Danell Leyva Moves On From Gymnastics, Opens Own Production Company

Danell Leyva Moves On From Gymnastics, Opens Own Production Company

Danell Leyva is fully devoted to his acting career and recently purchased a production company which he named "Parallel Entertainment," according to NBC Sports. Leyva, a two-time Olympian, is coming off a long, successful gymnastics career.

Jun 28, 2017 by Rebecca Johnson
Danell Leyva Moves On From Gymnastics, Opens Own Production Company
Coming off a long, successful gymnastics career, Danell Leyva is fully devoting himself to his acting career and has purchased a production company, which he named "Parallel Entertainment," according to NBC Sports

Leyva, a two-time Olympian, has been an elite since 2006 when he competed at his first U.S. National Championships and won the all-around, floor, and high bar titles. He only continued to grow from there, earning spots on the London and Rio Olympic teams where he secured a total of three medals. 

After over a decade of elite gymnastics, Leyva's focus has shifted. He's no longer training gymnastics and said he doesn't see himself returning, but he hasn't ruled it out completely. For now, he is pursuing his movie-making dreams.

One hundred percent of my time and effort and focus is surrounding acting and the acting world... I feel really happy doing what I'm doing right now.
Leyva purchased Parallel Entertainment with one of his managers and said he already has a few shows in the development stages. 

"The dream is to definitely make movies," Leyva said.

I have to set big, lofty goals. Otherwise I can't keep myself motivated.