The Fast & Furious forgotten family member: What happened to Leon??

We’ve learned a lot of things through seven (soon-to-be eight) Fast & Furiousfilms, whether it’s that cars can fly or that Ja Rule cost himself a lot of money. Yet, the biggest lesson is that there’s nothing more important than family. But what happens when a member of the family disappears and is never heard from again?
“I get asked on a weekly basis by fans of my work and fans of Fast & Furious, ‘What happened to Leon?'” says Johnny Strong. “If you watch the film and you understand the characters, it would be understandable that he would disappear and move on, just as he showed up.”
As the franchise has gone on, Dom’s motley crew has been beefed up, adding players like Roman Pearce (Tyrese), Tej Parker (Ludacris), and Luke Hobbs (Dwayne Johnson). In the beginning, though, there was the original five, consisting of Dom (Vin Diesel), Letty (Michelle Rodriguez), Vince (Matt Schulze), Jesse (Chad Lindberg), and Leon (Strong). Just two of them remain, with Dom and Letty still anchoring the team, as Jesse was killed in The Fast and the Furious, while Vince returned for redemption in Fast Five, only to also die. And Leon, well, no one really knows what happened to him  not even his portrayer. If you aren’t a diehard Fast & Furious fan, you might be asking, “Who is Leon?” Even Strong had that question, describing the character as a “lost loner type.” Leon’s sole appearance didn’t shed much light on him, beyond his penchant for wearing generic basketball jerseys and yelling at pizza boys. In fact, it wasn’t until Strong saw the film that he learned a hint of his character’s background, when Mia (Jordana Brewster) tells Brian (Paul Walker) that Leon “just showed up one night and never ever left.” “I get asked on a weekly basis by fans of my work and fans of Fast & Furious, ‘What happened to Leon?'” says Johnny Strong. “If you watch the film and you understand the characters, it would be understandable that he would disappear and move on, just as he showed up.”
As the franchise has gone on, Dom’s motley crew has been beefed up, adding players like Roman Pearce (Tyrese), Tej Parker (Ludacris), and Luke Hobbs (Dwayne Johnson). In the beginning, though, there was the original five, consisting of Dom (Vin Diesel), Letty (Michelle Rodriguez), Vince (Matt Schulze), Jesse (Chad Lindberg), and Leon (Strong). Just two of them remain, with Dom and Letty still anchoring the team, as Jesse was killed in The Fast and the Furious, while Vince returned for redemption in Fast Five, only to also die. And Leon, well, no one really knows what happened to him  not even his portrayer.
If you aren’t a diehard Fast & Furious fan, you might be asking, “Who is Leon?” Even Strong had that question, describing the character as a “lost loner type.” Leon’s sole appearance didn’t shed much light on him, beyond his penchant for wearing generic basketball jerseys and yelling at pizza boys. In fact, it wasn’t until Strong saw the film that he learned a hint of his character’s background, when Mia (Jordana Brewster) tells Brian (Paul Walker) that Leon “just showed up one night and never ever left.”