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MY TRIP DOWN THE PINK CARPET
by Jordan Leslie
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- A fine copy in a fine dust jacket
- ISBN 10
- 1416955550
- ISBN 13
- 9781416955559
- Seller
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Bainbridge Island, Washington, United States
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About This Item
New York: Simon Spotlight Entertainment, 2008. First edition. hardcover. A fine copy in a fine dust jacket. Signed by Leslie Jordan on the front endpaper. 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, Leslieâwho described himself as "the gayest man I know"âboarded 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 encountersâfrom Boy George to George Clooneyâit delivers a fresh, laugh-out-loud take on Hollywood, fame, addiction, gay culture, and learning to love oneself. Illustrated from photographs. 260 pages.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Ed Smith Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 15327
- Title
- MY TRIP DOWN THE PINK CARPET
- Author
- Jordan Leslie
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - A fine copy in a fine dust jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- ISBN 10
- 1416955550
- ISBN 13
- 9781416955559
- Publisher
- Simon Spotlight Entertainment
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 2008
- Keywords
- actors, Leslie Jordan, Gay actors, Biography
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Ed Smith Books
Biblio member since 2009
Bainbridge Island, Washington
About Ed Smith Books
Ed Smith Books specializes in better condition modern literary first editions, signed books, photographic monographs, screen and theater related material and pop culture. We offer appraisals for books and photographs. We are located a short ferry ride from downtown Seattle, WA on Bainbridge Island. Since 1985 (ABAA since 1995). Two authors we specialize in are Charles Bukowski and Hunter S Thompson. Open by appointment.
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