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The character he played on Will & Grace, Beverly Leslie was created when Joan Collins who had previously appeared in one episode was asked to come back but refused.
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He acted in a series of on-tape ads for Blockbuster Video, in which a dog would retrieve videotapes from the shelves by title.
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Leslie was nominated and won the Emmy for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series for Will & Grace in 2006.
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Jailed for drunk driving, he once shared a cell with Robert Downey Jr.
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Claims his childhood heroes were Christopher Isherwood, Truman Capote, Tennessee Williams, and gay hustler boys.