Leslie Allen Jordan was an American actor, writer, and singer. His television roles included Lonnie Garr on Hearts Afire (1993–1995), Beverly Leslie on Will & Grace (2001–2006, 2017–2020), for which he won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series in 2006 and Phil on Call Me Kat (2021–2023).
In theatre, he played Earl “Brother Boy” Ingram from Sordid Lives, and also portrayed the character in the popular cult film of the same name. During the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, Jordan became an Instagram sensation, amassing 5.8M followers.
In April 2021, he published his autobiography How Y’all Doing?: Misadventures and Mischief from a Life Well Lived.
In 2021, he released the gospel music album, Company’s Comin’. Jordan was later a guest panellist on season six of The Masked Singer during Week 5 where he also did a performance of “This Little Light of Mine” as a “Soft Serve”
What happened to Leslie Jordan?
On October 24, 2022, at approximately 9:30 AM (PDT), Jordan died after his car hit the side of a building at Cahuenga Boulevard and Romaine Street in Hollywood; he was believed to have experienced a medical episode which led to the crash. He was pronounced dead at the scene.
Where is Leslie Jordan from?
Jordan was born on April 29, 1955, and was raised in Chattanooga, Tennessee.