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

The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson

Self

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

Self

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

Self - Guest Host

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

Real Time with Bill Maher

Self

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

Self - Guest

The Late Late Show with James Corden

Self

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

Self

Filmography

Year	Movie	Role
2024	Midas Man	Ed Sullivan
2023	Lynch/Oz	Self (archive footage)
2023	Jean-Claude van Damme: Karate King	Self (archive footage)
2023	Pamela, A Love Story	Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
2023	The Many Faces of Jim Carey
2023	Girl You Know It's True	Self (archive footage)
2022	Betty White: A Celebration	Self
2022	Speed Is Expensive: The Philip Vincent Story	Self
2022	Show Business Is My Life (But I Can't Prove It)	Self
2022	Celebrating Betty White: America's Golden Girl	Self
2021	Bug Therapy	Fly (voice)
2021	Kelly Clarkson Presents: When Christmas Comes Around	Self
2021	Untold: Deal with the Devil	Self (archive footage)
2021	Live at Mister Kelly's	Self (archive footage)
2021	The Eyes of Tammy Faye	Self (archive Footage)
2021	Rulon Gardner Won't Die
2021	Val	Self (archive footage)
2020	You Cannot Kill David Arquette	Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
2020	VOMO: Vote or Miss Out	Self
2020	Des O'Connor: The Ultimate Entertainer	Self
2019	Still Laugh-In: The Stars Celebrate	Self
2019	Drive Like Andretti	Self
2019	Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge - Adventure Awaits	Self
2019	Luke Perry: In His Own Words	Self (archive footage)
2019	Jeff Dunham: Talking Heads	Self
2018	The Indian Wrecking Crew	Narrator
2017	Gilbert	Self
2017	Diamond Dallas Page: Positively Living	Self
2017	Sandy Wexler	Testimonial
2017	A Very Pentatonix Christmas	Self
2017	I Am Sam Kinison	Self
2017	Jerry Before Seinfeld	Self
2016	Bleed for This	Himself (uncredited)
2015	Winning: The Racing Life of Paul Newman	Self
2015	Ted 2	Jay Leno
2015	Amy	Self (archive footage)
2014	Elf: Buddy's Musical Christmas	Fake Santa #1 (voice)
2014	Glen Campbell: I'll Be Me	Self
2014	Eat Drink Laugh: The Story of The Comic Strip	Self
2014	Phineas and Ferb Save Summer	Colonel Contraction (voice)
2013	Kelly Clarkson's Cautionary Christmas Music Tale	Self
2013	Delivery Man	Himself
2012	Betty White's 90th Birthday: A Tribute to America's Golden Girl	Self
2012	Blake Shelton's Not So Family Christmas	Self
2012	Johnny Carson: King of Late Night	Self
2012	Vanilla Ice Archive	Self (archive footage)
2011	Justin Bieber: Never Say Never	Self (archive footage)
2011	Boys of Bonneville	Self
2011	The Undefeated	Self - on The Tonight Show (archive footage)
2011	The Fairly OddParents: Timmy's Secret Wish	Crimson Chin (voice)
2010	I'm Still Here	Jay Leno (uncredited)
2010	Katt Williams: 9 Lives	Self
2010	Back From Hell: A Tribute to Sam Kinison	Self
2010	2Everything2Terrible2: Tokyo Drift	(archive footage)
2010	Exit Through the Gift Shop	Self (uncredited)
2009	Love the Beast	Self
2009	Annul Victory	Self
2008	Unstable Fables: Tortoise vs. Hare	Murray Hare (voice)
2008	Igor	King Malbert (voice)
2008	The Great Buck Howard	Himself
2008	His Highness Hollywood	Self
2008	Scooby-Doo! and the Goblin King	Jack O'Lantern (voice)
2007	Underdog	Jay Leno
2007	Cutting Edge Comedians of the '60s & '70s	Self (archive footage)
2007	The Astronaut Farmer	Himself
2007	Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project	Self
2007	Christmas Is Here Again	The Narrator (voice)
2007	Jimmy Carter: Man from Plains	Self
2006	Ice Age: The Meltdown	Fast Tony (voice)
2006	AKA Tommy Chong	Himself
2006	Cars	Jay Limo (voice)
2006	Jimmy Timmy Power Hour 3: The Jerkinators!	Nega-Chin (voice)
2006	Tales of the Rat Fink	Flamethrower (voice)
2005	Harley-Davidson: The Spirit of America	Self
2005	Robots	Fire Hydrant (voice)
2004	Mr. 3000	Self
2004	First Daughter	Jay Leno
2003	Calendar Girls	Himself
2003	Stuck on You	Jay Leno
2002	Paul McCartney: Back in the U.S.	Self
2002	Comedian	Self
2002	NBC 75th Anniversary Special	Self
2002	The Ultimate Collection Starring Johnny Carson - The Best of the 60s and 70s
2002	Juwanna Mann	Himself
2002	John Q	Jay Leno
2000	Arista Records' 25th Anniversary Celebration	Self
2000	Space Cowboys	Jay Leno
1999	Sam Kinison: Why Did We Laugh?	Self
1999	Y2K	Self (uncredited)
1999	Television: The First Fifty Years	Self
1999	EDtv	Jay Leno
1998	Jerry Seinfeld: I'm Telling You for the Last Time	Self
1998	WCW Road Wild 1998	Jay Leno
1998	Off the Menu: The Last Days of Chasen's	Self
1998	Totally Bill Hicks	Self
1998	Jackie Chan: My Story	Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
1997	Rodney Dangerfield's 75th Birthday Toast	Self
1997	Contact	Jay Leno
1997	Mad City	Jay Leno
1997	In & Out	Jay Leno
1997	Meet Wally Sparks	Jay Leno
1997	Wag the Dog	Jay Leno
1996	Love in Hollywood	Self
1996	The Garth Brooks Video Collection, Vol. 2	Self (We Shall Be Free Music Video)
1996	The Birdcage	Jay Leno (uncredited)
1995	Sinatra: 80 Years My Way	Self - Presenter
1995	The Show Formerly Known as the Martin Short Show	Self (uncredited)
1994	Major League II	Self
1994	Bill Hicks: It's Just a Ride	Himself
1994	Day of Reckoning	Self
1994	Look Who's Laughing	Himself
1994	The Flintstones	Bedrock's Most Wanted Host
1994	Top Slots - Spotting the Best	Magazine Cameo
1994	Sesame Street \| All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever!	Self (archive footage)
1993	Dave	Jay Leno
1993	Wayne's World 2	Himself
1993	We're Back! A Dinosaur's Story	Vorb (voice)
1991	The 1984 Los Angeles Comedy Competition With Host Jay Leno	Self / Host
1989	Collision Course	Detective Tony Costas
1988	Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC	Self
1987	Jay Leno's Family Comedy Hour	Self
1986	Doctor Duck's Super Secret All-Purpose Sauce	Self
1986	Jay Leno: The American Dream	Himself
1986	The Jay Leno Special	self
1986	Disneyland's Summer Vacation Party	Self
1979	Americathon	Larry Miller (Poopy Butt)
1978	American Hot Wax	Mookie
1977	Silver Bears	Albert Fiore
1977	Fun with Dick and Jane	Carpenter (uncredited)

Year	TV Show	Role
2025	Hollywood Squares	Self
2025	Shifting Gears	Jay Leno
2023	Arnold	Self
2022	Who's Talking to Chris Wallace?	Self
2021	Harry Potter: Hogwarts Tournament of Houses	Self
2021	Hart to Heart	Self
2021	You Bet Your Life with Jay Leno	Host
2020	The New York Times Presents	Self (archive footage)
2020	The Comedy Store	Self
2020	Celebrity IOU	Self
2020	Skrrt with Offset	Himself
2019	The Kelly Clarkson Show	Self - Guest Host
2019	Biography: Comedy Icons	Himself
2019	Peyton's Places	Self
2019	The Kelly Clarkson Show	Self
2019	Lights Out with David Spade	Self - Panelist
2018	Basketball: A Love Story	Self (archive footage)
2018	The Zen Diaries of Garry Shandling	Self
2018	The Kominsky Method	Self
2018	Dirty Money	Self (archive footage)
2017	Mickey and the Roadster Racers	Billy Beagle (voice)
2017	The Nineties	Self (archive footage)
2017	Carpool Karaoke: The Series	Self
2016	First Impressions	Himself
2016	Join or Die with Craig Ferguson	Self
2016	Ask the Storybots
2015	StarTalk with Neil deGrasse Tyson	Self
2015	The Muppets	Self
2015	Jay Leno's Garage	Self - Host
2015	The Late Late Show with James Corden	Self
2015	Lip Sync Battle	Self
2014	Good Morning Britain	Self
2014	The 7D	Crystal Ball (voice)
2014	The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon	Self
2013	The Arsenio Hall Show	Self
2012	Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee	Self
2012	1600 Penn	Jay Leno
2011	Last Man Standing	Joe
2011	Episodes	Jay Leno
2011	Last Man Standing
2009	The Jay Leno Show	Self - Host
2009	Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen	Self - Guest
2008	Top Gear Australia	Self
2007	Chelsea Lately
2007	Phineas and Ferb	Colonel Contraction (voice)
2007	Keeping Up with the Kardashians	Self
2006	Hannah Montana	Jay Leno
2005	The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson	Self
2005	Nick Cannon Presents: Wild 'N Out	Self
2004	Joey	Jay Leno
2004	Entourage
2004	Overhaulin'	The Insider
2003	The Ellen DeGeneres Show	Self
2003	Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003	Celebrities Uncensored	Self
2003	Real Time with Bill Maher	Self
2002	Pet Star	Self - Judge
2002	The Anna Nicole Show
2002	Top Gear	Self
2001	The Bernie Mac Show	Jay Leno
2001	The Fairly OddParents	The Crimson Chin (voice)
2001	Scrubs	Jay Leno
2001	The Fairly OddParents	The Crimson Chin / Self (voice)
2001	The Fairly OddParents	The Crimson Chin / The Nega-Chin (voice)
2001	The Fairly OddParents	Crimson Chin Doll (voice)
2000	Titus
2000	DAG	Jay Leno (uncredited)
1999	Family Guy	Jay Leno (voice)
1999	Providence	Lucky the Dog (voice)
1999	Family Guy	Mayor Jay Leno (voice)
1999	The West Wing	Jay Leno
1999	Family Guy	Jay Leno
1999	Teen Choice Awards	Self - Nominee
1999	Dilbert	Jay Leno (voice)
1998	V.I.P.	Jay Leno
1997	South Park	Jay Leno (voice)
1997	The View	Self
1997	Just Shoot Me!	Jay Leno
1997	Veronica's Closet	Jay Leno
1996	3rd Rock from the Sun	Jay Leno (uncredited)
1996	Muppets Tonight	Self
1995	Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child	Jay Frog (voice)
1995	Caroline in the City	Self
1995	The Drew Carey Show	Lewis' Boss
1994	Inside the Actors Studio	Self
1994	Friends	Jay Leno (uncredited)
1993	Frasier	Don (voice)
1993	Homicide: Life on the Street
1993	Late Night with Conan O'Brien	Self - Guest
1992	The Tonight Show with Jay Leno	Self - Host
1992	The Larry Sanders Show	Jay Leno
1992	Mad About You	Jay Leno
1991	Home Improvement	Jay
1990	The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air	Jay Leno
1990	Wings	Jay Leno
1989	The Simpsons	Jay Leno (voice)
1989	Seinfeld	Jay Leno
1988	LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1982	Late Night with David Letterman	Self
1982	Madame's Place	Self
1978	Almost Heaven
1976	Alice
1976	Laverne & Shirley
1975	Saturday Night Live	Self - Host
1975	Saturday Night Live	Self - Cameo (uncredited)
1974	Good Times
1968	60 Minutes	Self
1962	The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson	Self
1962	The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson	Self - Guest Host
1962	The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1961	The Mike Douglas Show	Self
1949	The Emmy Awards	Self