Leslie Simone Danon was raised in Orange County and Los Angeles, California. Her father, Joseph, born and raised in Alexandria, Egypt is the NASA engineer who invented Combat Edge Oxygen Regulator for NASA, the Navy, and Airforce. Leslie's mother, Sandra, from London, England was the international V.P. of Marketing for Fisher-Price. Leslie has starred and co-starred in Hail Caesar (1994) with Robert Downey Jr., Samuel Jackson, and Anthony Michael Hall; When In Rome (2002) with Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen; Whatever It Takes (1998) with Andrew Dice Clay; Sometimes They Come Back... Again (1996) with Hilary Swank; Who's The Caboose? (1997) with Sarah Silverman; Girlfriends (2000) with Tracee Ellis Ross; The Steve Harvey Show (1999); Burning Down The House (2001) with John Savage and Joanne Baron; Doogie Howser M.D., with Neil Patrick Harris; Boy Meets World (1997-1999); Star Trek: Star Fleet Academy (1997); and USA High (1998). She has appeared at the Hollywood Improv and various other comedy venues performing stand up. Leslie has also done commercials for Toyota, McDonald's, Century 21 (Superbowl) Walgreens, Tire Kingdom, Scott Trade, Aqua Fresh, and Budweiser (Superbowl). In 2015 Leslie placed at the Nashville Film Festival in the Half-Hour Comedy Pilot screenwriting competition for "Damned Miracles". In 2021 another script titled "Bubble" placed in Table Read My Screenplay for Austin Film Festival. She resides in Los Angeles, California with her family.
