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.
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Acting History
2025
Hollywood Squares as Self
2025Shifting Gears as Jay Leno
2024Midas Man as Ed Sullivan
2023Girl You Know It's True as Jay Leno (archive footage)
2023Arnold as Self
2023The Many Faces of Jim Carey
2022Show Business Is My Life (But I Can't Prove It) as Self
2022Who's Talking to Chris Wallace? as Self
2022Speed Is Expensive: The Philip Vincent Story as Self
2022Celebrating Betty White: America's Golden Girl as Self
2022Betty White: A Celebration as Self
2021Kelly Clarkson Presents: When Christmas Comes Around as Self
2021Harry Potter: Hogwarts Tournament of Houses as Self
2021Bug Therapy as Fly (voice)
2021The Eyes of Tammy Faye as Self (archive Footage)
2021You Bet Your Life with Jay Leno as Host
2021Untold: Deal with the Devil as Self (archive footage)
2021Hart to Heart as Self
2021Rulon Gardner Won't Die
2020Des O'Connor: The Ultimate Entertainer as Self
2020The Comedy Store as Self
2020VOMO: Vote or Miss Out as Self
2020You Cannot Kill David Arquette as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
2020The New York Times Presents as Self (archive footage)
2020Celebrity IOU as Self
2020Skrrt with Offset as Himself
2019Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge - Adventure Awaits as Self
2019The Kelly Clarkson Show as Self - Guest Host
2019The Kelly Clarkson Show as Self
2019Lights Out with David Spade as Self - Panelist
2019Peyton's Places as Self
2019Jeff Dunham: Talking Heads as Self
2019Biography: Comedy Icons as Self
2019Devil's Pie: D'Angelo
2019Still Laugh-In: The Stars Celebrate as Self
2019Drive Like Andretti as Self
2019Luke Perry: In His Own Words as Self (archive footage)
2018The Kominsky Method as Self
2018The Steve Irwin Story as Self (archive footage)
2018Basketball: A Love Story as Self (archive footage)
2018The Indian Wrecking Crew as Narrator
2018The Zen Diaries of Garry Shandling as Self
2018Dirty Money as Self (archive footage)
2017I Am Sam Kinison as Self
2017A Very Pentatonix Christmas as Self
2017Jerry Before Seinfeld as Self
2017Carpool Karaoke: The Series as Self
2017The Nineties as Self (archive footage)
2017Gilbert as Self
2017Sandy Wexler as Testimonial
2017Diamond Dallas Page: Positively Living as Self
2017Mickey and the Roadster Racers as Billy Beagle (voice)
2016Bleed for This as Himself (uncredited)
2016Ask the Storybots
2016First Impressions as Himself
2016Join or Die with Craig Ferguson as Self
2015Jay Leno's Garage as Self - Host
2015The Muppets as Self
2015Ted 2 as Jay Leno
2015Winning: The Racing Life of Paul Newman as Self
2015StarTalk with Neil deGrasse Tyson as Self
2015Lip Sync Battle as Self
2015The Late Late Show with James Corden as Self
2014Elf: Buddy's Musical Christmas as Fake Santa #1 (voice)
2014The 7D as Crystal Ball (voice)
2014Phineas and Ferb Save Summer as Colonel Contraction (voice)
2014Good Morning Britain as Self
2014Glen Campbell: I'll Be Me as Self
2014Eat Drink Laugh: The Story of The Comic Strip as Self
2014The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon as Self
2013Kelly Clarkson's Cautionary Christmas Music Tale as Self
2013Delivery Man as Himself
2013The Arsenio Hall Show as Self
20121600 Penn as Jay Leno
2012Blake Shelton's Not So Family Christmas as Self
2012Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee as Self
2012Vanilla Ice Archive as Self (archive footage)
2012Johnny Carson: King of Late Night as Self
2012Betty White's 90th Birthday: A Tribute to America's Golden Girl as Self
2011The Fairly OddParents: Timmy's Secret Wish as Crimson Chin (voice)
2011Last Man Standing as Joe
2011Last Man Standing
2011The Undefeated as Self - on The Tonight Show (archive footage)
2011Boys of Bonneville as Self
2011Justin Bieber: Never Say Never as Self (archive footage)
2011Episodes as Jay Leno
2010Solartaxi: Around the World with the Sun
2010Katt Williams: 9 Lives as Self
2010I'm Still Here as Jay Leno (uncredited)
20102Everything2Terrible2: Tokyo Drift as (archive footage)
2010Exit Through the Gift Shop as Self (uncredited)
2010Back From Hell: A Tribute to Sam Kinison as Self
2009The Jay Leno Show as Self - Host
2009Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen as Self - Guest
2009Annul Victory as Self
2009Love the Beast as Self
2008Top Gear Australia as Self
2008Scooby-Doo! and the Goblin King as Jack O'Lantern (voice)
2008His Highness Hollywood as Self
2008Igor as King Malbert (voice)
2008Unstable Fables: Tortoise vs. Hare as Murray Hare (voice)
2008The Great Buck Howard as Himself
2007Jimmy Carter: Man from Plains as Self
2007Christmas Is Here Again as The Narrator (voice)
2007Keeping Up with the Kardashians as Self
2007Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project as Self
2007Phineas and Ferb as Colonel Contraction (voice)
2007Underdog as Jay Leno
2007Chelsea Lately
2007Cutting Edge Comedians of the '60s & '70s as Self (archive footage)
2007The Astronaut Farmer as Himself
2006Jimmy Timmy Power Hour 3: The Jerkinators! as Nega-Chin (voice)
2006AKA Tommy Chong as Himself
2006Cars as Jay Limo (voice)
2006Ice Age: The Meltdown as Fast Tony (voice)
2006Hannah Montana as Jay Leno
2006Tales of the Rat Fink as Flamethrower (voice)
2005Nick Cannon Presents: Wild 'N Out as Self
2005Robots as Fire Hydrant (voice)
2005The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson as Self
2005Harley-Davidson: The Spirit of America as Self
2004First Daughter as Jay Leno
2004Joey as Jay Leno
2004Entourage as Jay Leno
2004The Ashlee Simpson Show
2004Mr. 3000 as Self
2004Overhaulin' as The Insider
2003Stuck on You as Jay Leno
2003The Ellen DeGeneres Show as Self
2003Calendar Girls as Himself
2003Celebrities Uncensored as Self
2003Real Time with Bill Maher as Self
2003Jimmy Kimmel Live! as Self
2002Paul McCartney: Back in the U.S. as Self
2002Top Gear as Self
2002The Ultimate Collection Starring Johnny Carson - The Best of the 60s and 70s
2002Comedian as Self
2002Pet Star as Self - Judge
2002The Anna Nicole Show
2002Juwanna Mann as Himself
2002NBC 75th Anniversary Special as Self
2002The Osbournes as Self
2002John Q as Jay Leno
2002Roadside Attractions with Kevin Smith
2002Mr. Bill Goes Hollywood
2001The Bernie Mac Show as Jay Leno
2001Scrubs as Jay Leno
2001The Fairly OddParents as The Crimson Chin (voice)
2001The Fairly OddParents as The Crimson Chin / The Nega-Chin (voice)
2001The Fairly OddParents as The Crimson Chin / Self (voice)
2001The Fairly OddParents as Crimson Chin Doll (voice)
2000DAG as Jay Leno (uncredited)
2000BattleBots as Jay Leno
2000Space Cowboys as Jay Leno
2000Arista Records' 25th Anniversary Celebration as Self
2000Titus as Jay Leno
1999Y2K as Self (uncredited)
1999The West Wing as Jay Leno
1999Teen Choice Awards as Self
1999Sam Kinison: Why Did We Laugh? as Self
1999EDtv as Jay Leno
1999Family Guy as Jay Leno (voice)
1999Family Guy as Mayor Jay Leno (voice)
1999Family Guy as Jay Leno
1999Dilbert as Jay Leno (voice)
1999Providence as Lucky the Dog (voice)
1999Television: The First Fifty Years as Self
1998Totally Bill Hicks as Self
1998V.I.P. as Jay Leno
1998Jerry Seinfeld: I'm Telling You for the Last Time as Self
1998WCW Road Wild 1998 as Jay Leno
1998Off the Menu: The Last Days of Chasen's as Self
1998The Entertainment Biz as Self
1997Wag the Dog as Jay Leno
1997Mad City as Jay Leno
1997Veronica's Closet as Jay Leno
1997In & Out as Jay Leno
1997South Park as Jay Leno (voice)
1997The View as Self
1997Contact as Jay Leno
1997Just Shoot Me! as Jay Leno
1997Rodney Dangerfield's 75th Birthday Toast as Self
1997Meet Wally Sparks as Jay Leno
1996Love in Hollywood as Self
1996The Garth Brooks Video Collection, Vol. 2 as Self (We Shall Be Free Music Video)
1996Muppets Tonight as Self
1996The Birdcage as Jay Leno (uncredited)
19963rd Rock from the Sun as Jay Leno (uncredited)
1995Sinatra: 80 Years My Way as Self - Presenter
1995Caroline in the City as Self
1995The Drew Carey Show as Lewis' Boss
1995The Show Formerly Known as the Martin Short Show as Self (uncredited)
1995Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child as Jay Frog (voice)
1994Friends as Jay Leno (uncredited)
1994Inside the Actors Studio as Self
1994Bill Hicks: It's Just a Ride as Self
1994The Flintstones as Bedrock's Most Wanted Host
1994Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever! as Self (archive footage)
1994Major League II as Self
1994Look Who's Laughing as Himself
1994Day of Reckoning as Self
1994Top Slots - Spotting the Best as Magazine Cameo
1993Wayne's World 2 as Himself
1993We're Back! A Dinosaur's Story as Vorb (voice)
1993The Nanny as Jay Leno
1993Frasier as Don (voice)
1993Late Night with Conan O'Brien as Self - Guest
1993Late Night with Conan O'Brien as Self
1993Dave as Jay Leno
1993Homicide: Life on the Street
1992Mad About You as Jay Leno
1992The Larry Sanders Show as Jay Leno
1992The Tonight Show with Jay Leno as Self - Host
1991The 1984 Los Angeles Comedy Competition With Host Jay Leno as Self / Host
1991Home Improvement as Jay
1990The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air as Jay Leno
1990Wings as Jay Leno
1989The Simpsons as Jay Leno (voice)
1989Seinfeld as Jay Leno
1989Collision Course as Detective Tony Costas
1989Clive James' Postcard from as Self
1988LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC as Self
1987Jay Leno's Family Comedy Hour as Self
1986The Jay Leno Special as self
1986Disneyland's Summer Vacation Party as Self
1986Jay Leno: The American Dream as Himself
1986Doctor Duck's Super Secret All-Purpose Sauce as Self
1982Madame's Place as Self
1982Late Night with David Letterman as Self
1979Americathon as Larry Miller (Poopy Butt)
1978Almost Heaven
1978American Hot Wax as Mookie
1977Silver Bears as Albert Fiore
1977Fun with Dick and Jane as Carpenter (uncredited)
1976Alice
1976Laverne & Shirley
1975Saturday Night Live as Self - Host
1975Saturday Night Live as Self - Cameo (uncredited)
1974Good Times
196860 Minutes as Self
1962The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson as Self
1962The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson as Self - Guest Host
1962The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1961The Mike Douglas Show as Self
1949The Emmy Awards as Self