
Jay Leno began his career in night clubs, where he worked 300 nights a year before hitting it big in 1992 with his own late-night talk show, The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (1992). By that time he had appeared on television, acted in a few films (American Hot Wax (1978)) but hit paydirt with his late-night television appearances (he made a record number of visits to Late Night with David Letterman (1982)); for several years, he served as Johnny Carson's permanent guest host on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962). A big, sweet guy with a very good comedy routine, he vied with David Letterman to inherit Carson's seat when Johnny retired in 1992. His victory was well-publicized, but empty, though he did gain a measure of revenge when his show beat Letterman's for the Emmy in 1995. Though he consistently lost in the ratings to Letterman except on special occasions, like Hugh Grant's first TV appearance after his encounter with Divine Brown, he surged ahead in 1996, as CBS plunged further into oblivion.
Won 2 Primetime Emmys. Another 3 wins & 23 nominations.
The Late Late Show with James Corden | Unknown | 2015-03-23 |
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon | Unknown | 2014-02-17 |
Late Night with Seth Meyers | Unknown | 2014-02-24 |
Unusually Thicke | Unknown | 2014-04-16 |
The 7D | Crystal Ball | 2014-07-07 |
Chasing the Saturdays | Unknown | 2013-01-20 |
Real Husbands of Hollywood | Unknown | 2013-01-15 |
The Arsenio Hall Show | Unknown | 2013-09-09 |
Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee | Unknown | 2012-07-19 |
1600 Penn | Unknown | 2012-12-17 |
Rocket City Rednecks | Unknown | 2011 |
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After Lately | Unknown | 2011-03-06 |
The Marriage Ref | Unknown | 2010-02-28 |
Louie | Unknown | 2010-06-29 |
Pioneers of Television | Self 1 episode, 2008 | 2008-01-02 |
Chelsea Lately | Unknown | 2007-07-01 |
Phineas and Ferb | Unknown | 2007-08-17 |
Hannah Montana | Unknown | 2006-03-24 |
Ace of Cakes | Unknown | 2006-08-17 |
The Contender | Unknown | 2005-03-07 |
The Comeback | Unknown | 2005-06-05 |
The Colbert Report | Unknown | 2005-10-17 |
Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List | Unknown | 2005-08-03 |
Entourage | Unknown | 2004-07-18 |
Joey | Unknown | 2004-09-09 |
Long Way Round | Unknown | 2004-10-28 |
Real Time with Bill Maher | Unknown | 2003-02-21 |
Last Comic Standing | Unknown | 2003-06-10 |
The Osbournes | Unknown | 2002-03-05 |
The Anna Nicole Show | Unknown | 2002-08-04 |
American Chopper: The Series | Unknown | 2002-09-29 |
Dr. Phil | Unknown | 2002-08-08 |
Top Gear | Unknown | 2002-10-20 |
Scrubs | Unknown | 2001-10-02 |
The Fairly OddParents | Unknown | 2001-03-30 |
The Bernie Mac Show | Unknown | 2001-11-07 |
Titus | Unknown | 2000-03-20 |
Family Guy | Unknown | 1999-01-31 |
Dilbert | Unknown | 1999-01-25 |
The West Wing | Unknown | 1999-09-22 |
V.I.P. | Unknown | 1998-09-26 |
Just Shoot Me! | Unknown | 1997 |
The View | Unknown | 1997-08-11 |
South Park | Unknown | 1997-05-02 |
3rd Rock from the Sun | Unknown | 1996-01-09 |
Les muppets | Unknown | 1996-03-08 |
JAG | Unknown | 1995-09-23 |
The Drew Carey Show | Unknown | 1995-09-13 |
Modern Marvels | Unknown | 1995-01-01 |
Caroline in the City | Unknown | 1995-09-21 |
Ellen | Unknown | 1994-03-29 |
Inside the Actors Studio | Unknown | 1994-06-12 |
Friends | Unknown | 1994-09-22 |
Homicide: Life on the Street | Unknown | 1993-01-31 |
The Nanny | Unknown | 1993-11-03 |
Frasier | Unknown | 1993-09-16 |
The Larry Sanders Show | Unknown | 1992-08-15 |
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno | Self - Host / ... 4,613 episodes, 1992-2014 | 1992-05-25 |
Mad About You | Unknown | 1992-09-23 |
Home Improvement | Unknown | 1991-09-17 |
Wings | Unknown | 1990-04-19 |
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air | Unknown | 1990-09-10 |
Seinfeld | Unknown | 1989-07-05 |
Baywatch | Unknown | 1989-09-22 |
The Simpsons | Unknown | 1989-12-17 |
The Oprah Winfrey Show | Unknown | 1986 |
American Masters | Unknown | 1986-06-22 |
Laverne & Shirley | Unknown | 1976-01-27 |
Alice | Unknown | 1976-08-31 |
Saturday Night Live | Unknown | 1975-10-11 |
Good Times | Unknown | 1974-02-08 |
Sesame Street | Unknown | 1969-07-21 |