James Douglas Muir "Jay" Leno (born April 28, 1950) is an Emmy Award-winning American stand-up comedian and television host, who succeeded Johnny Carson as host of The Tonight Show in 1992. Leno will continue to host The Tonight Show until May 29, 2009. Late Night host Conan O'Brien is his scheduled replacement as host.
As he was growing up he used to say that he would take over Johnny Carson's job, which he eventually did. Early in his career Leno did commercials for Doritos brand tortilla chips. In the late 1970s, he was the warm-up act for Johnny Mathis, Tom Jones and John Denver. He replaced Johnny Carson as host of The Tonight Show in 1992. He plans to retire from the show in 2009, to be replaced by Conan O'Brien. During an August 1, 2007 interview with CNN journalist Anderson Cooper on The Tonight Show, Jay Leno confirmed that he is dyslexic.Though married for many years, he has no children, as mentioned in his July 9, 2008 interview with Aaron Eckhart.
Leno is not widely known as an actor, but he did have a number of small roles early in his career in mostly unsuccessful movies; an exception was a bit part in the more popular film American Hot Wax. His most prominent role was in the 1989 film Collision Course, a comedy about a mismatched crime fighting pair, in which he played a detective opposite Pat Morita. When Steve Martin appeared on Leno's "The Tonight Show" in December 2005, a clip from the movie appeared during Martin's game of "Name That Clip". The last clip played was from Collision Course, which Leno immediately said was "a horrible movie."
Leno also appeared in a 1975 episode of the television series Good Times, in which he plays a character in the waiting room of a public clinic, and as one of the "pool guys" in the original 1977 version of Fun with Dick and Jane. He appeared on other TV shows such as Laverne & Shirley and Alice. In 1986, Leno hosted NBC's Saturday Night Live in its 11th season (musical guest: The Neville Brothers).Since becoming the host of the Tonight Show, Leno made a number of cameo appearances, usually appearing as a talk show host or making fun of his famous chin (due to mandibular prognathism). In 1993, Leno played the voice of the alien Vorb in the animated film We're Back! A Dinosaur's Story. In 1994, he played "Bedrock's Most Wanted Host," along with Cynthia Clemons, in the live-action comedy film The Flintstones. Also in 1994, he played himself in Major League II which starred Charlie Sheen. He also appeared as himself in an episode of Baywatch, in which Mitch (David Hasselhoff's character) saves him from choking to death. In 1996, Leno appeared on NBC's Homicide: Life on the Street as himself trying to get a drink in a Baltimore bar.Leno's comedic style is chiefly observational, with storytelling and topical humor often mixed into his routine. Leno's comedic delivery is usually straightforward and that of a folksy, "everyman" personality. Combining elements of a late-night comedy club and a laid-back talk show, Leno's incarnation of Tonight has proven highly successful in the ratings.An audience favorite since Leno's hosting of The Tonight Show is his weekly installment Headlines, in which he features unintentionally humorous newspaper articles, advertisements and other printed media that fans mail into the show, especially crime reports, nuptial announcements, and menus. Jay has a penchant for media items involving stupid criminals, bad foreign language to English translations for household or food items and especially finds amusement from unhappy looking animals in silly costumes. Jay has highlighted his cat Cheeses dressed up with a limousine driver's cap in past installments. Jay also has authored a series of book collections taken from Headlines, published by Grand Central Publishing.Another recurring sketch on Leno's Tonight Show is Jay-Walking, where Jay asks people off the street some questions regarding current or historical events. Jay frequents the areas just outside the NBC studios such as down Melrose avenue or within Universal Studios Hollywood's City Walk. Radio shock jock Howard Stern has argued that Jay stole the idea of Jay-Walking from his program.
Leno's comedic style is chiefly observational, with storytelling and topical humor often mixed into his routine. Leno's comedic delivery is usually straightforward and that of a folksy, "everyman" personality. Combining elements of a late-night comedy club and a laid-back talk show, Leno's incarnation of Tonight has proven highly successful in the ratings.
An audience favorite since Leno's hosting of The Tonight Show is his weekly installment Headlines, in which he features unintentionally humorous newspaper articles, advertisements and other printed media that fans mail into the show, especially crime reports, nuptial announcements, and menus. Jay has a penchant for media items involving stupid criminals, bad foreign language to English translations for household or food items and especially finds amusement from unhappy looking animals in silly costumes. Jay has highlighted his cat Cheeses dressed up with a limousine driver's cap in past installments. Jay also has authored a series of book collections taken from Headlines, published by Grand Central Publishing.
Another recurring sketch on Leno's Tonight Show is Jay-Walking, where Jay asks people off the street some questions regarding current or historical events. Jay frequents the areas just outside the NBC studios such as down Melrose avenue or within Universal Studios Hollywood's City Walk. Radio shock jock Howard Stern has argued that Jay stole the idea of Jay-Walking from his program.
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