- Was a volunteer for Project Angel Food in Los Angeles and Project Open Hand in San Francisco. Both charities deliver food and other assistance to persons living with AIDS.
- The motorcycle he was riding when he was struck was a souvenir from William Higgins' Class Reunion (1983). The truck that hit him had made an illegal turn onto Sunset Blvd. Leo suffered massive head trauma and died two days later. His lover, Craig Markle, was riding with him but suffered only minor injuries. Chillingly, Leo had played a motorcycle accident victim in Games (1983).
- Ran his own tourist business, Pacific Paradise Tours, while living in Hawaii.
- His funeral service in Los Angeles included chanting by members of Santa Monica Siddha Meditation Center. He was cremated and his ashes sent to San Francisco, where after a wake at Josie's Bar they were scattered near the Golden Gate Bridge. A tree was planted in India in his name.
- Left college and lived for four months in India to study meditation.
- Sometimes credited with being the model on the cover of The Smiths' 1983 single, "Hand In Glove," and photographed by Jim French; the actual photograph is attributed to Lou Thomas of Target Studio and the model is bodybuilder George O'Mara.
- Often co-starred with Lance.
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