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Biography

Jay Leno is one of the most hardworking comedians in the business. He continues performing nightclub dates around the country in addition to his…more

Born

4/28/1950, New Rochelle, New York, USA

Birth Name

James Douglas Muir Leno

Gender

Male

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Star (4)

Role
- The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
  Host
  - S 20: Ep 147 Katie Holmes; Novak Djokovic; Mat Kearney
    8/2/11
  - S 20: Ep 28 Matt LeBlanc; Clay Matthews; Ricky Martin
    2/9/11
  - S 19: Ep 25 Don Rickles; Dwyane Wade; KISS
    7/19/10
  - S 19: Ep 22 Tracy Morgan; Drew Brees; Flo Rida
    7/14/10
  - S 19: Ep 10 David Spade; Pau Gasol; Kelis
    6/18/10
  - + 1438 More Credits
- The Jay Leno Show
  Host
  - S 1: Ep 101 The Jay Leno Show 02/09/2010
    2/9/10
  - S 1: Ep 95 95
    2/9/10
  - S 1: Ep 94 94
    2/8/10
  - S 1: Ep 93 93
    2/5/10
  - S 1: Ep 92 92
    2/4/10
  - + 92 More Credits
- Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!
  Jack O'Lantern
  - S 3: Ep 1 Scooby Doo and the Goblin King
    10/5/08
- The Primetime Emmy Awards
  Himself - Host
  - S 42: Ep 1 The 42nd Annual Primetime Emmy Awards
    9/16/90
Recurring Role (11)

Role
- The Fairly OddParents
  Chrimson Chin
  - S 8: Ep 4 Timmy's Secret Wish
    11/23/11
- The Fairly OddParents
  Crimson Chin
  - S 6: Ep 18 Vicky Gets Fired / Chinred Spirits
    11/30/08
  - S 5: Ep 9 The Masked Magician / The Big Bash
    2/18/05
  - S 5: Ep 6 Catman Meets the Crimson Chin / Teeth for Two
    2/17/05
  - S 3: Ep 15 Crime Wave / Odd Ball
    10/10/03
  - S 2: Ep 9 Fairy Fairy Quite Contrary / Nectar of the Odds
    9/13/02
- Anderson Cooper 360°
  Himself - Video clip
  - S 5: Ep 91 Monday, January 7, 2008
    1/7/08
  - S 4: Ep 115 Wednesday, February 7, 2007
    2/7/07
- The Fairly OddParents
  Crimson Chin / Himself
  - S 4: Ep 3 Lights! Camera! Adam!/A Bad Case of Diary-Uh
    6/1/04
- The Fairly OddParents
  Crimson Chin / Nega-Chin
  - S 4: Ep 7 The Big Superhero Wish
    2/16/04
- The Fairly OddParents
  Crimson Chin, Nega Chin
  - S 3: Ep 9 The Crimson Chin Meets Mighty Mom and Dyno Dad / Engine Blocked
    5/9/03
- The Fairly OddParents
  Crimson Chin Doll
  - S 2: Ep 2 Boy Toy / Inspection Detection
    3/8/02
- The Fairly OddParents
  voice of Crimson Chin
  - S 1: Ep 17 Chin Up / Dog's Day Afternoon
    4/27/01
- Late Night With David Letterman
  Guest
  - S 11: Ep 44 Show #1628
    5/7/92
  - S 10: Ep 139 Show #1567
    12/12/91
  - S 9: Ep 107 Show #1374
    10/11/90
  - S 8: Ep 103 Show #1188
    8/16/89
  - S 8: Ep 52 Show #1137
    5/4/89
  - + 22 More Credits
- The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
  Guest Host
  - S 30: Ep 103 Show #4514
    4/14/92
  - S 30: Ep 99 Show #4510
    4/7/92
  - S 30: Ep 95 Show #4506
    3/31/92
  - S 30: Ep 94 Show #4505
    3/27/92
  - S 30: Ep 93 Show #4504
    3/26/92
  - + 256 More Credits
- The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
  Guest
  - S 29: Ep 117 Show #4347
    5/16/91
  - S 28: Ep 183 Show #4228
    9/25/90
  - S 27: Ep 53 Show #3980
    5/29/89
  - S 25: Ep 30 Show #3830
    10/31/86
  - S 17: Ep 85 Show #3085
    7/4/79
  - + 3 More Credits
Guest Star (103)

Role
- The One and Only Des O'Connor
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 1 The One and Only Des O'Connor
    4/8/12
- ESPY Awards
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 19 2011 ESPY Awards
    7/13/11
- TMZ
  Himself
  - S 4: Ep 205 Episode #4.205
    5/2/11
  - S 3: Ep 299 Episode 3.299
    8/20/10
  - S 3: Ep 255 Episode #3.255
    6/30/10
  - S 3: Ep 142 Episode #3.142
    2/18/10
  - S 3: Ep 121 Episode #3.121
    1/25/10
  - + 6 More Credits
- Hannah Montana
  Himself
  - S 4: Ep 9 I'll Always Remember You, Part One
    11/7/10
  - S 4: Ep 10 I'll Always Remember You, Part Two
    11/7/10
- The Oprah Winfrey Show
  Guest
  - S 24: Ep 11 Oprah Fridays---LIVE Jay Leno, Harry Connick Jr.
    9/25/09
- Real Time with Bill Maher
  Guest
  - S 7: Ep 24 August 21st, 2009
    8/21/09
- Top Gear
  Himself
  - S 13: Ep 7 Series 13 Episode 7
    8/2/09
  - S 12: Ep 7 Series 12 Episode 7
    12/14/08
- Entourage
  Himself
  - S 6: Ep 1 Drive
    7/12/09
- The Today Show
  Himself
  - S 58: Ep 107 May 29, 2009
    5/29/09
  - S 58: Ep 106 May 28, 2009
    5/28/09
  - S 58: Ep 103 May 26, 2009
    5/26/09
  - S 57: Ep 247 December 10, 2008
    12/10/08
- The Ellen DeGeneres Show
  Himself
  - S 6: Ep 162 Jay Leno/Ciara
    5/13/09
  - S 3: Ep 63 Jay Leno
    11/30/05
  - S 2: Ep 152 Jay Leno/Jamie Lynn Spears
    5/3/05
  - S 1: Ep 150 Jay Leno/Lorraine Bracco/Mario Winans/Loon
    5/5/04
- Family Guy
  Himself
  - S 7: Ep 14 We Love You, Conrad
    5/3/09
  - S 4: Ep 20 Patriot Games
    1/29/06
- Countdown with Keith Olbermann
  Himself
  - S 6: Ep 167 December 9, 2008
    12/9/08
- Pioneers of Television
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 2 Late Night
    1/9/08
- Modern Marvels
  Himself
  - S 14: Ep 38 Environmental Tech II
    11/12/07
  - S 6: Ep 43 Motorcycles
    11/15/99
- Deal or No Deal
  Himself
  - S 2: Ep 65 Episode 262
    5/7/07
  - S 1: Ep 35 Episode 35
    5/15/06
- Anderson Cooper 360°
  Himself - Video clip
  - S 4: Ep 155 Wednesday, April 4, 2007
    4/4/07
- Ace Of Cakes
  Himself [archive footage]
  - S 1: Ep 5 Duff Goes Hollywood
    9/14/06
- Ebert & Roeper
  Himself
  - S 7: Ep 8 August 5, 2006
    8/5/06
- The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius
  Nega-Chin
  - S 3: Ep 21 Jimmy Timmy Power Hour 3: The Jerkinator
    7/21/06
- The Fairly OddParents
  Nega-Chin
  - S 5: Ep 20 The Jimmy Timmy Power Hour 3: The Jerkinator (TV MOVIE)
    7/21/06
- 20/20
  Himself
  - S 27: Ep 24 Myth, Lies and Nasty Behavior
    2/10/06
- Academy of Country Music Awards
  Presenter
  - S 1: Ep 41 Academy of Country Music 40th Anniversary Special
    12/3/05
  - S 1: Ep 34 The 34th Annual Academy Of Country Music Awards
    5/5/99
- The Oprah Winfrey Show
  Himself
  - S 22: Ep 32 Why Do Men Go to Strip Clubs? And Other Burning Questions
    11/1/05
  - S 22: Ep 20 Jay Leno Introduces Us to Amazing Kids
    10/14/05
  - — Oprah's 50th Birthday
    1/29/04
- Live! with Kelly
  Himself
  - S 18: Ep 40 October 28, 2005
    10/28/05
  - S 16: Ep 152 March 26, 2004
    3/26/04
  - S 7: Ep 63 November 23, 1994
    11/23/94
  - S 6: Ep 174 May 17, 1994
    5/17/94
  - S 6: Ep 1 September 6, 1993
    9/6/93
- Martha
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 3 Jay Leno/Susan Lucci
    9/14/05
- The Comeback
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 13 Valerie Does Another Classic Leno
    9/4/05
- Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 4 Adjusted Growth
    8/17/05
- The Contender
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 7 Bonsante/Cooper
    4/3/05
- The View
  Himself
  - S 8: Ep 110 Leno/Brody
    2/7/05
  - S 6: Ep 111 February 17, 2003
    2/17/03
- Joey
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 16 Joey and the Tonight Show
    2/3/05
- American Chopper
  himself
  - S 2: Ep 7 Lance Armstrong Bike 2
    10/4/04
  - S 1: Ep 27 Leno Bike 2
    3/1/04
  - S 1: Ep 26 Leno Bike 1
    2/23/04
- Pimp My Ride
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 16 The Tonight Show: John's Jeep Wrangler
    4/23/04
- Inside the Actors Studio
  Himself
  - S 10: Ep 10 Jay Leno
    2/15/04
- On Air With Ryan Seacrest
  Guest
  - S 1: Ep 1 1/12/04
    1/12/04
- The Greatest
  Himself
  - S 2: Ep 16 200 Greatest Pop Culture Icons (20 - 1)
    7/25/03
  - S 2: Ep 9 200 Greatest Pop Culture Icons (160 - 141)
    7/22/03
- Celebrities Uncensored
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 2 Show 2
    6/18/03
- The Today Show
  Guest host
  - S 52: Ep 94 May 12, 2003
    5/12/03
- The Anna Nicole Show
  Himself
  - S 2: Ep 8 Courting Disaster
    4/27/03
  - S 1: Ep 8 Cousin Shelly
    9/29/02
- The Bernie Mac Show
  Himself
  - S 2: Ep 15 Pink Gold
    3/19/03
- Scrubs
  Himself
  - S 2: Ep 17 My Own Private Practice Guy
    3/13/03
- South Park
  Himself
  - S 6: Ep 21 South Park 5th Anniversary Special
    9/3/02
- Good Day Live
  Himself-Guest
  - S 1: Ep 136 March 26th 2002
    3/26/02
- The Osbournes
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 1 There Goes the Neighborhood
    3/5/02
- Just Shoot Me!
  Himself
  - S 6: Ep 12 Liotta? Liotta!
    1/31/02
  - S 1: Ep 3 Secretary's Day
    3/12/97
- Titus
  Himself
  - S 2: Ep 22 The Pit
    5/8/01
- The Chris Isaak Show
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 7 T & A
    4/23/01
- Dag
  Himself [uncredited]
  - S 1: Ep 1 Pilot
    11/14/00
- The Drew Carey Show
  Lewis' Boss
  - S 6: Ep 5 Drew Live II
    11/8/00
- Passions
  Himself
  - S 2: Ep 71 Ep. #331
    10/13/00
- Politically Incorrect
  Self
  - S 8: Ep 17 Jay Leno, Mariel Hemingway, Floyd Brown, Stephen Jenkins
    9/27/00
- Dilbert
  Voice of Himself
  - S 2: Ep 14 The Delivery (2)
    6/13/00
- MTV Movie Awards
  Himself
  - S 9: Ep 1 2000 MTV Movie Awards
    6/3/00
  - S 5: Ep 1 1996 MTV Movie Awards
    6/8/96
- The West Wing
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 16 20 Hours in L.A.
    2/23/00
- V.I.P.
  Himself
  - S 2: Ep 6 Valma and Louise
    10/30/99
  - S 1: Ep 6 Diamonds are a Val's Best Friend
    10/31/98
- The Primetime Emmy Awards
  Himself - Presenter
  - S 51: Ep 1 The 51st Annual Primetime Emmy Awards
    9/12/99
  - S 50: Ep 1 The 50th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards
    9/13/98
  - S 49: Ep 1 The 49th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards
    9/14/97
  - S 48: Ep 1 The 48th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards
    9/8/96
  - S 47: Ep 1 The 47th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards
    9/10/95
  - + 3 More Credits
- Providence
  The Voice of Lucky
  - S 1: Ep 8 Blind Faith
    2/26/99
- Home Improvement
  Himself
  - S 8: Ep 14 Home Alone
    1/19/99
- WCW Pay-Per-View
  Himself
  - S 12: Ep 8 Road Wild 1998
    8/8/98
- South Park
  Voice of Himself
  - S 2: Ep 7 City on the Edge of Forever (a.k.a. Flashbacks)
    6/17/98
- The Entertainment Biz
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 6 Late Night Talk
    3/22/98
- South Park
  Voice of "Kitty"
  - S 1: Ep 13 Cartman's Mom is a Dirty Slut (1)
    2/25/98
- The Simpsons
  Himself
  - S 9: Ep 15 The Last Temptation of Krust
    2/22/98
- Muppets Tonight
  Himself
  - S 2: Ep 9 The Best of Muppets Tonight
    12/21/97
  - S 2: Ep 8 The Cameo Show
    12/7/97
- Veronica's Closet
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 1 Pilot
    9/25/97
- Dennis Miller Live
  Himself
  - S 4: Ep 20 Movies
    6/20/97
  - S 3: Ep 16 Bad Television
    5/31/96
  - S 2: Ep 18 Tabloids
    5/5/95
- Caroline in the City
  Himself
  - S 2: Ep 23 Caroline and the Bad Trip (1)
    5/6/97
- Baywatch
  Himself
  - S 7: Ep 14 Talk Show
    2/17/97
- 3rd Rock from the Sun
  Himself
  - S 2: Ep 11 Dick Jokes
    12/8/96
- The Nanny
  Himself
  - S 4: Ep 7 The Taxman Cometh
    11/6/96
- MTV Video Music Awards
  Himself/Presenter
  - S 1: Ep 13 MTV 13th Annual Video Music Awards
    9/4/96
- Seinfeld
  Himself
  - S 7: Ep 16 The Shower Head
    2/15/96
- Wings
  Himself
  - S 7: Ep 15 The Team Player
    2/6/96
- Homicide: Life on the Street
  Himself [uncredited]
  - S 4: Ep 8 Sniper (1)
    1/5/96
- Homicide: Life on the Street
  Himself
  - S 4: Ep 8 Sniper (1)
    1/5/96
- The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
  Himself
  - S 6: Ep 5 The Script Formerly Known As
    10/16/95
  - S 5: Ep 10 Will's Up a Dirt Road
    11/21/94
- JAG
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 2 A New Life (2)
    9/23/95
  - S 1: Ep 1 A New Life (1)
    9/23/95
- Mad About You
  Himself
  - S 3: Ep 15 Just My Dog
    2/9/95
- Home Improvement
  Jay
  - S 4: Ep 14 Brother, Can You Spare A Hot Rod?
    1/10/95
- Friends
  Himself [uncredited]
- Saturday Night Live
  Himself
  - S 19: Ep 20 Heather Locklear/Janet Jackson
    5/14/94
  - S 17: Ep 21 Tom Hanks/Bruce Springsteen
    5/9/92
  - S 11: Ep 11 Jay Leno/The Neville Brothers
    2/22/86
- The Sinbad Show
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 17 The Telethon
    3/3/94
- People's Choice Awards
  Himself
  - S 20: Ep 1 The 20th Annual People's Choice Awards
    1/1/94
- Frasier
  Voice of Don
  - S 1: Ep 10 Oops
    11/18/93
- Where in the World Is Carmen Sandiego?
  Himself
  - S 3: Ep 33 Chip & Disk's Rescue Rangers
    11/10/93
  - S 3: Ep 1 Bathing Booty
    9/27/93
- The Larry Sanders Show
  Himself
  - S 2: Ep 14 Performance Artist
    8/25/93
- The Bob Hope Show
  Himself
  - S 43: Ep 3 Bob Hope: The First 90 Years
    5/14/93
  - S 38: Ep 5 Happy Birthday Bob - 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years With NBC
    5/16/88
- Late Night With David Letterman
  Guest (cameo)
  - S 9: Ep 116 Show #1383
    11/2/90
- The Primetime Emmy Awards
  Himself
  - S 39: Ep 1 The 39th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards
    9/20/87
  - S 38: Ep 1 The 38th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards
    9/21/86
- Late Night With David Letterman
  Himself
  - S 5: Ep 27 Show #0685
    3/25/86
- Late Night With David Letterman
  Guest
  - S 4: Ep 123 Show #0630
    11/19/85
- Laverne & Shirley
  Bobby Bitts
  - S 8: Ep 20 Do the Carmine
    3/15/83
- Alice (1985)
  Bones
  - S 6: Ep 10 The Wild One
    12/27/81
- The John Davidson Show
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 39 August 21, 1980
    8/21/80
  - S 1: Ep 20 July 25, 1980
    7/25/80
- The Hollywood Squares (1966)
  Himself
  - S 14: Ep 71 May 12-18, 1980 (2)
    5/12/80
  - S 14: Ep 36 January 14-18, 1980 (The Comedy Squares on NBC-TV)
    1/14/80
  - S 14: Ep 5 September 17-23, 1979 (2)
    9/17/79
  - S 13: Ep 84 July 16-20, 1979 (NBC-TV)
    7/16/79
  - S 13: Ep 51 March 5-9, 1979 (NBC-TV)
    3/5/79
  - + 6 More Credits
- The Mike Douglas Show
  Himself
  - S 18: Ep 131 March 25, 1980
    3/25/80
  - S 18: Ep 60 November 28, 1979
    11/28/79
  - S 18: Ep 23 October 3, 1979
    10/3/79
  - S 16: Ep 155 May 3, 1978
    5/3/78
  - S 16: Ep 33 October 19, 1977
    10/19/77
  - + 3 More Credits
- Dinah!
  Himself
  - S 6: Ep 34 October 29, 1979
    10/29/79
  - S 6: Ep 7 September 18, 1979
    9/18/79
  - S 5: Ep 159 May 7, 1979
    5/7/79
  - S 5: Ep 123 March 14, 1979
    3/14/79
  - S 4: Ep 127 March 23, 1978
    3/23/78
  - + 1 More Credits
- Laverne & Shirley
  Joey
  - S 4: Ep 21 The Feminine Mistake
    3/6/79
- One Day at a Time
  Shapiro
  - S 4: Ep 17 Going Nowhere
    1/31/79
- Dick Clark's Live Wednesday
  Guest
  - S 1: Ep 5 October 25, 1978
    10/25/78
- The Merv Griffin Show
  Himself
  - S 15: Ep 139 March 29, 1978
    3/29/78
  - S 15: Ep 63 November 30, 1977
    11/30/77
  - S 15: Ep 45 November 4, 1977
    11/4/77
  - S 14: Ep 225 August 18, 1977
    8/18/77
  - S 14: Ep 169 May 17, 1977
    5/17/77
  - + 2 More Credits
- American Bandstand
  Himself
  - S 20: Ep 43 Joe Tex / Jay Leno / Cat Stevens (music video)
    7/16/77
- Holmes and Yoyo
  Gas Station Attendant (uncredited)
  - S 1: Ep 1 Holmes and Yoyo
    9/25/76
- Good Times
  Young Man
  - S 3: Ep 21 J.J. in Trouble
    2/3/76
Cameo (2)

Role
- Chelsea Lately
  Himself
  - S 4: Ep 58 April 13, 2010
    4/13/10
- Friends
  himself (uncredited)
  - S 1: Ep 11 The One with Mrs. Bing
    1/5/95
Producer (1)

Role
- The Jay Leno Show
  Producer
  - S 1: Ep 59 59
    12/7/09
  - S 1: Ep 54 54
    11/26/09
  - S 1: Ep 11 11
    9/28/09
  - S 1: Ep 10 10
    9/25/09
  - S 1: Ep 5 5
    9/18/09
  - + 4 More Credits
Script Supervisor (1)

Role
- The Jay Leno Show
  Script Supervisor
  - S 1: Ep 11 11
    9/28/09
Additional Music (1)

Role
- The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
  Additional Music
  - S 16: Ep 28 Sandra Bullock; Chris Matthews; Suzanne Vega
    7/18/07

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- Following an interview with Ryan Phililppe where Jay made derogatory comments regarding his first role as a gay teenager, he was forced to apologise. Ryan almost walked out of the interview and was clearly uncomfortable with the direction the interview was going.
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- Jay owns his own production company.
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- Jay appears on the cover of Long Island-based magazine, The Boulevard's February - March 2008 issue.
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- Jay: Dick Cheney finally responded today to demands that he reveal the details of the Enron meetings. This is what he said. He met with unnamed people, from unspecified companies, for an indeterminate amount of time at an undisclosed location. Thank God he cleared that up. I'm ready to move on.
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- Jay: Dick Cheney told reports that he has a new outlook on life. He says the best part of waking up is... waking up! I guess the doctors don't even put stitches in Cheney's chest anymore - they now just use Velcro.
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- Jay: Did you know Bill and Hillary Clinton were born under the same sign? Know what sign? 'For Sale.'
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