My Trip Down the Pink Carpet - 9781416955559
Un libro in lingua di Leslie Jordan edito da Simon & Schuster, 2008
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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 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.
Informazioni bibliografiche
- Titolo del Libro in lingua: My Trip Down the Pink Carpet
- Lingua: English
- Autore: Leslie Jordan
- Editore: Simon & Schuster
- Collana: Simon & Schuster (Hardcover)
- Data di Pubblicazione: 03 Gennaio '08
- Genere: BIOGRAPHY and AUTOBIOGRAPHY
- Argomenti : Actors United States Biography Gay actors United States Biography
- Pagine: 260
- Peso gr: 317
- Dimensioni mm: 203 x 133 x 19
- ISBN-10: 1416955550
- EAN-13: 9781416955559