How tall is Jay Leno?

Jay Leno's listed height is 180 cm (5'11"). He is taller than about 65% of men in the United States.

Where 180 cm sits among men in the United States

Taller than about 65% of men in the United States born in 1950 (average 177.1 cm).

Leno next to his co-stars

Dustin Hoffman is 15 cm shorter than Jay Leno (165 cm), Wag the Dog co-star.

Pamela Anderson is 13 cm shorter than Jay Leno (167 cm), The Nanny co-star.

Lucy Liu is 20 cm shorter than Jay Leno (160 cm), Joey co-star.

About Jay Leno

Jay Leno is an American television host, comedian, writer and actor, born James Douglas Muir Leno on 28 April 1950 in New Rochelle. After years of stand-up comedy, he was chosen in 1992 to replace Johnny Carson as host of NBC's The Tonight Show.

Leno hosted The Tonight Show until September 2009, when Conan O'Brien took over and Leno started the primetime talk show The Jay Leno Show on NBC. He returned to The Tonight Show on 1 March 2010 and hosted his last episode of that second tenure on 6 February 2014, the year he was inducted into the Television Hall of Fame. From 2014 to 2022 he hosted Jay Leno's Garage, and from 2021 to 2023 he hosted the revival of You Bet Your Life. He writes a regular column in Popular Mechanics showcasing his car collection and giving automotive advice.

At a listed 180 cm (5'11"), Leno is 13 cm taller than Pamela Anderson, listed at 167 cm (5'6"), who is linked with him through The Nanny, and 20 cm taller than Lucy Liu, listed at 160 cm (5'3"), who is linked with him through Joey. Leno is married to Mavis Leno.

Frequently asked

How tall is Jay Leno in feet and inches? Jay Leno is 5'11" tall, which is 180 cm, 70.9 inches or 1.80 m.

How tall is Jay Leno compared to Dustin Hoffman? Dustin Hoffman is 15 cm shorter than Jay Leno: 165 cm (5'5") vs 180 cm (5'11").

How tall is Jay Leno compared to Pamela Anderson? Pamela Anderson is 13 cm shorter than Jay Leno: 167 cm (5'6") vs 180 cm (5'11").

How tall is Jay Leno compared to Lucy Liu? Lucy Liu is 20 cm shorter than Jay Leno: 160 cm (5'3") vs 180 cm (5'11").

Is Jay Leno tall for men in the United States? At 180 cm he is taller than about 65% of men in the United States born in 1950, whose average height is 177.1 cm.

Sources

• Jay Leno on Wikipedia — biography and career.
• Jay Leno on Wikidata — nationality and dates.
• Jay Leno on TMDB — filmography and co-stars.

Heights are as publicly listed, rounded to the nearest centimetre; listed heights for public figures are often self-reported. Biographical details adapted from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.

More celebrity heights

• Rachel Maddow — 180 cm · 5'11"
• Stan Lee — 180 cm · 5'11"
• Stephen Colbert — 180 cm · 5'11"
• Wendy Williams — 180 cm · 5'11"
• Jameela Jamil — 179 cm · 5'10"
• Anderson Cooper — 178 cm · 5'10"

Celebrity heights are based on widely reported public figures and can vary slightly between sources.