Received a letter of recommendation from Director Ben Stiller upon the completion of Tropic Thunder, his first job out of college.
Just two weeks before his college graduation, Leaton lived through the Virginia Tech Massacre, the deadliest massacre in the history of the US, while locked in a classroom all day.
Great Great Nephew of Hollywood Legend Irene Dunne, also nicknamed the "First Lady of Hollywood".
Graduated from Virginia Tech, where he achieved the highest academic honor of Summa Cum Laude for top grades in each of his two separate degrees. Leaton was also named the Undergraduate Representative to the Alumni Advisory Board for his undergraduate class of 5,000 students.
Moved to Los Angeles, California. (August 2007)
Los Angeles, California, USA: Living and working. (August 2017)