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.
Known For
Ted 2
(2015)
Jay Leno
Ice Age: The Meltdown
(2006)
Fast Tony (voice)
Cars
(2006)
Jay Limo (voice)
Robots
(2005)
Fire Hydrant (voice)
Edtv
(1999)
Jay Leno
John Q
(2002)
Jay Leno
The Flintstones
(1994)
Bedrock's Most Wanted Host
Contact
(1997)
Jay Leno
Igor
(2008)
King Malbert (voice)
Amy
(2015)
Self (archive footage)
The Birdcage
(1996)
Jay Leno (uncredited)
First Daughter
(2004)
Jay Leno
Space Cowboys
(2000)
Jay Leno
Sandy Wexler
(2017)
Testimonial
STILL: A Michael J. Fox Movie
(2023)
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Eyes of Tammy Faye
(2021)
Self (archive Footage)
Full Filmography
Acting
Fun with Dick and Jane
(1977)
Carpenter (uncredited)
Silver Bears
(1977)
Albert Fiore
American Hot Wax
(1978)
Mookie
Americathon
(1979)
Larry Miller (Poopy Butt)
Jay Leno: The American Dream
(1986)
Himself
The Jay Leno Special
(1986)
self
Disneyland's Summer Vacation Party
(1986)
Self
Doctor Duck's Super Secret All-Purpose Sauce
(1986)
Self
Jay Leno's Family Comedy Hour
(1987)
Self
Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC
(1988)
Self
Collision Course
(1989)
Detective Tony Costas
The 1984 Los Angeles Comedy Competition With Host Jay Leno
(1991)
Self / Host
Dave
(1993)
Jay Leno
We're Back! A Dinosaur's Story
(1993)
Vorb (voice)
Wayne's World 2
(1993)
Himself
Look Who's Laughing
(1994)
Himself
The Flintstones
(1994)
Bedrock's Most Wanted Host
Top Slots - Spotting the Best
(1994)
Magazine Cameo
Day of Reckoning
(1994)
Self
Major League II
(1994)
Self
Sesame Street All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever!
(1994)
Self (archive footage)
Bill Hicks: It's Just a Ride
(1994)
Himself
The Show Formerly Known as the Martin Short Show
(1995)
Sinatra: 80 Years My Way
(1995)
Self - Presenter
Love in Hollywood
(1996)
Self
The Birdcage
(1996)
Jay Leno (uncredited)
Contact
(1997)
Jay Leno
Wag the Dog
(1997)
Jay Leno
Rodney Dangerfield's 75th Birthday Toast
(1997)
Mad City
(1997)
Jay Leno
In & Out
(1997)
Jay Leno (uncredited)
Meet Wally Sparks
(1997)
Jay Leno
WCW Road Wild 1998
(1998)
Himself
Totally Bill Hicks
(1998)
Self
Off the Menu: The Last Days of Chasen's
(1998)
Self
Jerry Seinfeld: I'm Telling You for the Last Time
(1998)
Himself
Television: The First Fifty Years
(1999)
Self
Sam Kinison: Why Did We Laugh?
(1999)
Himself
Y2K
(1999)
Self (uncredited)
Edtv
(1999)
Jay Leno
Arista Records' 25th Anniversary Celebration
(2000)
Self
Space Cowboys
(2000)
Jay Leno
NBC 75th Anniversary Special
(2002)
Self
John Q
(2002)
Jay Leno
The Ultimate Collection Starring Johnny Carson - The Best of the 60s and 70s
(2002)
Comedian
(2002)
Self
Paul McCartney: Back in the U.S.
(2002)
Self
Juwanna Mann
(2002)
Himself
Calendar Girls
(2003)
Himself
Stuck on You
(2003)
Self
First Daughter
(2004)
Jay Leno
Mr. 3000
(2004)
Self
Robots
(2005)
Fire Hydrant (voice)
Harley-Davidson: The Spirit of America
(2005)
Self
Tales of the Rat Fink
(2006)
Flamethrower (voice)
Jimmy Timmy Power Hour 3: The Jerkinators!
(2006)
Nega-Chin (voice)
Cars
(2006)
Jay Limo (voice)
Ice Age: The Meltdown
(2006)
Fast Tony (voice)
AKA Tommy Chong
(2006)
Himself
The Astronaut Farmer
(2007)
Himself
Christmas Is Here Again
(2007)
The Narrator (voice)
Cutting Edge Comedians of the '60s & '70s
(2007)
Jimmy Carter: Man from Plains
(2007)
Self
Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project
(2007)
Self
Underdog
(2007)
Jay Leno
Scooby-Doo! and the Goblin King
(2008)
Jack O'Lantern (voice)
Igor
(2008)
King Malbert (voice)
His Highness Hollywood
(2008)
Self
The Great Buck Howard
(2008)
Himself
Unstable Fables: Tortoise vs. Hare
(2008)
Murray Hare (voice)
Annul Victory
(2009)
Self
Love the Beast
(2009)
Self
I'm Still Here
(2010)
Jay Leno (uncredited)
Back From Hell: A Tribute to Sam Kinison
(2010)
Self
Katt Williams: 9 Lives
(2010)
Self
The Undefeated
(2011)
Self - on The Tonight Show (archive footage)
Boys of Bonneville
(2011)
Self
Justin Bieber: Never Say Never
(2011)
Self (archive footage)
Betty White's 90th Birthday: A Tribute to America's Golden Girl
(2012)
Self
Blake Shelton's Not So Family Christmas
(2012)
Self
Johnny Carson: King of Late Night
(2012)
Self
Delivery Man
(2013)
Himself
Kelly Clarkson's Cautionary Christmas Music Tale
(2013)
Self
Glen Campbell: I'll Be Me
(2014)
Self
Eat Drink Laugh: The Story of The Comic Strip
(2014)
Self
Elf: Buddy's Musical Christmas
(2014)
Fake Santa #1 (voice)
Winning: The Racing Life of Paul Newman
(2015)
Self
Ted 2
(2015)
Jay Leno
Amy
(2015)
Self (archive footage)
Bleed for This
(2016)
Himself (uncredited)
I Am Sam Kinison
(2017)
Himself
A Very Pentatonix Christmas
(2017)
Himself
Diamond Dallas Page: Positively Living
(2017)
Self
Gilbert
(2017)
Self
Sandy Wexler
(2017)
Testimonial
Jerry Before Seinfeld
(2017)
Self
Still Laugh-In: The Stars Celebrate
(2019)
Drive Like Andretti
(2019)
Self
Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge - Adventure Awaits
(2019)
Self
Jeff Dunham: Talking Heads
(2019)
Self
Luke Perry: In His Own Words
(2019)
Self (archive footage)
Des O'Connor: The Ultimate Entertainer
(2020)
Self
VOMO: Vote or Miss Out
(2020)
Self
You Cannot Kill David Arquette
(2020)
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Bug Therapy
(2021)
Fly (voice)
The Eyes of Tammy Faye
(2021)
Self (archive Footage)
Live at Mister Kelly's
(2021)
Self (archive footage)
Kelly Clarkson Presents: When Christmas Comes Around
(2021)
Self
Val
(2021)
Self (archive footage)
Untold: Deal with the Devil
(2021)
Self (archive footage)
Rulon Gardner Won't Die
(2021)
Speed Is Expensive: The Philip Vincent Story
(2022)
Self
Show Business Is My Life (But I Can't Prove It)
(2022)
Self
Betty White: A Celebration
(2022)
Self
STILL: A Michael J. Fox Movie
(2023)
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
2002://complicated
(2023)
Self
Lynch/Oz
(2023)
Self (archive footage)
Jean-Claude van Damme: Karate King
(2023)
Self (archive footage)
Writing