Leslie Jordan
Birth Name:
Leslie Allen Jordan
Birth Place:
Chattanooga, Tennessee, United States
Profession
Actor, Soundtrack, Writer
Fast Facts
- Won a Los Angeles Independent Film Festival Production Grant Award for his screenplay "Lost in the Pershing Point Hotel․"
- Won an Ovation Award, a Garland Award, and a Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle Award for his role in the play "Southern Baptist Sissies․"
- Quote: "I learned to be funny because of the bullies at school who would shout 'smear the queer' during dodge ball - I learned they wouldn't throw the ball at me quite so much if I made them laugh․"
- Wrote the book "My Trip Down the Pink Carpet," on which he based his one-man show of the same name
- Wrote the play "Hysterical Blindness and Other Southern Tragedies That Have Plagued My Life Thus Far," which had an off-Broadway run
- Briefly worked as a jockey
- Created the autobiographical one-man show "Like a Dog on Linoleum․"
Awards
- 1993Q Award - Specialty Player:Nominated
- 2000Grand Jury Prize - Best Actor:Winner
- 2006Gold Derby TV Award - Comedy Guest Actor:Winner
- 2006OFTA Television Award - Best Guest Actor in a Comedy Series:Nominated
- 2006Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series:Winner
- 2010Gold Derby TV Award - Comedy Guest Actor of the Decade:Winner
- 2017Saturn Award - Best Guest Performance in a Television Series:Nominated
- 2018OFTA Television Award - Best Guest Actor in a Comedy Series:Nominated
- 2023Critics Choice Award - Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series:Nominated
- 2024Astra TV Award - Best Supporting Actor in Broadcast Network or Cable Comedy Series:Nominated