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Jay Leno takes over the Tonight Show with interview, sketches, and plenty of laughs.
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Awards:
- Won 4 Primetime Emmys. Another 3 wins & 43 nominations.
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Series Cast Summary
Jay Leno | ... |
Self - Host
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(4,613 episodes, 1992-2014)
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Kevin Eubanks | ... |
Self - Musical Director
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(3,219 episodes, 1992-2013)
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Edd Hall | ... |
Self - Announcer
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(2,679 episodes, 1992-2009)
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John Melendez | ... |
Self - Announcer
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(1,166 episodes, 2004-2014)
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Wally Wingert | ... |
Self - Announcer
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(834 episodes, 2010-2014)
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Rickey Minor | ... |
Self - Bandleader
(770 episodes, 2010-2014)
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Branford Marsalis Quartet | ... |
Themselves - Show Band
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(329 episodes, 1992-2013)
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Branford Marsalis | ... |
Self - Musical Director
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(322 episodes, 1992-2007)
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Robert Covarrubias | ... |
Saddam Hussein
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(101 episodes, 1993-2013)
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Adam Smith | ... |
Self - Audience Liaison
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(75 episodes, 2011-2014)
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Shannon Ratigan | ... |
Self
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(74 episodes, 1992-2000)
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Julie Scardina | ... |
Self
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(64 episodes, 1997-2013)
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Nina Bergman | ... |
Self - Guest
(64 episodes, 2007)
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Ross Mathews | ... |
Self
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(62 episodes, 2006-2013)
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Terry Bradshaw | ... |
Self
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(54 episodes, 1993-2014)
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Marvin 'Smitty' Smith | ... |
Drummer
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(51 episodes, 2006-2014)
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Jim Norton | ... |
Self - 'Shoulda'
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(50 episodes, 2004-2014)
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Bill Maher | ... |
Self
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(48 episodes, 1993-2014)
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Mike Kimmel | ... |
Various Characters
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(45 episodes, 1998-2009)
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Dennis Miller | ... |
Self
(43 episodes, 1995-2012)
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Wanda Sykes | ... |
Self - Guest
(42 episodes, 2001-2014)
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Howie Mandel | ... |
Self - Guest
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(42 episodes, 1994-2014)
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Brandon Molale | ... |
Actor
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(36 episodes, 2000-2008)
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Henry LeBlanc | ... |
Unknown Character
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(35 episodes, 2008-2014)
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David Spade | ... |
Self
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(34 episodes, 1994-2013)
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Wayne Linsey | ... |
Self - The Tonight Show Band: Keyboards
(34 episodes, 2010-2013)
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Dorian Holley | ... |
Self - The Tonight Show Band: Vocalist
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(33 episodes, 2010-2014)
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Bryan Branly | ... |
Self
(33 episodes, 2010-2011)
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Rove McManus | ... |
Self - 'Meal or No Meal' Judge
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(32 episodes, 2007-2013)
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Pamela Anderson | ... |
Self
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(32 episodes, 1994-2010)
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Kira Soltanovich | ... |
Self - Voice of Photo Booth
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(32 episodes, 2005-2014)
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Lyle Lovett | ... |
Self
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(31 episodes, 1992-2014)
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Dana Carvey | ... |
Self - Guest
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(31 episodes, 1992-2014)
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Ellen DeGeneres | ... |
Self
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(32 episodes, 1993-2013)
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Joan Embery | ... |
Self
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(31 episodes, 1993-2008)
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Tim Allen | ... |
Self - Guest
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(30 episodes, 1993-2014)
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Arsenio Hall | ... |
Self - Guest
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(30 episodes, 1996-2014)
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Dwight Yoakam | ... |
Self
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(30 episodes, 1993-2014)
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Scott 'Carrot Top' Thompson | ... |
Self
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(30 episodes, 1993-2014)
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Jim Wise | ... |
Self - Staff Writer
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(29 episodes, 2010-2014)
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Jonathan Aube | ... |
Various Characters
(28 episodes, 1997-2005)
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Trevor Moore | ... |
Self - Correspondent: Testing New Products
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(27 episodes, 2010-2014)
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Chris Matthews | ... |
Self
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(29 episodes, 2000-2013)
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Arnold Schwarzenegger | ... |
Self - Guest
(32 episodes, 1993-2013)
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Robin Williams | ... |
Self - Guest
(27 episodes, 1992-2013)
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Heidi Klum | ... |
Self - Guest
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(26 episodes, 1998-2014)
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Dennis Rodman | ... |
Self - Guest
(26 episodes, 1994-2013)
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John Travolta | ... |
Self - Guest
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(25 episodes, 1995-2013)
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Jennifer Love Hewitt | ... |
Self
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(25 episodes, 1996-2011)
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Roger Ebert | ... |
Self
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(25 episodes, 1993-2006)
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Production Companies
- Big Dog Productions
- Nelson Page Entertainment
- Nerd Corps Productions V.1 Inc.
- NBC Studios
- NBC Universal Television
- Universal Media Studios (UMS)
- Universal Television
Distributors
- National Broadcasting Company (NBC) (1992) (United States) (tv) (original airing)
- Antena 3 (Romania) (tv)
- CNBC Europe (United Kingdom) (tv)
- Chum Television
Special Effects
Other Companies
- Black Dog Jib Productions (jimmy jib equipment)
- Canon (camera equipment provided by) (main title sequence 2010)
- Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment (camera dollies)
- Filmtools (expendables)
- Framepool (stock footage)
- GreenScreen Animals (animal stock footage)
- Jacobsrahi (main title sequence) (2003)
- LCW Props (set equipment)
- Make It Happen Productions (main title sequence) (2003)
- NBC Studios, Burbank (taping location)
- Redrock Micro (grip and lighting equipment) (main title sequence 2010)
- ShowBiz Enterprises (draperies)
- Wut It Is (main title design)
Storyline
Plot Summary |
After Johnny Carson 's retirement from the show, Jay Leno stepped in as his permanent replacement. The format of the show has remained largely unchanged, consisting primarily of an opening humorous monologue, followed by several celebrity interviews, comedy sketches and musical numbers.
Written by Jean-Marc Rocher |
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Did You Know?
Trivia | On September 27, 2004, the 50th anniversary of The Tonight Show's debut, NBC announced that Conan O'Brien would take over the show in 2009. Leno was still leading the late-night ratings, but O'Brien was promised the show, so that he would not leave NBC. NBC did not want to lose Leno either, and created The Jay Leno Show (2009), the first nightly network primetime talk show. In 2010, due to poor ratings for both O'Brien and Leno's shows, NBC wanted to move Leno's show into O'Brien's timeslot, with O'Brien's "Tonight Show" airing at 12:05 a.m. O'Brien publicly announced that he would rather leave the show than allow that to happen. NBC and O'Brien reached a settlement to allow him to leave the show seven months into his tenure. Leno returned to "The Tonight Show" in March 2010. See more » |
Movie Connections | Edited into Playboy: The Best of Pamela Anderson (1995). See more » |
Soundtracks | Tonite See more » |
Quotes |
[about Supreme Court nominee Harriet Miers]
Jay Leno: She called Bush "the most brilliant man I ever met." This is a woman we're hiring for her *judgment*? See more » |