# Jay Leno

> American television host and comedian (born 1950)

**Wikidata**: [Q218718](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q218718)  
**Wikipedia**: [English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jay_Leno)  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/jay-leno

## Summary
Jay Leno (born April 28, 1950) is an American television host and comedian. He is a long-working entertainer (career start recorded as 1973) and an award-recognized figure, having received a Primetime Emmy Award, the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor, and a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

## Biography
- Born: 1950-04-28
- Nationality: United States
- Education: Q1335573; Q693674; Q4754617 (education identifiers provided in source)
- Known for: Work as a television host and stand-up comedian (occupations include multiple entertainment and media roles)
- Employer(s): Affiliated with Emerson College; affiliated with Bentley University (affiliations provided in source)
- Field(s): Q222749; Q115160290; Q1407228 (fields of work identifiers as provided)

## Contributions
- Professional entertainment career beginning in 1973 (work period start: 1973).  
- Performed and worked across multiple entertainment occupations listed in the source: stand-up comedian; actor; screenwriter; journalist; television presenter; singer; dancer; voice actor; comedian; television actor; YouTuber; television producer; writer. These occupational roles are documented in the provided material.  
- Recognized with major honors documented in the source: Primetime Emmy Award (award_received: Q1044427), Mark Twain Prize for American Humor (award_received: Q1899850), and a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame (award_received: Q17985761).  
- Affiliated with higher-education institutions listed in the source: Emerson College and Bentley University.  
- Maintains an extensive set of external identifiers and authority records (see Body → Structured properties and identifiers for full list).

## FAQs
Q: What is Jay Leno’s full legal name?  
A: His full name is James Douglas Muir Leno (aliases and name forms include James Douglas Muir Leno; Jay Douglas Muir Leno; James Leno).

Q: When did Jay Leno begin his professional career?  
A: The source records his work period start as 1973.

Q: What occupations has Jay Leno held?  
A: The provided occupations include stand-up comedian, actor, screenwriter, journalist, television presenter, singer, dancer, voice actor, television actor, YouTuber, television producer, and writer.

Q: What major awards has Jay Leno received?  
A: The source lists a Primetime Emmy Award, the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor, and a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

Q: With which educational institutions is Jay Leno affiliated?  
A: The source lists affiliations with Emerson College and Bentley University and gives three education identifiers (Q1335573; Q693674; Q4754617).

Q: What national citizenship does Jay Leno hold?  
A: He is a citizen of the United States.

Q: Does the source provide media or image references for Jay Leno?  
A: Yes; image filenames referenced include "Jay Leno 2019.jpg" and "JayLenoJul08.jpg", and an autograph file "Jay Leno Autograph.svg".

## Why They Matter
Jay Leno’s recorded career span beginning in 1973 and his multi‑role occupation list demonstrate a sustained, multi-faceted presence in American entertainment across stand-up, television, writing, and production roles. The combination of industry recognition—Primetime Emmy, Mark Twain Prize, and a Hollywood Walk of Fame star—indicates peer and institutional acknowledgement of his contributions to humor and television. His affiliations with Emerson College and Bentley University, together with extensive authority identifiers, reflect both institutional connections and the breadth of his public record. Without his long-term activity and the honors documented here, portions of late 20th- and early 21st-century American television and comedy (as recorded in the provided material) would lack the specific footprint attributed to him.

## Notable For
- Birth name and aliases: James Douglas Muir Leno; Jay Douglas Muir Leno; James Leno.  
- Birth date: April 28, 1950.  
- Long professional period beginning in 1973 (work_period_start: 1973).  
- Occupations spanning stand-up comedy, acting, screenwriting, journalism, television presenting, singing, dancing, voice acting, YouTubing, television producing, and writing.  
- Awards documented in the source: Primetime Emmy Award; Mark Twain Prize for American Humor; star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.  
- Institutional affiliations: Emerson College; Bentley University.  
- Extensive presence in standardized authority files and identifiers (see Structured properties and identifiers).

## Body

### Early life and name
- Full legal and recorded names in source: James Douglas Muir Leno (primary), with aliases Jay Douglas Muir Leno and James Leno.  
- Date of birth recorded: 1950-04-28.  
- Citizenship is recorded as United States.

### Career overview
- Work period start is documented as 1973, establishing the start of his recorded professional activity.  
- The source lists a broad set of occupations reflecting work across multiple entertainment and media domains: stand-up comedian; actor; screenwriter; journalist; television presenter; singer; dancer; voice actor; comedian; television actor; YouTuber; television producer; writer. Each occupation appears as an explicit property in the provided material.  
- The source’s short descriptor summarizes him as an "American television host and comedian (born 1950)."

### Awards and recognition
- Primetime Emmy Award (listed among award_received items).  
- Mark Twain Prize for American Humor (listed among award_received items).  
- Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame (listed among award_received items).  
- These awards are recorded explicitly in the provided source material, indicating institutional recognition within television and comedy.

### Affiliations and education
- Affiliated with Emerson College (the source provides a dedicated "Affiliated with — Emerson College" block including the institution’s summary).  
- Affiliated with Bentley University (also provided in "Affiliated with").  
- Education is listed via identifiers: Q1335573; Q693674; Q4754617. The source does not provide institution names directly for those three education identifiers beyond the identifiers themselves.

### Media, public presence, and identifiers
- Image assets referenced in the source: "Jay Leno 2019.jpg"; "JayLenoJul08.jpg"; autograph file "Jay Leno Autograph.svg".  
- Numerous external and authority identifiers are provided in the source material. Representative identifiers and properties include (non-exhaustive label → value drawn exactly from source):
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  - P1477 / P1559 confirming recorded personal name: James Douglas Muir Leno

### Publications, works, and creations
- The provided source does not enumerate specific books, films, television programs, scripts, patents, companies founded, or published papers by name or date beyond the awards and occupations recorded above. The material does document a biography entry (P1417: biography/Jay-Leno) and many external identifiers that point to further records.

### Influence and legacy (as recorded)
- Institutional honors listed (Primetime Emmy, Mark Twain Prize, Hollywood Walk of Fame star) demonstrate formal recognition within television and comedy fields.  
- The breadth of occupations and long recorded career (beginning 1973) indicate sustained multi-disciplinary involvement across performance, production, and media roles.

### Additional recorded metadata
- Wikidata description: "American television host and comedian (born 1950)".  
- Sitelink count in provided structured data: 74 (Wikipedia title: Jay Leno).  
- Other labels and aliases recorded across properties include multiple forms of the name and social/online handles reflected by identifier properties (e.g., P2002/P2013: jayleno).

(End of entry — all items and properties included above are drawn from the provided source material.)

## References

1. Czech National Authority Database
2. International Standard Name Identifier
3. Virtual International Authority File
4. MusicBrainz
5. Integrated Authority File
6. Library of Congress
7. IMDb
8. Brockhaus Enzyklopädie
9. GeneaStar
10. Freebase
11. LIBRIS
12. Rotten Tomatoes
13. NNDB
14. AlloCiné
15. Encyclopædia Britannica
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27. TV.com
28. elCinema.com
29. Quora
30. SNAC
31. Songkick
32. Carnegie Theatre and Arts Centre
33. The Movie Database
34. [Jay Leno (visual voices guide) - Behind The Voice Actors](https://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/Jay-Leno/)
35. YouTube API
36. [Source](https://www.podchaser.com/creators/jay-leno-107ZzpwViJ/appearances)
37. [Jay Leno MBTI Personality Type: ESTP](https://www.personality-database.com/profile/685)