LESLIE JORDAN LGBTQ (RIP) AA SPEAKER AT THE FRIDAY NIGHT RODEO MEETING IN WESTWOOD, CA JULY 26, 2013

The actor and comedian Leslie Jordan, who died aged 67 in a car accident, won an Emmy for his role in the hit US television comedy series Will and Grace (2001-06), as the acerbic socialite Beverley Leslie, the titular odd couple’s neighbour. His career reached even greater heights, however, during the Covid-19 pandemic, when his daily videos on Instagram attracted nearly 6 million followers. With his diminutive frame (he was 4ft 11in), southern accent, and campy but comfortable gayness, Jordan was a mass-market version of Truman Capote, only smaller, more southern and funnier. He talked easily about his favourite subject – himself – like a family member brightening the loneliness of lockdown. By the time he started Will and Grace, Jordan had been telling people about himself for years, directly as well as through the characters he played – his one-act musical Hysterical Blindness and Other Southern Tragedies That Have Plagued My Life Thus Far ran off-Broadway for seven months in 1993. He made his acting debut on television in the Lee Majors action series The Fall Guy in 1986, and in 1989 a guest role in Candice Bergen’s Murphy Brown caught people’s attention. His first billed film role came in the comedy Ski Patrol (1990), in which he played the patrol’s Danny DeVito-in-Taxi-style controller. He became a busy guest star in comedies and dramas, with a recurring role in Reasonable Doubts and a regular part in the political sitcom Hearts Afire. He branched off from comedy in episodes of American Horror Story and Boston Legal, and in 12 Miles of Bad Road reunited with the producers of Hearts Afire. He was also popular on talk and variety shows. PLEASE LIKE, SUBSCRIBE AND SHARE THIS TALK IF YOU LIKE IT. THAT'S ALL I CARE ABOUT. IF YOU'D LIKE TO SUPPORT MY CHANNEL IN A MORE DIRECT WAY YOU CAN SEND A DOLLAR OR TWO TO MY PAYPAL ACCOUNT [email protected] AUDIO EDITED WITH SONIC FOUNDRY SOUND FORGE 7.0 VIDEO IS EDITED WITH DA VINCI RESOLVE 19. A GO PRO HERO 7 FOR TAPER DAVE 4K VIDEO SHOTS. 4K VIDEO FOOTAGE MADE FROM A POTENSIC ATOM 3 AXIS GIMBAL DRONE...