My Trip Down the Pink Carpet - Leslie Jordan

My Trip Down the Pink Carpet

By: Leslie Jordan

Paperback | 2 June 2009

At a Glance

Paperback


$32.75

or 4 interest-free payments of $8.19 with

 or 

Aims to ship in 15 to 25 business days

When will this arrive by?
Enter delivery postcode to estimate

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

Leslie Jordan was 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 also made memorable appearances on Ally McBeal, Boston Public, Monk, and Murphy Brown.

Raised in a conservative family in Chattanooga, Tennessee, Leslie—who described 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.

More in Arts & Entertainment Autobiographies

Unveiled : A memoir - Vincent Fantauzzo

RRP $36.99

$24.50

34%
OFF
Misfit : The unravelling of Samantha X - Amanda Goff

RRP $34.99

$31.25

11%
OFF
Love Stories - Trent Dalton

Hardcover

RRP $34.99

$28.50

19%
OFF
Born A Crime : Stories from a South African Childhood - Trevor Noah
Bright Shining : how grace changes everything - Julia Baird

RRP $34.99

$28.50

19%
OFF
Ciao Bella! : Six Take Italy - Kate Langbroek

RRP $24.99

$21.75

13%
OFF
My Animals, and Other Animals : A memoir of sorts - Bill Bailey

RRP $34.99

$28.50

19%
OFF
Crying in H Mart - Michelle Zauner

RRP $19.99

$18.90

From Here to the Great Unknown : A Memoir - Lisa Marie Presley

RRP $36.99

$22.95

38%
OFF
The Voice Inside - John Farnham

RRP $49.99

$29.95

40%
OFF
What I Ate in One Year : (And related thoughts) - Stanley Tucci

RRP $45.00

$35.25

22%
OFF
Behind the Seams : My Life in Rhinestones - Dolly Parton

RRP $85.00

$56.25

34%
OFF
The Whole Truth - Jackie O

SIGNED COPY

RRP $49.99

$38.75

22%
OFF
Uses for Obsession : A Chef's Memoir - Ben Shewry

RRP $34.99

$29.75

15%
OFF
Shakespeare : The Man Who Pays The Rent - Dame Judi Dench

RRP $36.99

$29.75

20%
OFF
Killing Time - Jimmy Barnes

Paperback

RRP $27.99

$23.75

15%
OFF
Just Kids - Patti Smith

Paperback

RRP $26.99

$21.75

19%
OFF