Jay Leno

Actor, TV Producer

1950 –

20

Who is Jay Leno?

James Douglas Muir "Jay" Leno is an American comedian, actor, voice actor, writer, producer and television host.

Leno was the host of NBC's The Tonight Show with Jay Leno from 1992 to 2009. Beginning in September 2009, Leno started a primetime talk show, titled The Jay Leno Show, which aired weeknights at 10:00 p.m., also on NBC. After The Jay Leno Show was canceled in January 2010 amid a host controversy, Leno returned to host The Tonight Show with Jay Leno on March 1, 2010.

Famous Quotes:

  • It is said that life begins when the fetus can exist apart from its mother. By this definition, many people in Hollywood are legally dead.
  • A new medical study reports that men who eat ten pizzas a week are less likely to develop prostate problems at age 50. That's because they are usually dead by age 40.
  • How come you never see a headline like 'Psychic Wins Lottery'?
  • Give a man a fish and he will eat for a day. Teach a man to fish and he will eat for a lifetime. Teach a man to create an artificial shortage of fish and he will eat steak.

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Born
Apr 28, 1950
New Rochelle
Also known as
  • James Douglas Muir Leno
  • Douchenozzle
  • James Douglas Muir "Jay" Leno
  • James "Jay" Leno
  • Jay
Parents
Siblings
Spouses
Ethnicity
  • Scottish American
  • Italian American
Nationality
  • United States of America
Profession
Education
  • Bachelor's Degree in Speech Therapy, Emerson College
    ( - 1972)
  • Bentley University
Lived in
  • New Rochelle
  • Andover
  • Massachusetts

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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