My trip down the pink carpet - Leslie Jordan

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A hilarious romp from small-town USA to the pink carpet of Hollywood with the beloved Emmy Award-winning actor, playwright, popular and laugh-out-loud funny Instagram icon, and gay legend.

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 addictions and 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.