{"id":41186,"date":"2026-02-18T00:28:58","date_gmt":"2026-02-18T00:28:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news-vm.com\/?p=41186"},"modified":"2026-02-18T00:28:58","modified_gmt":"2026-02-18T00:28:58","slug":"10-minutes-ago-in-rhode-island-jay-leno-was-confirmed-assee-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news-vm.com\/?p=41186","title":{"rendered":"10 Minutes ago in Rhode Island, Jay Leno was confirmed as\u2026See more"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>After decades of holding the spotlight as the host of late night TV, Jay Leno is preparing for his final curtain call.<br \/>\nThe 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<div class=\"code-block code-block-3\">\n<div id=\"trendsparknews.com_responsive_1\" data-google-query-id=\"CMj1o5bk4ZIDFXDYEQgdeNAfhg\">\n<div id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/23207117756\/trendsparknews.com\/trendsparknews.com_responsive_1_0__container__\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-1\">\n<div data-type=\"_mgwidget\" data-widget-id=\"1824821\" data-uid=\"05f27\">\n<div id=\"mgw1824821_05f27\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"mgbox\">\n<div class=\"mgheader\">\n<p>In November 2022, the former Tonight Show host was badly burned when a fire broke out in his Burbank, California garage.<br \/>\n\u201cI got some serious burns from a gasoline fire.\u201d Leno told Variety at the time \u201cI am OK. 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