Life is looking up for Jay Leno . Two years after surviving a frightening gasoline fire, the comedian offered a rare life update before presenting his surgeon, Dr. Peter Grossman , with the Outstanding Achievement in Medicine Award at the 2024 Daytime Beauty Awards on Sept.
30. Explaining that he's been on the road a lot, Leno exclusively told E! News on the red carpet , "It's good. Things are good.
I can't complain." "I just write jokes, tell jokes, get checked," he noted. "Very simple process.
" And there's one reason in particular that the 74-year-old feels "very happy" in life: his wife Mavis Leno . "I've been very lucky. I've been married to the same woman 45 years," he shared, adding that the secret to a long-lasting relationship is "don't screw around—pretty simple.
" As for what's on the horizon for the former Tonight Show host, Leno joked that he just hopes his "next chapter" doesn't include his "next accident." Back in November 2022, Leno sustained burns to his face, arms and hands while working on one of his collectible cars. After being admitted to the Grossman Burn Center , Leno underwent surgery to get a " brand new face " in what he described as a "seamless" process.
"My recovery was nine days. I missed two days of work, so it was not bad," he told E!. "Better than the face I had, so I'll take it.
" While honoring Grossman onstage, Leno recalled how he immediately headed to the burn center after he "got a face full of gasoline and caught on fire." However, Leno .