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Leslie Jordan SIGNED Autobio Movie TV Actor Will & Grace Humor Gay Clooney

by Leslie Jordan

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My Trip Down The Pink Carpet by Leslie Jordan copyright 2008 1st Edition 2nd printing This hardcover book with dustjacket is in very good condition - binding is tight - no writing nor missing pages - dustjacket is in very good condition with no wear Signed on 1st page " Pam! Pink Wishes! Leslie Jordan" The Emmy Award-winning actor, playwright, and gay icon shares his personal story from his childhood as a member of a conservative Tennessee family and his early commercial stints to his one-man testimonials off Broadway to his struggles with substance abuse and sex addiction. Actor and playwright Jordan, who calls himself "the gayest man I know," makes a raucous, energetic and occasionally wistful tour guide to his life in Hollywood and out. Readers may know Jordan best as "Beverley Leslie," his Emmy-winning recurring role on TV sitcom "Will & Grace," but Jordan spends remarkably little time dishing about that, or any other, job. Instead, he focuses much of the book on his personal life, especially the challenge and isolation of growing up gay in Chattanooga, Tenn., dealing with alcohol addiction and learning to accept himself. Sober since 1997, readers might wish for more details of his "drunken-addled sex life, a soap opera unto itself" (his harshest anecdote is a catty story about buying underwear for Beverly D'Angelo), but Jordan is funny and entertaining throughout. His grateful and optimistic tone is likable, and he proves most memorable when he gets serious; a story abou

  • Year: 2008
  • Binding: Hardcover
  • Condition: Very Good

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