"The Tonight Show with Jay Leno" (1992)TV series 1992-????

Director:

Star Price

Writers:

Tracy Abbott (writer)
Gabe Abelson (writer)
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Seasons:

1 | 14 | 15 | 16 | unknown

Release Date:

25 May 1992 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Talk-Show

Plot:

After Johnny Carson's retirement from the show, Jay Leno stepped in as his permanent replacement. The...

Plot Keywords:

Late Night | Interview | Stand Up Comedy | Variety | Sketch Comedy

Awards:

Won 4 Primetime Emmys. Another 3 wins & 41 nominations

US TV Schedule:

Mon. Aug. 25	11:35 PM	NBC
Tue. Aug. 26	11:35 PM	NBC

Cast

Jay Leno

...

Himself - Host / ... (1,526 episodes, 1992-2008)

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Series Directed by
Ellen Brown		(8 episodes, 1995-2005)
Star Price		(unknown episodes, 1996)

Series Writing credits
Wayne Kline		(22 episodes, 1992-2007)
Ryan O'Dowd		(9 episodes, 2007)
Greg Grabianski		(5 episodes, 2004)
Logan Morton		(5 episodes, 2008)
Ned Rice		(4 episodes, 2005-2007)
John A. Kennedy		(2 episodes, 1992-2007)
Buddy Winston		(unknown episodes, 1990-1994)
Star Price		(unknown episodes, 1996)
Steve Young		(unknown episodes, 2001-2002)
Tracy Abbott		(unknown episodes)
Gabe Abelson		(unknown episodes)
Beth Armogida		(unknown episodes)
Jimmy Brogan		(unknown episodes)
Anthony Caleca		(unknown episodes)
Kal Clarke		(unknown episodes)
Jack Coen		(unknown episodes)
Mike Colasuonno		(unknown episodes)
John DeBellis		(unknown episodes)
Greg Fideler		(unknown episodes)
Dave Hanson		(unknown episodes)
Jay Leno		(unknown episodes)
Jon Macks		(unknown episodes)
Andrew McElfresh		(unknown episodes)
Joe Medeiros		(unknown episodes)
Anne Parker		(unknown episodes)
T. Sean Shannon		(unknown episodes)
Peter Sears		(unknown episodes)
Jim Shaughnessy		(unknown episodes)
Beth Sherman		(unknown episodes)
Marvin Silbermintz		(unknown episodes)
Hal Spear		(unknown episodes)
Jeffrey Spear		(unknown episodes)
Billy Staples		(unknown episodes)
Joe Toplyn		(unknown episodes)
Brian Michael Tracy		(unknown episodes)
Rob Young		(unknown episodes)

Series Produced by
Jolie Ancel	....	segment producer (2 episodes, 2005-2008)
Helen Kushnick	....	executive producer (unknown episodes, 1992)
Star Price	....	producer (unknown episodes, 1996)
Susan B. Clark	....	new media producer (unknown episodes)
Larry Goitia	....	line producer / supervising producer (unknown episodes)
Patti M. Grant	....	supervising producer (unknown episodes)
Walter Lewis	....	associate producer (unknown episodes)
Bill Royce	....	co-producer (unknown episodes)
Debbie Vickers	....	executive producer (unknown episodes)

Series Original Music by
Frank Macchia		(unknown episodes)

Series Cinematography by
Dave Rutherford		(unknown episodes)

Series Film Editing by
Kevin Castro		(unknown episodes)
Bob Mathews		(unknown episodes)
Don Misraje		(unknown episodes)
Steven B. Ross		(unknown episodes)

Series Casting by
Scott Atwell		(5 episodes, 1995)

Series Production Design by
Akira Yoshimura		(unknown episodes)

Series Art Direction by
Dennis Craig Roof		(unknown episodes)

Series Set Decoration by
Wendie Goode Dox		(308 episodes, 2003-2004)

Series Costume Design by
Charmaine Nash Simmons		(unknown episodes)

Series Makeup Department
David Abbott	....	makeup artist (6 episodes, 1992-1994)
Bret Mardock	....	makeup artist: Alyssa Milano (3 episodes, 2001-2003)
Tifanie White	....	hair stylist / makeup artist (3 episodes, 2006-2007)
Amy Chance	....	personal makeup artist (2 episodes, 2006-2007)
Camille Henderson	....	personal hair stylist: James Woods / personal hair stylist: Mr. Woods / ... (2 episodes, 2006-2007)
Cyndie Boehm	....	makeup artist: Mitch Fatel (unknown episodes)
Teressa Hill	....	personal hair stylist: Jeremy Piven (unknown episodes)
Stacy L. Hodgson	....	makeup artist: Mr. Stallone (unknown episodes)
Dahlia Warner	....	makeup artist: Ryan Cabrera (unknown episodes)

Series Art Department
Michael Burnett	....	special props (unknown episodes)
Hanna Harper	....	property master (unknown episodes)
Matthew Trotter	....	guest art director (unknown episodes)

Series Sound Department
Patrick Smith	....	production sound mixer (28 episodes, 1992-2008)
Roger Cortes	....	sound mixer (8 episodes, 1992-1994)
Jason Fyrberg	....	audio playback engineer (4 episodes, 2007-2008)
Rob Whitehurst	....	location sound mixer (1 episode, 2003-2005)
Mike Del Tufo	....	sound mixer (unknown episodes)
Richard Dillon	....	sound mixer (unknown episodes)
Judi Frenkel	....	sound assistant: A2 (unknown episodes)
Phillip Gephardt	....	sound mixer (unknown episodes)
Patrick Lucatorto	....	sound mixer (unknown episodes)
Brian McKinney	....	sound mixer (unknown episodes)
Rob Sinko	....	sound mixer (unknown episodes)

Series Special Effects by
Tim Turner	....	special effects: changing portraits (1 episode, 2006)
Gary Ambrosia	....	special effects (unknown episodes)

Series Stunts
Hiro Koda	....	fight director (1 episode, 1992)
Gary Clayton	....	stunt double (1 episode, 2002)
Gianni Biasetti	....	stunt coordinator (1 episode, 2003)
Michael Munoz	....	stunt double: Doug Flutie / stunt double: Spelling Bee Boy (1 episode, 2006)
Donna Russo	....	stunt double (1 episode, 2007)
Freddy Bouciegues	....	stunt director: fights (unknown episodes)
Bruce Comtois	....	stunts (unknown episodes)
Alex Daniels	....	car stunts (unknown episodes)
Debbie Evans	....	stunt double: Ann-Margret (unknown episodes)
Mitch Gould	....	stunts (unknown episodes)
Hubie Kerns Jr.	....	stunt coordinator (unknown episodes)
Tom McComas	....	stunts (unknown episodes)
Jim McConnell	....	utility stunts (unknown episodes)
Phil O'Dell	....	stunts (unknown episodes)
Chris O'Hara	....	stunts (unknown episodes)
Scott Rhodes	....	stunt coordinator / stunts (unknown episodes)

Series Camera and Electrical Department
Kurt Lamond	....	camera technical support (1 episode, 2004)
Charles Cooper	....	electrician (1 episode, 2006)
Joe Allen Rosenberger	....	camera operator (1 episode, 2006)
Steven H. Brown	....	camera operator (unknown episodes, 2003)
Theodore Ashton	....	camera operator (unknown episodes)
Les Atkinson	....	camera operator: electronic camera (unknown episodes)
David N. Banks	....	camera operator: electronic camera (unknown episodes)
Don Barker	....	camera operator: electronic camera (unknown episodes)
Ann Bergstrom	....	camera operator (unknown episodes)
Mary Carey	....	camera operator (unknown episodes)
Joe Epperson	....	camera operator (unknown episodes)
Kevin Fraser	....	camera operator (unknown episodes)
Jack Gagne	....	camera operator (unknown episodes)
Lance Gardhouse	....	video controller (unknown episodes)
William Gardhouse	....	senior video controller (unknown episodes)
Thomas Geren	....	camera operator (unknown episodes)
Hank Geving	....	camera operator: electronic camera (unknown episodes)
Wayne D. Goldwyn	....	time-lapse photographer (unknown episodes)
Larry Heider	....	camera operator (unknown episodes)
David Levisohn	....	camera operator (unknown episodes)
Hugo Morelli	....	camera operator (unknown episodes)
Wayne Orr	....	camera operator (unknown episodes)
Rob Palmer	....	camera operator: electronic camera (unknown episodes)
Brian Reason	....	camera operator (unknown episodes)
G. John Slagle	....	camera operator (unknown episodes)
Patrick S. Steele	....	lighting director (unknown episodes)
Gary Thorns	....	lighting director (unknown episodes)
Kurt Tonnessen	....	camera operator: electronic camera (unknown episodes)
Michael Tribble	....	camera operator (unknown episodes)
Adam Troeger	....	camera operator / jimmy jib operator (unknown episodes)

Series Costume and Wardrobe Department
Jeffrey Bryant	....	wardrobe supervisor (28 episodes, 1992-2008)
Lisa Halperin	....	costumer (27 episodes, 1996)
Erin Lareau	....	costume supervisor (unknown episodes, 1996-1999)
Alison Freer	....	costume designer: Al Green and the Al Green Band (unknown episodes, 2003)

Series Editorial Department
Kevin A. Canamar	....	segment editor (1 episode)
Greg Reitenour	....	editor: video tape (unknown episodes)

Series Music Department
Vicki Randle	....	musician: band (1,002 episodes, 1992-2007)
Don Sweeney	....	music supervisor (unknown episodes)

Series Transportation Department
Adam Fox	....	driver: dustin hoffman (1 episode, 2006)

Series Other crew
Justin Medeiros	....	production coordinator / production assistant (939 episodes, 2002-2007)
Bryan Branly	....	talent coordinator (499 episodes, 2004-2007)
Logan Morton	....	researcher (141 episodes, 2007-2008)
Blake J. Williger	....	writers' intern (46 episodes, 2001)
Paul Heet	....	production assistant (22 episodes, 1992-2007)
Brian Pocrass	....	production assistant (11 episodes, 1998)
Fabrice Guillaume	....	talent page (5 episodes, 2001)
Dannyelle Bryant	....	site coordinator (2 episodes, 2001)
James S. Goff	....	military coordinator (2 episodes, 2004)
Kevin R. Quinn	....	stage manager (unknown episodes, 1993)
Kristóf Kovács	....	coordinating producer (unknown episodes, 1996-1997)
Jeremy Jed Hammel	....	researcher (unknown episodes, 2000)
Rebecca Merle	....	production assignment (unknown episodes, 2001)
Steve Young	....	monologue writer (unknown episodes, 2001)
Tracy R. West	....	production assistant (unknown episodes, 2002)
Christian Ackerman	....	production assistant (unknown episodes)
Sunrise Adams	....	cue cards (unknown episodes)
Rich Bokides	....	production assistant (unknown episodes)
Stephen Castagnola	....	talent coordinator (unknown episodes)
Kevin Castro	....	associate director / segment director (unknown episodes)
Darrell Davis Jr.	....	production intern (unknown episodes)
Chris Jay Fonseca	....	production intern (unknown episodes)
Kristin Gillespie	....	production assistant (unknown episodes)
Bud Green	....	production assistant (unknown episodes)
Lee David Lee	....	talent executive (unknown episodes)
Rob Lee	....	production assistant (unknown episodes)
Jaymi McClusky	....	production assistant (unknown episodes)
Ray Melendez	....	production assistant (unknown episodes)
Sandep Rahi	....	director: main titles (unknown episodes)
Greg Reitenour	....	video tape engineer (unknown episodes)
Carol Riggins	....	animal trainer (unknown episodes)
Kimberley Roper	....	character (unknown episodes)
Michael Stramisky	....	technical director (unknown episodes)
Tim Weske	....	sword master (unknown episodes)

Production Companies

• Big Dog Productions
• Nelson Page Entertainment
• Nerd Corps Productions V.1 Inc.
• NBC Studios
• NBC Universal Television

Distributors

• National Broadcasting Company (NBC) (1992) (USA) (TV) (original airing)
• Antena 3 (2006-) (Romania) (TV)
• CNBC Europe (????-) (UK) (TV)
• Chum Television (1999-)

Other Companies

• Black Dog Jib Productions  jimmy jib equipment
• Jacobsrahi  main title sequence (2003)
• Make It Happen Productions  main title sequence (2003)
• NBC Studios, Burbank  taping location
• ShowBiz Enterprises  draperies

Runtime:

UK:45 min | USA:62 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

Australia:M | USA:TV-14

Filming Locations:

Burbank, California, USA

Company:

Big Dog Productions

Trivia:

The "The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson" (1962)'s previous host, Johnny Carson, never once appeared on successor Jay Leno's show. Carson did, however, appear twice on rival late night talk show "Late Show with David Letterman" (1993) (in a walk-on appearance soon after Letterman's show debuted, and later in a filmed sketch). In the years following Carson's "Tonight Show" retirement, he reportedly contributed jokes to Letterman's monologues from time to time.

Quotes:

[on guest Quentin Tarantino]
Jay Leno: He's the kind of guy you don't know is drunk until you see him sober.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Wilder Napalm (1993)

The greatest late night show ever.

I don't understand what's so bad about this show. I think it's the greatest late night show ever. And still is. They've got great actors and singers, the jokes are funny and about life in reality and Jay Leno delivers great performances. He only messed up once, when I guess he was tired. Otherwise, the greatest late night show ever. Airs on Monday-Friday at 11:30.