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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Music · MusicBrainz

Type: Group
Origin: Spain
Active from: 1978
Active to: 1983-10

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Discography

Este Madrid / Aprendiendo a escuchar1978
Leño1979
Más madera1980
Maneras de vivir1981
¡Corre, corre!1982

Discogs Stream

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners: 790
Total plays: 1,963

Recent publications · Crossref

5 total works indexed

Firm Resources and Sustained Competitive Advantage
· 1991 · cited 35,235x
Minimal information for studies of extracellular vesicles 2018 (MISEV2018): a position statement of the International Society for Extracellular Vesicles and update of the MISEV2014 guidelines
· 2018 · cited 9,393x
Glide: A New Approach for Rapid, Accurate Docking and Scoring. 1. Method and Assessment of Docking Accuracy
· 2004 · cited 8,927x
The Empowerment Process: Integrating Theory and Practice
· 1988 · cited 6,521x
Epidemiology and causes of preterm birth
· 2008 · cited 6,086x

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Quotes

“106 [degrees] in the valley… I was sweating like Dan Rather checking for forged documents.”
“I was in the ROTC. Of course, ROTC stood for "Running off to Canada".”
“How many watched the President's speech last night? [half-hearted audience applause] How many watched American Idol? [thundering applause] Okay, there you go! You get the government you deserve.”
“So China's president [Hu Jintao] meets, uh— meets America's president. It's like President "Who?" meeting President "Huh?".”
“A new poll shows that Americans now believe that Bill Clinton is more honest than President Bush. […] At least when Clinton screwed the nation, he did it one person at a time.”
“And some sad news… the first lesbian couple to legally get married in the state of Massachusetts has split up. They cited irreconcilable similarities.”

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Commons category: Jay Leno
date of birth: 1950-04-28
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

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Article

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.