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Leon Acord isn't a household name — but he’s an award-winning actor/writer who's carved out a career on his own terms. He’s balanced theater, indie film, writing & personal authenticity — and he’s written candidly about his journey. He created, wrote & starred as "Nathan Adler" in the streaming TV series Old Dogs & New Tricks (2011-2016) on Tubi & Amazon Prime. Leon has appeared in numerous film and theatrical productions, including portraying Quentin Crisp in Los Angeles and San Francisco productions of Jeffrey Hartgraves' stage hit Carved in Stone, and in West Coast premieres of Message to Michael, Last Sunday in June, Dreamboy, and Thief River at New Conservatory Theatre Center in San Francisco. In LA, he's appeared in world premieres of ...more

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	SUB-LEBRITY *The Queer Life of a Show-Biz Footnote 4.84 avg rating — 19 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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	Carved in Stone: The Play by Jeffrey Hartgraves (Playwright), Leon Acord (Goodreads Author) (Editor/Postscript), John Fisher (Foreward) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 5 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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I'm thrilled to spend the Day of the Dead (and beyond) back "on the boards" in my best stage role since Quentin Crisp!

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Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones

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