Jay Leno

Biography: His down-to-earth persona and topical humor have helped make Leno one of the most recognizable personalities in the business. In the '70s, the comic toured as a stand-up — sometimes booking as many as 300 gigs annually — and made multiple appearances on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson. In the '80s, Leno warmed Carson's seat as the show's regular guest host. When Carson retired in 1992, NBC passed hosting duties for The Tonight Show to Jay Leno, much to the chagrin of competitor David Letterman who had his eye on job. Leno sustained his popularity and approachability well into the '00s. In 2009, Leno reluctantly agreed to step down from The Tonight Show, allowing his chosen successor, Conan O'Brien, to take over. In a surprising move, NBC offered Leno a nightly prime-time program, The Jay Leno Show. When it debuted in 2009, the show failed to gain traction and was subsequently canceled. NBC offered to rearrange both the prime time and late-night schedules to includeHis down-to-earth persona and topical humor have helped make Leno one of the most recognizable personalities in the business. In the '70s, the comic toured as a stand-up — sometimes booking as many as 300 gigs annually — and made multiple appearances on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson. In the '80s, Leno warmed Carson's seat as the show's regular guest host. When Carson retired in 1992, NBC passed hosting duties for The Tonight Show to Jay Leno, much to the chagrin of competitor David Letterman who had his eye on job. Leno sustained his popularity and approachability well into the '00s. In 2009, Leno reluctantly agreed to step down from The Tonight Show, allowing his chosen successor, Conan O'Brien, to take over. In a surprising move, NBC offered Leno a nightly prime-time program, The Jay Leno Show. When it debuted in 2009, the show failed to gain traction and was subsequently canceled. NBC offered to rearrange both the prime time and late-night schedules to include everyone involved, but the arrangement rattled Conan O'Brien, who eventually refused because altering the schedule would harm The Tonight Show's long-lasting reputation. When the dust finally settled on the late-night conflict, Leno took back The Tonight Show, and Conan O'Brien left NBC. Off-screen, Leno spends his leisure time peacefully with his wife and his collection of classic cars and motorcycles. Expand

Jay Leno's Scores

Average career score: 60
Highest Metascore: 79 Glen Campbell: I'll Be Me
Lowest Metascore: 34 Ice Age: Collision Course
Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 4 out of 8
  2. Negative: 1 out of 8
8 movie reviews
Title: Year: Credit: User score:
34 Ice Age: Collision Course Jul 22, 2016 Fast Tony 6.3
66 Norman Lear: Just Another Version of You Jul 8, 2016 Himself tbd
tbd Winning: The Racing Life of Paul Newman May 8, 2015 Himself / Himself 7.5
79 Glen Campbell: I'll Be Me Oct 24, 2014 Cast / Cast tbd
40 Igor Sep 19, 2008 King Malbert / King Malbert 5.4
67 Tales of the Rat Fink Oct 6, 2006 Flamethrower / Flamethrower 8.0
60 A/k/a Tommy Chong Jun 14, 2006 Himself 8.0
59 Ice Age: The Meltdown Mar 31, 2006 Fast Tony / Fast Tony tbd
73 Space Cowboys Aug 4, 2000 Himself 6.2

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