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| “ | Okay, okay, okay. | „ |
| ~ Leo's catchphrase. |
Leo Getz is one of the three main protagonists of the Lethal Weapon film series, and a guest character on the television series. He was introduced in the second film as a federal witness Martin Riggs and Roger Murtaugh had to protect from the South African Diplomats led by Arjen Rudd. During the time they spend protecting him, Riggs and Murtaugh bond with Leo and he ultimately becomes their best friend, informant, and a cherished member of their surrogate/extended family. His occupation varies by film (i.e. from a banker in Lethal Weapon 2, to a Real Estate agent in Lethal Weapon 3, to a Private Investigator in Lethal Weapon 4).
He was portrayed by Academy-Award winner Joe Pesci in three of the four movies who also portrayed Joey LaMotta in Raging Bull, and by Thomas Lennon in the TV series adaptation.
Personality
Leo is a hyperactive, cowardly, talkative and knowledgeable friend to Riggs and Murtaugh who usually annoys them with his constant talking, as shown when they first meet him in the second movie when they were assigned to protect him. Whenever he gets on a subject, he will continually talk about it, which is helpless on occasion. He is usually the butt of Riggs and Murtaugh's jokes and sometimes gets abused by them. However he has a sad backstory of how his family wasn't there for him and that he made friends with a pet frog named "Froggy", but he accidentally ran him over with his back tire on his bike and killed him which left him heartbroken ever since.
Notes
- Part 2 Leo was a witness and made friends with Murtagh and Riggs. He helped them take a drug kingpin. Part 3 Leo was Riggs and Murtagh inside guy aka their source and part 4 he is a private investigator and works as a LAPD consultant for Riggs and Murtagh.