Jay Leno
American television host and comedian
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| 2025 | Jay Leno appears as himself in an episode of 'Shifting Gears' titled 'Gummies' |
| 2024 | Provided voice for himself in 'Georgie & Mandy's First Marriage' episode |
| 2024 | Jay Leno will play Ed Sullivan in the biographical film 'Midas Man' |
| November 16 2024 | Broke his right wrist and sustained multiple injuries after tripping while walking to dinner in Greensburg, Pennsylvania. |
| 2023 | Hosted 'Hot Wheels: Ultimate Challenge', appearing in the Grand Finale episodes |
| January 2023 | Jay Leno's Garage was officially canceled from network broadcast, with Leno continuing production on YouTube. |
| January 17 2023 | Sustained multiple broken bones after falling off a motorcycle. |
| 2022 | Show concludes its network broadcast run on CNBC. |
| 2022 | Jay Leno filmed the seventh season of his automotive documentary series 'Jay Leno's Garage', continuing to explore various vehicles, automotive history, and car culture. |
| November 12 2022 | Suffered serious burns to his face and hands when a vehicle in his Los Angeles garage burst into flames. |
| 2021 | Jay Leno's automotive television show 'Jay Leno's Garage' aired its sixth season, continuing to showcase classic, rare, and unique vehicles along with Leno's personal automotive expertise and collection. |
| 2021 | Received an Honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters from Academy of Art University. |
| 2021 | Began hosting 'You Bet Your Life' as executive producer |
| 2020 | Jay Leno's Garage released a compilation episode, showcasing highlights from previous episodes of the automotive-themed show. |
| 2019 | Jay Leno's television show 'Jay Leno's Garage' began its fifth season, continuing the series that explores various automotive topics and vehicles. |
| 2018 | Jay Leno produced and hosted season 4 of Jay Leno's Garage, a television series showcasing various automobiles and automotive culture. |
| 2017 | Jay Leno began production of Season 3 of his automotive television series 'Jay Leno's Garage', which aired from 2017 to 2018, continuing his exploration of various automotive topics and vehicles. |
| 2017 | Jay Leno appeared in the documentary 'Gilbert' about comedian Gilbert Gottfried |
| 2016 | The show won a Primetime Emmy Award for 'Outstanding Special Class – Short-Format Nonfiction Program'. |
| 2016 | Jay Leno's automotive television series 'Jay Leno's Garage' aired its second season on CNBC, continuing to showcase Leno's passion for automobiles and featuring various vehicle collections, modifications, and automotive history segments. |
| August 28 2016 | Jay Leno's Garage premiered in the UK on the Dave channel |
| February 1 2016 | Jay Leno's Garage premiered internationally on Discovery Turbo in Australia |
| 2015 | Jay Leno's Garage became a weekly prime-time series on CNBC. |
| 2015 | Jay Leno launched his automotive television series 'Jay Leno's Garage' featuring car reviews, automotive history, and Leno's personal car collection. |
| 2015 | Began recurring roles in 'Last Man Standing' as Joe Leonard and started hosting 'Jay Leno's Garage', which he also created and executive produced |
| 2015 | Jay Leno appeared as himself in the comedy sequel 'Ted 2' |
| 2014 | Received an Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters degree from Emerson College and delivered the commencement speech. |
| 2014 | Inducted into the Television Hall of Fame, recognizing his significant contributions to television. |
| 2014 | Began hosting Jay Leno's Garage, a show focused on his passion for automobiles. |
| 2014 | Diverse voice and acting roles including Colonel Contraction in Phineas and Ferb, Fake Santa #1 in Elf: Buddy's Musical Christmas, and appeared in 'Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee' |
| August 2014 | Jay Leno's Garage special first aired on CNBC, transitioning the series from a web series to television. |
| February 6 2014 | Jay Leno hosted his final show as host of The Tonight Show, featuring guests Billy Crystal (who was his first-ever guest), Garth Brooks, and surprise appearances by Jack Black, Kim Kardashian, Jim Parsons, Sheryl Crow, Chris Paul, Carol Burnett, and Oprah Winfrey. |
| 2013 | Jay Leno appeared as himself in the comedy film 'Delivery Man' |
| April 3 2013 | NBC announced Jay Leno would leave The Tonight Show in spring 2014, with Jimmy Fallon as his designated successor. |
| 2012 | Appeared in 2 episodes of the TV series 'Louie' |
| August 2012 | Leno auctioned his Fiat 500 for $385,000, with proceeds going to a charity helping wounded war veterans. |
| 2011 | Voiced the Crimson Chin in the TV special 'Timmy's Secret Wish' |
| 2010 | Jay Leno hosted the White House Correspondents' Dinner and appeared as himself in an episode of Hannah Montana |
| 2010 | Jay Leno appeared as himself in the documentary film 'I'm Still Here' |
| July 1 2010 | Variety reported that Leno's Tonight Show viewership had dropped from 5 million to 4 million in the second quarter, though it remained the most-watched late-night program. |
| March 1 2010 | Returned to hosting The Tonight Show after the conflict with Conan O'Brien, resuming his previous role. |
| January 22 2010 | Conan O'Brien aired his final episode of The Tonight Show. |
| January 21 2010 | NBC announced a deal with Conan O'Brien, who would leave The Tonight Show with a $33-million payout and his staff receiving $12 million. |
| January 10 2010 | NBC confirmed plans to move Leno out of primetime and back to late-night as soon as possible. |
| January 7 2010 | Multiple media outlets reported that Jay Leno would move from his 10 p.m. weeknight time slot to 11:35 p.m., with his show shortened from an hour to 30 minutes, effective March 1, 2010. |
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