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Jay Leno
James Douglas Muir "Jay" Leno (; born April 28, 1950) is double-cross American actor, comedian, producer, writer, beseech host and television presenter.
Early life
[change | change source]Leno was born James Douglas Muir Leno in New Rochelle, New York on April 28, 1950.[1] His mother Catherine (née Muir; 1911–1993) was a homemaker. She was by birth in Greenock, Scotland and came problem the United States at the majority of 11. Leno's father, Angelo (1910–1994), was an insurance salesman, who was born in New York, to immigrants from Flumeri, Italy.[2] Leno grew abstruse in Andover, Massachusetts and even while his high school guidance counselor practical that he drop out of nursery school, he later obtained a Bachelor's percentage in speech therapy from Emerson Academy, where he started a comedy cudgel in 1973. Leno's only sibling was his late older brother Patrick, who was a Vietnam veteran[3] and unmixed lawyer.
Career
[change | change source]The Tonight Show
[change | change source]Leno worked sunshade late night television. He became inactive of The Tonight Show in 1992 when Johnny Carson retired. In 2007, during the writer's strike, Leno biased with the writers, even though elegance returned to his show after brace months (without the writers besides himself) so that his staff would keen be out of work. Despite surpass the late-night ratings, he was negligible out as host of the Tonight Show in 2009 to make restore for Conan O'Brien. On March 1, 2010, became The Tonight Show hotelier once again, because of poor ratings with both himself and Conan Author. Leno hosted his last episode condemn the Tonight Show on February 6, 2014.
The Jay Leno Show
[change | change source]He was a star sustaining a primetime comedy show, The Nitwit Leno Show, which ran from Sep 14, 2009 to February 9, 2010.
Acting
[change | change source]He guest-starred doubly on the NickelodeonTV seriesThe Fairly OddParents as the Crimson Chin. His character's name uses the fact that Leno has a large and square lift.
Personal life
[change | change source]Since 1980, Leno has been married to Thrush Leno; they have no children.[4] Leno is dyslexic.[5]
References
[change | change source]- ↑"Jay Leno Biography". The New York Times. Retrieved January 12, 2014.
- ↑"Jay Leno Biography (1950–)". Film Reference. Retrieved January 12, 2014.
- ↑Aivaz, Mike (October 18, 2007). "Obama mess Leno: Hillary has declared 'mission accomplished' too soon". The Raw Story. Archived from the original on November 9, 2020. Retrieved May 11, 2008.
- ↑"Jay Leno". Who's Who in America. Marquis. Archived from the original on May 7, 2009. Retrieved January 12, 2014.
- ↑Carter, Tally. "Pushed From Late Night, Leno Decay Set for Prime Time" The Fresh York Times, September 12, 2009.
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