Jay Leno

American television host and comedian (born 1950)

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Jay Leno is an American television host and comedian born in 1950 who became widely known for hosting major late-night talk shows. He is a significant figure in American entertainment and comedy who has had a major influence on late-night television programming.

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New Rochelle, New York, USA

James Douglas Muir Leno is an American television host, comedian, and writer. After doing stand-up comedy for years, he became the host of NBC's The Tonight Show with Jay Leno from 1992 to 2009.

Known for

Come What May2026
Norwood, Where Legends Were Born — Himself2026
Hollywood Squares — Self2025
Shifting Gears — Jay Leno2025
Jerry Springer: Fights, Camera, Action — Self - Host, 'The Tonight Show with Jay Leno' (archive footage)2025
Midas Man — Ed Sullivan2024
The Many Faces of Jim Carrey — Self (Archive Footage)2023
Girl You Know It's True — Jay Leno (archive footage)2023
The Fabulous Hudson Hornet2023
Arnold — Self2023

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Instance of: human
Given name: Douglas
Gender: male
Citizenship: United States
Place of birth: New Rochelle
Occupation: writer
Political party: Democratic Party (United States)
Languages spoken: English language
Native language: English language
Award: star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
Instrument: voice
Image: JayLenoJul08.jpg

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Commons category: Jay Leno
date of birth: 1950-04-28
topic's main category: Category:Jay Leno
birth name: James Douglas Muir Leno
name in native language: James Douglas Muir Leno
start of work period: 1973-00-00
social media followers: 3820000
interested in: antique car
writing language: English language
medical condition: dyslexia

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Encyclopedic overview

James Douglas Muir Leno (/ˈlɛnoʊ/ LEN-oh; born April 28, 1950) is an American television host, comedian, and writer. After doing stand-up comedy for years, Leno was chosen in 1992 to replace Johnny Carson as the host of NBC's The Tonight Show; Leno hosted The Tonight Show until September 2009 when Conan O'Brien took over as host and Leno started a primetime talk show, The Jay Leno Show, which aired weeknights at 10:00 p.m. ET, also on NBC. O'Brien turned down NBC's offer to have Leno host a half hour monologue show before The Tonight Show to boost ratings amid reported viewership diminishing, which sparked the 2010 Tonight Show conflict that resulted in Leno's returning to hosting the show on March 1, 2010. He hosted his last episode of his second tenure on February 6, 2014. That year, he was inducted into the Television Hall of Fame. From 2014 to 2022, he hosted Jay Leno's Garage, and from 2021 to 2023, hosted the revival of You Bet Your Life.

Leno writes a regular column in Popular Mechanics showcasing his car collection and giving automotive advice. He also writes occasional "Motormouth" articles for The Sunday Times.

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