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Jay Leno

Jay Leno's biography

Jay Leno is 72 years old stand-up comedian born at New Rochelle. He was born on Friday 28th of April 1950. He is often nicknamed as Hardest Working Man in Showbiz. According to year of birth 1950 he belongs to Boomers. Birthday on 28th of April means he is Taurus. Taurus is most stable sign of Zodiac, that is the reason it is also included in the earthy sign of the Zodiac Belt. One born with this Moon Sign (Not a Rising Sign) is very stable and balanced through their mind.

He is native english speaker. He is citizen of United States of America. His primary profession is to be stand-up comedian. You can know him also as actor, screenwriter, journalist, television presenter, singer, dancer, voice actor, comedian, television actor, YouTuber. He is recently known as television producer.

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Jay Leno's schools

We found 3 schools He attended. Complete list of schools: Emerson College, Bentley University, Andover High School.

Detailed informations about his schools

  • Attended Bentley College in Waltham, Massachusetts. Dropped out after only one semester.

Jay Leno's career

His main focus is to be stand-up comedian.

Awards and competitions

Jay Leno's Awards

  • Received Hasty Pudding's Man of the Year award at Harvard University on February 4, 2011.
  • Winner of the 2014 Mark Twain Prize for American Humor, awarded by the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C.
  • He was awarded a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for Television at 6780 Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood, California on April 27, 2000. Coincidentally, this is where Jay was twice picked up for vagrancy as a fledgling comedian.

What Jay Leno has done for a first time

  • Owns over 170 classic cars and over 150 motorcycles. His very first automobile was a 1934 Ford V-8 truck, which he restored himself at age 14.
  • Had guests sign one of his Harley Davidsons (the first being Arnold Schwarzenegger), after which the bike was auctioned off with the money going to help victims of the September 11th attacks.
  • In November 2006, on his show, he ate a vegetable for the first time in 37 years.
  • Billy Crystal was his very first guest on Monday May 25, 1992. when Jay took over the late night throne vacated by Johnny Carson on Friday May 22, 1992.
  • On an episode of The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (1992), he claimed that he got in his first auto accident a mere 81 hours after getting his driver's license.
  • The Mike Douglas Show (1961) was the first talk show appearance for Jay Leno, which aired on October 19, 1977. Danny Thomas and Teddy Pendergrass were also guests.
  • Barack Obama's appearance on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno: Episode #17.50 (2009) marked the first television talk show appearance by a sitting President.
  • Shared his very first screen kiss with Fran Drescher in American Hot Wax (1978).
  • Steve Martin was the one who first introduced Johnny Carson to Jay at one of Leno's stand-up gigs.

Jay Leno's quotes

  • During the infamous O.J. Simpson murder trial: "Actor wannabe Kato Kaelin is very excited about this trial. It's the first call-back he's had in two years. 'Oh, a part! A part! I got another part!'"
  • A new medical study reports that men who eat ten pizzas a week are less likely to develop prostate problems at age 50. That's because they are usually dead by age 40.
  • They always say the Miss America Pageant isn't a beauty contest, it's really a scholarship program. If that's the case, why don't we just put all the contestants on Jeopardy! (1984) and pick Miss America that way? At least you get the smartest one.
  • "President James Garfield could write in Latin with one hand while writing in Greek with the other. I would give my right arm to be ambidextrous." (From The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (1992), March 9, 2001)
  • The reason there are two senators for each state is so that one can be the designated driver.
  • It is said that life begins when the fetus can exist apart from its mother. By this definition, many people in Hollywood are legally dead.
  • You aren't famous until my mother has heard of you.
  • Give a man a fish and he will eat for a day. Teach a man to fish and he will eat for a lifetime. Teach a man to create an artificial shortage of fish and he will eat steak.
  • The Supreme Court has ruled that they cannot have a nativity scene in Washington, D.C. This wasn't for any religious reasons. They couldn't find three wise men and a virgin.
  • [on the steering for his jet-powered motorcycle] "It's kinda like square-dancing with a fat lady: the fact that she does it at all is pretty amazing."
  • [on the now-defunct XFL] "Ratings for the XFL are so low that pretty soon they'll be able to address the viewers by name."
  • I see that Mike Tyson has just filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. It marks the first time that Mike Tyson has made it to Chapter 11 in anything.
  • "You cannot be mad at somebody who makes you laugh...it's as simple as that."Woman's World (7-4-06)
  • People don't mind if you have a lot of money if they know you're working for it.
  • The best way to ruin a comedy is to throw a lot of money at it.
  • My dad's idea of a good time is to go to Sears and walk around.
  • Riding a Ducati is like having sex with an aerobics instructor - you know, I'm exhausted and panting and it's going: 'Are you done, already?'
  • This week, Britney Spears sent out invitations for her marriage to Kevin Federline. But those aren't really invitations, those are more like season tickets. Once you have one, you get to go to all her weddings until January.
  • Some sad news: President George W. Bush's lapdog passed away. Gee, I didn't even know Tony Blair was sick.
  • If God had wanted us to vote He would have given us candidates.
  • Happy birthday to Hugh Hefner. He just turned 88. You might remember, a year-and-a-half ago he married his 26-year-old fiancée, Crystal Harris. Or, as she calls it, bed-panning for gold.
  • I've live with five women in my life. Everyone was born on September 5th. Including my wife. I can always spot a September 5th. I guess I must just be attracted to women born on September 5th.

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