The Life and Times of Jay Leno

The Life and Times of Jay Leno
Courtesy Jay Leno

Duet
In 1980 Leno married his wife Mavis. "Jay is a man with an almost limitless amount of goodwill," Mavis says about her husband. "That comes across onstage no matter what he's saying. Jay sees himself as just a regular guy."

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