Leslie Jordan

Leslie Jordan was an actor, musician, and writer who played in the third season episode .
He was born in Memphis, Tennessee, USA, on the same day as Voyager co-star Kate Mulgrew, and grew up in Chattanooga.
Jordan was probably best known for his recurring role as Beverley Leslie, the homophobic (though obviously homosexual) millionaire rival of Megan Mullally's character on the hit television series Will & Grace. Jordan won an Emmy Award as Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series for this role in 2006. Jordan also had recurring roles on and , both created by David E. Kelley. On the former, he played Dr. Benjamin Harris and worked with Seven of Nine actress Jeri Ryan. On the latter, he worked alongside s William Shatner and Deep Space Nines René Auberjonois.
In addition, Jordan was a regular on NBC's from 1991 through 1993, co-starring with Jim Beaver. He went on to become a regular of CBS' (starring Doren Fein, with Mark Harelik in a recurring role) and . He also made guest appearances on such shows as (playing the role of Kyle in an episode of the same name, also featuring Scott Lawrence), Newhart (with Tony Papenfuss), Perfect Strangers (with Sam Anderson), (two episodes, one with Jim Beaver, the second with Denise Crosby, and both starring Teri Hatcher and K Callan), (starring Scott Bakula), (with Steven Weber), (with Caroline Lagerfelt), and (with Albert Hall). He even lent his voice to the role of Mr. Beauregard for two episodes of Seth MacFarlane's , including one episode which just happens to be titled Star Trek.
He was also an accomplished stage actor, with perhaps his most well-known role being the institutionalized drag queen nicknamed "Brother Boy" in the play Sordid Lives. Jordan reprised his role of "Brother Boy" for the cult 2000 film adaptation of the play. Other films in which he appeared include Hero (1992), Jason Goes to Hell: The Final Friday (1993, with Steven Culp and Michael Buchman Silver), Goodbye Lover (1998), The Gristle (2001, co-starring Michael Dorn and Richard Riehle), and Madhouse (2004). He also wrote the autobiographic play Lost in the Pershing Point Hotel, which also became a movie in 2000; he starred in both versions.
Jordan died in a car crash in the morning of October 24, 2022, while driving in Hollywood, Los Angeles. He was believed to have experienced a medical episode which led to the crash, and was declared dead at the scene. 
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