Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

243

Gender

Male

Birthday

1950-04-28 (74 years old)

Place of Birth

New Rochelle, New York, USA

Also Known As

James Douglas Muir "Jay" Leno
جی لنو

Jay Leno

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

7.0%

Cars

Jun 8, 2006

8.0%

The Simpsons

Dec 17, 1989

6.7%

Ice Age: The Meltdown

Mar 29, 2006

8.4%

Friends

Sep 22, 1994

6.3%

Ted 2

Jun 25, 2015

6.5%

Robots

Mar 10, 2005

7.4%

Contact

Jul 11, 1997

7.4%

Family Guy

Jan 31, 1999

7.4%

Family Guy

Jan 31, 1999

7.4%

Family Guy

Jan 31, 1999

8.4%

South Park

Aug 13, 1997

5.3%

The Flintstones

May 27, 1994

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Acting

2025		Hollywood Squares as Self
2025		Shifting Gears as Jay Leno

2024

Midas Man as Ed Sullivan

2023		Girl You Know It's True as Self (archive footage)
2023		Arnold as Self
2023		Lynch/Oz as Self (archive footage)
2023		Jean-Claude van Damme: Karate King as Self (archive footage)
2023		Pamela, A Love Story as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
2023		The Many Faces of Jim Carey

2022		Show Business Is My Life (But I Can't Prove It) as Self
2022		Who's Talking to Chris Wallace? as Self
2022		Speed Is Expensive: The Philip Vincent Story as Self
2022		Celebrating Betty White: America's Golden Girl as Self
2022		Betty White: A Celebration as Self

2021		Kelly Clarkson Presents: When Christmas Comes Around as Self
2021		Harry Potter: Hogwarts Tournament of Houses as Self
2021		Bug Therapy as Fly (voice)
2021		The Eyes of Tammy Faye as Self (archive Footage)
2021		Live at Mister Kelly's as Self (archive footage)
2021		You Bet Your Life with Jay Leno as Host
2021		Untold: Deal with the Devil as Self (archive footage)
2021		Hart to Heart as Self
2021		Val as Self (archive footage)
2021		Rulon Gardner Won't Die

2020		Des O'Connor: The Ultimate Entertainer as Self
2020		The Comedy Store as Self
2020		VOMO: Vote or Miss Out as Self
2020		You Cannot Kill David Arquette as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
2020		The New York Times Presents as Self (archive footage)
2020		Celebrity IOU as Self
2020		Skrrt with Offset as Himself

2019		Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge - Adventure Awaits as Self
2019		The Kelly Clarkson Show as Self - Guest Host
2019		The Kelly Clarkson Show as Self
2019		Lights Out with David Spade as Self - Panelist
2019		Peyton's Places as Self
2019		Jeff Dunham: Talking Heads as Self
2019		Biography: Comedy Icons as Himself
2019		Still Laugh-In: The Stars Celebrate as Self
2019		Drive Like Andretti as Self
2019		Luke Perry: In His Own Words as Self (archive footage)

2018		The Kominsky Method as Self
2018		Basketball: A Love Story as Self (archive footage)
2018		The Indian Wrecking Crew as Narrator
2018		The Zen Diaries of Garry Shandling as Self
2018		Dirty Money as Self (archive footage)

2017		I Am Sam Kinison as Self
2017		A Very Pentatonix Christmas as Self
2017		Jerry Before Seinfeld as Self
2017		Carpool Karaoke: The Series as Self
2017		The Nineties as Self (archive footage)
2017		Gilbert as Self
2017		Sandy Wexler as Testimonial
2017		Diamond Dallas Page: Positively Living as Self
2017		Mickey and the Roadster Racers as Billy Beagle (voice)

2016		Bleed for This as Himself (uncredited)
2016		Ask the Storybots
2016		First Impressions as Himself
2016		Join or Die with Craig Ferguson as Self

2015		Jay Leno's Garage as Self - Host
2015		The Muppets as Self
2015		Amy as Self (archive footage)
2015		Ted 2 as Jay Leno
2015		Winning: The Racing Life of Paul Newman as Self
2015		StarTalk with Neil deGrasse Tyson as Self
2015		Lip Sync Battle as Self
2015		The Late Late Show with James Corden as Self

2014		Elf: Buddy's Musical Christmas as Fake Santa #1 (voice)
2014		The 7D as Crystal Ball (voice)
2014		Phineas and Ferb Save Summer as Colonel Contraction (voice)
2014		Good Morning Britain as Self
2014		Glen Campbell: I'll Be Me as Self
2014		Eat Drink Laugh: The Story of The Comic Strip as Self
2014		The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon as Self

2013		Kelly Clarkson's Cautionary Christmas Music Tale as Self
2013		Delivery Man as Himself
2013		The Arsenio Hall Show as Self

2012		1600 Penn as Jay Leno
2012		Blake Shelton's Not So Family Christmas as Self
2012		Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee as Self
2012		Vanilla Ice Archive as Self (archive footage)
2012		Johnny Carson: King of Late Night as Self
2012		Betty White's 90th Birthday: A Tribute to America's Golden Girl as Self

2011		The Fairly OddParents: Timmy's Secret Wish as Crimson Chin (voice)
2011		Last Man Standing as Joe
2011		Last Man Standing
2011		The Undefeated as Self - on The Tonight Show (archive footage)
2011		Boys of Bonneville as Self
2011		Justin Bieber: Never Say Never as Self (archive footage)
2011		Episodes as Jay Leno

2010		Katt Williams: 9 Lives as Self
2010		I'm Still Here as Jay Leno (uncredited)
2010		2Everything2Terrible2: Tokyo Drift as (archive footage)
2010		Exit Through the Gift Shop as Self (uncredited)
2010		Back From Hell: A Tribute to Sam Kinison as Self

2009		The Jay Leno Show as Self - Host
2009		Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen as Self - Guest
2009		Annul Victory as Self
2009		Love the Beast as Self

2008		Top Gear Australia as Self
2008		Scooby-Doo! and the Goblin King as Jack O'Lantern (voice)
2008		His Highness Hollywood as Self
2008		Igor as King Malbert (voice)
2008		Unstable Fables: Tortoise vs. Hare as Murray Hare (voice)
2008		The Great Buck Howard as Himself

2007		Jimmy Carter: Man from Plains as Self
2007		Christmas Is Here Again as The Narrator (voice)
2007		Keeping Up with the Kardashians as Self
2007		Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project as Self
2007		Phineas and Ferb as Colonel Contraction (voice)
2007		Underdog as Jay Leno
2007		Chelsea Lately
2007		Cutting Edge Comedians of the '60s & '70s as Self (archive footage)
2007		The Astronaut Farmer as Himself

2006		Jimmy Timmy Power Hour 3: The Jerkinators! as Nega-Chin (voice)
2006		AKA Tommy Chong as Himself
2006		Cars as Jay Limo (voice)
2006		Ice Age: The Meltdown as Fast Tony (voice)
2006		Hannah Montana as Jay Leno
2006		Tales of the Rat Fink as Flamethrower (voice)

2005		Nick Cannon Presents: Wild 'N Out as Self
2005		Robots as Fire Hydrant (voice)
2005		The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson as Self
2005		Harley-Davidson: The Spirit of America as Self

2004		First Daughter as Jay Leno
2004		Joey as Jay Leno
2004		Entourage
2004		Mr. 3000 as Self
2004		Overhaulin' as The Insider

2003		Stuck on You as Jay Leno
2003		The Ellen DeGeneres Show as Self
2003		Calendar Girls as Himself
2003		Celebrities Uncensored as Self
2003		Real Time with Bill Maher as Self
2003		Jimmy Kimmel Live!

2002		Paul McCartney: Back in the U.S. as Self
2002		Top Gear as Self
2002		The Ultimate Collection Starring Johnny Carson - The Best of the 60s and 70s
2002		Comedian as Self
2002		Pet Star as Self - Judge
2002		The Anna Nicole Show
2002		The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius as Nega-Chin (voice)
2002		Juwanna Mann as Himself
2002		NBC 75th Anniversary Special as Self
2002		John Q as Jay Leno

2001		The Bernie Mac Show as Jay Leno
2001		Scrubs as Jay Leno
2001		The Fairly OddParents as The Crimson Chin (voice)
2001		The Fairly OddParents as Crimson Chin Doll (voice)
2001		The Fairly OddParents as The Crimson Chin / The Nega-Chin (voice)
2001		The Fairly OddParents as The Crimson Chin / Self (voice)

2000		DAG as Jay Leno (uncredited)
2000		Space Cowboys as Jay Leno
2000		Arista Records' 25th Anniversary Celebration as Self
2000		Titus

1999		Y2K as Self (uncredited)
1999		The West Wing as Jay Leno
1999		Teen Choice Awards as Self - Nominee
1999		Sam Kinison: Why Did We Laugh? as Self
1999		EDtv as Jay Leno
1999		Family Guy as Jay Leno (voice)
1999		Family Guy as Mayor Jay Leno (voice)
1999		Family Guy as Jay Leno
1999		Dilbert as Jay Leno (voice)
1999		Providence as Lucky the Dog (voice)
1999		Television: The First Fifty Years as Self

1998		Totally Bill Hicks as Self
1998		V.I.P. as Jay Leno
1998		Jerry Seinfeld: I'm Telling You for the Last Time as Self
1998		WCW Road Wild 1998 as Jay Leno
1998		Jackie Chan: My Story as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
1998		Off the Menu: The Last Days of Chasen's as Self

1997		Wag the Dog as Jay Leno
1997		Mad City as Jay Leno
1997		Veronica's Closet as Jay Leno
1997		In & Out as Jay Leno (uncredited)
1997		South Park as Jay Leno (voice)
1997		The View as Self
1997		Contact as Jay Leno
1997		Just Shoot Me! as Jay Leno
1997		Meet Wally Sparks as Jay Leno
1997		Rodney Dangerfield's 75th Birthday Toast as Self

1996		Love in Hollywood as Self
1996		The Garth Brooks Video Collection, Vol. 2 as Self (We Shall Be Free Music Video)
1996		The Birdcage as Jay Leno (uncredited)
1996		Muppets Tonight as Self
1996		3rd Rock from the Sun as Jay Leno (uncredited)

1995		Sinatra: 80 Years My Way as Self - Presenter
1995		Caroline in the City as Self
1995		The Drew Carey Show as Lewis' Boss
1995		The Show Formerly Known as the Martin Short Show as Self (uncredited)
1995		Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child as Jay Frog (voice)

1994		Friends as Jay Leno (uncredited)
1994		Inside the Actors Studio as Self
1994		Bill Hicks: It's Just a Ride as Himself
1994		The Flintstones as Bedrock's Most Wanted Host
1994		Sesame Street \| All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever! as Self (archive footage)
1994		Major League II as Self
1994		Look Who's Laughing as Himself
1994		Day of Reckoning as Self
1994		Top Slots - Spotting the Best as Magazine Cameo

1993		Wayne's World 2 as Himself
1993		We're Back! A Dinosaur's Story as Vorb (voice)
1993		Frasier as Don (voice)
1993		Late Night with Conan O'Brien as Self - Guest
1993		Dave as Jay Leno
1993		Homicide: Life on the Street

1992		Mad About You as Jay Leno
1992		The Larry Sanders Show as Jay Leno
1992		The Tonight Show with Jay Leno as Self - Host

1991		The 1984 Los Angeles Comedy Competition With Host Jay Leno as Self / Host
1991		Home Improvement as Jay

1990		The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air as Jay Leno
1990		Wings as Jay Leno

1989		The Simpsons as Jay Leno (voice)
1989		Seinfeld as Jay Leno
1989		Collision Course as Detective Tony Costas

1988		LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988		Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC as Self

1987

Jay Leno's Family Comedy Hour as Self

1986		The Jay Leno Special as self
1986		Disneyland's Summer Vacation Party as Self
1986		Jay Leno: The American Dream as Himself
1986		Doctor Duck's Super Secret All-Purpose Sauce as Self

1984

German Nuclear Launch War: The Movie as Self

1982		Madame's Place as Self
1982		Late Night with David Letterman as Self

1979

Americathon as Larry Miller (Poopy Butt)

1978		Almost Heaven
1978		American Hot Wax as Mookie

1977		Silver Bears as Albert Fiore
1977		Fun with Dick and Jane as Carpenter (uncredited)

1976		Alice
1976		Laverne & Shirley

1975		Saturday Night Live as Self - Host
1975		Saturday Night Live as Self - Cameo (uncredited)
1975		Saturday Night Live as Self (archive footage)

1974

Good Times

1968

60 Minutes as Self

1962		The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson as Self
1962		The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson as Self - Guest Host

1961

The Mike Douglas Show as Self

1949

The Emmy Awards as Self

Crew

1998

Jackie Chan: My Story as Thanks

Production

1992

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno as Producer

Writing

2006

Carson Country as Writer

1987

Jay Leno's Family Comedy Hour as Writer

1986		The Jay Leno Special as Writer
1986		Jay Leno: The American Dream as Writer