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Jay Leno ist ein US-amerikanischer Komiker und Fernsehmoderator.

Leno, Sohn einer schottischen Mutter und eines italienischen Vaters, begann seine Karriere in kleinen New Yorker Comedy-Clubs, wo er sich als Standup-Komiker versuchte. Da er manchmal acht bis zehn Auftritte pro Abend absolvierte, wurde schon bald das Fernsehen auf ihn aufmerksam. Er hatte mehrere Auftritte bei David Letterman und Johnny Carson und war bei den Zuschauern schon bald so populär, dass NBC beschloss, ihn zu Carsons Nachfolger zu machen. Seit dessen Abschied 1992 moderierte Leno The Tonight Show, die älteste existierende Late Night Show der Welt.

1989 spielte er in der US-amerikanischen Actionkomödie von Lewis Teague mit dem Titel Detroit City – Ein irrer Job den Polizeiermittler Tony Costas.

Bei der Wrestling-Großveranstaltung „WCW Road Wild 1998“ trat er mit Kevin Eubanks und Diamond Dallas Page gegen Hulk Hogan und WCW-Präsident Eric Bischoff an.

Am 27. September 2004, zum 50-jährigen Bestehen der Tonight Show, gab Leno bekannt, dass er die Sendung zum Ende der Staffel 2008/2009 im Mai 2009 verlassen und danach Conan O’Brien die Sendung als Moderator fortführen werde. Von September 2009 bis Januar 2010 moderierte Leno die Jay Leno Show bei NBC, die eine Stunde vor der Tonight Show lief und schließlich wieder abgesetzt wurde. Da es zu Unstimmigkeiten zwischen Conan O’Brien und NBC kam, verließ dieser die Tonight Show wieder, die ab März 2010 erneut von Leno moderiert wurde.

Im März 2013 wurde bekanntgegeben, dass Leno nach Ablauf seines Vertrages im Februar 2014 durch Jimmy Fallon ersetzt wird. Am 6. Februar 2014 lief seine letzte Show auf NBC. Im selben Jahr wurde er mit dem Mark-Twain-Preis für sein humoristisches Werk ausgezeichnet. Wikipedia  

✵ 28. April 1950
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“Now, today is the day we honor, of course, the Presidents, ranging from George Washington, who couldn't tell a lie, to George Bush, who couldn't tell the truth, to Bill Clinton, who couldn't tell the difference.”

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Monologue, 19 February 2007 (U.S. Presidents Day)
The Tonight Show

“The Supreme Court has ruled that they cannot have a nativity scene in Washington, D. C. This wasn't for any religious reasons. They couldn't find three wise men and a virgin.”

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“CNN found that Hillary Clinton is the most admired woman in America. Women admire her because she's strong and successful. Men admire her because she allows her husband to cheat and get away with it.”

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“Go through your phone book, call people and ask them to drive you to the airport. The ones who will drive you are your true friends. The rest aren't bad people; they're just acquaintances.”

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“The Pentagon still has not given a name to the Iraqi war. Somehow 'Operation Re-elect Bush' doesn't seem to be popular.”

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“Bob Dole revealed he is one of the test subjects for Viagra. He said on Larry King, 'I wish I had bought stock in it.' Only a Republican would think the best part of Viagra is the fact that you could make money off of it.”

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“Stephen Hawking is getting a divorce. That's scary. If the smartest guy in the world can't figure out women, we're screwed.”

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Monologue, 20 October 2006
The Tonight Show

“How many watched the President's speech last night?
[half-hearted audience applause]
How many watched American Idol?
[thundering applause]
Okay, there you go! You get the government you deserve.”

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Monologue, February 1, 2006
The Tonight Show

“Afterwards, President Bush said, "Maliki is the right man for the job." Just to remind you, Bush also said FEMA's Michael Brown was the right man for the job, Donald Rumsfeld was the right man for the job, Tom DeLay was the right man for the job… which would be okay if Bush was the right man for the job.”

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On the 30 November 2006 "breakfast summit" with Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki
Monologue, 30 November 2006
The Tonight Show

“This is now the twelfth day of rioting in France. They have been rioting for almost two weeks. And France has still not surrendered. That's like a record.”

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The Tonight Show, November 7, 2005, as reported on miquelon.org
French Bashing and Francophobia

“In America, we like everyone to know about the good work we're doing anonymously.”

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Said on a 2008 episode (12.7) of British motoring program Top Gear.
Miscellaneous

“Well, there's nothing funnier to me than the French. The French Resistance is probably the biggest mythical joke that ever existed. There were four guys in the French Resistance. They couldn't hand over the Jewish people fast enough. Oh, please, don't tell me about the French. The French have all sorts of secret deals with Saddam and everybody else for two cents a liter. It's an easy target.”

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interview with Nikki Finke http://www.laweekly.com/ink/04/43/deadline-finke.php, LA Weekly, September 17, 2004 <br class="br">French Bashing and Francophobia

“A new poll shows that Americans now believe that Bill Clinton is more honest than President Bush. […] At least when Clinton screwed the nation, he did it one person at a time.”

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Monologue, May 12, 2006
The Tonight Show

“Racecar driving is a lot like sex; all men think they're good at it.”

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Said on a 2009 episode (13.7) of British motoring program Top Gear.
Miscellaneous

“How many of you watched the vice presidential debate expecting Sarah Palin to screw up? Be honest. [cheers and applause] : And how many of you watched the debate expecting Joe Biden to screw up? [more cheers and applause] : And how many of you watched the baseball game knowing the Cubs would screw up?”

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Monologue, 6 October, 2008
The Tonight Show

“No, they said they do not believe in evolution, then they said the biggest threat to America: religious radicals living in the Dark Ages.”

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Speaking of Sam Brownback, Mike Huckabee, and Tom Tancredo at the 3 May Republican Presidential debate
Monologue, 4 May 2007
The Tonight Show

“I didn't realize it was October until I saw the Chicago Cubs choking.”

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Monologue, 4 October, 2008
The Tonight Show

“I was in the ROTC. Of course, ROTC stood for "Running off to Canada."”

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Monologue, June 24, 2005
The Tonight Show

“Congratulations to the Italian people for winning the World Cup. … They won after France’s best player got ejected for head butting. That’s the closest anyone in a French uniform has come to combat in 60 years”

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The Tonight Show, July 11th, 2006
French Bashing and Francophobia

“Women will soon be able to make their own sperm using their own bone marrow. Is that unbelievable? How unfair is that for us guys, huh? I mean, all these years, we've been in charge of manufacturing and distribution, you know what I'm saying? We provide free delivery and installation…”

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Monologue, 19 April 2007
The Tonight Show

“French troops arrived in Afghanistan last week, and not a minute too soon. The French are acting as advisers to the Taliban, to teach them how to surrender properly.”

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The Tonight Show, November 26, 2004
French Bashing and Francophobia

“[about the Chicago Cubs being swept by the L. A. Dodgers in the 2008 NLDS]: How about next year, we only let the Cubs play using steroids?”

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Monologue, 7 October, 2008
The Tonight Show

“Folks, tomorrow America will get to hear those four words we've been waiting for: "Former president George Bush."”

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Monologue, 19 January, 2009
The Tonight Show

“106 [degrees] in the valley… I was sweating like Dan Rather checking for forged documents.”

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Monologue, September 10, 2004
The Tonight Show

“So China's president [Hu Jintao] meets, uh— meets America's president. It's like President "Who?" meeting President "Huh?".”

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Monologue, April 19, 2006
The Tonight Show

“And as you know, this whole Hillary e-mail scandal brought Anthony Wiener back into the news. Now here's a question nobody has asked. Anthony Wiener is Jewish, right? Right? So does this scandal make him a Hebrew National Wiener?”

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Guest monologue on The Tonight Show http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/jay-leno-takes-jimmy-fallons-867267, 31 October, 2016 <br class="br">The Tonight Show

“The economy is so bad, I saw Matthew McConaughey talking to himself in a Kia! THAT'S how bad it is!”

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Guest monologue on The Tonight Show http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/jay-leno-takes-jimmy-fallons-867267, 3 April, 2017 <br class="br">The Tonight Show

“And some sad news… the first lesbian couple to legally get married in the state of Massachusetts has split up. They cited irreconcilable similarities.”

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Monologue, 24 July 2006
The Tonight Show

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