Jay Leno

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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

Cars

Jay Limo (voice)

The Simpsons

Jay Leno (voice)

Ice Age: The Meltdown

Fast Tony (voice)

Friends

Jay Leno (uncredited)

Ted 2

Jay Leno

Contact

Jay Leno

South Park

Jay Leno (voice)

Robots

Fire Hydrant (voice)

Full Filmography

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

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