Leslie Jordan

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Leslie Allen Jordan (according to his biography born April 29, 1955) is an Emmy Award-winning American actor.

Hailing from Chattanooga, Tennessee and at a height of just 4 ft 11 in (1.50 m), Jordan has become an instantly recognizable face in film and television. He is most well known for his television work - including guest appearances on Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman, Star Trek: Voyager, Reba, Boston Public, Boston Legal, his secondary role on Hearts Afire.

He is best known for his role of Karen's pretentious rival, Beverley Leslie on the hit series Will & Grace. For that role he received an Emmy Award for Best Guest Actor in a Comedy Series (2006).

He is an accomplished stage actor and playwright. Among his more well-known performances is "Brother Boy" in Sordid Lives, a role he took to the big screen in the popular cult film of the same name. He wrote and starred in the autobiographical play Lost in the Pershing Point Hotel, which was also made into a motion picture.

Currently, he is touring the country performing his one-man stage comedy Like a Dog on Linoleum to rave reviews. In the show, Jordan tells stories of the high and low points of his life; from his father's death in a plane crash when he was just 11 years old, to his battles with substance abuse and weakness for street hustlers.

Leslie Jordan, who is openly gay, has most recently starred in the pilot episode of Laugh Out. Laugh Out is the world's first interactive, gay-themed comedy show.