Biography
James Douglas Muir Leno (; born April 28, 1950) 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. Beginning in September 2009, he started a primetime talk show, The Jay Leno Show, which aired weeknights at 10:00 p.m. ET, also on NBC. When it was canceled in January 2010 amid a timeslot and host controversy, Leno returned to hosting The Tonight Show with Jay Leno on March 1, 2010. He hosted his last episode of this second tenure on February 6, 2014. That year, he was inducted into the Television Hall of Fame. Since 2014, he has hosted Jay Leno's Garage, and the 2021 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.
Filmography
All 207
Self 151
Movies 120
TV Shows 87
Voice 12
Writter 2
Narrator 1
Producer 1

Show Business Is My Life (But I Can't Prove It) (2022)

Betty White: A Celebration (2022)

Kelly Clarkson Presents: When Christmas Comes Around (2021)

Harry Potter: Hogwarts Tournament of Houses (2021)

Bug Therapy (2021)

Jim Carrey, America Unmasked (2021)

The Eyes of Tammy Faye (2021)

You Bet Your Life with Jay Leno (2021)

Untold: Deal with the Devil (2021)

Hart to Heart (2021)

Val (2021)

Rulon Gardner Won't Die (2021)

Des O'Connor: The Ultimate Entertainer (2020)

The Comedy Store (2020)

VOMO: Vote or Miss Out (2020)

You Cannot Kill David Arquette (2020)

The New York Times Presents (2020)

Skrrt with Offset (2020)

Mickey Mouse Mixed-Up Adventures (2019)

Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge - Adventure Awaits (2019)

The Kelly Clarkson Show (2019)

Rodman: For Better or Worse (2019)

Lights Out with David Spade (2019)

Peyton's Places (2019)

Jeff Dunham: Talking Heads (2019)

Chasing Perfect (2019)

Still Laugh-In: The Stars Celebrate (2019)

Drive Like Andretti (2019)

Luke Perry: In His Own Words (2019)

The Kominsky Method (2018)

The Zen Diaries of Garry Shandling (2018)

Dirty Money (2018)

I Am Sam Kinison (2017)

A Very Pentatonix Christmas (2017)

Jerry Before Seinfeld (2017)

Carpool Karaoke: The Series (2017)

The Nineties (2017)

Crazy America (2017)

Gilbert (2017)

Sandy Wexler (2017)

Diamond Dallas Page: Positively Living (2017)

Abstract: The Art of Design (2017)

Mickey and the Roadster Racers (2017)

Mickey and the Roadster Racers (2017)

Bleed for This (2016)

Ask the Storybots (2016)

First Impressions (2016)

Le vrai lieu (2016)

Join or Die with Craig Ferguson (2016)

Jay Leno's Garage (2015)

The Muppets (2015)

Amy (2015)

Ted 2 (2015)

Winning: The Racing Life of Paul Newman (2015)

StarTalk with Neil deGrasse Tyson (2015)

Lip Sync Battle (2015)

The Late Late Show with James Corden (2015)

Elf: Buddy's Musical Christmas (2014)

Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee: Single Shot (2014)

Good Morning Britain (2014)

Glen Campbell: I'll Be Me (2014)

Eat Drink Laugh: The Story of The Comic Strip (2014)

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (2014)

Kelly Clarkson's Cautionary Christmas Music Tale (2013)

Delivery Man (2013)

Blake Shelton's Not So Family Christmas (2012)

Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee (2012)

Solartaxi: Around the World with the Sun (2012)

Betty White's 90th Birthday: A Tribute to America's Golden Girl (2012)

Johnny Carson: King of Late Night (2012)

Last Man Standing (2011)

Rocket City Rednecks (2011)

The Undefeated (2011)

Boys of Bonneville (2011)

Justin Bieber: Never Say Never (2011)

Episodes (2011)

Katt Williams: 9 Lives (2010)

I'm Still Here (2010)

Back From Hell: A Tribute to Sam Kinison (2010)

The Jay Leno Show (2009)

Annul Victory (2009)

Love the Beast (2009)

Scooby-Doo! and the Goblin King (2008)

His Highness Hollywood (2008)

Igor (2008)

Unstable Fables: Tortoise vs. Hare (2008)

The Great Buck Howard (2008)

Kissology: The Ultimate KISS Collection Vol. 3 (1992-2000) (2007)

Jimmy Carter: Man from Plains (2007)

Christmas Is Here Again (2007)

Keeping Up with the Kardashians (2007)

Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project (2007)

Underdog (2007)

Chelsea Lately (2007)

Cutting Edge Comedians of the '60s & '70s (2007)

Living With Ed (2007)

The Astronaut Farmer (2006)

Carson Country (2006)

Jimmy Timmy Power Hour 3: The Jerkinators! (2006)

a/k/a Tommy Chong (2006)

Cars (2006)

Ice Age: The Meltdown (2006)

Hannah Montana (2006)

Tales of the Rat Fink (2006)

Robots (2005)

The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson (2005)

Harley-Davidson: The Spirit of America (2005)

First Daughter (2004)

Joey (2004)

Entourage (2004)

Mr. 3000 (2004)

Stuck on You (2003)

The Ellen DeGeneres Show (2003)

Jacob Two-Two (2003)

Calendar Girls (2003)

Celebrities Uncensored (2003)

Real Time with Bill Maher (2003)

Jimmy Kimmel Live! (2003)

Paul McCartney: Back in the U.S. (2002)

Jerry Seinfeld - Comedian (2002)

Pet Star (2002)

The Anna Nicole Show (2002)

Juwanna Mann (2002)

John Q (2002)

Roadside Attractions (2002)

The Bernie Mac Show (2001)

Scrubs (2001)

The Fairly OddParents (2001)

DAG (2000)

Space Cowboys (2000)

Genie Gets Her Wish (2000)

Arista Records' 25th Anniversary Celebration (2000)

Titus (2000)

Y2K (1999)

The West Wing (1999)

Edtv (1999)

Family Guy (1999)

Dilbert (1999)

Providence (1999)

V.I.P. (1998)

Jerry Seinfeld: I'm Telling You for the Last Time (1998)

WCW Road Wild 1998 (1998)

Off the Menu: The Last Days of Chasen's (1998)

Sam Kinison: Why Did We Laugh? (1998)

Wag the Dog (1997)

Mad City (1997)

In & Out (1997)

South Park (1997)

The View (1997)

Contact (1997)

Just Shoot Me! (1997)

Meet Wally Sparks (1997)

Love in Hollywood (1996)

The Birdcage (1996)

3rd Rock from the Sun (1996)

The Show Formerly Known as the Martin Short Show (1995)

Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child (1995)

Friends (1994)

Bill Hicks: It's Just a Ride (1994)

Inside the Actors Studio (1994)

The Flintstones (1994)

Sesame Street All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever! (1994)

Major League II (1994)

Look Who's Laughing (1994)

Day of Reckoning (1994)

Top Slots - Spotting the Best (1994)

Totally Bill Hicks (1994)

Wayne's World 2 (1993)

Modern Marvels (1993)

We're Back! A Dinosaur's Story (1993)

Frasier (1993)

Late Night with Conan O'Brien (1993)

Dave (1993)

Homicide: Life on the Street (1993)

Mad About You (1992)

The Larry Sanders Show (1992)

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (1992)

Home Improvement (1991)

The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air (1990)

Wings (1990)

The Simpsons (1989)

Seinfeld (1989)

Collision Course (1989)

LIVE with Kelly and Ryan (1988)

Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC (1988)

Jay Leno's Family Comedy Hour (1987)

The Jay Leno Special (1986)

Disneyland's Summer Vacation Party (1986)

Jay Leno: The American Dream (1986)

Doctor Duck's Super Secret All-Purpose Sauce (1986)

Madame's Place (1982)

Late Night with David Letterman (1982)

Americathon (1979)

American Hot Wax (1978)

Silver Bears (1977)

Fun with Dick and Jane (1977)

Alice (1976)

Laverne & Shirley (1976)

Saturday Night Live (1975)

Good Times (1974)

60 Minutes (1968)

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962)

The Emmy Awards (1949)

My Classic Car

Speed is Expensive: Philip Vincent and the Million Dollar Motorcycle

Midas Man

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Information
Known forActing
GenderMale
Birthday1950-04-28 (73 years old)
Birth nameJames Douglas Muir Leno
Place of birthNew Rochelle, United States of America
SpouseMavis Leno
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
Also known asJames Douglas Muir "Jay" Leno
Awardsstar on Hollywood Walk of Fame, Mark Twain Prize for American Humor, Primetime Emmy Award
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