My Trip Down the Pink Carpet

- Authors
- Jordan, Leslie
- Publisher
- Gallery Books
- Tags
- humor , biography , humour , general , personal memoirs , entertainment & performing arts , biography & autobiography
- ISBN
- 9781416955559
- Date
- 2008-06-03T00:00:00+00:00
- Size
- 0.32 MB
- Lang
- en
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A hilarious romp from small-town USA to the pink carpet of Hollywood with the beloved Emmy-winning actor, playwright, and gay icon
Leslie Jordan is a small man with a giant propensity for scene stealing. Best known for his bravura recurring role as Karen's nemesis, Beverley Leslie, on *Will & Grace* (for which he won a Best Guest Actor in a Comedy Series Emmy in 2006), he has also made memorable appearances on *Ally McBeal, Boston Public, Monk*, and *Murphy Brown*.
Raised in a conservative family in Chattanooga, Tennessee, Leslie -- who describes himself as "the gayest man I know" -- boarded a Greyhound bus bound for LA with $1,200 sewn into his underpants and never looked back. His pocket-sized physique and inescapable talent for high camp paved the way to a lucrative and varied career in commercials and on television. Along the way he immersed himself in writing for the stage, and his one-man testimonials have become cult off-Broadway hits. But with success came dangerous temptations: a self-proclaimed former substance abuser and sexaholic, Leslie has spent time in jail and struggled to overcome his addictions and self-loathing.
*My Trip Down the Pink Carpet* is a rollicking, fast-paced collection of stories, served up with wit, panache, and plenty of biting asides. Filled with comically overwrought childhood agonies, offbeat observations, and revealing celebrity encounters -- from Boy George to George Clooney -- it delivers a fresh, laugh-out-loud take on Hollywood, fame, addiction, gay culture, and learning to love oneself.