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For such a diminutive (4' 11") frame, character actor Leslie (Allen) Jordan had a tall talent for scene-stealing. Hailing from the South, as his dead-giveaway drawl quickly exposed, he was born in Memphis, Tennessee, on April 29, 1955, and raised in a highly conservative, deeply religious atmosphere in Chattanooga, Tennessee. His father, a Lieutenant Colonel with the Army, was killed in a plane crash when he was only 11.
Uncertain about his direction in life, an inescapable propensity for comedy and high camp, not to mention an impish mug and pocket-sized structure, led him straight to Los Angeles in an attempt to break into commercials and on-camera work. Following training with acting coach Carolyne Barry, who ran the Professional Artist's Group during the 80s, Leslie soon found himself highly marketable in commercial spots (Doritos, Fosters Beer, etc.). TV would invariably be the next step, finding him progressively better parts on such programs as "The Fall Guy," "The Wizard," "Night Court," "Newhart" and "Midnight Caller." He then earned a regular role on the short-lived comedy-fantasy series The People Next Door (1989) starring Alan Parker. Inspired by "The Far Side" comic strip, the show starred Jeffrey Jones as a cartoonist who could materialize his wild imagination.
Leslie began in films in the late 1980s with a bit part in the Richard Pryor comedy Moving (1988) and followed it with the role of Iggy, a hunch-backed Igor counterpart, in the whacked horror spoof Frankenstein General Hospital (1988) starring comic actor Mark Blankfield as the mad doctor. In primarily low-budget film projects at the onset, Leslie was part of such off-the-wall material as Ski Patrol (1990), Missing Pieces (1991), Hero (1992), Jason Goes to Hell (1993), Barcelona (1994), Eat Your Heart Out (1997) and Black Velvet Pantsuit (1995), to name a few.
Into the 1990s, Leslie involved himself more and more into writing. Avid L.A. theatergoers would recognize him for such prone-to-misfit characters as Brother Boy, an institutionalized drag queen, in "Sordid Lives," and Peanut, a habitual barfly, in "Southern Baptist Sissies." His own one-man testimonials, such as the off-Broadway "Hysterical Blindness" and "Like a Dog on Linoleum," display his adeptness at baring his soul and exposing his childhood agonies on stage amid laughter and tears. These highly introspective shows, however, came at a price. A self-proclaimed substance abuser and sexaholic, Jordan finally faced his inner demons and reached full recovery in 1996.
TV was an exceptionally inviting medium over the years with a number of offbeat roles coming his way. Noted for his catchy guest work on such shows as Murphy Brown (1988), Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman (1993), Caroline in the City (1995), Star Trek: Voyager (1995), and Weird Science (1994), among many others, he was also a supporting regular on various series including the comedy Top of the Heap (1991) starring Joseph Bologna and pre-Friends (1994), Matt LeBlanc; the legal series Reasonable Doubts (1991) in a season (1992-1993) as an assistant public defender; the crime drama Bodies of Evidence (1992) starring Jennifer Hortin and George Clooney; and the John Ritter/Markie Post romantic comedy Hearts Afire (1992).
Into the millennium, he got to experienced the joy of seeing one of his own writing projects come to full fruition with the semi-autobiographical film Lost in the Pershing Point Hotel (2000). He was also given the chance to recreate his "Big Brother" role in Sordid Lives (2000) to the big screen. The work continued to flow in such film supports as I'll Wave Back (2000), The Gristle (2001), Moving Alan (2003), the short film Farm Sluts (2003), Madhouse (2004), another short film Sissy Frenchfry (2005), Undead or Alive: A Zombedy (2007), Eating Out: All You Can Eat (2009), Mangus! (2011), the critically-acclaimed [link=tt1454029, his stage role as "Peanut" in the gay-themed Southern Baptist Sissies (2013) written and directed by Del Shores, another co-star role as an HOA "dictator" in Whoa! (2013), Lucky Dog (2015), Fear, Inc. (2016), the "Sordid Lives" sequel A Very Sordid Wedding (2017) and the romantic film Until We Meet Again (2022).
TV was even better to him with both delightful and sadly touching work on such series as Ally McBeal (1997), Boston Public (2000), Judging Amy (1999), Monk (2002), Reba (2001), Boston Legal (2004), Ugly Betty (2006), Desperate Housewives (2004), Raising Hope (2010), and American Horror Story (2011). The topper, however, was Leslie's dryly cynical, part-time role as mincing elitist Beverley Leslie, the tiny thorn in Megan Mullally's backside on the resoundingly popular sitcom Will & Grace (1998). Leslie went on to earn an Emmy trading wicked barbs with Mullally's Karen character, playing the hilarity up for all its worth. He also appeared in the cult TV movie The Last Sharknado: It's About Time (2018).- Actor
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Chun Yang was born on 25 September 1935 in Harbin, China. He was an actor and producer, known for The Escape (1972), Storm Over the Yangtse River (1969) and Old Soldiers Never Die (1978). He died on 24 October 2022 in Hong Kong.- Producer
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Ben Feigin is an American Emmy Award-Winning Producer. Feigin is the Executive Producer behind the Critically Acclaimed Series, Schitt's Creek, which made history at the 2020 Emmys with its clean sweep, garnering Ben an Emmy Award for "Outstanding Comedy Series." Ben was nominated in 2019 as well. In 2021 Feigin Won the prestigious Producers Guild Award for "Outstanding Producer of Episodic Television, Comedy," and was nominated in 2020 as well for the Golden Globe Winner. Prior, Ben worked in representation for over two decades.- Sinem Üretmen was born in 1971 in Istanbul, Turkey. She was an actress, known for Bir Sonbahar Hikayesi (1994), Tatli Kaçiklar (1996) and Zipçikti (1995). She died on 24 October 2022.
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Seymour Red Press was born on 26 February 1924 in Bronx, New York City, New York, USA. He is known for The Birdcage (1996), In & Out (1997) and The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1996). He was married to Nona Gwynn Holcomb. He died on 24 October 2022 in Hackettstown, New Jersey, USA.- Actress
- Producer
Patricia Morán was born on 10 September 1925 in Tampico, Tamaulipas, Mexico. She was an actress and producer, known for The Exterminating Angel (1962), Bel Ami (1947) and Otra primavera (1950). She died on 24 October 2022 in Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico.- Director
- Writer
Pinaki Chaudhuri was born on 19 September 1940 in Calcutta, Bengal Presidency, British India. Pinaki was a director and writer, known for Apon Gharey (1988), Chena Achena (1983) and Aarohan (2010). Pinaki died on 24 October 2022 in India.- Christine M. Farnon was born on 24 June 1925 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. Christine M. was married to Dennis Farnon. Christine M. died on 24 October 2022 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
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- Camera and Electrical Department
Vladimir Arkhangelskiy was born on 28 August 1939. He was a cinematographer and director, known for Byvayet i tak (1966), The Big Space Travel (1975) and Polosa vezeniya (1983). He died on 24 October 2022.- Writer
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Elisabeth Gjerluff Nielsen was born on 16 August 1957 in Skjern, Denmark. She was a writer and composer, known for Tonny Toupé show (1985), Thunderbirds (1983) and Final Hour (1995). She died on 24 October 2022 in Denmark.- Ashton Carter was born on 24 September 1954 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. He was married to Stephanie DeLeeuw and Clayton Spencer. He died on 24 October 2022 in Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
- Fa'afiaula Sanote was an actor, known for The Orator (2011). He died on 24 October 2022 in Samoa.
- Herb Pacheco was an actor, known for Phantom of the Paradise (1974), Stone Cold Dead (1979) and The Big Valley (1965). He died on 24 October 2022 in the USA.