After decades of holding the spotlight as the host of late night TV, Jay Leno is preparing for his final curtain call.<\/p>\n
The 74-year-old auto enthusiast is making end of life arrangements and leaving behind a chunk of cash to a museum that honors cars, a passion that almost killed him twice.After leaving behind his successful career as the host of late-night talk shows, Jay Leno launched a web series on nbc.com (2015 to 2022) about cars.<\/p>\n
Jay Leno\u2019s Garage, now appearing to more than 3.7 million subscribers on YouTube, allows the comedian to share his passion for cars and bikes with his audience.
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\nIn November 2022, the former Tonight Show host was badly burned when a fire broke out in his Burbank, California garage.<\/p>\n
\u201cI got some serious burns from a gasoline fire.\u201d Leno told Variety at the time \u201cI am OK. Just need a week or two to get back on my feet.\u201d<\/p>\n
According to reports, the now 74-year-old man was working under a car when the fire sparked. He suffered third degree burns on his face and got a new left ear after losing his first one to the fire.<\/p>\n
Unfortunately, his luck didn\u2019t get any better.
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\nOnly two months after the fire, he suffered a broken collarbone, two cracked ribs and two cracked kneecaps in a motorcycle accident.<\/p>\n
\u2018Treats Mavis like gold\u2019<\/p>\n
Despite his body breaking down with aging, passion-related accidents and high cholesterol, the one thing that holds strong in his life is his love for Mavis, who he married in 1980<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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