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Jay Leno
Jay Leno in 2005
Birth name	James Douglas Muir Leno
Born	April 28, 1950 (1950-04-28) (age 58) New Rochelle, New York, U.S.
Nationality	American
Years active	1973–present
Genres	Observational comedy
Subject(s)	Everyday life, American culture
Influences	Johnny Carson, Robert Klein, Alan King, George Carlin, Don Rickles, Bob Newhart, Rodney Dangerfield
Influenced	Dennis Miller, Cyrus Broacha
Spouse	Mavis Nicholson Leno (1980—present)
Notable works and roles	Host of The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (NBC)
Website	The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
Emmy Awards
Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Series 1995 The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

James Douglas Muir "Jay" Leno (born April 28, 1950) is an Emmy Award-winning American stand-up comedian and television host, who succeeded Johnny Carson as host of The Tonight Show in 1992. Leno will continue to host The Tonight Show until May 29, 2009;^[1] Late Night host Conan O'Brien is his scheduled successor.^[1] Beginning that fall, he will have a primetime talk show, tentatively titled The Jay Leno Show on NBC.^[2]

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