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My Trip Down the Pink Carpet
Leslie Jordan
Simon & Schuster
June 2008
On Sale: June 3, 2008
272 pages
ISBN: 1416955550
EAN: 9781416955559
Hardcover
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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 addictionsand 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.
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