Leslie Jordan Net Worth
David Mack
Updated on January 13, 2026
Leslie Allen Jordan net worth is
$3 Million
Leslie Allen Jordan Wiki Biography
Leslie Allen Jordan was born on 29 April 1955, in Memphis, Tennessee USA, and is a playwright and actor, known from his numerous appearances in various televisions shows as well as in films. He’s been part of “Will & Grace’, “Boston Legal”, and “American Horror Story” to name just a few, but all of his efforts have helped put his net worth to where it is today.
How rich is Leslie Jordan? As of mid-2017, sources estimate a net worth that is at $3 million, mostly earned through a successful career in acting. He’s won several awards over the course of his career which began in the mid-‘80s, and is well-known for his performances on stage. As he continues his career, it is expected that his wealth will also continue to increase.
Leslie Jordan Net Worth $3 million
Leslie grew up in Chattanooga; his father passed away in a plane crash when he was 11 years old. His mother was very supportive though did not fully understand his passions. He moved to Los Angeles in 1982 and became involved with alcohol as well as drugs, but he then got into volunteer work while he was rehabilitating from his addictions.
Leslie started becoming popular and increasing his net worth significantly with various appearances on television. He made guest appearances in “Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman”, “Star Trek: Voyager”, and “Boston Public”. He also appeared in ‘Ugly Betty” as the celebrity thrasher Quincy Combs, and was the star of the short lived “Hidden Palms”. One of his best known roles was in the series “Will & Grace”, in which he played the sexually ambiguous Beverley Leslie, a role for which he won an Emmy Award for Best Guest Actor in a Comedy Series. This opened up more opportunities for him, and he became part of the interactive gay-themed show “Laugh Out” during its pilot. He also became a housemate during the celebrity edition of “Big Brother”, and made a guest appearance in two episodes of “Benidorm”, the British sitcom series.
Jordan got a lot of popularity and increased his net worth through his stage work too. He became a part of the production “Sordid Lives” as Earl “Brother Boy” Ingram – a role which he also took to film – and then quite naturally appeared in “Sordid Lives: The Series”, in which he played a character in a mental hospital. He wrote and starred in the play “Lost in the Pershing Point Hotel”, which was made into a film too, and then toured in a one-man stage comedy entitled “Like a Dog on Linoleum”, which received many good reviews. Other popular one-man shows he has done include “Hysterical Blindness and Other Southern Tragedies That Have Plagued my Life Thus Far” and “My Trip Down the Pink Market”. These shows were very successful, as he toured around the country with them.
Most recently, Leslie has appeared in the series “American Horror Story – Roanoke”, and “K.C. Undercover”, both in 2016. To date Jordan has been a part of well over 120 films and TV productions, spanning more than three decades.
For his personal life, it is known that Leslie is openly gay, and a strong advocate for LGBT rights. He was also involved with AIDS Project Los Angeles (APLA), and was a food delivery person for Project Angel Food.
| Full Name | Leslie Jordan |
| Net Worth | $3 Million |
| Date Of Birth | April 29, 1955 |
| Place Of Birth | Chattanooga, Tennessee, U.S. |
| Height | 4' 11" (1.5 m) |
| Profession | Actor, Writer, Playwright |
| Nationality | American |
| Parents | Peggy Ann Jordan |
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| Allmusic | |
| Awards | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series |
| Movies | “Lost in the Pershing Point Hotel”, “Like a Dog on Linoleum” |
| TV Shows | “Hysterical Blindness and Other Southern Tragedies That Have Plagued my Life Thus Far”, “Laugh Out”, “My Trip Down the Pink Market”, “Sordid Lives: The Series”, “American Horror Story - Roanoke”, “K.C. Undercover”, “Hidden Palms” |
| # | Quote |
|---|---|
| 1 | The problem with all us boys is that we equate God with religion. I still struggle; I do lash out at what I perceive as God, but it's really the bastardization of God by these people who hide behind their church, their book. |
| 2 | Someone said there are two classes of gay people in the United States: the fabulous and the fearful. There's nothing really in between. The fabulous, we're on both coasts, but we forget about that huge country out there. |
| # | Fact |
|---|---|
| 1 | He wrote, directed, and starred in the hit comedy "Hysterical Blindness," which poked playful fun at his growing up in the South. The play first ran off-Broadway for many years during the early 1990s and won critical acclaim. This production brought him to the attention of television producers, and led to a rash of TV sitcoms in which he continued to play the confused, humorous Southern boy. It is now being revived and updated in New York. |
| 2 | Acted in a series of on-tape ads for Blockbuster Video, in which a dog would retrieve videotapes from the shelves by title. |
| 3 | Jailed for drunk driving, he once shared a cell with Robert Downey Jr.. |
| 4 | Claims his childhood heroes were Christopher Isherwood, Truman Capote, Tennessee Williams and gay hustler boys. |
Actor
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| DogGone It! | 2016 | TV Movie completed | Leslie |
| Until We Meet Again | 2016 | completed | Angel |
| A Very Sordid Wedding | post-production | Earl 'Brother Boy' Ingram | |
| Con Man | 2015-2016 | TV Series | Leslie Jordan |
| American Horror Story | 2013-2016 | TV Series | Quentin Fleming Cricket Marlowe Ashley Gilbert |
| K.C. Undercover | 2016 | TV Series | Cecil B. Deville |
| Fear, Inc. | 2016 | Judson | |
| Benidorm | 2015 | TV Series | Buck A Roo |
| Lucky Dog | 2014 | Mr. Kaufman | |
| Partners | 2014 | TV Series | Marion Phillips |
| Right Side/Blind Side | 2014 | Short | Speaker |
| Baby Daddy | 2013 | TV Series | Edwin |
| Southern Baptist Sissies | 2013 | Peanut | |
| Supernatural | 2013 | TV Series | Yorkie |
| WHOA! Comedy Short | 2013 | Short | Theodore Willinghouse, III |
| The Exes | 2013 | TV Series | Percy |
| Raising Hope | 2012-2013 | TV Series | Reverend Bob |
| Whoa! | 2013 | Theodore Willinghouse III | |
| DTLA | 2012 | TV Series | Harold |
| The Neighbors | 2012 | TV Series | Carla |
| The Secret Life of the American Teenager | 2012 | TV Series | |
| The Game | 2012 | TV Series | |
| Yahoo! News/Funny or Die GOP Presidential Online Internet Cyber Debate | 2012 | Short | Ron Paul |
| Desperate Housewives | 2011 | TV Series | Felix Bergman |
| Shake It Up! | 2011 | TV Series | Theodore Van Glorious |
| The Help | 2011 | Mr. Blackly | |
| Mangus! | 2011 | Bruce Jackson | |
| Leslie Jordan: My Trip Down the Pink Carpet | 2010 | Video | |
| Love Ranch | 2010 | Martin Hainsworth | |
| Demonic Toys: Personal Demons | 2010 | Video | Butterfield |
| Alligator Point | 2009 | TV Movie | |
| Glenn Martin DDS | 2009 | TV Series | |
| Eating Out: All You Can Eat | 2009 | Harry | |
| Privileged | 2008 | TV Series | Dale Dart |
| Sordid Lives: The Series | 2008 | TV Series | Earl 'Brother Boy' Ingram |
| SAG Foundation Conversations | 2008 | TV Series | |
| 12 Miles of Bad Road | 2008 | TV Series | Kenny Kingman |
| Hidden Palms | 2007 | TV Series | Jesse Jo |
| Ugly Betty | 2007 | TV Series | Quincy Combs |
| Undead or Alive: A Zombedy | 2007 | Padre | |
| Watch & Learn | 2007 | Short | Martin |
| American Dad! | 2005-2006 | TV Series | Mr. Beauregard |
| Will & Grace | 2001-2006 | TV Series | Beverley Leslie |
| Chasing Christmas | 2005 | TV Movie | Past |
| Boston Legal | 2005 | TV Series | Bernard Ferrion |
| Sissy Frenchfry | 2005 | Short | Principal Principle |
| George Lopez | 2004 | TV Series | Doctor |
| Madhouse | 2004 | Dr. Morton | |
| Home on the Range | 2004 | Additional Voice (voice) | |
| Reba | 2003-2004 | TV Series | Terry / Jeweller |
| Monk | 2004 | TV Series | Town Offical |
| Tracey Ullman in the Trailer Tales | 2003 | TV Movie | Rog Monroe |
| Moving Alan | 2003 | Arthur | |
| Judging Amy | 2003 | TV Series | Reginald Hoyt |
| Farm Sluts | 2003 | Short | Coroner |
| Son of the Beach | 2000-2002 | TV Series | Jordan |
| Boston Public | 2001-2002 | TV Series | Dr. Benjamin Harris |
| The Gristle | 2001 | Jake Bennett | |
| Ally McBeal | 2001 | TV Series | Dr. Benjamin Harris |
| Nash Bridges | 2000 | TV Series | Walter Marley |
| FreakyLinks | 2000 | TV Series | Hotel Clerk |
| Sabrina, the Teenage Witch | 2000 | TV Series | Chuck |
| Any Day Now | 2000 | TV Series | Big Top Police Officer |
| The Strip | 2000 | TV Series | Gaston |
| Lost in the Pershing Point Hotel | 2000 | Storyteller | |
| I'll Wave Back | 2000 | Tot Dixon | |
| Sordid Lives | 2000 | Earl 'Brother Boy' Ingram | |
| Martial Law | 1999 | TV Series | Horatio Hawkins |
| Buddy Faro | 1998 | TV Series | Frankie Delgado |
| Maximum Bob | 1998 | TV Series | Cletus Huntley |
| Caroline in the City | 1998 | TV Series | Dr. Leslie |
| Goodbye Lover | 1998 | Homer | |
| Pacific Blue | 1998 | TV Series | Bo Nyby |
| Dharma & Greg | 1998 | TV Series | Kenny |
| Ellen | 1998 | TV Series | Top Studio Executive |
| Hamburger Helper | 1998 | Short | Larry Lewis |
| Eat Your Heart Out | 1997 | Director | |
| Two Weeks from Sunday | 1997 | Short | |
| Arli$$ | 1997 | TV Series | Skip Lloyd |
| The Pretender | 1997 | TV Series | Pat |
| Wings | 1997 | TV Series | Teddy Kolb |
| Weird Science | 1997 | TV Series | Boyd Butayne |
| Shoot the Moon | 1996 | ||
| Mr. & Mrs. Smith | 1996 | TV Series | Earl Borden |
| Star Trek: Voyager | 1996 | TV Series | Kol |
| Coach | 1996 | TV Series | Blatt |
| Courthouse | 1995 | TV Series | Mr. Barnes |
| Charlie Grace | 1995 | TV Series | Darnell Sims |
| Black Velvet Pantsuit | 1995 | Ernie | |
| Hearts Afire | 1993-1995 | TV Series | Lonnie Garr |
| Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman | 1993-1994 | TV Series | William Wallace Webster Waldecker / Resplendant Man / Alan Morris / ... |
| Nurses | 1993 | TV Series | Mr. Cooley Waits |
| Jason Goes to Hell: The Final Friday | 1993 | Shelby | |
| Bodies of Evidence | 1992-1993 | TV Series | Lemar Samuels |
| Getting By | 1993 | TV Series | Mr. Bergner |
| Reasonable Doubts | 1992-1993 | TV Series | Asst. Public Defender Clifford Sizemore / Marvin Sizemore |
| Hero | 1992/I | Court Official | |
| Perfect Strangers | 1992 | TV Series | Rob Bob Phillips |
| Top of the Heap | 1991 | TV Series | Emmet Lefebvre |
| Babes | 1991 | TV Series | Clem |
| Missing Pieces | 1991 | Krause | |
| American Dreamer | 1990 | TV Series | Short |
| Pee-wee's Playhouse | 1990 | TV Series | Busby |
| Sugar and Spice | 1990 | TV Series | Monsieur Jacques |
| Ski Patrol | 1990 | Murray | |
| Midnight Caller | 1989 | TV Series | Little Bob Johnson |
| The Road Raiders | 1989 | TV Movie | Whip (uncredited) |
| Newhart | 1989 | TV Series | L. Gardner |
| Murphy Brown | 1989 | TV Series | Kyle |
| The People Next Door | 1989 | TV Series | Truman Fipps |
| Night Court | 1988 | TV Series | Irwin |
| Moving | 1988 | Customer at Bar | |
| Frankenstein General Hospital | 1988 | Iggy | |
| CBS Summer Playhouse | 1987 | TV Series | Worm |
| The Wizard | 1986 | TV Series | Jimmy |
| The Fall Guy | 1986 | TV Series | Malone |
Writer
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leslie Jordan: My Trip Down the Pink Carpet | 2010 | Video | |
| Rockabilly Baby | 2009 | play script | |
| Lost in the Pershing Point Hotel | 2000 | play / written by |
Soundtrack
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Raising Hope | 2013 | TV Series performer - 1 episode | |
| Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman | 1994 | TV Series performer - 1 episode |
Self
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| QTN Holiday Reel | 2005 | TV Movie | Himself |
| CMT: 20 Merriest Christmas Videos | 2005 | TV Special | Himself |
| Here to Remember | 2004 | TV Movie | Himself - Host |
| DogGone It! | 2016 | TV Series | Himself |
| Big Brother's Bit on the Side | 2014-2015 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Story Behind: Will & Grace | 2015 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| I Wanna Get Naked | 2014 | Short | Himself |
| TMZ on TV | 2014 | TV Series | Himself |
| Celebrity Big Brother | 2014 | TV Series | Himself |
| Big Brother's Bit on the Psych | 2014 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Wright Stuff | 2014 | TV Series | Himself - Guest Panelist |
| On the Set W Jasper Cole | 2013 | TV Series | Himself - Guest |
| RuPaul's Drag Race | 2013 | TV Series | Himself - Guest Judge |
| RuPaul's Drag Race: Untucked! | 2013 | TV Series | Himself - Guest Judge |
| Hollywood Uncensored with Sam Rubin | 2012 | TV Series | Himself - Panelist |
| Reagan Round | 2012 | Short | Himself |
| The Bachmanns - You've Got Male | 2012 | Short | Himself |
| Hollywood to Dollywood | 2011 | Documentary | Himself |
| Under the Pink Carpet | 2008-2011 | TV Series | Herself / Himself |
| Late Review | 2011 | TV Series | Himself - Cultural Highlights interviewee |
| A Bundle of Sticks | 2010 | Documentary | Himself |
| Paul O'Grady Live | 2010 | TV Series | Himself - Guest |
| Name-Dropping with Jason Stuart | 2010 | Video short | Himself |
| The 76th Annual Drama League Awards | 2010 | TV Special | Himself |
| The Wendy Williams Show | 2010 | TV Series | Himself - Guest |
| The View | 2010 | TV Series | Himself - Guest |
| Cleaning Up the Plate: The Making of 'Eating Out 3' | 2009 | Video documentary short | Himself |
| Annul Victory | 2009 | Documentary | Himself |
| CMT: The Greatest - 20 Sexiest Videos of 2006 | 2006 | TV Special | Host |
| The 58th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards | 2006 | TV Special | Himself - Co-Presenter: Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series & Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series |
| Will & Grace: The Final Bow (Curtain Call) | 2006 | Video short | Himself |
| CMT: The Greatest - 20 Greatest Country Comedy Shows | 2006 | TV Special | Himself |
| CMT: The Greatest - Sexiest Southern Men | 2006 | TV Special | Himself |
| CMT: The Greatest - Sexiest Southern Women | 2006 | TV Special | Himself |
Archive Footage
Won Awards
| Year | Award | Ceremony | Nomination | Movie |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Primetime Emmy | Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series | Will & Grace (1998) |
| 2006 | Gold Derby TV Award | Gold Derby Awards | Comedy Guest Actor | Will & Grace (1998) |
| 2000 | Grand Jury Prize | New York International Independent Film & Video Festival | Best Actor | Sordid Lives (2000) |
Nominated Awards
| Year | Award | Ceremony | Nomination | Movie |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | OFTA Television Award | Online Film & Television Association | Best Guest Actor in a Comedy Series | Will & Grace (1998) |
| 1993 | Q Award | Viewers for Quality Television Awards | Specialty Player | Reasonable Doubts (1991) |
Known for movies
The Help (2011)
as Mr. Blackly
Jason Goes to Hell: The Final Friday (1993)
as Shelby
Lost in the Pershing Point Hotel (2000)
as Storyteller
Southern Baptist Sissies (2013)
as Peanut