Leslie Jordan
출생 : 1955-04-29, Memphis, Tennessee, USA
사망 : 2022-10-24
약력
Leslie Allen Jordan (ht. 4'11") (April 29, 1955 - October 24, 2022) was an American actor, comedian, playwright, and singer, best known for roles in Hearts Afire and Will & Grace.
His television roles included Lonnie Garr on Hearts Afire (1993–1995) and Beverley Leslie on Will & Grace (2001–2020), which earned him the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series in 2006. In addition to playing several characters in the American Horror Story franchise (2013–2019), Jordan had leading roles as Sid on The Cool Kids (2018–2019), and Phil on Call Me Kat (2021–2022).
During the COVID-19 pandemic, Jordan became an Instagram contributor, amassing 5.8 million followers in 2020, and published his autobiography How Y'all Doing? Misadventures and Mischief from a Life Well Lived in April 2021.
Self
With 25% of all body dysmorphic disorders stemming from the LGBTQ+ community, and 42% of all males with eating disorders identifying as gay men, filmmaker Nick Demos examines body image in the LGBTQ+ community, media obsession with youth culture, and his own journey to self-acceptance in his middle age.
Self - Judge
The preeminent dog competition featuring rescued companions as they strut their fluff, competing for a slew of “best in” titles while stealing America’s hearts. A $10,000 donation to a local animal welfare organization will be made in honor of the winning dog in each category, and each category winner will have the chance to be named the Best In Rescue.
The Angel
A woman finds her new house is haunted by the ghost of a young pianist.
Reginald Lord Devine
흑인 린치를 금하는 법안이 통과되지 못한 시절의 미국. 당대의 스타였던 빌리 홀리데이도 ‘이상한 과일(Strange Fruit)’을 부르지 못하게 된다. 억압받는 소수자의 초상을 적나라하게 은유한 가사 때문. 불안정한 마음을 안고 자주 휘청거리는 빌리지만 이 노래에 담긴 의미만은 흘려보내고 싶지 않다. 결연히 마이크를 잡은 그의 목소리는 미국을 놀라게 한다.
An All-Star reading of the original stage play version of Sordid Lives! A family in a small Texas town is preparing for a funeral. Among the characters are the grandson trying to find his identity in West Hollywood, the son who has spent the past twenty-three years dressed as Tammy Wynette, the sister and her best friend (who live in delightfully kitschy homes), and the two daughters, one strait-laced and one a bit looser.
Lil Joe Exotic (voice)
After narrowly escaping the contagious catastrophe of the Corona Zombies, ditsy American beauties Barbie and Kendra battle their deadliest foe yet: social distancing boredom. Hooked on binge-watching a television show about a man and his tigers on a nature channel, the two ladies hatch the perfect plan to save the Tiger King himself. From the living rooms of LA to the wilds of Africa, our dynamic duo embark on a curve-flattening journey to free Joe from a fate worse than Carole Baskin.
Benjamin Franklin
핀은 샤크네이도의 시간 이동을 통해 가족을 되찾고 모든 일의 근원인 최초 샤크네이도를 없애려 시간여행을 한다. 핀은 그런 모험 과정 속에 공룡, 중세 기사들, 서부 카우보이와 각종 상어들과 맞서게 된다. 샤크네이도를 멈추게 할 때가 드디어 온 것이다!
Earl 'Brother Boy' Ingram
Del Shores' follow-up to "Sordid Lives" revisits Winters, Texas for a showdown between the gradually liberalizing locals and the new fundamentalist preacher in the wake of the Supreme Court's marriage equality decision.
Mr. Kaufman
Travis is a divorced architect and devoted father of two who has a hard time handling his unruly dog, Lucky, especially when he goes on dates, which Lucky has a habit of sabotaging. Travis starts falling for a fellow architect, Amber, whose dog Cassie provides a convenient love interest for Lucky. Through Travis and Amber have a mutual attraction, they find themselves at odds when their architectural firm is hired by the wealthy Preston Spencer to design a destination retreat on Catalina Island, and Spencer wants all the architects to compete for the design he'll choose. Unfortunately for Travis, the bigger problem is that Spencer has set his sights on Amber and she seems to be falling for him in return ...
Peanut
Southern Baptist Sissies is the live film of the GLAAD Award winning play by Del Shores. Southern Baptist Sissies is the story of four boys who are gay growing up in the Southern Baptist Church and how they each deal differently with the conflict between the teachings of the church and their sexuality.
Mr. Blackly
1963년, 미국 남부 미시시피 잭슨 흑인 가정부는 백인 주인과 화장실도 같이 쓸 수 없다?! 아무도 가정부의 삶에 대해 묻지 않았다. 그녀가 책을 쓰기 전까지는… 돈 많은 남자와 결혼해 정원과 가정부가 딸린 집의 안주인이 되는 게 최고의 삶이라 여기는 친구들과 달리 대학 졸업 후 작가의 꿈을 이루기 위해 지역 신문사에 취직한 ‘스키터(엠마 스톤)’. 살림 정보 칼럼의 대필을 맡게 된 그녀는 베테랑 가정부 ‘에이빌린(바이올라 데이비스)’에게 도움을 요청한다. 다른 인생은 꿈꿔보지도 못한 채 가정부가 되어 17명의 백인 아이를 헌신적으로 돌봤지만 정작 자신의 아들은 사고로 잃은 ‘에이빌린’. ‘스키터’에게 살림 노하우를 알려주던 그녀는 어느 누구도 관심 갖지 않았던 자신과 흑인 가정부들의 인생을 책으로 써보자는 위험한 제안을 받는다. 때 마침 주인집의 화장실을 썼다는 황당한 이유로 쫓겨난 가정부 ‘미니(옥타비아 스펜서)’가 두 여자의 아슬아슬하지만 유쾌한 반란에 합류한다. 차별과 불만을 이야기 하는 것조차 불법이 되고 생명을 위협받는 일이 되는 시대에, 태어나 처음으로 누군가에게 자신들의 이야기를 털어 놓기 시작하는 ‘에이빌린’과 ‘미니’. 그녀들의 용기 있는 고백은 세상을 발칵 뒤집을 만한 책을 탄생시키는데…
Himself
Gay twins Gary and Larry have always loved Dolly Parton. They left their small town home ten years ago to make it in Hollywood and are finally ready to get their script to Dolly. In a RV named Jolene, the boys embark on the adventure of a lifetime. This road trip is also a journey of self-discovery and an attempt to resolve mommy issues that have divided them since childhood.
Bruce
When Mangus Spedgwick suffers an unforeseen tragedy that causes him to lose the role of Jesus in his high school's production of Jesus Christ Superstar, he fights with all he's got to get back the part, and carry on the family tradition.
Writer
This live one-man-show by Leslie Jordan is a rollicking collection of stories served with wit, panache, and biting asides. Filled with overwrought childhood agonies and offbeat observations, it delivers a fresh take on fame, addiction, and gay culture.
Himself
This live one-man-show by Leslie Jordan is a rollicking collection of stories served with wit, panache, and biting asides. Filled with overwrought childhood agonies and offbeat observations, it delivers a fresh take on fame, addiction, and gay culture.
Self (archive footage)
The works of today's most revered talents are set against a provocative, highly amusing commentary track in this celebration of queer art.
Martin Hainsworth
Story of a couple that starts the first legal brothel in Nevada and a boxer they own a piece of.
Mr. Butterfield
A group of people on a world wide search for oddities find themselves trapped in a nine hundred year old Italian castle when they accident unleash the Demonic Toys.
Harry
Tiffani attempts to help her geeky but very cute friend Casey find true love - or at least a sexy hunk. Taken under Tiffani’s wing, Casey pretends to be Ryan, Tiffani's hot, straight, stripper ex-boyfriend, in order to seduce the smoldering Zack online, which works, until the real Ryan shows up!
Self
Annul Victory is a documentary on the fight for marriage equality and the Proposition 8 election battle. The film documents the roller coaster ride of emotions in California after the historical state Supreme Court decision in May of 2008, finding it unconstitutional to deny gays and lesbians the right to be married in the state, and then the passage of Proposition 8 in November, denying gays and lesbians marriage rights, and “annulling” thousands of marriages. The story is told through the life and experiences of Robin Tyler and Diane Olson, one of the 14 couples involved in the historic litigation, with a look at some of the 18,000 couples who got married during the window of “legality” between May and November, with thought and commentary provided by a host of celebrities.
Writer
During the Rockabilly music era of the 50s & 60s, a musical prodigy comes to terms with the impact his rise to success has on those close to him.
Padre
Elmer Winslow is a soldier on the run from the Union Army, and Luke Budd is a cowboy with a broken heart. When the two misfits rob the corrupt sheriff of an old west town, they have no idea that a plague of zombies is sweeping the country, or that Geronimo's sexy niece may be their only hope of survival.
Principal Principle
The annual Student Body President election at wildly eclectic and diverse West Beach High pits the quirky, much-beloved incumbent Sissy Frenchfry against handsome, charismatic -- and socially intolerant -- transfer student Bodey McDodey, who enacts a devious plan to restore the "status quo."
Past
Jack Cameron is a single dad that decides not to observe Christmas because his wife left him around that time. The ghosts of Christmas past and present try and get Jack to relent, but they screw up their jobs and send themselves on a wild ride through time showing up at various times in Jack's past. As they try and rectify the timeline and get back to the real present, some things are not what they used to be.
Dr. Morton
커닝햄 홀 정신요양원에서 인턴으로 근무하게 된 클락은 환자는 물론이고 왠지 이상한 병원의료진들의 행동으로 인해 첫날부터 쉽지가 않다. 간호사 사라만이 그를 친절하게 대하며 병원 이곳저곳을 안내해주는데 그녀는 그에게 병원지하에 위치한 위험환자들을 가둬둔 곳까지 보여준다. 병원속소에 묵게 된 첫날부터 클락은 한 소년의 환영을 보게 되고 병원의 수석간호사가 잔인하게 살해당하는 등 병원사람들이 하나씩 잔인하게 살해당하는 사건이 일어나기 시작하는데...
Comedy special spotlighting Tracey Ullman’s larger than life character Ruby Romaine from HBO's “Tracey Takes On”. After an illustrious career, veteran Hollywood makeup artist Ruby has decided to call it quits. Or has she? In her makeup trailer, Ruby tells a series of hilarious tales and explains why she reconsidered her retirement. With Debbie Reynolds, Jane Kaczmarek.
Arthur
The story follows the two sisters Melissa and Emily, the former who accidentally killed her husband Alan and the latter who agrees to help her bury her husband in the desert. While there, they encounter a trucker who hates his dogs and takes a special dislike to the sisters, a Park Ranger who takes a shine to Melissa and finally a strange, homeless man who thinks he is in a soap opera. While Melissa and Emily try their best to find a suitable place to bury Alan, much of their history is revealed and the day in the desert has a great impact on their lives.
Earl 'Brother Boy' Ingram
"Sordid Lives" is about a family in a small Texas town preparing for the funeral of the mother. Among the characters are the grandson trying to find his identity in West Hollywood, the son who has spent the past twenty-three years dressed as Tammy Wynette, the sister and her best friend (who live in delightfully kitschy homes), and the two daughters (one strait-laced and one quite a bit of a loser).
Storyteller
In 1970s Atlanta, a diminutive gay man tries to find succor from the small-town religion that filled him with self-loathing. He meets Miss Make-Do, who teaches him the fun of reckless behavior and emotional management via getting higher than a kite. The film features a host of cameos from John Ritter, Marilu Henner, Kathy Kinney and others.
Story
In 1970s Atlanta, a diminutive gay man tries to find succor from the small-town religion that filled him with self-loathing. He meets Miss Make-Do, who teaches him the fun of reckless behavior and emotional management via getting higher than a kite. The film features a host of cameos from John Ritter, Marilu Henner, Kathy Kinney and others.
Screenplay
In 1970s Atlanta, a diminutive gay man tries to find succor from the small-town religion that filled him with self-loathing. He meets Miss Make-Do, who teaches him the fun of reckless behavior and emotional management via getting higher than a kite. The film features a host of cameos from John Ritter, Marilu Henner, Kathy Kinney and others.
Homer
주인공 벤(돈 존슨)은 광고회사, 특히 정치인들의 홍보물을 대행하는 회사의 중역으로 돈과 명성을 쌓았다. 그의 동생 제이크 역시 같은 회사에 이사로 근무하지만 알코올중독자인데다, 회사내의 트러블 메이커다. 하지만 정작 벤의 고민거리는 동생(더못 멀로니)이 아니라 동생의 아내 산드라(패트리샤 아퀘트)다. 동생의 아내와 심각한 혼외정사의 관계에 빠져 있기 때문이다. 점점 광적으로 변해가는 산드라로부터 벗어나기 위해 벤은 직장 부하인 페기(메리 루이스 파커)에 열중하려 하지만 산드라는 그런 그를 쉽게 놓아주지 않는다. 설상가상으로 제이크는 형의 불륜 사실을 알아내고 그를 죽이겠다고 위협하는데다 페기마저 곁을 떠난다. 진퇴양난에 빠진 벤. 결국 그는 동생 부부에게 살해당하는데, 알고 보니 그에게는 4백만달러짜리 생명보험이 걸려 있다. 살인사건을 조사하는 여자 수사반장(엘렌 드제너러스)까지 이를 눈치채면서 사건은 걷잡을 수 없는 형태로 진행된다.
Director
A womanizer gets his own cooking show and, ironically, the females who call in end up airing their relationship problems to him.
Shelby
깊은 밤 호수가 산장, 미모의 여인이 샤워를 하고 있다. 흐르는 물소리는 밤의 정적을 가르고 산장에는 어둠의 기운이 감돈다. 창가에 어른거리는 검은 그림자, 나신의 여인을 향해 날카로운 칼날을 세운. 그리고 찢어질 듯한 비명 소리와 시끄러운 총성. 나신의 여인은 13일의 금요일, 악몽의 화신 제이슨을 없애기 위해 보내진 미모의 FBI 요원 제이슨을 유인해 사살하는 FBI의 계획은 성공적으로 끝나고 제이슨의 시체는 검시소로 보내진다. 검시소에서 제이슨의 몸은 산산조각나고 100여개의 총알이 나왔지만 검붉고 유난히 큰 심장은 여전히 뛰고 있다. 그러나 그것은 새로운 시작이었다. 검시관들이 잔인하게 살해당하고 제이슨의 심장이 사라진 것이다. 현상범들을 잡아 상금을 타는 인간 사냥꾼 듀크는 사라진 제이슨의 정체를 밝히려 살인사건을 추적하는데...
Court Official
야심만만한 여기자 게일(Gale Gayley: 지나 데이비스 분)은 방송 기자상을 수상하기 위해 뉴욕의 시상식에 참석하러 갔다가 돌아오는 길에 비행기 추락 사고를 당한다. 이곳을 지나가던 버니(Bernie Laplante: 더스틴 호프만 분), 그는 이혼한 후 작은 공장에 다니며 소매치기, 장물거래 등을 부업삼아 살아가는데 그의 신조는 '남의 눈에 띄지않게 조용히 사는 것'. 그가 비행기 승객을 구해 준 것도 자의가 아니고 그저 우연한 '실수'일 뿐이었다. 그 다음날 버니는 길에서 우연히 고물차를 태워준 존(John Bubber: 엔디 가르시아 분)에게 자신의 무용담을 들려준 뒤 구두 한 짝을 그에게 주고 간다. 한편 게일은 폭발하는 비행기에서 자신을 구해준 신비의 영웅을 찾기 위해 백만달러의 포상금을 내건다. 밤이었고, 사고로 혼란했기 때문에 얼굴을 못본 것이다. 주인공이 남긴 유일한 증거는 구두 한짝. 수많은 사람들이 구두를 들고 방송국으로 몰려들었고, 결국 진짜 구두를 갖고 있는 버니는 졸지에 영웅이 된다. 그는 마치 성직자 같은 솜씨로 사람들을 매료시켰고, 게일의 사랑까지 받는다. 하지만 버니가 나타날까봐 점차 초조해 지기 시작한다. 그런 와중에 버니는 게일을 구해줄 때 훔쳤던 그녀의 신용카드를 팔다가 경찰에 체포되고 직장에서 해고 당한다. 그리고 감옥까지 가게 되는데, 그는 마지막으로 아들 조이(Joey: 제임스 마디오 분)에게 전화를 하게 되지만 그저 건달로만 생각하는 전처 때문에 할 말도 다 못한다.
Krause
As sole heir to a relative's estate, Wendel is surprised to learn that the only thing he's been left is a riddle. However, he and his musician friend, Lou, are soon thrust into a comic chase, as an assortment of unsavoury characters, underworld figures, and even private investigators, are after them for the inheritance - and they don't know what it is!
Murray
팝스가 계약을 맺고 운영하는 스키장에 새로운 리조트를 건설할 계획을 세우고 이들이 재계약에 성공하지 못하도록 온갖 음모를 꾸며내는 맬리스. 과연 그는 그의 거대한 꿈을 실현할 수 있을 것인가..
Iggy
A mad doctor puts together a new body by using body parts he steals from a mortuary at the hospital where he works.
Gentleman
A fish out of water tale, this film was shot in twelve different cities around the world. It is made up of twelve comedic shorts connected by the same theme.
