My Trip Down the Pink Carpet

My Trip Down the Pink Carpet
by Leslie Jordan

My Trip Down the Pink Carpet
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Author: Leslie Jordan
Edition: Hardcover
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 2008-06-03
ISBN: 1416955550
Number of pages: 272
Publisher: Simon Spotlight Entertainment

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Book Review: the best actor ever, the funniest man, comic, lovely
Summary: 5 Stars

This man is so underrated. I think his industry has done him such a disservice. To read his memoir and realize how much pain he had to go through to be this brilliant was an amazing read. There will never ever be someone as talented as this man. Sometimes I get tired of people thinking Robert Redford etc. are these great actors and don't realize the roles they received to be this way. Leslie is one of the greatest actors, but his roles don't show him the true actor that he is. You can tell how great he is in any role he has ever been given, and he is the only actor that can make me cry and laugh alternately. I am a film/t.v. addict and have NEVER seen anyone better. Leslie, you rock!

Summary of My Trip Down the Pink Carpet

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.

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