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.
Hollywood Squares
Self · (2 episodes)
2025
Shifting Gears
Jay Leno · (1 episode)
2025
Midas Man
Ed Sullivan
2024
Girl You Know It's True
Self (archive footage)
2023
Arnold
Self · (1 episode)
2023
Jean-Claude van Damme: Karate King
Self (archive footage)
2023
Pamela, A Love Story
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
2023
The Many Faces of Jim Carey
2023
Show Business Is My Life (But I Can't Prove It)
Self
2022
Who's Talking to Chris Wallace?
Self · (1 episode)
2022
Speed Is Expensive: The Philip Vincent Story
Self
2022
Celebrating Betty White: America's Golden Girl
Self
2022
Betty White: A Celebration
Self
2022
Kelly Clarkson Presents: When Christmas Comes Around
Self
2021
Harry Potter: Hogwarts Tournament of Houses
Self · (1 episode)
2021
Bug Therapy
Fly (voice)
2021
Live at Mister Kelly's
Self (archive footage)
2021
The Eyes of Tammy Faye
Self (archive Footage)
2021
You Bet Your Life with Jay Leno
Host · (13 episodes)
2021
Untold: Deal with the Devil
Self (archive footage)
2021
Hart to Heart
Self · (1 episode)
2021
Val
Self (archive footage)
2021
Rulon Gardner Won't Die
2021
Des O'Connor: The Ultimate Entertainer
Self
2020
The Comedy Store
Self · (5 episodes)
2020
VOMO: Vote or Miss Out
Self
2020
You Cannot Kill David Arquette
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
2020
The New York Times Presents
Self (archive footage) · (1 episode)
2020
Celebrity IOU
Self · (1 episode)
2020
Skrrt with Offset
Himself · (1 episode)
2020
Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge - Adventure Awaits
Self
2019
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Self - Guest Host · (7 episodes)
2019
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Self · (3 episodes)
2019
Lights Out with David Spade
Self - Panelist · (1 episode)
2019
Peyton's Places
Self · (1 episode)
2019
Jeff Dunham: Talking Heads
Self
2019
Biography: Comedy Icons
Himself · (2 episodes)
2019
Still Laugh-In: The Stars Celebrate
Self
2019
Drive Like Andretti
Self
2019
Luke Perry: In His Own Words
Self (archive footage)
2019
The Kominsky Method
Self · (1 episode)
2018
Basketball: A Love Story
Self (archive footage) · (1 episode)
2018
The Indian Wrecking Crew
Narrator
2018
The Zen Diaries of Garry Shandling
Self · (2 episodes)
2018
Dirty Money
Self (archive footage) · (1 episode)
2018
I Am Sam Kinison
Self
2017
A Very Pentatonix Christmas
Self
2017
Jerry Before Seinfeld
Self
2017
Carpool Karaoke: The Series
Self · (1 episode)
2017
The Nineties
Self (archive footage) · (1 episode)
2017
Gilbert
Self
2017
Sandy Wexler
Testimonial
2017
Diamond Dallas Page: Positively Living
Self
2017
Mickey and the Roadster Racers
Billy Beagle (voice) · (1 episode)
2017
Bleed for This
Himself (uncredited)
2016
Ask the Storybots
(1 episode)
2016
First Impressions
Himself · (1 episode)
2016
Join or Die with Craig Ferguson
Self · (1 episode)
2016
Jay Leno's Garage
Self - Host · (88 episodes)
2015
The Muppets
Self · (1 episode)
2015
Amy
Self (archive footage)
2015
Ted 2
Jay Leno
2015
Winning: The Racing Life of Paul Newman
Self
2015
StarTalk with Neil deGrasse Tyson
Self · (1 episode)
2015
Lip Sync Battle
Self · (1 episode)
2015
The Late Late Show with James Corden
Self · (1 episode)
2015
Elf: Buddy's Musical Christmas
Fake Santa #1 (voice)
2014
The 7D
Crystal Ball (voice) · (17 episodes)
2014
Phineas and Ferb Save Summer
Colonel Contraction (voice)
2014
Good Morning Britain
Self · (1 episode)
2014
Glen Campbell: I'll Be Me
Self
2014
Eat Drink Laugh: The Story of The Comic Strip
Self
2014
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self · (4 episodes)
2014
Kelly Clarkson's Cautionary Christmas Music Tale
Self
2013
Delivery Man
Himself
2013
The Arsenio Hall Show
Self · (1 episode)
2013
1600 Penn
Jay Leno · (1 episode)
2012
Blake Shelton's Not So Family Christmas
Self
2012
Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee
Self · (1 episode)
2012
Vanilla Ice Archive
Self (archive footage)
2012
Johnny Carson: King of Late Night
Self
2012
Betty White's 90th Birthday: A Tribute to America's Golden Girl
Self
2012
The Fairly OddParents: Timmy's Secret Wish
Crimson Chin (voice)
2011
Last Man Standing
Joe · (8 episodes)
2011
Last Man Standing
(2 episodes)
2011
The Undefeated
Self - on The Tonight Show (archive footage)
2011
Boys of Bonneville
Self
2011
Justin Bieber: Never Say Never
Self (archive footage)
2011
Episodes
Jay Leno · (1 episode)
2011
Katt Williams: 9 Lives
Self
2010
I'm Still Here
Jay Leno (uncredited)
2010
2Everything2Terrible2: Tokyo Drift
(archive footage)
2010
Exit Through the Gift Shop
Self (uncredited)
2010
Back From Hell: A Tribute to Sam Kinison
Self
2010
The Jay Leno Show
Self - Host · (96 episodes)
2009
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Self - Guest · (1 episode)
2009
Annul Victory
Self
2009
Love the Beast
Self
2009
Top Gear Australia
Self · (1 episode)
2008
Scooby-Doo! and the Goblin King
Jack O'Lantern (voice)
2008
His Highness Hollywood
Self
2008
Igor
King Malbert (voice)
2008
Unstable Fables: Tortoise vs. Hare
Murray Hare (voice)
2008
The Great Buck Howard
Himself
2008
Jimmy Carter: Man from Plains
Self
2007
Christmas Is Here Again
The Narrator (voice)
2007
Keeping Up with the Kardashians
Self · (1 episode)
2007
Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project
Self
2007
Phineas and Ferb
Colonel Contraction (voice) · (1 episode)
2007
Underdog
Jay Leno
2007
Chelsea Lately
(1 episode)
2007
Cutting Edge Comedians of the '60s & '70s
Self (archive footage)
2007
The Astronaut Farmer
Himself
2007
Jimmy Timmy Power Hour 3: The Jerkinators!
Nega-Chin (voice)
2006
AKA Tommy Chong
Himself
2006
Cars
Jay Limo (voice)
2006
Ice Age: The Meltdown
Fast Tony (voice)
2006
Hannah Montana
Jay Leno · (1 episode)
2006
Tales of the Rat Fink
Flamethrower (voice)
2006
Nick Cannon Presents: Wild 'N Out
Self · (1 episode)
2005
Robots
Fire Hydrant (voice)
2005
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
Self · (1 episode)
2005
Harley-Davidson: The Spirit of America
Self
2005
First Daughter
Jay Leno
2004
Joey
Jay Leno · (1 episode)
2004
Entourage
(1 episode)
2004
The Ashlee Simpson Show
(1 episode)
2004
Mr. 3000
Self
2004
Overhaulin'
The Insider · (2 episodes)
2004
Stuck on You
Jay Leno
2003
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Self · (2 episodes)
2003
Calendar Girls
Himself
2003
101 Most Shocking Moments in Entertainment
2003
Celebrities Uncensored
Self · (1 episode)
2003
Real Time with Bill Maher
Self · (5 episodes)
2003
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
(1 episode)
2003
Paul McCartney: Back in the U.S.
Self
2002
Top Gear
Self · (1 episode)
2002
The Ultimate Collection Starring Johnny Carson - The Best of the 60s and 70s
2002
Comedian
Self
2002
Pet Star
Self - Judge · (1 episode)
2002
The Anna Nicole Show
(2 episodes)
2002
Juwanna Mann
Himself
2002
NBC 75th Anniversary Special
Self
2002
John Q
Jay Leno
2002
Roadside Attractions with Kevin Smith
2002
The Bernie Mac Show
Jay Leno · (1 episode)
2001
Scrubs
Jay Leno · (1 episode)
2001
The Fairly OddParents
The Crimson Chin (voice) · (7 episodes)
2001
The Fairly OddParents
Crimson Chin Doll (voice) · (1 episode)
2001
The Fairly OddParents
The Crimson Chin / The Nega-Chin (voice) · (3 episodes)
2001
The Fairly OddParents
The Crimson Chin / Self (voice) · (1 episode)
2001
DAG
Jay Leno (uncredited) · (1 episode)
2000
Space Cowboys
Jay Leno
2000
Arista Records' 25th Anniversary Celebration
Self
2000
Titus
(1 episode)
2000
Y2K
Self (uncredited)
1999
The West Wing
Jay Leno · (1 episode)
1999
Teen Choice Awards
Self - Nominee · (1 episode)
1999
Sam Kinison: Why Did We Laugh?
Self
1999
EDtv
Jay Leno
1999
Family Guy
Jay Leno (voice) · (1 episode)
1999
Family Guy
Mayor Jay Leno (voice) · (1 episode)
1999
Family Guy
Jay Leno · (1 episode)
1999
Dilbert
Jay Leno (voice) · (1 episode)
1999
Providence
Lucky the Dog (voice) · (1 episode)
1999
Television: The First Fifty Years
Self
1999
Totally Bill Hicks
Self
1998
V.I.P.
Jay Leno · (2 episodes)
1998
Jerry Seinfeld: I'm Telling You for the Last Time
Self
1998
WCW Road Wild 1998
Jay Leno
1998
Jackie Chan: My Story
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
1998
Off the Menu: The Last Days of Chasen's
Self
1998
The Entertainment Biz
Self · (1 episode)
1998
Wag the Dog
Jay Leno
1997
Mad City
Jay Leno
1997
Veronica's Closet
Jay Leno · (1 episode)
1997
In & Out
Jay Leno
1997
South Park
Jay Leno (voice) · (2 episodes)
1997
The View
Self · (3 episodes)
1997
Contact
Jay Leno
1997
Just Shoot Me!
Jay Leno · (2 episodes)
1997
Meet Wally Sparks
Jay Leno
1997
Rodney Dangerfield's 75th Birthday Toast
Self
1997
Love in Hollywood
Self
1996
The Garth Brooks Video Collection, Vol. 2
Self (We Shall Be Free Music Video)
1996
The Birdcage
Jay Leno (uncredited)
1996
Muppets Tonight
Self · (2 episodes)
1996
3rd Rock from the Sun
Jay Leno (uncredited) · (1 episode)
1996
Sinatra: 80 Years My Way
Self - Presenter
1995
Caroline in the City
Self · (1 episode)
1995
The Drew Carey Show
Lewis' Boss · (1 episode)
1995
The Show Formerly Known as the Martin Short Show
Self (uncredited)
1995
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
Jay Frog (voice) · (1 episode)
1995
Friends
Jay Leno (uncredited) · (1 episode)
1994
Inside the Actors Studio
Self · (1 episode)
1994
Bill Hicks: It's Just a Ride
Himself
1994
The Flintstones
Bedrock's Most Wanted Host
1994
Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever!
Self (archive footage)
1994
Major League II
Self
1994
Look Who's Laughing
Himself
1994
Day of Reckoning
Self
1994
Top Slots - Spotting the Best
Magazine Cameo
1994
Wayne's World 2
Himself
1993
We're Back! A Dinosaur's Story
Vorb (voice)
1993
Frasier
Don (voice) · (1 episode)
1993
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Self - Guest · (1 episode)
1993
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Self · (1 episode)
1993
Dave
Jay Leno
1993
Homicide: Life on the Street
(1 episode)
1993
Mad About You
Jay Leno · (1 episode)
1992
The Larry Sanders Show
Jay Leno · (1 episode)
1992
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
Self - Host · (2643 episodes)
1992
The 1984 Los Angeles Comedy Competition With Host Jay Leno
Self / Host
1991
Home Improvement
Jay · (2 episodes)
1991
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
Jay Leno · (2 episodes)
1990
Wings
Jay Leno · (1 episode)
1990
The Simpsons
Jay Leno (voice) · (2 episodes)
1989
Seinfeld
Jay Leno · (1 episode)
1989
Collision Course
Detective Tony Costas
1989
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
(1 episode)
1988
Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC
Self
1988
Jay Leno's Family Comedy Hour
Self
1987
The Jay Leno Special
self
1986
Disneyland's Summer Vacation Party
Self
1986
Jay Leno: The American Dream
Himself
1986
Doctor Duck's Super Secret All-Purpose Sauce
Self
1986
Madame's Place
Self · (1 episode)
1982
Late Night with David Letterman
Self · (4 episodes)
1982
Americathon
Larry Miller (Poopy Butt)
1979
Almost Heaven
(1 episode)
1978
American Hot Wax
Mookie
1978
Silver Bears
Albert Fiore
1977
Fun with Dick and Jane
Carpenter (uncredited)
1977
Alice
(1 episode)
1976
Laverne & Shirley
(2 episodes)
1976
Saturday Night Live
Self - Host · (1 episode)
1975
Saturday Night Live
Self - Cameo (uncredited) · (2 episodes)
1975
Good Times
(1 episode)
1974
60 Minutes
Self · (1 episode)
1968
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self · (8 episodes)
1962
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self - Guest Host · (61 episodes)
1962
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
(1 episode)
1962
The Mike Douglas Show
Self · (1 episode)
1961
The Emmy Awards
Self · (1 episode)
1949