Jay Leno on Nov. 22, 2024.Photo:David Becker/Getty
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Jay Lenois sharing why he just does not sleep much.The comedian, 74, made headlines back in December 2024 when he revealed he onlysleeps about four hours each nightduring an appearance onBill Maher’sClub Randompodcast. Now, while speaking with PEOPLE about his role in the new movieMidas Man, the formerTonight Showhost says, “I’ve always been that way.““I’ve never a big sleeper. I thought, ‘Well, I just gotta change my way, so say I go to bed at 2:00 or 2:30, I’ll go to bed at 11:30,’ and then I was up at 3:00,” Leno says. “Now I’m reading for three and a half hours before I have to do anything. That’s not working. So I just went back to my old way of going to bed at 2 or 2:30 and then waking up at 7:30 or 8:00.“During thatClub Randomepisode, Leno noted that despite his low level of sleep, he also does not drink coffee or any “hot liquids.““I’m just not a big sleeper,” he adds to PEOPLE, joking, “I suppose if I had a real job where I had to work hard, I’d be more exhausted. So that’s probably what it is.“Jay Leno on Jan. 22, 2025.Michael Tullberg/GettyLeno says he performed about 150 dates on the road last year. He has at least 15 dates set up for a2025 tourthat will commence in Florida on Feb. 6, with performances currently scheduled through May 30 in Massachusetts.Despite the significant amount of time Leno spends on the road, he tells PEOPLE he insists on returning home “every night or every second night.“Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.“I’m never gone more than 48 hours at a stretch,” he adds.Jay Leno on Nov. 7, 2023.Monica Schipper/GettyLeno makes a cameo as the late CBS television host Ed Sullivan inMidas Man, a biopic that stars Jacob Fortune-Lloyd as Beatles manager Brian Epstein. The film follows Epstein’s life and career and dramatizes the group’s arrival in the United States in 1964 to perform onThe Ed Sullivan Show. (Epstein died in 1967 at just 32 years old during the height of the Beatles' career.)“He was terrific. He did a wonderful job, great empathy for the character,” Leno says of his costar’s performance in the film. “There was a sadness and a sweetness to him, I thought they did a nice job in catching that era very well.“Midas Manis available to watch on the movie’swebsite here.
Jay Lenois sharing why he just does not sleep much.
The comedian, 74, made headlines back in December 2024 when he revealed he onlysleeps about four hours each nightduring an appearance onBill Maher’sClub Randompodcast. Now, while speaking with PEOPLE about his role in the new movieMidas Man, the formerTonight Showhost says, “I’ve always been that way.”
“I’ve never a big sleeper. I thought, ‘Well, I just gotta change my way, so say I go to bed at 2:00 or 2:30, I’ll go to bed at 11:30,’ and then I was up at 3:00,” Leno says. “Now I’m reading for three and a half hours before I have to do anything. That’s not working. So I just went back to my old way of going to bed at 2 or 2:30 and then waking up at 7:30 or 8:00.”
During thatClub Randomepisode, Leno noted that despite his low level of sleep, he also does not drink coffee or any “hot liquids.”
“I’m just not a big sleeper,” he adds to PEOPLE, joking, “I suppose if I had a real job where I had to work hard, I’d be more exhausted. So that’s probably what it is.”
Jay Leno on Jan. 22, 2025.Michael Tullberg/Getty
Michael Tullberg/Getty
Leno says he performed about 150 dates on the road last year. He has at least 15 dates set up for a2025 tourthat will commence in Florida on Feb. 6, with performances currently scheduled through May 30 in Massachusetts.
Despite the significant amount of time Leno spends on the road, he tells PEOPLE he insists on returning home “every night or every second night.”
Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.
“I’m never gone more than 48 hours at a stretch,” he adds.
Jay Leno on Nov. 7, 2023.Monica Schipper/Getty
Monica Schipper/Getty
Leno makes a cameo as the late CBS television host Ed Sullivan inMidas Man, a biopic that stars Jacob Fortune-Lloyd as Beatles manager Brian Epstein. The film follows Epstein’s life and career and dramatizes the group’s arrival in the United States in 1964 to perform onThe Ed Sullivan Show. (Epstein died in 1967 at just 32 years old during the height of the Beatles' career.)
“He was terrific. He did a wonderful job, great empathy for the character,” Leno says of his costar’s performance in the film. “There was a sadness and a sweetness to him, I thought they did a nice job in catching that era very well.”
Midas Manis available to watch on the movie’swebsite here.
source: people.com
