Jay Leno

Acting

Jay Leno

Born April 28, 1950New Rochelle, New York, USA238 credits

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

Hollywood Squares
6.2

Hollywood Squares

TV

2025

Shifting Gears
6.3

Shifting Gears

TV

2025

Jerry Springer: Fights, Camera, Action
6.7

Jerry Springer: Fights, Camera, Action

TV

2025

Midas Man
6.2

Midas Man

Movie

2024

Girl You Know It's True
7.3

Girl You Know It's True

Movie

2023

Arnold
7.9

Arnold

TV

2023

Filmography

Hollywood Squares
2025Hollywood Squaresas SelfTV
Shifting Gears
2025Shifting Gearsas Jay LenoTV
Jerry Springer: Fights, Camera, Action
2025Jerry Springer: Fights, Camera, Actionas Self - Host, 'The Tonight Show with Jay Leno' (archive footage)TV
Midas Man
2024Midas Manas Ed SullivanMovie
Girl You Know It's True
2023Girl You Know It's Trueas Jay Leno (archive footage)Movie
Arnold
2023Arnoldas SelfTV
The Many Faces of Jim Carrey
2023The Many Faces of Jim Carreyas Self (Archive Footage)Movie
Show Business Is My Life (But I Can't Prove It)
2022Show Business Is My Life (But I Can't Prove It)as SelfMovie
Who's Talking to Chris Wallace?
2022Who's Talking to Chris Wallace?as SelfTV
Speed Is Expensive: The Philip Vincent Story
2022Speed Is Expensive: The Philip Vincent Storyas SelfMovie
Celebrating Betty White: America's Golden Girl
2022Celebrating Betty White: America's Golden Girlas SelfMovie
Betty White: A Celebration
2022Betty White: A Celebrationas SelfMovie
Kelly Clarkson Presents: When Christmas Comes Around
2021Kelly Clarkson Presents: When Christmas Comes Aroundas SelfMovie
Harry Potter: Hogwarts Tournament of Houses
2021Harry Potter: Hogwarts Tournament of Housesas SelfTV
Bug Therapy
2021Bug Therapyas Fly (voice)Movie
The Eyes of Tammy Faye
2021The Eyes of Tammy Fayeas Self (archive Footage)Movie
You Bet Your Life with Jay Leno
2021You Bet Your Life with Jay Lenoas HostTV
Untold: Deal with the Devil
2021Untold: Deal with the Devilas Self (archive footage)Movie
Hart to Heart
2021Hart to Heartas SelfTV
Rulon Gardner Won't Die
2021Rulon Gardner Won't DieMovie
Des O'Connor: The Ultimate Entertainer
2020Des O'Connor: The Ultimate Entertaineras SelfMovie
The Comedy Store
2020The Comedy Storeas SelfTV
VOMO: Vote or Miss Out
2020VOMO: Vote or Miss Outas SelfMovie
You Cannot Kill David Arquette
2020You Cannot Kill David Arquetteas Self (archive footage) (uncredited)Movie
The New York Times Presents
2020The New York Times Presentsas Self (archive footage)TV
Celebrity IOU
2020Celebrity IOUas SelfTV
Skrrt with Offset
2020Skrrt with Offsetas HimselfTV
Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge - Adventure Awaits
2019Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge - Adventure Awaitsas SelfMovie
The Kelly Clarkson Show
2019The Kelly Clarkson Showas Self - Guest HostTV
Lights Out with David Spade
2019Lights Out with David Spadeas Self - PanelistTV
Peyton's Places
2019Peyton's Placesas SelfTV
Jeff Dunham: Talking Heads
2019Jeff Dunham: Talking Headsas SelfMovie
Biography: Comedy Icons
2019Biography: Comedy Iconsas SelfTV
Devil's Pie: D'Angelo
2019Devil's Pie: D'AngeloMovie
Still Laugh-In: The Stars Celebrate
2019Still Laugh-In: The Stars Celebrateas SelfMovie
Drive Like Andretti
2019Drive Like Andrettias SelfMovie
Luke Perry: In His Own Words
2019Luke Perry: In His Own Wordsas Self (archive footage)Movie
The Kominsky Method
2018The Kominsky Methodas SelfTV
The Steve Irwin Story
2018The Steve Irwin Storyas Self (archive footage)Movie
Basketball: A Love Story
2018Basketball: A Love Storyas Self (archive footage)TV
The Indian Wrecking Crew
2018The Indian Wrecking Crewas NarratorMovie
The Zen Diaries of Garry Shandling
2018The Zen Diaries of Garry Shandlingas SelfTV
Dirty Money
2018Dirty Moneyas Self (archive footage)TV
I Am Sam Kinison
2017I Am Sam Kinisonas SelfMovie
A Very Pentatonix Christmas
2017A Very Pentatonix Christmasas SelfMovie
Jerry Before Seinfeld
2017Jerry Before Seinfeldas SelfMovie
Carpool Karaoke: The Series
2017Carpool Karaoke: The Seriesas SelfTV
The Nineties
2017The Ninetiesas Self (archive footage)TV
Gilbert
2017Gilbertas SelfMovie
Sandy Wexler
2017Sandy Wexleras TestimonialMovie
Diamond Dallas Page: Positively Living
2017Diamond Dallas Page: Positively Livingas SelfMovie
Mickey and the Roadster Racers
2017Mickey and the Roadster Racersas Billy Beagle (voice)TV
Bleed for This
2016Bleed for Thisas Himself (uncredited)Movie
Ask the Storybots
2016Ask the StorybotsTV
F
2016First Impressionsas HimselfTV
Join or Die with Craig Ferguson
2016Join or Die with Craig Fergusonas SelfTV
Jay Leno's Garage
2015Jay Leno's Garageas Self - HostTV
The Muppets
2015The Muppetsas SelfTV
Ted 2
2015Ted 2as Jay LenoMovie
Winning: The Racing Life of Paul Newman
2015Winning: The Racing Life of Paul Newmanas SelfMovie
StarTalk with Neil deGrasse Tyson
2015StarTalk with Neil deGrasse Tysonas SelfTV
Lip Sync Battle
2015Lip Sync Battleas SelfTV
The Late Late Show with James Corden
2015The Late Late Show with James Cordenas SelfTV
Elf: Buddy's Musical Christmas
2014Elf: Buddy's Musical Christmasas Fake Santa #1 (voice)Movie
The 7D
2014The 7Das Crystal Ball (voice)TV
Phineas and Ferb Save Summer
2014Phineas and Ferb Save Summeras Colonel Contraction (voice)Movie
Good Morning Britain
2014Good Morning Britainas SelfTV
Glen Campbell: I'll Be Me
2014Glen Campbell: I'll Be Meas SelfMovie
Eat Drink Laugh: The Story of The Comic Strip
2014Eat Drink Laugh: The Story of The Comic Stripas SelfMovie
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallonas Self - GuestTV
Kelly Clarkson's Cautionary Christmas Music Tale
2013Kelly Clarkson's Cautionary Christmas Music Taleas SelfMovie
Delivery Man
2013Delivery Manas SelfMovie
The Arsenio Hall Show
2013The Arsenio Hall Showas SelfTV
1600 Penn
20121600 Pennas Jay LenoTV
Blake Shelton's Not So Family Christmas
2012Blake Shelton's Not So Family Christmasas SelfMovie
Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee
2012Comedians in Cars Getting Coffeeas SelfTV
V
2012Vanilla Ice Archiveas Self (archive footage)Movie
Johnny Carson: King of Late Night
2012Johnny Carson: King of Late Nightas SelfMovie
B
2012Betty White's 90th Birthday: A Tribute to America's Golden Girlas SelfMovie
The Fairly OddParents: Timmy's Secret Wish
2011The Fairly OddParents: Timmy's Secret Wishas Crimson Chin (voice)Movie
Last Man Standing
2011Last Man Standingas JoeTV
The Undefeated
2011The Undefeatedas Self - on The Tonight Show (archive footage)Movie
B
2011Boys of Bonnevilleas SelfMovie
Justin Bieber: Never Say Never
2011Justin Bieber: Never Say Neveras Self (archive footage)Movie
Episodes
2011Episodesas Jay LenoTV
Solartaxi: Around the World with the Sun
2010Solartaxi: Around the World with the SunMovie
Katt Williams: 9 Lives
2010Katt Williams: 9 Livesas SelfMovie
I'm Still Here
2010I'm Still Hereas Jay Leno (uncredited)Movie
2Everything2Terrible2: Tokyo Drift
20102Everything2Terrible2: Tokyo Driftas (archive footage)Movie
Exit Through the Gift Shop
2010Exit Through the Gift Shopas Self (uncredited)Movie
Back From Hell: A Tribute to Sam Kinison
2010Back From Hell: A Tribute to Sam Kinisonas SelfMovie
The Jay Leno Show
2009The Jay Leno Showas Self - HostTV
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohenas Self - GuestTV
Annul Victory
2009Annul Victoryas SelfMovie
Love the Beast
2009Love the Beastas SelfMovie
Top Gear Australia
2008Top Gear Australiaas SelfTV
Scooby-Doo! and the Goblin King
2008Scooby-Doo! and the Goblin Kingas Jack O'Lantern (voice)Movie
His Highness Hollywood
2008His Highness Hollywoodas SelfMovie
Igor
2008Igoras King Malbert (voice)Movie
Unstable Fables: Tortoise vs. Hare
2008Unstable Fables: Tortoise vs. Hareas Murray Hare (voice)Movie
The Great Buck Howard
2008The Great Buck Howardas HimselfMovie
Jimmy Carter: Man from Plains
2007Jimmy Carter: Man from Plainsas SelfMovie
Christmas Is Here Again
2007Christmas Is Here Againas The Narrator (voice)Movie
Keeping Up with the Kardashians
2007Keeping Up with the Kardashiansas SelfTV
Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project
2007Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Projectas SelfMovie
Phineas and Ferb
2007Phineas and Ferbas Colonel Contraction (voice)TV
Underdog
2007Underdogas Jay LenoMovie
Chelsea Lately
2007Chelsea LatelyTV
C
2007Cutting Edge Comedians of the '60s & '70sas Self (archive footage)Movie
The Astronaut Farmer
2007The Astronaut Farmeras HimselfMovie
Carson Country
2006Carson CountryWriterMovie
Jimmy Timmy Power Hour 3: The Jerkinators!
2006Jimmy Timmy Power Hour 3: The Jerkinators!as Nega-Chin (voice)Movie
AKA Tommy Chong
2006AKA Tommy Chongas HimselfMovie
Cars
2006Carsas Jay Limo (voice)Movie
Ice Age: The Meltdown
2006Ice Age: The Meltdownas Fast Tony (voice)Movie
Hannah Montana
2006Hannah Montanaas Jay LenoTV
Tales of the Rat Fink
2006Tales of the Rat Finkas Flamethrower (voice)Movie
Nick Cannon Presents: Wild 'N Out
2005Nick Cannon Presents: Wild 'N Outas SelfTV
Robots
2005Robotsas Fire Hydrant (voice)Movie
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
2005The Late Late Show with Craig Fergusonas SelfTV
Harley-Davidson: The Spirit of America
2005Harley-Davidson: The Spirit of Americaas SelfMovie
First Daughter
2004First Daughteras Jay LenoMovie
Joey
2004Joeyas Jay LenoTV
Entourage
2004Entourageas Jay LenoTV
The Ashlee Simpson Show
2004The Ashlee Simpson ShowTV
Mr. 3000
2004Mr. 3000as SelfMovie
Overhaulin'
2004Overhaulin'as The InsiderTV
Stuck on You
2003Stuck on Youas Jay LenoMovie
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
2003The Ellen DeGeneres Showas SelfTV
Calendar Girls
2003Calendar Girlsas HimselfMovie
Celebrities Uncensored
2003Celebrities Uncensoredas SelfTV
Real Time with Bill Maher
2003Real Time with Bill Maheras SelfTV
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003Jimmy Kimmel Live!as SelfTV
Paul McCartney: Back in the U.S.
2002Paul McCartney: Back in the U.S.as SelfMovie
Top Gear
2002Top Gearas SelfTV
The Ultimate Collection Starring Johnny Carson - The Best of the 60s and 70s
2002The Ultimate Collection Starring Johnny Carson - The Best of the 60s and 70sMovie
Comedian
2002Comedianas SelfMovie
Pet Star
2002Pet Staras Self - JudgeTV
The Anna Nicole Show
2002The Anna Nicole ShowTV
Juwanna Mann
2002Juwanna Mannas HimselfMovie
NBC 75th Anniversary Special
2002NBC 75th Anniversary Specialas SelfMovie
The Osbournes
2002The Osbournesas SelfTV
John Q
2002John Qas Jay LenoMovie
R
2002Roadside Attractions with Kevin SmithMovie
Mr. Bill Goes Hollywood
2002Mr. Bill Goes HollywoodMovie
The Bernie Mac Show
2001The Bernie Mac Showas Jay LenoTV
Scrubs
2001Scrubsas Jay LenoTV
The Fairly OddParents
2001The Fairly OddParentsas The Crimson Chin (voice)TV
DAG
2000DAGas Jay Leno (uncredited)TV
BattleBots
2000BattleBotsas Jay LenoTV
Space Cowboys
2000Space Cowboysas Jay LenoMovie
Arista Records' 25th Anniversary Celebration
2000Arista Records' 25th Anniversary Celebrationas SelfMovie
Titus
2000Titusas Jay LenoTV
Y2K
1999Y2Kas Self (uncredited)Movie
The West Wing
1999The West Wingas Jay LenoTV
Teen Choice Awards
1999Teen Choice Awardsas SelfTV
Sam Kinison: Why Did We Laugh?
1999Sam Kinison: Why Did We Laugh?as SelfMovie
EDtv
1999EDtvas Jay LenoMovie
Family Guy
1999Family Guyas Jay Leno (voice)TV
Dilbert
1999Dilbertas Jay Leno (voice)TV
Providence
1999Providenceas Lucky the Dog (voice)TV
T
1999Television: The First Fifty Yearsas SelfMovie
Totally Bill Hicks
1998Totally Bill Hicksas SelfMovie
V.I.P.
1998V.I.P.as Jay LenoTV
Jerry Seinfeld: I'm Telling You for the Last Time
1998Jerry Seinfeld: I'm Telling You for the Last Timeas SelfMovie
WCW Road Wild 1998
1998WCW Road Wild 1998as Jay LenoMovie
Off the Menu: The Last Days of Chasen's
1998Off the Menu: The Last Days of Chasen'sas SelfMovie
T
1998The Entertainment Bizas SelfTV
Wag the Dog
1997Wag the Dogas Jay LenoMovie
Mad City
1997Mad Cityas Jay LenoMovie
Veronica's Closet
1997Veronica's Closetas Jay LenoTV
In & Out
1997In & Outas Jay LenoMovie
South Park
1997South Parkas Jay Leno (voice)TV
The View
1997The Viewas SelfTV
Contact
1997Contactas Jay LenoMovie
Just Shoot Me!
1997Just Shoot Me!as Jay LenoTV
Rodney Dangerfield's 75th Birthday Toast
1997Rodney Dangerfield's 75th Birthday Toastas SelfMovie
Meet Wally Sparks
1997Meet Wally Sparksas Jay LenoMovie
Love in Hollywood
1996Love in Hollywoodas SelfMovie
The Garth Brooks Video Collection, Vol. 2
1996The Garth Brooks Video Collection, Vol. 2as Self (We Shall Be Free Music Video)Movie
Muppets Tonight
1996Muppets Tonightas SelfTV
The Birdcage
1996The Birdcageas Jay Leno (uncredited)Movie
3rd Rock from the Sun
19963rd Rock from the Sunas Jay Leno (uncredited)TV
Sinatra: 80 Years My Way
1995Sinatra: 80 Years My Wayas Self - PresenterMovie
Caroline in the City
1995Caroline in the Cityas SelfTV
The Drew Carey Show
1995The Drew Carey Showas Lewis' BossTV
The Show Formerly Known as the Martin Short Show
1995The Show Formerly Known as the Martin Short Showas Self (uncredited)Movie
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
1995Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Childas Jay Frog (voice)TV
Friends
1994Friendsas Jay Leno (uncredited)TV
Inside the Actors Studio
1994Inside the Actors Studioas SelfTV
Bill Hicks: It's Just a Ride
1994Bill Hicks: It's Just a Rideas SelfMovie
The Flintstones
1994The Flintstonesas Bedrock's Most Wanted HostMovie
Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever!
1994Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever!as Self (archive footage)Movie
Major League II
1994Major League IIas SelfMovie
L
1994Look Who's Laughingas HimselfMovie
Day of Reckoning
1994Day of Reckoningas SelfMovie
Top Slots - Spotting the Best
1994Top Slots - Spotting the Bestas Magazine CameoMovie
Wayne's World 2
1993Wayne's World 2as HimselfMovie
We're Back! A Dinosaur's Story
1993We're Back! A Dinosaur's Storyas Vorb (voice)Movie
The Nanny
1993The Nannyas Jay LenoTV
Frasier
1993Frasieras Don (voice)TV
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1993Late Night with Conan O'Brienas Self - GuestTV
Dave
1993Daveas Jay LenoMovie
Homicide: Life on the Street
1993Homicide: Life on the StreetTV
Mad About You
1992Mad About Youas Jay LenoTV
The Larry Sanders Show
1992The Larry Sanders Showas Jay LenoTV
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992The Tonight Show with Jay Lenoas Self - HostTV
The 1984 Los Angeles Comedy Competition With Host Jay Leno
1991The 1984 Los Angeles Comedy Competition With Host Jay Lenoas Self / HostMovie
Home Improvement
1991Home Improvementas JayTV
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
1990The Fresh Prince of Bel-Airas Jay LenoTV
Wings
1990Wingsas Jay LenoTV
The Simpsons
1989The Simpsonsas Jay Leno (voice)TV
Seinfeld
1989Seinfeldas Jay LenoTV
Collision Course
1989Collision Courseas Detective Tony CostasMovie
Clive James' Postcard from
1989Clive James' Postcard fromas SelfTV
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988LIVE with Kelly and MarkTV
Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC
1988Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBCas SelfMovie
Jay Leno's Family Comedy Hour
1987Jay Leno's Family Comedy Houras SelfMovie
The Jay Leno Special
1986The Jay Leno Specialas selfMovie
Disneyland's Summer Vacation Party
1986Disneyland's Summer Vacation Partyas SelfMovie
Jay Leno: The American Dream
1986Jay Leno: The American Dreamas HimselfMovie
Doctor Duck's Super Secret All-Purpose Sauce
1986Doctor Duck's Super Secret All-Purpose Sauceas SelfMovie
Madame's Place
1982Madame's Placeas SelfTV
Late Night with David Letterman
1982Late Night with David Lettermanas Self - GuestTV
Americathon
1979Americathonas Larry Miller (Poopy Butt)Movie
A
1978Almost HeavenTV
American Hot Wax
1978American Hot Waxas MookieMovie
Playboy's Playmate Party
1977Playboy's Playmate PartyMovie
Silver Bears
1977Silver Bearsas Albert FioreMovie
Fun with Dick and Jane
1977Fun with Dick and Janeas Carpenter (uncredited)Movie
Alice
1976AliceTV
Laverne & Shirley
1976Laverne & ShirleyTV
Saturday Night Live
1975Saturday Night Liveas Self - HostTV
Good Times
1974Good TimesTV
60 Minutes
196860 Minutesas SelfTV
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carsonas SelfTV
The Mike Douglas Show
1961The Mike Douglas Showas SelfTV
The Emmy Awards
1949The Emmy Awardsas SelfTV