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James Douglas Muir "Jay" Leno /ˈlɛnoʊ/ (born April 28, 1950) is an American stand-up comedian and television host.
From 1992 to 2009, Leno was the host of NBC's The Tonight Show with Jay Leno. Beginning in September 2009, Leno started a primetime talk show, titled The Jay Leno Show, which aired weeknights at 10:00 p.m. (Eastern Time, UTC-5), also on NBC. After The Jay Leno Show was canceled in January 2010 amid a host controversy, Leno returned to host The Tonight Show with Jay Leno on March 1, 2010.
James "Jay" Leno was born in New Rochelle, New York, in 1950. His mother, Catherine (née Muir; 1911–1993), a homemaker, was born in Greenock, Scotland, and came to the United States at age 11. Leno's father, Angelo (1910–1994), who worked as an insurance salesman, was born in New York to immigrants from Flumeri, Italy. Leno grew up in Andover, Massachusetts, and although his high school guidance counselor recommended that he drop out of school, he later obtained a Bachelor's degree in speech therapy from Emerson College, where he started a comedy club in 1973. Leno's siblings include his late older brother, Patrick, who was a Vietnam veteran and a lawyer.
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Genres: Comedy,Actors: David Born (actor), Joe Manuella (actor), Matt Mamula (editor), Matt Mamula (producer), Matt Mamula (director), John Schaub (producer), John Schaub (editor), Jason Kovacsev (director), Jason Kovacsev (producer), Jason Kovacsev (editor), Carol Woodle (actress), Tim Biancalana (actor), Bettina Williams (actress), Gary Alan (actor), Dale Leigh (actor),
Plot: From Elvis to Obama, Celebrity Impersonators or Tribute Artists as they are commonly known have been entertaining the masses for decades. Gathering under one roof, these men and women, professionals and beginners alike, come together annually at the Sunburst Convention. De Niro, Bush, and Oprah are names that have inspired thousands if not millions of people to dream of greater possibilities in their own lives, but some have chosen to become these very names or at least to impersonate them. When fans cannot get close to the real thing, these professionals step in and fill the void. "Just About Famous: Celebrity Impersonation" will go behind the persona and delve into the minds and hearts of the people who make a living impersonating others. How did they get started? How has this path changed their lives? Why they do what they do? From Kenny Rogers being accosted at K-Mart for an autograph to Elvis being announced every time he enters the Home Depot leaving him to ask the ultimate question, 'Can't I just buy some lumber?' Each impersonator has a story to tell. As the old adage goes, 'Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.' Take a trip into the intriguing, enlightening, and often times surreal life of the celebrity impersonator...
Genres: Comedy, Documentary, Short,Actors: Denzel Washington (actor), Philip Williams (actor), Gerry Quigley (actor), Ethan Suplee (actor), David Thornton (actor), Larry King (actor), Nas (actor), Eddie Griffin (actor), Jay Leno (actor), Ray Liotta (actor), Robert Duvall (actor), Bill Maher (actor), Obba Babatundé (actor), Laura Harring (actress), James Woods (actor),
Plot: John Quincy Archibald's son Michael collapses while playing baseball as a result of heart failure. John rushes Michael to a hospital emergency room where he is informed that Michael's only hope is a transplant. Unfortunately, John's insurance won't cover his son's transplant. Out of options, John Q. takes the emergency room staff and patients hostage until hospital doctors agree to do the transplant.
Keywords: abusive-boyfriend, air-conditioning, air-duct, ambulance, ambulance-driver, anti-republican, arrest, auto-repossession, baseball, baseball-hatActors: Steve Oedekerk (producer), Jenifer Lewis (actress), Kimberly 'Lil' Kim' Jones (actress), Vanelle (actress), Miguel A. Núñez Jr. (actor), Ric Reitz (actor), Bonnie Johnson (actress), Tommy Davidson (actor), Vivica A. Fox (actress), Jay Leno (actor), Miguel A. Núñez Jr. (actor), J. Don Ferguson (actor), Kevin Pollak (actor), Jay Johnson (miscellaneous crew), James G. Robinson (producer),
Plot: Juwanna Mann follows the story of Jamal Jeffries, the reigning 'bad boy' of basketball, whose undisciplined on-court antics land him out of the league and without any prospects. Financially strapped and untrained in anything but basketball, Jamal comes up with a plan so outrageous it just might work: dress up like a woman and try out for the woman's basketball league. To his surprise, he makes it, but now the real challenge begins - to cease being Jamal and start new life as Juwanna. Matters become even more complicated when Juwanna realizes that he is falling for his teammate Michelle, who shows him that there is more to women than meets the eye.
Keywords: basketball, character-name-in-title, cross-dressing, hit-in-the-crotch, male-nudity, the-star-spangled-bannerActors: Jim Meskimen (actor), Jay Leno (actor), Martin Landau (actor), Dennis Hopper (actor), Bill Maher (actor), Matthew McConaughey (actor), Lowell Ganz (actor), Phil Hawn (actor), Woody Harrelson (actor), Googy Gress (actor), Adam Goldberg (actor), Clint Howard (actor), Charles Arthur Berg (actor), Rick Overton (actor), Michael Moore (actor),
Plot: A comedy about a video store clerk Ed whose life is thrown into chaos when he agrees to let an executive of a television studio film him for 24 hours.
Keywords: audition, betrayal, box-office-flop, broadcast, brother-brother-relationship, character-name-in-title, commercialism, dysfunctional-family, escape, family-relationshipsActors: Rob Lowe (actor), Martin Luther King (actor), Larry King (actor), Ming Lo (actor), Bryant Gumbel (actor), Jake Busey (actor), John Hurt (actor), Adolf Hitler (actor), Bill Clinton (actor), Jay Leno (actor), Neil Armstrong (actor), William Fichtner (actor), Robin Gammell (actor), Marc Macaulay (actor), Douglas MacArthur (actor),
Plot: Astronomer Dr. Ellie Arroway has long been interested in contact to faraway lands, a love fostered in her childhood by her father, Ted Arroway, who passed away when she was nine years old leaving her then orphaned. Her current work in monitoring for extraterrestrial life is based on that love and is in part an homage to her father. Ever since funding from the National Science Foundation (NSF) was pulled on her work, which is referred to some, including her NSF superior David Drumlin, as more science fiction than science, Ellie, with a few of her rogue scientist colleagues, have looked for funding from where ever they could get it to continue their work. When Ellie and her colleagues hear chatter originating from the vicinity of the star Vega, Ellie feels vindicated. But that vindication is short lived when others, including politicians, the military, religious leaders and other scientists such as Drumlin, try to take over her work. When the messages received from space are decoded, the project takes on a whole new dimension, which strengthens for Ellie the quest for the truth. Thrown into the mix are the unknown person who has up until now funded most of Ellie's work and what his motivations are, and Palmer Joss, a renowned author and theologian, who despite their fundamental differences in outlook, is mutually attracted to Ellie, that attraction based in part on intellect and their common goal of wanting to know the truth.
Keywords: airwaves, alien, alien-contact, alien-intelligence, alien-technology, altered-version-of-studio-logo, amateur-radio, astronomer, astronomy, atheistActors: Glenn Close (actress), Alice Drummond (actress), Geoffrey Gould (actor), Tom Selleck (actor), Joan Cusack (actress), Selma Blair (actress), Kevin Kline (actor), Adam LeFevre (actor), Wilford Brimley (actor), Bob Newhart (actor), Matt Dillon (actor), Dan Hedaya (actor), Jay Leno (actor), Debbie Reynolds (actress), Whoopi Goldberg (actress),
Plot: A high school English teacher is outed as a gay man by a former student while accepting an Academy Award. Comedy ensues in the teacher's private life and small town where he teaches. Story rumored to be loosely based upon Tom Hanks acceptance speech when receiving his Academy Award for "Philadelphia".
Keywords: academy-award, academy-awards-ceremony, ampersand-in-title, audio-cassette, awards-show, bachelor-party, bar, bicycle, bigotry, blackboardActors: Ted Levine (actor), Jay Leno (actor), John Landis (actor), David Clennon (actor), Dustin Hoffman (actor), Shawn Flanagan (actor), Larry King (actor), Alan Alda (actor), Randall Batinkoff (actor), Raymond J. Barry (actor), William Atherton (actor), Tim Halpin (actor), Kevin Cooney (actor), Bill Nunn (actor), Julio Oscar Mechoso (actor),
Plot: Sam Baily, upset over losing his job, takes a natural history museum hostage. Max Brackett, journalist, is in the museum when this occurs, and gets the scoop. The story spreads nation wide, and soon it is all anyone talks about. The story itself is the news, not the reason why or the real people behind it.
Keywords: accidental-shooting, anchorman, box-office-flop, bullhorn, desperation, duffel-bag, dynamite, dynamite-explosion, female-reporter, fired-from-the-jobActors: Jesse Ventura (actor), Bill McAdams Jr. (actor), Richard Schiff (actor), Jay Leno (actor), Randy Quaid (actor), Charlie Sheen (actor), David Keith (actor), Dennis Haysbert (actor), Tom Berenger (actor), Corbin Bernsen (actor), Aaron Michael Lacey (actor), Bill McAdams Jr. (actor), James Gammon (actor), James G. Robinson (producer), Gary Barber (producer),
Plot: Those Cleveland Indians are at it again! After losing in the ALCS the year before, the Indians are determined to make it into the World Series this time! First, though, they have to contend with Rachel Phelps again when she buys back the team. Also, has Rick "Wild Thing" Vaughn lost his edge? Are Jake's knees strong enough to make it as a catcher another year? These and other questions are answered as the Indians recapture the magic and win the championship "their way".
Keywords: baseball, baseball-movie, mirror, professional-sports, returning-character-with-different-actor, second-part, sequel, sports-league, sports-teamActors: Charles Grodin (actor), Jay Leno (actor), Kevin Kline (actor), Ben Kingsley (actor), Parley Baer (actor), Frank Langella (actor), Kevin Kline (actor), Charles Hallahan (actor), Larry King (actor), Kevin Dunn (actor), Robin Gammell (actor), Bob Bergen (actor), Aaron Michael Lacey (actor), Ving Rhames (actor), Jason Reitman (actor),
Plot: Bill Mitchell is the philandering and distant President of the United States. Dave Kovic is a sweet-natured and caring Temp Agency operator, who by a staggering coincidence looks exactly like the President. As such, when Mitchell wants to escape an official luncheon, the Secret Service hires Dave to stand in for him. Unfortunately, Mitchell suffers a severe stroke whilst having sex with one of his aides, and Dave finds himself stuck in the role indefinitely. The corrupt and manipulative Chief of Staff, Bob Alexander, plans to use Dave to elevate himself to the White House - but unfortunately, he doesn't count on Dave enjoying himself in office, using his luck to make the country a better place, and falling in love with the beautiful First Lady...
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[VERSE 1]
I've been in and out of the light
Struggling from the fight
Vaguely tracing your footsteps
On the sand
[VERSE 2]
Blinded by the things
I thought that life could bring
Lost in expectations
Unfulfilled
[REFRAIN]
I know that life is a choice we make
Right or wrong
Give or take
It's only either way
But to choose the Lord is all that
Matters to me
And oh, He promises serenity
For those who
[CHORUS]
Choose to love
Choose to live
Choose to forgive
Wipe away my eyes
So I can see the way
You paved for me
Breathe choose to sing
And all of the beauty that You bring
But most of all
I choose to believe
[VERSE 3]
I've been searching in
All the wrong places
When all of the answers
Were right in front of me
[VERSE 4]
I needed my tears to see You clearly
I needed my pain to feel You near me
Rescue me