Leslie Jordan is best known for his performances as Lonnie Garr on Hearts Afire (1993–1995), Beverly Leslie on Will & Grace (2001–2006, 2017–2020), for which he received the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series in 2006, as well as a number of characters in the American Horror Story series (2011–present), Sid on The Cool Kids (2018–2019), and Phil on Call Me Kat (2021–2023).
In Sordid Lives, one of Leslie Jordan’s most well-known stage performances, he played Earl “Brother Boy” Ingram, a role he later reprised in the well-liked cult movie of the same name. He got 5.8 million followers on Instagram during the 2020 outbreak and rose to fame.
Who are Leslie Jordan’s twin sisters?
Janet and Jana, identical twin sisters, had an older brother named Leslie. They were 22 months his junior. Leslie shared a picture of himself and his sisters back in January 2019 along with a touching comment about how they remained close after their father passed away.
Throughout his career, the twins were two of his greatest inspirations. In an October 2016 Facebook post, he disclosed that Cricket Marlowe, a character on American Horror Story: Roanoke, was modeled off Jana, whose nickname is “Cricket.”
Leslie earned more followers during the COVID-19 pandemic after making people laugh with his Instagram videos and skits. He attributed his ability to embrace his playful nature to his family.
