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Are you confident you're going to beat David Letterman in the ratings
Leno hopes to stay friends with O'Brien Jan 25, 2010
It's what we do, you know? You can't -- it's like being a fighter and say when you got punched in the head, did it hurt? Well, yeah. But you're a fighter. That's what you do
Leno: I wasn't offended by O'Brien's jokes Jan 27, 2010
It's great to be able to do shows like this
Leno to star in oil disaster benefit Jul 22, 2010
If it takes 10 years to walk on the moon, it will certainly just take 10 years to bring Detroit back
Leno, Iacocca, Petty honored by Chrysler Jul 25, 2010
My initial reaction was, 'Who the hell is Sarah Palin?' Like everybody else
Meghan McCain recalls initial Palin panic Sep 09, 2010
James Douglas Muir "Jay" Leno /ˈlɛnoʊ/ (born 1950) is an American stand-up comedian and television host.
From 1992 to 2009, Leno was the host of NBC's The Tonight Show with Jay Leno. Beginning in September 2009, Leno started a primetime talk show, titled The Jay Leno Show, which aired weeknights at 10:00 p.m. (Eastern Time, UTC-5), also on NBC. After The Jay Leno Show was canceled in January 2010 amid a host controversy, Leno returned to host The Tonight Show with Jay Leno on March 1, 2010.
Jay Leno was born in New Rochelle, New York, on April 28, 1950. His mother, Catherine (née Muir; 1911–1993), a homemaker, was born in Greenock, Scotland, and came to the United States at age 11. Her schooling was limited and as a result she prized her children's successes. Leno's father, Angelo (1910–1994), who worked as an insurance salesman, was born in New York to immigrants from Flumeri, Italy. Leno grew up in Andover, Massachusetts, and although his high school guidance counselor recommended that he drop out of school, he later obtained a Bachelor's degree in speech therapy from Emerson College, where he started a comedy club in 1973. Leno's siblings include his late older brother, Patrick, who was a Vietnam veteran and a lawyer.