Acting · New Rochelle, New York, USA · Born April 28, 1950
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.
MovieCome What May
2026
TVHollywood Squares
2025
as Self
TVShifting Gears
2025
as Jay Leno
TVJerry Springer: Fights, Camera, Action
2025
as Self - Host, 'The Tonight Show with Jay Leno' (archive footage)
MovieMidas Man
2024
as Ed Sullivan
MovieGirl You Know It's True
2023
as Jay Leno (archive footage)
TVArnold
2023
as Self
MovieThe Many Faces of Jim Carrey
2023
as Self (Archive Footage)
MovieShow Business Is My Life (But I Can't Prove It)
2022
as Self
TVWho's Talking to Chris Wallace?
2022
as Self
MovieSpeed Is Expensive: The Philip Vincent Story
2022
as Self
MovieCelebrating Betty White: America's Golden Girl
2022
as Self
MovieBetty White: A Celebration
2022
as Self
MovieKelly Clarkson Presents: When Christmas Comes Around
2021
as Self
TVHarry Potter: Hogwarts Tournament of Houses
2021
as Self
MovieBug Therapy
2021
as Fly (voice)
MovieThe Eyes of Tammy Faye
2021
as Self (archive Footage)
TVYou Bet Your Life with Jay Leno
2021
as Host
MovieUntold: Deal with the Devil
2021
as Self (archive footage)
TVHart to Heart
2021
as Self
MovieRulon Gardner Won't Die
2021
MovieDes O'Connor: The Ultimate Entertainer
2020
as Self
TVThe Comedy Store
2020
as Self
MovieVOMO: Vote or Miss Out
2020
as Self
MovieYou Cannot Kill David Arquette
2020
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
TVThe New York Times Presents
2020
as Self (archive footage)
TVCelebrity IOU
2020
as Self
TVSkrrt with Offset
2020
as Himself
MovieStar Wars: Galaxy's Edge - Adventure Awaits
2019
as Self
TVThe Kelly Clarkson Show
2019
as Self - Guest Host
TVLights Out with David Spade
2019
as Self - Panelist
TVPeyton's Places
2019
as Self
MovieJeff Dunham: Talking Heads
2019
as Self
TVBiography: Comedy Icons
2019
as Self
MovieDevil's Pie: D'Angelo
2019
MovieStill Laugh-In: The Stars Celebrate
2019
as Self
MovieDrive Like Andretti
2019
as Self
MovieLuke Perry: In His Own Words
2019
as Self (archive footage)
TVThe Kominsky Method
2018
as Self
MovieThe Steve Irwin Story
2018
as Self (archive footage)
TVBasketball: A Love Story
2018
as Self (archive footage)
MovieThe Indian Wrecking Crew
2018
as Narrator
TVThe Zen Diaries of Garry Shandling
2018
as Self
TVDirty Money
2018
as Self (archive footage)
MovieI Am Sam Kinison
2017
as Self
MovieA Very Pentatonix Christmas
2017
as Self
MovieJerry Before Seinfeld
2017
as Self
TVSteve
2017
as Self
TVCarpool Karaoke: The Series
2017
as Self
TVThe Nineties
2017
as Self (archive footage)
MovieDumb: The Story of Big Brother Magazine
2017
as Self (archive footage)
MovieGilbert
2017
as Self
MovieSandy Wexler
2017
as Testimonial
MovieDiamond Dallas Page: Positively Living
2017
as Self
TVMickey and the Roadster Racers
2017
as Billy Beagle (voice)
MovieBleed for This
2016
as Himself (uncredited)
TVAsk the Storybots
2016
First Impressions
2016
as Himself
TVJoin or Die with Craig Ferguson
2016
as Self
TVJay Leno's Garage
2015
as Self - Host
TVThe Muppets
2015
as Self
MovieTed 2
2015
as Jay Leno
MovieWinning: The Racing Life of Paul Newman
2015
as Self
TVStarTalk with Neil deGrasse Tyson
2015
as Self
TVLip Sync Battle
2015
as Self
TVThe Late Late Show with James Corden
2015
as Self
MovieElf: Buddy's Musical Christmas
2014
as Fake Santa #1 (voice)
TVThe 7D
2014
as Crystal Ball (voice)
MoviePhineas and Ferb Save Summer
2014
as Colonel Contraction (voice)
TVGood Morning Britain
2014
as Self
MovieGlen Campbell: I'll Be Me
2014
as Self
MovieEat Drink Laugh: The Story of The Comic Strip
2014
as Self
TVThe Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014
as Self - Guest
MovieKelly Clarkson's Cautionary Christmas Music Tale
2013
as Self
MovieDelivery Man
2013
as Self
TVThe Arsenio Hall Show
2013
as Self
TV1600 Penn
2012
as Jay Leno
MovieBlake Shelton's Not So Family Christmas
2012
as Self
TVComedians in Cars Getting Coffee
2012
as Self
Vanilla Ice Archive
2012
as Self (archive footage)
MovieJohnny Carson: King of Late Night
2012
as Self
Betty White's 90th Birthday: A Tribute to America's Golden Girl
2012
as Self
MovieThe Fairly OddParents: Timmy's Secret Wish
2011
as Crimson Chin (voice)
TVLast Man Standing
2011
as Joe
MovieThe Undefeated
2011
as Self - on The Tonight Show (archive footage)
Boys of Bonneville
2011
as Self
MovieJustin Bieber: Never Say Never
2011
as Self (archive footage)
TVEpisodes
2011
as Jay Leno
MovieSolartaxi: Around the World with the Sun
2010
MovieKatt Williams: 9 Lives
2010
as Self
MovieI'm Still Here
2010
as Jay Leno (uncredited)
Movie2Everything2Terrible2: Tokyo Drift
2010
as (archive footage)
MovieExit Through the Gift Shop
2010
as Self (uncredited)
MovieBack From Hell: A Tribute to Sam Kinison
2010
as Self
TVThe Jay Leno Show
2009
as Self - Host
TVWatch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009
as Self - Guest
MovieAnnul Victory
2009
as Self
MovieLove the Beast
2009
as Self
TVTop Gear Australia
2008
as Self
MovieScooby-Doo! and the Goblin King
2008
as Jack O'Lantern (voice)
MovieHis Highness Hollywood
2008
as Self
MovieIgor
2008
as King Malbert (voice)
MovieUnstable Fables: Tortoise vs. Hare
2008
as Murray Hare (voice)
MovieThe Great Buck Howard
2008
as Himself
MovieJimmy Carter Man from Plains
2007
as Self
MovieChristmas Is Here Again
2007
as The Narrator (voice)
TVKeeping Up with the Kardashians
2007
as Self
MovieMr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project
2007
as Self
TVPhineas and Ferb
2007
as Colonel Contraction (voice)
MovieUnderdog
2007
as Jay Leno
TVChelsea Lately
2007
Cutting Edge Comedians of the '60s & '70s
2007
as Self (archive footage)
MovieThe Astronaut Farmer
2007
as Himself
MovieJimmy Timmy Power Hour 3: The Jerkinators!
2006
as Nega-Chin (voice)
MovieAKA Tommy Chong
2006
as Himself
MovieCars
2006
as Jay Limo (voice)
MovieIce Age: The Meltdown
2006
as Fast Tony (voice)
TVHannah Montana
2006
as Jay Leno
MovieTales of the Rat Fink
2006
as Flamethrower (voice)
TVNick Cannon Presents: Wild 'N Out
2005
as Self
MovieRobots
2005
as Fire Hydrant (voice)
TVThe Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
2005
as Self
MovieHarley-Davidson: The Spirit of America
2005
as Self
MovieFirst Daughter
2004
as Jay Leno
TVJoey
2004
as Jay Leno
TVEntourage
2004
as Jay Leno
TVThe Ashlee Simpson Show
2004
MovieMr. 3000
2004
as Self
TVOverhaulin'
2004
as The Insider
MovieStuck on You
2003
as Jay Leno
TVThe Ellen DeGeneres Show
2003
as Self
MovieCalendar Girls
2003
as Himself
TVCelebrities Uncensored
2003
as Self
TVReal Time with Bill Maher
2003
as Self
TVJimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
as Self
MoviePaul McCartney: Back in the U.S.
2002
as Self
TVTop Gear
2002
as Self
MovieThe Ultimate Collection Starring Johnny Carson - The Best of the 60s and 70s
2002
MovieComedian
2002
as Self
TVPet Star
2002
as Self - Judge
TVThe Anna Nicole Show
2002
MovieJuwanna Mann
2002
as Himself
MovieNBC 75th Anniversary Special
2002
as Self
TVThe Osbournes
2002
as Self
MovieJohn Q
2002
as Jay Leno
Roadside Attractions with Kevin Smith
2002
MovieMr. Bill Goes Hollywood
2002
TVThe Bernie Mac Show
2001
as Jay Leno
TVScrubs
2001
as Jay Leno
Movie50 Years of NBC Late Night
2001
as Self (archive footage)
TVThe Fairly OddParents
2001
as The Crimson Chin (voice)
TVDAG
2000
as Jay Leno (uncredited)
TVBattleBots
2000
as Jay Leno
MovieSpace Cowboys
2000
as Jay Leno
MovieArista Records' 25th Anniversary Celebration
2000
as Self
TVTitus
2000
as Jay Leno
MovieY2K
1999
as Self (uncredited)
TVThe West Wing
1999
as Jay Leno
TVTeen Choice Awards
1999
as Self
MovieSam Kinison: Why Did We Laugh?
1999
as Self
MovieEDtv
1999
as Jay Leno
TVFamily Guy
1999
as Jay Leno (voice)
TVDilbert
1999
as Jay Leno (voice)
TVProvidence
1999
as Lucky the Dog (voice)
Television: The First Fifty Years
1999
as Self
MovieTotally Bill Hicks
1998
as Self
TVV.I.P.
1998
as Jay Leno
MovieJerry Seinfeld: I'm Telling You for the Last Time
1998
as Self
MovieWCW Road Wild 1998
1998
as Jay Leno
MovieOff the Menu: The Last Days of Chasen's
1998
as Self
The Entertainment Biz
1998
as Self
MovieWag the Dog
1997
as Jay Leno
MovieMad City
1997
as Jay Leno
TVVeronica's Closet
1997
as Jay Leno
MovieIn & Out
1997
as Jay Leno
TVSouth Park
1997
as Jay Leno (voice)
TVThe View
1997
as Self
MovieContact
1997
as Jay Leno
TVJust Shoot Me!
1997
as Jay Leno
MovieRodney Dangerfield's 75th Birthday Toast
1997
as Self
MovieMeet Wally Sparks
1997
as Jay Leno
MovieLove in Hollywood
1996
as Self
MovieThe Garth Brooks Video Collection, Vol. 2
1996
as Self (We Shall Be Free Music Video)
TVMuppets Tonight
1996
as Self
MovieThe Birdcage
1996
as Jay Leno (uncredited)
TV3rd Rock from the Sun
1996
as Jay Leno (uncredited)
MovieSinatra: 80 Years My Way
1995
as Self - Presenter
TVCaroline in the City
1995
as Self
TVThe Drew Carey Show
1995
as Lewis' Boss
MovieThe Show Formerly Known as the Martin Short Show
1995
as Self (uncredited)
TVHappily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
1995
as Jay Frog (voice)
TVFriends
1994
as Jay Leno (uncredited)
TVInside the Actors Studio
1994
as Self
MovieBill Hicks: It's Just a Ride
1994
as Self
MovieThe Flintstones
1994
as Bedrock's Most Wanted Host
MovieSesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever!
1994
as Self (archive footage)
MovieMajor League II
1994
as Self
Look Who's Laughing
1994
as Himself
MovieDay of Reckoning
1994
as Self
MovieTop Slots - Spotting the Best
1994
as Magazine Cameo
MovieWayne's World 2
1993
as Himself
MovieWe're Back! A Dinosaur's Story
1993
as Vorb (voice)
TVThe Nanny
1993
as Jay Leno
TVFrasier
1993
as Don (voice)
TVLate Night with Conan O'Brien
1993
as Self - Guest
MovieDave
1993
as Jay Leno
TVHomicide: Life on the Street
1993
TVMad About You
1992
as Jay Leno
TVThe Larry Sanders Show
1992
as Jay Leno
TVThe Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992
as Self - Host
MovieThe 1984 Los Angeles Comedy Competition With Host Jay Leno
1991
as Self / Host
TVHome Improvement
1991
as Jay
TVThe Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
1990
as Jay Leno
TVWings
1990
as Jay Leno
TVThe Simpsons
1989
as Jay Leno (voice)
TVSeinfeld
1989
as Jay Leno
MovieCollision Course
1989
as Detective Tony Costas
TVClive James' Postcard from
1989
as Self
TVLIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988
MovieHappy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC
1988
as Self
MovieJay Leno's Family Comedy Hour
1987
as Self
MovieThe Jay Leno Special
1986
as self
MovieDisneyland's Summer Vacation Party
1986
as Self
MovieJay Leno: The American Dream
1986
as Himself
MovieDoctor Duck's Super Secret All-Purpose Sauce
1986
as Self
TVMadame's Place
1982
as Self
TVLate Night with David Letterman
1982
as Self - Guest
MovieAmericathon
1979
as Larry Miller (Poopy Butt)
Almost Heaven
1978
MovieAmerican Hot Wax
1978
as Mookie
MoviePlayboy's Playmate Party
1977
MovieSilver Bears
1977
as Albert Fiore
MovieFun with Dick and Jane
1977
as Carpenter (uncredited)
TVAlice
1976
TVLaverne & Shirley
1976
TVSaturday Night Live
1975
as Self - Host
TVGood Times
1974
TV60 Minutes
1968
as Self
TVThe Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
as Self
TVThe Mike Douglas Show
1961
as Self
TVThe Emmy Awards
1949
as Self
