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Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthday
April 28, 1950
Place of Birth
New Rochelle, New York, USA
Also Known As
- James Douglas Muir "Jay" Leno
- جی لنو
Jay Leno
1.2 Popularity
Biography
James Douglas Muir Leno is an American television host, comedian, and writer. After doing stand-up comedy for years, he became the host of NBC's The Tonight Show with Jay Leno from 1992 to 2009.
Known For
5.0
Self
Hollywood Squares
2025
6.3
Jay Leno
Shifting Gears
2025
6.4
Ed Sullivan
Midas Man
2024
7.3
Jay Leno (archive footage)
Girl You Know It's True
2023
7.9
Self
Arnold
2023
7.2
The Many Faces of Jim Carey
2023
6.0
Self
Show Business Is My Life (But I Can't Prove It)
2022
3.7
Self
Who's Talking to Chris Wallace?
2022
7.0
Self
Speed Is Expensive: The Philip Vincent Story
2022
9.5
Self
Celebrating Betty White: America's Golden Girl
2022
Credits
Hollywood Squares
as Self
2025
5.0
Shifting Gears
as Jay Leno
2025
6.3
Midas Man
as Ed Sullivan
2024
6.4
Girl You Know It's True
as Jay Leno (archive footage)
2023
7.3
Arnold
as Self
2023
7.9
The Many Faces of Jim Carey
2023
7.2
Show Business Is My Life (But I Can't Prove It)
as Self
2022
6.0
Who's Talking to Chris Wallace?
as Self
2022
3.7
Speed Is Expensive: The Philip Vincent Story
as Self
2022
7.0
Celebrating Betty White: America's Golden Girl
as Self
2022
9.5
Betty White: A Celebration
as Self
2022
8.0
Kelly Clarkson Presents: When Christmas Comes Around
as Self
2021
7.0
Harry Potter: Hogwarts Tournament of Houses
as Self
2021
7.3
Bug Therapy
as Fly (voice)
2021
9.5
The Eyes of Tammy Faye
as Self (archive Footage)
2021
6.5
You Bet Your Life with Jay Leno
as Host
2021
0.0
Untold: Deal with the Devil
as Self (archive footage)
2021
6.9
Hart to Heart
as Self
2021
8.2
Rulon Gardner Won't Die
2021
5.8
Des O'Connor: The Ultimate Entertainer
as Self
2020
0.0
The Comedy Store
as Self
2020
7.7
VOMO: Vote or Miss Out
as Self
2020
10.0
You Cannot Kill David Arquette
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
2020
6.7
The New York Times Presents
as Self (archive footage)
2020
7.2
Celebrity IOU
as Self
2020
6.6
Skrrt with Offset
as Himself
2020
9.0
Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge - Adventure Awaits
as Self
2019
6.1
The Kelly Clarkson Show
as Self - Guest Host
2019
6.3
The Kelly Clarkson Show
as Self
2019
6.3
Lights Out with David Spade
as Self - Panelist
2019
5.6
Peyton's Places
as Self
2019
7.5
Jeff Dunham: Talking Heads
as Self
2019
10.0
Biography: Comedy Icons
as Self
2019
0.0
Devil's Pie: D'Angelo
2019
10.0
Still Laugh-In: The Stars Celebrate
as Self
2019
5.3
Drive Like Andretti
as Self
2019
0.0
Luke Perry: In His Own Words
as Self (archive footage)
2019
0.0
The Kominsky Method
as Self
2018
7.5
The Steve Irwin Story
as Self (archive footage)
2018
7.8
Basketball: A Love Story
as Self (archive footage)
2018
7.0
The Indian Wrecking Crew
as Narrator
2018
0.0
The Zen Diaries of Garry Shandling
as Self
2018
7.1
Dirty Money
as Self (archive footage)
2018
7.1
I Am Sam Kinison
as Self
2017
5.2
A Very Pentatonix Christmas
as Self
2017
4.8
Jerry Before Seinfeld
as Self
2017
6.8
Carpool Karaoke: The Series
as Self
2017
6.1
The Nineties
as Self (archive footage)
2017
6.9
Gilbert
as Self
2017
6.7
Sandy Wexler
as Testimonial
2017
5.5
Diamond Dallas Page: Positively Living
as Self
2017
0.0
Mickey and the Roadster Racers
as Billy Beagle (voice)
2017
6.3
Bleed for This
as Himself (uncredited)
2016
6.8
Ask the Storybots
2016
7.0
🎬
First Impressions
as Himself
2016
0.0
Join or Die with Craig Ferguson
as Self
2016
6.9
Jay Leno's Garage
as Self - Host
2015
7.3
The Muppets
as Self
2015
7.0
Ted 2
as Jay Leno
2015
6.3
Winning: The Racing Life of Paul Newman
as Self
2015
7.5
StarTalk with Neil deGrasse Tyson
as Self
2015
6.6
Lip Sync Battle
as Self
2015
6.4
The Late Late Show with James Corden
as Self
2015
5.3
Elf: Buddy's Musical Christmas
as Fake Santa #1 (voice)
2014
5.4
The 7D
as Crystal Ball (voice)
2014
6.2
Phineas and Ferb Save Summer
as Colonel Contraction (voice)
2014
0.0
Good Morning Britain
as Self
2014
4.1
Glen Campbell: I'll Be Me
as Self
2014
7.6
Eat Drink Laugh: The Story of The Comic Strip
as Self
2014
7.5
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
as Self
2014
5.9
Kelly Clarkson's Cautionary Christmas Music Tale
as Self
2013
9.0
Delivery Man
as Himself
2013
6.2
The Arsenio Hall Show
as Self
2013
5.7
1600 Penn
as Jay Leno
2012
4.6
Blake Shelton's Not So Family Christmas
as Self
2012
6.0
Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee
as Self
2012
7.1
🎬
Vanilla Ice Archive
as Self (archive footage)
2012
0.0
Johnny Carson: King of Late Night
as Self
2012
7.6
🎬
Betty White's 90th Birthday: A Tribute to America's Golden Girl
as Self
2012
6.0
The Fairly OddParents: Timmy's Secret Wish
as Crimson Chin (voice)
2011
6.0
Last Man Standing
as Joe
2011
7.3
Last Man Standing
2011
7.3
The Undefeated
as Self - on The Tonight Show (archive footage)
2011
2.0
🎬
Boys of Bonneville
as Self
2011
6.7
Justin Bieber: Never Say Never
as Self (archive footage)
2011
5.2
Episodes
as Jay Leno
2011
7.2
Solartaxi: Around the World with the Sun
2010
8.0
Katt Williams: 9 Lives
as Self
2010
7.0
I'm Still Here
as Jay Leno (uncredited)
2010
6.0
2Everything2Terrible2: Tokyo Drift
as (archive footage)
2010
6.1
Exit Through the Gift Shop
as Self (uncredited)
2010
7.5
Back From Hell: A Tribute to Sam Kinison
as Self
2010
6.2
The Jay Leno Show
as Self - Host
2009
3.5
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
as Self - Guest
2009
5.1
Annul Victory
as Self
2009
0.0
Love the Beast
as Self
2009
6.5
Top Gear Australia
as Self
2008
4.8
Scooby-Doo! and the Goblin King
as Jack O'Lantern (voice)
2008
7.6
His Highness Hollywood
as Self
2008
7.0
Igor
as King Malbert (voice)
2008
6.0
Unstable Fables: Tortoise vs. Hare
as Murray Hare (voice)
2008
5.7
The Great Buck Howard
as Himself
2008
6.0
Jimmy Carter: Man from Plains
as Self
2007
6.8
Christmas Is Here Again
as The Narrator (voice)
2007
4.0
Keeping Up with the Kardashians
as Self
2007
7.4
Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project
as Self
2007
6.8
Phineas and Ferb
as Colonel Contraction (voice)
2007
7.9
Underdog
as Jay Leno
2007
5.5
Chelsea Lately
2007
4.5
🎬
Cutting Edge Comedians of the '60s & '70s
as Self (archive footage)
2007
0.0
The Astronaut Farmer
as Himself
2007
6.2
Jimmy Timmy Power Hour 3: The Jerkinators!
as Nega-Chin (voice)
2006
6.4
AKA Tommy Chong
as Himself
2006
7.4
Cars
as Jay Limo (voice)
2006
7.0
Ice Age: The Meltdown
as Fast Tony (voice)
2006
6.7
Hannah Montana
as Jay Leno
2006
7.1
Tales of the Rat Fink
as Flamethrower (voice)
2006
5.3
Nick Cannon Presents: Wild 'N Out
as Self
2005
8.1
Robots
as Fire Hydrant (voice)
2005
6.5
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
as Self
2005
6.7
Harley-Davidson: The Spirit of America
as Self
2005
0.0
First Daughter
as Jay Leno
2004
6.2
Joey
as Jay Leno
2004
6.3
Entourage
as Jay Leno
2004
7.4
The Ashlee Simpson Show
2004
0.0
Mr. 3000
as Self
2004
5.3
Overhaulin'
as The Insider
2004
7.0
Stuck on You
as Jay Leno
2003
5.3
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
as Self
2003
5.6
Calendar Girls
as Himself
2003
6.5
Celebrities Uncensored
as Self
2003
4.0
Real Time with Bill Maher
as Self
2003
6.0
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
as Self
2003
5.5
Paul McCartney: Back in the U.S.
as Self
2002
6.6
Top Gear
as Self
2002
7.5
The Ultimate Collection Starring Johnny Carson - The Best of the 60s and 70s
2002
0.0
Comedian
as Self
2002
6.6
Pet Star
as Self - Judge
2002
7.7
The Anna Nicole Show
2002
5.8
Juwanna Mann
as Himself
2002
5.0
NBC 75th Anniversary Special
as Self
2002
0.0
The Osbournes
as Self
2002
5.9
John Q
as Jay Leno
2002
7.1
🎬
Roadside Attractions with Kevin Smith
2002
0.0
Mr. Bill Goes Hollywood
2002
0.0
The Bernie Mac Show
as Jay Leno
2001
6.5
Scrubs
as Jay Leno
2001
8.0
The Fairly OddParents
as The Crimson Chin (voice)
2001
7.6
The Fairly OddParents
as Crimson Chin Doll (voice)
2001
7.6
The Fairly OddParents
as The Crimson Chin / The Nega-Chin (voice)
2001
7.6
The Fairly OddParents
as The Crimson Chin / Self (voice)
2001
7.6
DAG
as Jay Leno (uncredited)
2000
7.0
BattleBots
as Jay Leno
2000
6.9
Space Cowboys
as Jay Leno
2000
6.4
Arista Records' 25th Anniversary Celebration
as Self
2000
6.2
Titus
as Jay Leno
2000
6.9
Y2K
as Self (uncredited)
1999
3.5
The West Wing
as Jay Leno
1999
8.2
Teen Choice Awards
as Self
1999
9.1
Sam Kinison: Why Did We Laugh?
as Self
1999
6.0
EDtv
as Jay Leno
1999
6.0
Family Guy
as Jay Leno (voice)
1999
7.4
Family Guy
as Mayor Jay Leno (voice)
1999
7.4
Family Guy
as Jay Leno
1999
7.4
Dilbert
as Jay Leno (voice)
1999
6.8
Providence
as Lucky the Dog (voice)
1999
6.5
🎬
Television: The First Fifty Years
as Self
1999
0.0
Totally Bill Hicks
as Self
1998
7.7
V.I.P.
as Jay Leno
1998
5.3
Jerry Seinfeld: I'm Telling You for the Last Time
as Self
1998
7.4
WCW Road Wild 1998
as Jay Leno
1998
8.0
Off the Menu: The Last Days of Chasen's
as Self
1998
7.3
🎬
The Entertainment Biz
as Self
1998
0.0
Wag the Dog
as Jay Leno
1997
6.9
Mad City
as Jay Leno
1997
6.2
Veronica's Closet
as Jay Leno
1997
5.2
In & Out
as Jay Leno
1997
6.5
South Park
as Jay Leno (voice)
1997
8.3
The View
as Self
1997
4.3
Contact
as Jay Leno
1997
7.4
Just Shoot Me!
as Jay Leno
1997
6.6
Rodney Dangerfield's 75th Birthday Toast
as Self
1997
0.0
Meet Wally Sparks
as Jay Leno
1997
4.7
Love in Hollywood
as Self
1996
0.0
The Garth Brooks Video Collection, Vol. 2
as Self (We Shall Be Free Music Video)
1996
0.0
The Birdcage
as Jay Leno (uncredited)
1996
7.0
Muppets Tonight
as Self
1996
7.5
3rd Rock from the Sun
as Jay Leno (uncredited)
1996
7.5
Sinatra: 80 Years My Way
as Self - Presenter
1995
0.0
Caroline in the City
as Self
1995
6.4
The Drew Carey Show
as Lewis' Boss
1995
6.5
The Show Formerly Known as the Martin Short Show
as Self (uncredited)
1995
8.0
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
as Jay Frog (voice)
1995
6.0
Friends
as Jay Leno (uncredited)
1994
8.4
Inside the Actors Studio
as Self
1994
7.5
Bill Hicks: It's Just a Ride
as Self
1994
7.4
The Flintstones
as Bedrock's Most Wanted Host
1994
5.4
Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever!
as Self (archive footage)
1994
7.0
Major League II
as Self
1994
5.7
🎬
Look Who's Laughing
as Himself
1994
0.0
Day of Reckoning
as Self
1994
0.0
Top Slots - Spotting the Best
as Magazine Cameo
1994
0.0
Wayne's World 2
as Himself
1993
6.1
We're Back! A Dinosaur's Story
as Vorb (voice)
1993
6.1
The Nanny
as Jay Leno
1993
8.1
Frasier
as Don (voice)
1993
7.7
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
as Self - Guest
1993
7.2
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
as Self
1993
7.2
Dave
as Jay Leno
1993
6.6
Homicide: Life on the Street
1993
8.1
Mad About You
as Jay Leno
1992
6.7
The Larry Sanders Show
as Jay Leno
1992
7.7
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
as Self - Host
1992
5.4
The 1984 Los Angeles Comedy Competition With Host Jay Leno
as Self / Host
1991
0.0
Home Improvement
as Jay
1991
7.4
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
as Jay Leno
1990
7.9
Wings
as Jay Leno
1990
6.9
The Simpsons
as Jay Leno (voice)
1989
8.0
Seinfeld
as Jay Leno
1989
8.3
Collision Course
as Detective Tony Costas
1989
4.1
Clive James' Postcard from
as Self
1989
7.0
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988
5.4
Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC
as Self
1988
6.0
Jay Leno's Family Comedy Hour
as Self
1987
0.0
The Jay Leno Special
as self
1986
0.0
Disneyland's Summer Vacation Party
as Self
1986
10.0
Jay Leno: The American Dream
as Himself
1986
7.0
Doctor Duck's Super Secret All-Purpose Sauce
as Self
1986
6.0
Madame's Place
as Self
1982
7.3
Late Night with David Letterman
as Self
1982
5.9
Americathon
as Larry Miller (Poopy Butt)
1979
3.5
🎬
Almost Heaven
1978
6.0
American Hot Wax
as Mookie
1978
5.6
Silver Bears
as Albert Fiore
1977
5.9
Fun with Dick and Jane
as Carpenter (uncredited)
1977
6.5
Alice
1976
7.1
Laverne & Shirley
1976
7.2
Saturday Night Live
as Self - Host
1975
7.0
Saturday Night Live
as Self - Cameo (uncredited)
1975
7.0
Good Times
1974
8.0
60 Minutes
as Self
1968
6.6
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
as Self
1962
7.5
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
as Self - Guest Host
1962
7.5
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
7.5
The Mike Douglas Show
as Self
1961
5.4
The Emmy Awards
as Self
1949
7.9