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Jay Leno

Actor

Jay Leno

  • Born: 28 April 1950, New Rochelle, New York, USA
  • Estimated net worth: $450 million

Jay Leno is a prominent American comedian, actor, and television host, best known for his long tenure as the host of 'The Tonight Show with Jay Leno.' His career spans decades, with notable appearances in films such as 'Cars' and 'Jerry Seinfeld: Comedians in…

About Jay Leno

Jay Leno is a prominent American comedian, actor, and television host, best known for his long tenure as the host of 'The Tonight Show with Jay Leno.' His career spans decades, with notable appearances in films such as 'Cars' and 'Jerry Seinfeld: Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee.' Leno is recognized for his distinctive voice and observational humor.

Born
28 April 1950, New Rochelle, New York, USA
Known for
Acting
Height
5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Spouses
Mavis Leno (1980-present)
Parents
Ralph Leno, Catherine Leno
Estimated net worth
$450 million

Fun facts about Jay Leno

  • Jay Leno owns a vast collection of cars and motorcycles, with over 300 vehicles in his garage.
  • He has performed stand-up comedy in all 50 states and has a reputation for his love of classic cars.

Famous Jay Leno quotes

“I love to drive. I love to drive fast.”
Jay Leno's Garage, 2015
“You know, I didn't really have a childhood. I didn't have any friends.”
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, 2000
“The funny thing about life is that it's not fair.”
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, 2005

Jay Leno: coming up

  • Sock It to Me: The Legend of George Schlatter (Movie, Self)8 December 2026

Credits and dates: TMDB.

Jay Leno filmography

Cast (260)

YearTitleCharacterRating
2026Norwood, Where Legends Were Born MovieHimself
2026Come What May MovieUnknown character1.0
2025Hollywood Squares TVSelf4.4
2025Shifting Gears TVJay Leno6.6
2025Jerry Springer: Fights, Camera, Action TVSelf - Host, 'The Tonight Show with Jay Leno' (archive footage)6.6
2024Midas Man MovieEd Sullivan6.3
2023Girl You Know It's True MovieJay Leno (archive footage)7.4
2023The Fabulous Hudson Hornet MovieUnknown character
2023Arnold TVSelf7.9
2023The Many Faces of Jim Carrey MovieSelf (Archive Footage)7.2
Show 250 more credits
YearTitleCharacterRating
2022Show Business Is My Life (But I Can't Prove It) MovieSelf6.0
2022Who's Talking to Chris Wallace? TVSelf3.7
2022Speed Is Expensive: The Philip Vincent Story MovieSelf7.0
2022Celebrating Betty White: America's Golden Girl MovieSelf7.0
2022Betty White: A Celebration MovieSelf6.0
2021Kelly Clarkson Presents: When Christmas Comes Around MovieSelf7.0
2021Harry Potter: Hogwarts Tournament of Houses TVSelf7.3
2021Bug Therapy MovieFly (voice)9.5
2021The Eyes of Tammy Faye MovieSelf (archive Footage)6.4
2021You Bet Your Life with Jay Leno TVHost
2021Untold: Deal with the Devil MovieSelf (archive footage)6.9
2021Hart to Heart TVSelf7.1
2021Val MovieSelf (archive)7.2
2021Rulon Gardner Won't Die MovieUnknown character5.8
2020Des O'Connor: The Ultimate Entertainer MovieSelf
2020The Comedy Store TVSelf7.6
2020VOMO: Vote or Miss Out MovieSelf10.0
2020You Cannot Kill David Arquette MovieSelf (archive footage) (uncredited)6.7
2020The New York Times Presents TVSelf (archive footage)7.0
2020Celebrity IOU TVSelf6.7
2020Skrrt with Offset TVHimself9.0
2019Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge - Adventure Awaits MovieSelf6.1
2019The Kelly Clarkson Show TVSelf6.2
2019The Kelly Clarkson Show TVSelf - Guest Host6.2
2019Lights Out with David Spade TVSelf - Panelist5.8
2019Peyton's Places TVSelf7.5
2019Jeff Dunham: Talking Heads MovieSelf10.0
2019Biography: Comedy Icons TVSelf
2019Devil's Pie: D'Angelo MovieUnknown character10.0
2019Still Laugh-In: The Stars Celebrate MovieSelf5.4
2019Drive Like Andretti MovieSelf
2019Luke Perry: In His Own Words MovieSelf (archive footage)
2018The Kominsky Method TVSelf7.5
2018The Steve Irwin Story MovieSelf (archive footage)7.8
2018Basketball: A Love Story TVSelf (archive footage)7.3
2018The Indian Wrecking Crew MovieNarrator
2018The Zen Diaries of Garry Shandling TVSelf7.2
2018Dirty Money TVSelf (archive footage)7.1
2017I Am Sam Kinison MovieSelf5.2
2017A Very Pentatonix Christmas MovieSelf4.8
2017Jerry Before Seinfeld MovieSelf6.7
2017Steve TVSelf6.0
2017Carpool Karaoke: The Series TVSelf6.1
2017The Nineties TVSelf (archive footage)6.9
2017Dumb: The Story of Big Brother Magazine MovieSelf (archive footage)7.2
2017Gilbert MovieSelf6.7
2017Sandy Wexler MovieTestimonial5.5
2017Diamond Dallas Page: Positively Living MovieSelf
2017Mickey and the Roadster Racers TVBilly Beagle (voice)6.3
2016Bleed for This MovieHimself (uncredited)6.8
2016Ask the Storybots TVUnknown character7.0
2016First Impressions TVHimself
2016Join or Die with Craig Ferguson TVSelf6.9
2015Jay Leno's Garage TVSelf - Host7.3
2015The Muppets TVSelf7.0
2015Ted 2 MovieJay Leno6.3
2015Winning: The Racing Life of Paul Newman MovieSelf7.6
2015StarTalk with Neil deGrasse Tyson TVSelf6.7
2015Lip Sync Battle TVSelf6.4
2015The Late Late Show with James Corden TVSelf5.1
2014Elf: Buddy's Musical Christmas MovieFake Santa #1 (voice)5.2
2014The 7D TVCrystal Ball (voice)6.2
2014Good Morning Britain TVSelf4.1
2014Glen Campbell: I'll Be Me MovieSelf7.6
2014Eat Drink Laugh: The Story of The Comic Strip MovieSelf7.5
2014The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon TVSelf - Guest5.8
2013Kelly Clarkson's Cautionary Christmas Music Tale MovieSelf6.7
2013Delivery Man MovieSelf6.3
2013The Arsenio Hall Show TVSelf5.7
2013Wampler's Ascent MovieSelf
20121600 Penn TVJay Leno4.8
2012Blake Shelton's Not So Family Christmas MovieSelf5.7
2012Steve Harvey TVSelf7.0
2012Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee TVSelf7.1
2012Vanilla Ice Archive MovieSelf (archive footage)
2012Johnny Carson: King of Late Night MovieSelf7.6
2012Betty White's 90th Birthday: A Tribute to America's Golden Girl MovieSelf6.0
2011The Fairly OddParents: Timmy's Secret Wish MovieCrimson Chin (voice)6.0
2011Last Man Standing TVJoe7.2
2011Last Man Standing TVUnknown character7.2
2011The Undefeated MovieSelf - on The Tonight Show (archive footage)2.7
2011Boys of Bonneville MovieSelf6.7
2011Justin Bieber: Never Say Never MovieSelf (archive footage)5.2
2011Episodes TVJay Leno7.2
2010Solartaxi: Around the World with the Sun MovieUnknown character8.0
2010Katt Williams: 9 Lives MovieSelf7.0
2010I'm Still Here MovieJay Leno (uncredited)5.9
20102Everything2Terrible2: Tokyo Drift Movie(archive footage)6.1
2010Exit Through the Gift Shop MovieSelf (uncredited)7.5
2010Back From Hell: A Tribute to Sam Kinison MovieSelf6.2
2009The Jay Leno Show TVSelf - Host3.3
2009Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen TVSelf - Guest4.9
2009Annul Victory MovieSelf
2009Love the Beast MovieSelf6.5
2008Top Gear Australia TVSelf4.8
2008Scooby-Doo! and the Goblin King MovieJack O'Lantern (voice)7.6
2008His Highness Hollywood MovieSelf7.0
2008Igor MovieKing Malbert (voice)6.1
2008Unstable Fables: Tortoise vs. Hare MovieMurray Hare (voice)5.8
2008The Great Buck Howard MovieJay Leno6.0
2007Jimmy Carter Man from Plains MovieSelf6.5
2007Christmas Is Here Again MovieThe Narrator (voice)4.8
2007Keeping Up with the Kardashians TVSelf7.3
2007Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project MovieSelf6.8
2007Phineas and Ferb TVColonel Contraction (voice)7.9
2007Underdog MovieJay Leno5.6
2007Chelsea Lately TVUnknown character4.5
2007Cutting Edge Comedians of the '60s & '70s MovieSelf (archive footage)
2007The Astronaut Farmer MovieHimself6.3
2006Jimmy Timmy Power Hour 3: The Jerkinators! MovieNega-Chin (voice)6.5
2006AKA Tommy Chong MovieHimself7.3
2006Cars MovieJay Limo (voice)7.1
2006Ice Age: The Meltdown MovieFast Tony (voice)6.7
2006Hannah Montana TVJay Leno7.1
2006Tales of the Rat Fink MovieFlamethrower (voice)5.9
2005Nick Cannon Presents: Wild 'N Out TVSelf8.0
2005Robots MovieFire Hydrant (voice)6.5
2005The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson TVSelf6.9
2005Harley-Davidson: The Spirit of America MovieSelf9.0
2004First Daughter MovieJay Leno6.2
2004Joey TVJay Leno6.3
2004Entourage TVJay Leno7.4
2004The Ashlee Simpson Show TVUnknown character7.0
2004Mr. 3000 MovieSelf5.3
2004Overhaulin' TVThe Insider7.0
2003Stuck on You MovieJay Leno5.4
2003The Ellen DeGeneres Show TVSelf5.6
2003Calendar Girls MovieHimself6.5
2003Celebrities Uncensored TVSelf4.9
2003Real Time with Bill Maher TVSelf6.0
2003Jimmy Kimmel Live! TVSelf5.3
2002Paul McCartney: Back in the U.S. MovieSelf6.8
2002Top Gear TVSelf7.6
2002The Ultimate Collection Starring Johnny Carson - The Best of the 60s and 70s MovieUnknown character
2002Comedian MovieSelf6.6
2002Pet Star TVSelf - Judge7.8
2002The Anna Nicole Show TVUnknown character6.2
2002Juwanna Mann MovieHimself5.1
2002NBC 75th Anniversary Special MovieSelf6.0
2002The Osbournes TVSelf6.2
2002John Q MovieJay Leno7.2
2002Roadside Attractions with Kevin Smith MovieUnknown character7.0
2002Mr. Bill Goes Hollywood MovieUnknown character
2001The Bernie Mac Show TVJay Leno6.7
2001Scrubs TVJay Leno8.2
200150 Years of NBC Late Night MovieSelf (archive footage)5.0
2001The Fairly OddParents TVCrimson Chin Doll (voice)7.6
2001The Fairly OddParents TVThe Crimson Chin / Self (voice)7.6
2001The Fairly OddParents TVThe Crimson Chin (voice)7.6
2001The Fairly OddParents TVThe Crimson Chin / The Nega-Chin (voice)7.6
2000DAG TVJay Leno (uncredited)7.0
2000BattleBots TVJay Leno7.3
2000Space Cowboys MovieJay Leno6.4
2000Arista Records' 25th Anniversary Celebration MovieSelf7.0
2000Titus TVJay Leno6.9
1999Y2K MovieSelf (uncredited)4.6
1999The West Wing TVJay Leno8.3
1999Teen Choice Awards TVSelf9.1
1999Sam Kinison: Why Did We Laugh? MovieSelf6.8
1999EDtv MovieJay Leno6.0
1999Family Guy TVJay Leno (voice)7.4
1999Family Guy TVMayor Jay Leno (voice)7.4
1999Family Guy TVJay Leno7.4
1999Dilbert TVJay Leno (voice)6.8
1999Mark Twain Prize TVSelf6.8
1999Providence TVLucky the Dog (voice)6.7
1999Television: The First Fifty Years MovieSelf
1998Totally Bill Hicks MovieSelf7.8
1998V.I.P. TVJay Leno5.3
1998WCW Road Wild 1998 MovieJay Leno7.7
1998Jerry Seinfeld: I'm Telling You for the Last Time MovieSelf7.4
1998Off the Menu: The Last Days of Chasen's MovieSelf7.5
1998The Entertainment Biz TVSelf
1997Wag the Dog MovieJay Leno6.9
1997Mad City MovieJay Leno6.2
1997Veronica's Closet TVJay Leno5.4
1997In & Out MovieJay Leno (uncredited)6.5
1997South Park TVJay Leno (voice)8.3
1997The View TVSelf4.3
1997Contact MovieJay Leno7.5
1997Just Shoot Me! TVJay Leno6.6
1997Rodney Dangerfield's 75th Birthday Toast MovieSelf7.0
1997Meet Wally Sparks MovieJay Leno4.7
1996Love in Hollywood MovieSelf10.0
1996The Garth Brooks Video Collection, Vol. 2 MovieSelf (We Shall Be Free Music Video)
1996Muppets Tonight TVSelf7.5
1996The Birdcage MovieJay Leno (uncredited)7.0
19963rd Rock from the Sun TVJay Leno (uncredited)7.5
1995Sinatra: 80 Years My Way MovieSelf - Presenter
1995Caroline in the City TVSelf6.6
1995The Drew Carey Show TVLewis' Boss6.5
1995The Show Formerly Known as the Martin Short Show MovieSelf (uncredited)8.5
1995Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child TVJay Frog (voice)6.3
1994Friends TVJay Leno (uncredited)8.4
1994Inside the Actors Studio TVSelf
1994Bill Hicks: It's Just a Ride MovieSelf7.4
1994The Flintstones MovieBedrock's Most Wanted Host5.4
1994Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever! MovieSelf (archive footage)7.0
1994Major League II MovieSelf5.7
1994Look Who's Laughing MovieHimself10.0
1994Day of Reckoning MovieSelf9.0
1994Top Slots - Spotting the Best MovieMagazine Cameo
1993Wayne's World 2 MovieHimself6.1
1993We're Back! A Dinosaur's Story MovieVorb (voice)6.1
1993The Nanny TVJay Leno8.1
1993Frasier TVDon (voice)7.7
1993Late Night with Conan O'Brien TVSelf7.3
1993Late Night with Conan O'Brien TVSelf - Guest7.3
1993Dave MovieJay Leno6.7
1993Homicide: Life on the Street TVUnknown character8.1
1992Mad About You TVJay Leno6.8
1992The Larry Sanders Show TVJay Leno7.8
1992The Tonight Show with Jay Leno TVSelf - Host5.3
1991The 1984 Los Angeles Comedy Competition With Host Jay Leno MovieSelf / Host
1991Home Improvement TVJay7.4
1990The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air TVJay Leno7.9
1990Wings TVJay Leno6.9
1989The Simpsons TVJay Leno (voice)8.0
1989Seinfeld TVJay Leno8.3
1989Collision Course MovieDetective Tony Costas4.2
1989Clive James' Postcard from TVSelf7.0
1988LIVE with Kelly and Mark TVUnknown character5.6
1988Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC MovieSelf6.0
1987Jay Leno's Family Comedy Hour MovieSelf7.0
1986The Jay Leno Special Movieself8.0
1986Disneyland's Summer Vacation Party MovieSelf8.5
1986Jay Leno: The American Dream MovieHimself8.0
1986Doctor Duck's Super Secret All-Purpose Sauce MovieSelf6.3
1982Madame's Place TVSelf7.9
1982Late Night with David Letterman TVSelf - Guest6.2
1979Americathon MovieLarry Miller (Poopy Butt)3.6
1978The Kennedy Center Honors TVSelf7.4
1978Almost Heaven TVUnknown character6.0
1978Top Gear TVSelf8.0
1978American Hot Wax MovieMookie5.7
1977Playboy's Playmate Party MovieUnknown character
1977Silver Bears MovieAlbert Fiore6.1
1977Fun with Dick and Jane MovieCarpenter (uncredited)6.6
1976Alice TVUnknown character7.0
1976Laverne & Shirley TVUnknown character7.1
1975Saturday Night Live TVSelf (uncredited)6.9
1975Saturday Night Live TVSelf - Host6.9
1974Good Times TVUnknown character8.0
196860 Minutes TVSelf6.5
1962The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson TVUnknown character7.6
1962The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson TVSelf - Guest Host7.6
1962The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson TVSelf7.6
1961The Mike Douglas Show TVSelf5.8
1949The Emmy Awards TVSelf7.9
TBAThe Joe Rogan Experience TVself

Crew (6)

YearTitleRoleRating
2006Carson Country MovieWriter · Writing
1998Jackie Chan: My Story MovieThanks · Crew6.3
1992The Tonight Show with Jay Leno TVProducer · Production5.3
1987Jay Leno's Family Comedy Hour MovieWriter · Writing7.0
1986The Jay Leno Special MovieWriter · Writing8.0
Show 1 more credits
YearTitleRoleRating
1986Jay Leno: The American Dream MovieWriter · Writing8.0

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Questions about Jay Leno

What are Jay Leno's most famous roles?

Jay Leno is most famous for hosting 'The Tonight Show,' but he also had roles in films like 'Cars' and appeared in various comedy specials.

Has Jay Leno won any major awards?

Yes, Jay Leno has received multiple awards, including an Emmy Award for his work on 'The Tonight Show' and a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

What was Jay Leno's first film?

Jay Leno's first film appearance was in 'The Flintstones' (1994), where he played the character of a car salesman.

What is Jay Leno's estimated net worth?

Jay Leno's estimated net worth is reported to be around $450 million, primarily from his successful career in television and stand-up comedy.

How long did Jay Leno host 'The Tonight Show'?

Jay Leno hosted 'The Tonight Show' for a total of 22 years, from 1992 to 2009, and then briefly returned from 2010 to 2014.

What is a notable milestone in Jay Leno's career?

A notable milestone in Jay Leno's career is becoming the host of 'The Tonight Show,' which made him a household name and a staple of late-night television.

What does Jay Leno do now?

Currently, Jay Leno continues to perform stand-up comedy and hosts 'Jay Leno's Garage,' a series focused on his passion for cars.

How did Jay Leno start his career?

Jay Leno began his career in stand-up comedy at small clubs and eventually gained recognition through television appearances, leading to his hosting role on 'The Tonight Show.'