Jay Lenos Net Worth

Jay Leno is an American stand-up comedian and television host, he has a net worth of $150 million and an annual salary of $25 million. Jay Leno has earned his net worth as the host of NBC's The Tonight Show with Jay Leno from 1992 to 2009. Leno started a primetime talk show, titled The Jay Leno Show, which aired weeknights on NBC in September 2009, however the show was cancelled due to a host controversy in January 2010, Leno than 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 was born in Greenock, Scotland, and came to the United States at age 11. His father was born in New York to immigrants from Flumeri, Italy. His high school guidance counselor recommended that he drop out of school, he did not take that advise and went on to obtain a Bachelor's degree in speech therapy from Emerson College, where he started a comedy club in 1973. Leno got his start on television as a regular substitute host for Johnny Carson on The Tonight Show. He went on to replaced Carson as host in 1992, despite amid controversy with David Letterman. Many people expected Letterman to be Carson's successor. The transition Leno went through replacing Carson was very turbulent, and was later turned into a book and a movie. Leno has been married since 1980 to Mavis Leno; they have no children. Mavis Leno is on the board of the Feminist Majority, and the couple made a donation of $100,000 to the Feminist Majority. Leno is an avid car collector he owns approximately 200 vehicles, including about 100 cars. his website called "Jay Leno's Garage," contains video clips and photos of his automobiles in detail. Leno is dyslexic, he has a prominent jaw, which has been described as mandibular prognathism. Jay Leno's salary break down: 1992- $1 million 1993- $1 million 1994- $3 million 1995- $3 million 1996- $5 million 1997- $5 million 1998- $5 million 1999- $10 million 2000- $12 million 2001- $15 million 2002- $15 million 2003- $20 million 2004- $20 million 2005- $20 million 2006- $20 million 2007- $20 million 2008- $20 million 2009- $22 million 2010- $24 million 2011- $25 million