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Jay Leno
Tv Personality
Male
Born
Apr 28, 1950
Age
63
Hometown
New Rochelle, New...
Nationality
American
Other Names
Leno-Muir, James ...
James Douglas Muir "Jay" Leno /%CB%88l%C9%9Bno%CA%8A/ is an American stand-up comedian and television host. From 1992 to 2009, Leno was the host of NBC's The Tonight Show with Jay Leno. Beginning in September 2009, Leno started a primetime talk show,… Read More
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Jay Leno
Age 63
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Angelo LenoFather, Age 103 -
Catherine MuirMother, Age 102
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Patrick LenoBrother
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Howard Stern: Ahmadinejad Should Take Over 'The Tonight Show'Huffington Post - about 10 hours ago
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Who Says Jay Leno Isn't Cutting Edge?Wall Street Journal - 7 days ago
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CHILDHOOD
TWENTIES
1973
23 Years Old
Leno grew up in Andover, Massachusetts, and although his high school guidance counselor recommended that he drop out of school, he later obtained a Bachelor's degree in speech therapy from Emerson College, where he started a comedy club in 1973.
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1976
26 Years Old
During the 1970s, Leno appeared in minor roles in several television series and films, first in the 1976 episode "J.J. in Trouble" of Good Times and the same year in the pilot of Holmes & Yo-Yo.
1977
27 Years Old
After an uncredited appearance in the 1977 film Fun with Dick and Jane, he played more prominent parts in 1978 in American Hot Wax and Silver Bears.
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THIRTIES
1987
37 Years Old
Starting in 1987, Leno was a regular substitute host for Johnny Carson on The Tonight Show.
FORTIES
1992
42 Years Old
In 1992, he replaced Carson as host amid controversy with David Letterman, who had been hosting Late Night with David Letterman since 1982 (aired after The Tonight Show), who many had expected to be Carson's successor.
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FIFTIES
In 2004, Leno signed a contract extension with NBC which would keep him as host of The Tonight Show until 2009.
2005
55 Years Old
In the 2005 trial of Michael Jackson over allegations of child molestation, Leno appeared as a defense witness (many celebrity defense witnesses had been expected, but Leno was one of the few whose testimony was actually needed).
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2007
57 Years Old
During the 2007–08 Writers Guild of America strike, Leno was accused of violating WGA guidelines by writing his own monologue for The Tonight Show.
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2008
58 Years Old
Leno said in 2008 that he was saving all of his income from The Tonight Show and living solely off his income from stand-up comedy.
On April 23, 2009, Leno checked himself into a hospital with an undisclosed illness.
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LATE ADULTHOOD
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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.
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