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He banked the bigger one and lived off the smaller one. When he was first starting out, that meant saving the money he made working at a car dealership and spending what he made as a comedian.

He continued relying on this strategy even after he started hosting "The Tonight Show" in I wanted to make sure I always had that hunger, so I never looked" at his TV money. After 22 years on the job, he accumulated "a nice little nest egg," he adds. Even today, Leno still does two to three comedy gigs a week, or " jobs a year outside of whatever else I'm doing.

The self-made millionaire has never liked the feeling of owing anybody anything. Even today, "I barely use credit cards," he says. I don't write checks at the end of the month for anything. And that includes a mortgage, Leno adds: "I didn't buy my house until I had cash.

In December , shortly before Leno's contract was set to expire, the network announced that his upcoming show would air in a prime-time slot. Unfortunately, Leno's new show, which aired at 10 p.

When O'Brien refused to accept the scheduling change, the network eventually decided to put Leno back behind the desk at The Tonight Show. Leno returned to late-night in March In August , Leno made headlines for taking a pay cut. He reportedly decided to reduce his salary in an effort to save the jobs of some of his Tonight Show staffers. NBC had eliminated 20 jobs as part of a cost-cutting effort. In April , Leno announced his plans to exit The Tonight Show at the conclusion of his contract the following year.

I hope you're as lucky as me and hold on to the job until you're the old guy. After leaving The Tonight Show , Leno returning to touring as a stand-up comedian and performing at various charity events.

He went on to appear on the celebrity competition series Lip Sync Battle and serve as a guest judge on America's Got Talent. Leno has been married to wife Mavis Nicholson since They live in Los Angeles, where he spends his spare time working on his collection of classic cars and motorcycles.

Leno was honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in We strive for accuracy and fairness. If you see something that doesn't look right, contact us! And people seemed to like that. The new series will air on most stations between 5 p. And then you have to argue with people in the audience.

To me, you sort of do the material. People get mad at me because somehow I …. Is that what you want? The astonishing footage showed him appearing to cling to the outside of a moving plane. He was going.