James Douglas Muir Leno (born April 28, 1950 in New Rochelle, New York) is an United States comedy best known as the host of the popular NBC television program ''The Tonight Show''. He grew up in Andover, Massachusetts, and received his Bachelor's degree in Speech therapy from Emerson College in 1973 in television. He suffers from a slight form of dyslexia. Known for his work ethic and his "nice" demeanor, Leno started his career as a stand up comedy performing in nightclubs, bars and any place that would give him even five minutes of stage time. Though he had made the occasional foray onto television in the form of guest appearances on ''The Tonight Show'', then hosted by Johnny Carson, stardom eluded him and he continued to work wherever he was allowed. It has been reported that Leno would sometimes work as many as eight or nine clubs in one evening. He began making more frequent appearances on television when many of his friends and contemporaries became more influential on late night programs. Leno made a record number of appearances on ''Late Night with David Letterman''. His popularity was noted by NBC executives, who decided to make Leno the permanent guest host for ''The Tonight Show'' when Joan Rivers left that position. When Carson retired in 1992 in television Jay Leno became the new permanent host of ''The Tonight Show'' after a long period of debate and negotiation between the network, Leno, and David Letterman (who had been considered by many to be Carson's heir apparent); Letterman soon signed a deal with CBS, sparking an ongoing late-night rivalry between the two talk-show hosts. Although Letterman's ''The Late Show with David Letterman'' led in the ratings from the start, ''The Tonight Show'' took over the lead in 1995 and has, on the whole, had higher ratings ever since. Although known mainly for his wit, he has also shown his sensitive side on air. When The Tonight Show came back after the September 11 terrorist attacks, he nixed his usual monologue to talk about what had happened. He also spoke about the Space Shuttle Columbia disaster. In addition, following the Figure skating at the 2002 Winter Olympics surrounding the ice skating pairs event at the 2002 Winter Olympics, Leno invited the Canadian pairs teams onto his show the following day and waved a Canadian flag and played "O Canada" for them. [[Image:Nbc_today_jay_leno_co-hosts.jpeg|right|thumb|250px|Jay Leno guest hosts the Today Show with Matt Lauer]] In 1998 in television, Jay Leno and his show partner Kevin Eubanks were invited to a wrestling show called ''WCW Road Wild 1998'', from Sturgis, South Dakota, South Dakota, to wrestle against Hulk Hogan and WCW President Eric Bischoff. On May 12, 2003 in television, he and Katie Couric switched places as a publicity stunt, meaning Leno co-hosted the ''The Today Show'' with Matt Lauer. On ''The Tonight Show'''s 50th anniversary episode, on September 27, 2004, he announced that he would retire in 2009, when his current contract expires; as many expected, Leno announced that Late Night host Conan O'Brien will replace him. In the Michael Jackson: Bashir interview and allegations, in which Jackson was found not guilty of all charges as of June 13, 2005, Leno is one of the many celebrity defense witnesses. He says that by telephone the accuser had begged him for money; during the call Leno could hear the boy's mother coaching him. Leno felt something was wrong and reported it to the police. The accuser says he left a message on Leno's answering machine, but did not speak with him. On May 24, 2005, Leno testified that the accuser sounded scripted over the phone, however he did not ask for money and did not hear the boy's mother coaching him. At first Leno was not allowed to continue making jokes about Jackson and the case; however, he could and did still write them, and used a stand-in to tell them. At some stage the judge allowed Leno to make jokes, as long as they are not related to this incident. In automobile collecting circles Jay Leno is known as an avid collector and restorer of cars and motorcycles. He has a very large antique car collection on which he is constantly working in his spare time, and routinely drives cars from his collection from his home to his studio. He is also a promoter of the mechanical crafts, through his columns in ''Popular Mechanics'' and his educational activities. Recently Leno auctioned off a Harley Davidson motorcycle signed by his celebrity guests to help the victims of the 2004 Indian Ocean Earthquake, the bike sold for $US800,100.00. Also, Leno's custom "Tank Car" was featured in the 2005 racing game Gran Turismo 4. 1950 births Tonight Show Talk show hosts American television personalities People from Massachusetts U.S. comedians
==Jay and the French== I reverted the paragraph added about Leno's "deep disdain" for all things French. If the quote given is accurate, it's ''possible'' that some mention of a controversy regarding Leno's statements (if, indeed, there was such a controversy) might be appropriate. But the way this was worded was pretty hopeless (for example, "led the Anti-French campaign" -- ''what'' anti-French campaign)? User:Jgm 22:49, 4 Apr 2005 (UTC) :Well I found this material by Leno on a Anti-Anti-French site. (miquelon.org) :It proves Leno was profoundly Anti-French, it also proves Jay can be quite spiteful when he can get away with it. [http://miquelon.org/comedy.html Jay Leno Anti-French material] ::''Unsigned, page history says User:207.236.219.129 (User talk:207.236.219.129 · Special:Contributions/207.236.219.129) 23:09, Apr 4 2005 (UTC)'' :::That site doesn't prove anything. Those quotes are jokes. Lighten up. User:Matthew Low–User:Matthew Low 05:59, 10 Jun 2005 (UTC) ==Picture?== Is this the best picture of Jay we could find to use on this page? It looks like he's eating a peanut butter sandwich or something. :I like it. He looks kinda goofy, the picture makes you want to laugh. User:Matthew Low–User:Matthew Low 06:02, 10 Jun 2005 (UTC)
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James Douglas Muir Leno (born April 28, 1950 in New Rochelle, New York) is an United States comedy best known as the host of the popular NBC television program ''The Tonight Show''. He grew up in Andover, Massachusetts, and received his Bachelor's degree in Speech therapy from Emerson College in 1973 in television. He suffers from a slight form of dyslexia. Known for his work ethic and his "nice" demeanor, Leno started his career as a stand up comedy performing in nightclubs, bars and any place that would give him even five minutes of stage time. Though he had made the occasional foray onto television in the form of guest appearances on ''The Tonight Show'', then hosted by Johnny Carson, stardom eluded him and he continued to work wherever he was allowed. It has been reported that Leno would sometimes work as many as eight or nine clubs in one evening. He began making more frequent appearances on television when many of his friends and contemporaries became more influential on late night programs. Leno made a record number of appearances on ''Late Night with David Letterman''. His popularity was noted by NBC executives, who decided to make Leno the permanent guest host for ''The Tonight Show'' when Joan Rivers left that position. When Carson retired in 1992 in television Jay Leno became the new permanent host of ''The Tonight Show'' after a long period of debate and negotiation between the network, Leno, and David Letterman (who had been considered by many to be Carson's heir apparent); Letterman soon signed a deal with CBS, sparking an ongoing late-night rivalry between the two talk-show hosts. Although Letterman's ''The Late Show with David Letterman'' led in the ratings from the start, ''The Tonight Show'' took over the lead in 1995 and has, on the whole, had higher ratings ever since. Although known mainly for his wit, he has also shown his sensitive side on air. When The Tonight Show came back after the September 11 terrorist attacks, he nixed his usual monologue to talk about what had happened. He also spoke about the Space Shuttle Columbia disaster. In addition, following the Figure skating at the 2002 Winter Olympics surrounding the ice skating pairs event at the 2002 Winter Olympics, Leno invited the Canadian pairs teams onto his show the following day and waved a Canadian flag and played "O Canada" for them. [[Image:Nbc_today_jay_leno_co-hosts.jpeg|right|thumb|250px|Jay Leno guest hosts the Today Show with Matt Lauer]] In 1998 in television, Jay Leno and his show partner Kevin Eubanks were invited to a wrestling show called ''WCW Road Wild 1998'', from Sturgis, South Dakota, South Dakota, to wrestle against Hulk Hogan and WCW President Eric Bischoff. On May 12, 2003 in television, he and Katie Couric switched places as a publicity stunt, meaning Leno co-hosted the ''The Today Show'' with Matt Lauer. On ''The Tonight Show'''s 50th anniversary episode, on September 27, 2004, he announced that he would retire in 2009, when his current contract expires; as many expected, Leno announced that Late Night host Conan O'Brien will replace him. In the Michael Jackson: Bashir interview and allegations, in which Jackson was found not guilty of all charges as of June 13, 2005, Leno is one of the many celebrity defense witnesses. He says that by telephone the accuser had begged him for money; during the call Leno could hear the boy's mother coaching him. Leno felt something was wrong and reported it to the police. The accuser says he left a message on Leno's answering machine, but did not speak with him. On May 24, 2005, Leno testified that the accuser sounded scripted over the phone, however he did not ask for money and did not hear the boy's mother coaching him. At first Leno was not allowed to continue making jokes about Jackson and the case; however, he could and did still write them, and used a stand-in to tell them. At some stage the judge allowed Leno to make jokes, as long as they are not related to this incident. In automobile collecting circles Jay Leno is known as an avid collector and restorer of cars and motorcycles. He has a very large antique car collection on which he is constantly working in his spare time, and routinely drives cars from his collection from his home to his studio. He is also a promoter of the mechanical crafts, through his columns in ''Popular Mechanics'' and his educational activities. Recently Leno auctioned off a Harley Davidson motorcycle signed by his celebrity guests to help the victims of the 2004 Indian Ocean Earthquake, the bike sold for $US800,100.00. Also, Leno's custom "Tank Car" was featured in the 2005 racing game Gran Turismo 4. 1950 births Tonight Show Talk show hosts American television personalities People from Massachusetts U.S. comedians
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==Jay and the French== I reverted the paragraph added about Leno's "deep disdain" for all things French. If the quote given is accurate, it's ''possible'' that some mention of a controversy regarding Leno's statements (if, indeed, there was such a controversy) might be appropriate. But the way this was worded was pretty hopeless (for example, "led the Anti-French campaign" -- ''what'' anti-French campaign)? User:Jgm 22:49, 4 Apr 2005 (UTC) :Well I found this material by Leno on a Anti-Anti-French site. (miquelon.org) :It proves Leno was profoundly Anti-French, it also proves Jay can be quite spiteful when he can get away with it. [http://miquelon.org/comedy.html Jay Leno Anti-French material] ::''Unsigned, page history says User:207.236.219.129 (User talk:207.236.219.129 · Special:Contributions/207.236.219.129) 23:09, Apr 4 2005 (UTC)'' :::That site doesn't prove anything. Those quotes are jokes. Lighten up. User:Matthew Low–User:Matthew Low 05:59, 10 Jun 2005 (UTC) ==Picture?== Is this the best picture of Jay we could find to use on this page? It looks like he's eating a peanut butter sandwich or something. :I like it. He looks kinda goofy, the picture makes you want to laugh. User:Matthew Low–User:Matthew Low 06:02, 10 Jun 2005 (UTC)
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