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Leon Acord is an actor, writer, occasional producer and recovering nicotine addict. His 2020 memoir SUB-LEBRITY was a five-star Amazon bestseller. He created, wrote, and starred as “Nathan Adler” in the hit streaming TV series Old Dogs & New Tricks (2011-2016, Prime Video). Leon has appeared in numerous film and theatrical productions, including portraying Quentin Crisp in two productions of Jeffrey Hartgraves’ stage hit Carved in Stone, and lead roles in the West Coast premieres of Message to Michael, Last Sunday in June, Dreamboy, and Thief River at New Conservatory Theatre Center in San Francisco. In Los Angeles, he’s appeared in the world premieres of the plays Scheme of Things and Salsa Saved the Girls, and twice played the Ghost of Ja ...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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Becoming Quentin Crisp: A biography of actors who have portrayed Quentin Crisp on stage and screen.

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