ladies (The Help )  and  The Last Sharknado: About Time , among many others. He was known mainly for his work in the Will & Grace series , where he played Beverley Leslie, whom everyone believes is homosexual, although he denies it.

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