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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

Jay Leno: Zitate auf Englisch

“Welcome back! If you're wondering where our good friend -- Kevin Eubanks couldn't be here. Kevin is on tour. He's in France right now. He called me today and he's over there and he wouldn't be back until next week. So if you're wondering where Kevin Eubanks is, he's with us in spirit certainly.
Okay. Boy, this is the hard part. I want to thank you, the audience. You folks have been just incredibly loyal. (emotionally) This is tricky. (laughs) We wouldn't be on the air without you people. Secondly, this has been the greatest 22 years of my life. (applause)
I am the luckiest guy in the world. I got to meet presidents, astronauts, movie stars, it's just been incredible. I got to work with lighting people who made me look better than I really am. I got to work with audio people who made me sound better than I really do. (voice breaking) And I got to work with producers! And writers! (choked pause) And just all kinds of talented people who make me look a lot smarter than I really am.
I'll tell you something. First year of this show, I lost my mom. Second year, I lost my dad. Then my brother died. And after that, I was pretty much out of family. And the folks here became my family. Consequently, when they went through rough times, I tried to be there for them. The last time we left the show, you might remember we had the 64 children that were born among all our staffers that married. That was a great moment.
And when people say to me, hey why don't you go to ABC? Why don't you go to FOX? Why don't you go…? I didn't know anybody over there. These are the only people I have ever known. I'm also proud to say this is a a union show. And I have never worked (applause) -- I have never worked with a more professional group of people in my life. They get paid good money and they do a good job.
And when the guys and women on this show would show me the new car they bought or the house up the street here in Burbank that one of the guys got, I felt I played a bigger role in their success as they played in mine. That was just a great feeling.
And I'm really excited for Jimmy Fallon. You know, it's fun to kind of be the old guy and sit back here and see where the next generation takes this great institution, and it really is. It's been a great institution for 60 years. I am so glad I got to be a part of it, but it really is time to go, hand it off to the next guy; it really is.
And in closing, I want to quote Johnny Carson, who was the greatest guy to ever do this job. And he said, I bid you all a heartfelt good night. Now that I brought the room down, hey, Garth, have you got anything to liven this party up? Give it a shot! Garth Brooks!”

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Farewell speech, February 6, 2014
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“Hillary says she has been tested. Well, I hope so. You never know what Bill might bring home.”

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Guest monologue on The Tonight Show http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/jay-leno-takes-jimmy-fallons-867267, 17 February, 2016
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