Comedian Jay Leno is 62!
Leno has been dominating late night television for two decades, In 1992, he became the host of NBC’s “The Tonight Show With Jay Leno.” The show, originally hosted by Johnny Carson, featured Leno as a guest host from 1987 until 1992, the year he took over.
In the fall of 2009, Leno launched a talk show in primetime ("The Jay Leno Show"), which aired weeknights at 10:00 p.m. EST on NBC. It was canceled in January 2010, and Leno returned to host The Tonight Show shortly thereafter, resulting in the controversial ouster of Conan O'Brien.
Leno’s career began with stand-up comedy, making occasional appearances on television shows like “The Drew Carey Show” and movies like “American Hot Wax.” The comedian still performs standup comedy shows.
Aside from being a prominent face on late night television, Leno’s famous hobby is car collecting. The comedian/car aficionado has his own internet car show, “Jay Leno’s Garage” where he features various collectible cars.
The late night host isn’t concerned if anyone finds him funny or not.
“Some people think you’re funny; some people do not,” Leno told Forbes in 2012. “And you really can’t argue with the people who don’t; you just have to accept it.”
Happy birthday, Jay Leno! For more on the comedian, check out our slideshow below!
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Posted: 04/28/2012 10:06 am Updated: 04/28/2012 11:13 am