Leslie started his career in theater and prop management, working in NYC and owning his own prop shop.\xa0 Early on in his career, he won a CableACE Award on In Search Of Dr. Seuss.
Since 1983, Leslie has worked as a Set Decorator for feature film. His many notable film projects include Get Shorty, The Thomas Crown Affair, Analyze This, A Beautiful Mind, The Departed, The Good Shepherd, as an Oscar nominee, and American Gangster.
His more recent projects include the television mini-series, The Night Of, as well as the feature films Ava and Free Guy.