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Jay Leno is a Actor, Director and Scriptwriter American born on 28 april 1950 at New Rochelle (USA)

Jay Leno

Jay Leno
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Birth name James Douglas Muir Leno
Nationality USA
Birth 28 april 1950 (73 years) at New Rochelle (USA)
Awards Primetime Emmy Award

James Douglas Muir "Jay" Leno (/ˈlɛnoʊ/; born April 28, 1950) is an American comedian, actor, writer, producer, voice actor, and television host. He 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. ET, 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. He hosted his last episode of The Tonight Show on February 6, 2014. That year, he was inducted into the Television Hall of Fame.

Biography

Leno has been married to Mavis Leno since 1980; they have no children, by mutual agreement. In 1993, during his first season as host of The Tonight Show, Leno's mother died at the age of 82 and in the following year, his father died at the age of 84. Leno's older brother Patrick Leno, a Vietnam Veteran and graduate of Yale Law School, died in 2002 at the age of 62 as a result of complications from cancer.

He is known for his prominent jaw, which has been described as mandibular prognathism. In the book Leading with My Chin he stated that he is aware of surgery that could reset his mandible, but does not wish to endure a prolonged healing period with his jaws wired shut.

Leno is dyslexic. He claims to only need four to five hours of sleep each night. Leno does not drink or smoke, nor does he gamble. He spends most of his free time visiting car collections or working in his private garage.

Leno said that he does not spend a penny of his money that he earns from The Tonight Show. Instead, he lives off his money from his stand-up routines.

Leno reportedly earned $32 million in 2005.




Charity
In 2001, along with his wife, he donated $100,000 to the Feminist Majority's campaign to stop gender apartheid in Afghanistan, to educate the public regarding the plight of women in Afghanistan under Taliban rule. Mavis Leno is on the board of the Feminist Majority.

In 2009, he donated $100,000 to a scholarship fund at Salem State College (now Salem State University) in honor of Lennie Sogoloff, who gave Leno his start at his jazz club, Lennie's-on-the-Turnpike.

In August 2012, Leno auctioned his Fiat 500, which was sold for $385,000 with all the proceeds going to a charity that helps wounded war veterans recover by providing them temporary housing.


Love Ride
Since 1985 Jay Leno has been the Grand Marshal for the Love Ride, a motorcycle charity event which since its founding in 1984 has raised nearly $14 million for charities benefiting muscular dystrophy research, Autism Speaks, and in 2001, the September 11 attacks recovery.


Vehicle collection

Leno owns approximately 286 vehicles (169 automobiles and 117 motorcycles). He also has a website called "Jay Leno's Garage," which contains video clips and photos of his automobiles in detail, as well as other vehicles of interest to him. Leno's Garage Manager is Bernard Juchli. Among his collection are two Doble steam cars, a sedan and a roadster that were owned by Howard Hughes, and one of nine remaining 1963 Chrysler Turbine Cars.

He has a regular column in Popular Mechanics which showcases his car collection and gives advice about various automotive topics, including restoration and unique models, such as his jet-powered motorcycle and solar-powered hybrid. Leno also writes occasional "Motormouth" articles for The Sunday Times, reviewing high-end sports cars and giving his humorous take on automotive matters.

Leno opened his garage to Team Bondi, the company that developed the critically acclaimed video-game L.A. Noire, which is set in Los Angeles in the late 1940s. Leno's collection contained almost 100 cars from this period, and allowed the team to recreate their images as accurately as possible.


Politics
Referring to Israel, Leno said, "It is the only democracy in the Middle East. I look around the Middle East and I see people being stoned to death because they are gay and women being not allowed to drive or not allowed to vote. And here is this one little paradise in the Middle East where freedom reigns and there is a democracy, you vote people in you vote people out.

Best films

Ice Age: The Meltdown (2006)
(Director)
Major League II (1994)
(Actor)

Usually with

John Powell
John Powell
(3 films)
Ray Romano
Ray Romano
(2 films)
Denis Leary
Denis Leary
(2 films)
Josh Peck
Josh Peck
(1 films)
Source : Wikidata

Filmography of Jay Leno (57 films)

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YearNameJobRoles
2017Sandy WexlerActorTestimonial
2016Bleed for ThisActorHimself (uncredited)
2015Ted 2ActorJay Leno
2015AmyActorSelf (archive footage)
2015Winning: The Racing Life of Paul NewmanActorSelf
2014Elf: Buddy's Musical ChristmasActorFake Santa #1 (voice)
2014Glen Campbell: I'll Be MeActorSelf
2013Delivery ManActorHimself
2011Justin Bieber: Never Say NeverActorSelf (archive footage)
2011The UndefeatedActorSelf - on The Tonight Show (archive footage)
2010I'm Still HereActorJay Leno (uncredited)
2010Exit Through the Gift ShopActor
2009Love the BeastActorSelf
2008IgorActorKing Malbert (voice)
2008The Great Buck HowardActorHimself
2008Scooby-Doo! and the Goblin KingActorJack O'Lantern (voice)
2007UnderdogActorJay Leno
2007The Astronaut FarmerActorHimself
2007Christmas Is Here AgainActorThe Narrator (voice)
2007Jimmy Carter: Man from PlainsActorHimself
2007Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles ProjectActorSelf
2006Ice Age: The MeltdownActor, Director, ScriptwriterFast Tony (voice)
2006CarsActorJay Limo (voice)
2006AKA Tommy ChongActorHimself
2005RobotsActorFire Hydrant (voice)
2004First DaughterActorJay Leno
2004Mr. 3000ActorSelf
2003Stuck on YouActorSelf
2003Dickie Roberts: Former Child StarActor
2003Calendar GirlsActorHimself
2002ComedianActorSelf
2002John QActorJay Leno
2002Juwanna MannActorHimself
2000Space CowboysActorJay Leno
2000Book of Shadows: Blair Witch 2Actor
1999Y2KActorSelf (uncredited)
1999EdtvActorJay Leno
1998Wag the DogActorJay Leno
1998Just WriteActor
1998Off the Menu: The Last Days of Chasen'sActorSelf
1998Jackie Chan: My StoryActor
1997ContactActorJay Leno
1997In & OutActorJay Leno (uncredited)
1997Mad CityActorJay Leno
1997Meet Wally SparksActorJay Leno
1996The BirdcageActorJay Leno (uncredited)
1994The FlintstonesActorBedrock's Most Wanted Host
1994Major League IIActorSelf
1993DaveActorJay Leno
1993We're Back! A Dinosaur's StoryActorVorb (voice)
1993Wayne's World 2ActorHimself
1989Collision CourseActorDetective Tony Costas
1981PolyesterActor
1979AmericathonActorLarry Miller (Poopy Butt)
1978American Hot WaxActorMookie
1977Silver BearsActorAlbert Fiore
1977Fun with Dick and JaneActorCarpenter (uncredited)