Born in Indiana and educated at a Chicago arts school Jordan first attracted attention and launched a thousand pinups when his video for The Right Kind of Love aired on Foxs popular teen series Beverly Hills 90210 in 1992 Though the TV exposure powered his 1993 CD Try My Love to gold status Jordan opted mainly for nonmusical performing instead After appearing in several TV films including Boys Will Be Boys 1994 and Twisted Desire 1996 as well as in a bit part in Mike Figgis Oscar winning drama Leaving Las Vegas 1995 Jordan bolstered his big screen resume with a role in Gregg Arakis Nowhere 1997 The last film in Arakis teen apocalypse trilogy Nowhere enabled Jordan to play off his teen popster roots as a gay drugaddicted musician in Los Angeles youth underground