Acclaimed TV late night show host, admired stand-up comedian, best-selling children’s book author, much-in-demand corporate speaker, TV and movie voice-over artist, pioneering car builder and mechanic, and philanthropist…Jay Leno is widely characterized as “the hardest working man in show business.” Jay Leno’s late night television ratings domination included two decades as the host of the #1-rated The Tonight Show with Jay Leno.
Leno currently produces and is host of the CNBC primetime series Jay Leno’s Garage, now in its seventh season. The show explores the world of cars, never forgetting that it’s the people behind the wheel who provide the real stories. The series debuted in October 2015 and delivered CNBC’s most-watched first season in network history.
The show is an outgrowth of Jay Leno’s Garage YouTube Channel, which Leno produces and has an international following on the web and has garnered several Emmy Awards and nominations for Outstanding Special Class–Short-Format Nonfiction Programs.
His new product line, Jay Leno's Garage Advanced Vehicle Care, launched in December of 2016 and has been well received by the Automotive Industry worldwide.
Jay Leno is currently hosting You Bet Your Life. The comedy game show is co-hosted by Jay’s longtime Tonight Show bandleader Kevin Eubanks and features strangers teaming up to answer a series of trivia questions with the goal of winning thousands of dollars.
When he’s not on TV, Leno performs more than 100 stand-up shows annually across the country and internationally; participates in numerous charity and corporate events, does voice-overs for animated series, pens children’s books, and writes a monthly column in various automotive magazines. And in his “spare” time (as if he has any), he enjoys working on his collection of classic cars and motorcycles.
More About Arsenio Hall
Arsenio Hall became a household name with the success of his Emmy Award-winning late-night talk show The Arsenio Hall Show. The versatile actor, comedian and producer first became involved in the arts at The Cleveland Playhouse and continued to hone his craft through his Kent State University years.
In 1979, Hall moved from Ohio to Chicago where he tried his hand at stand-up comedy and was discovered by Jazz singer Nancy Wilson. Arsenio then toured, opening for major headliners including Patti LaBelle, Aretha Franklin, Tina Turner and Stevie Wonder. In 1987, Hall was asked to replace Joan Rivers on the Fox Network series The Late Show. On the strength of his work as interim host, he was signed to a film and television deal with Paramount Pictures, which subsequently led to the opportunity to co-write and co-star in the hit comedy, Coming to America.
On January 3, 1989, The Arsenio Hall Show made its debut. Virtually overnight, Arsenio changed the face of late-night television by captivating young viewers across the country. During his successful five-year run as executive producer, Arsenio provided a forum for cutting edge comedy, politics and the television debut of pop superstars.
In 2013, Hall returned to late-night television as executive producer and host of the CBS Television Distribution/Tribune Broadcasting nationally syndicated The Arsenio Hall Show, which aired on stations around the country during the 2013 - 2014 season.
In 2017, Arsenio was featured Monday mornings as co-host of the popular nationally syndicated radio program The Tom Joyner Morning Show and also appeared on the ABC comedy The Mayor. He recently enjoyed a triumphant return to his first love of stand-up comedy performing at venues across the country and released his current Netflix stand-up special Smart & Classy, which can be streamed in various countries across the world.
Most recently, Arsenio brought back his talk show for a 4-night run during the Netflix is a Joke festival in Los Angeles. He can be seen reprising his role as Semmi and other surprise characters in Amazon Prime’s Coming 2 America now streaming.
