Current:Home > StocksJay Leno Reveals He Has a "Brand-New Ear" After Car Fire -WealthSphere Pro
Jay Leno Reveals He Has a "Brand-New Ear" After Car Fire
View
Date:2025-04-13 20:29:37
It hasn't been the easiest time for Jay Leno.
The comedian recently reflected on the two accidents he had over the course of two months.
"This [is] an all-new face," he told Dana Carvey and David Spade on the March 29 episode of their podcast Fly on the Wall. "I did it in eight days. I missed two shows."
The most recent accident was in January when Leno got knocked off his motorcycle. "I got a broken collarbone, I got two busted ribs, and I got two cracked kneecaps," he recalled, "'cause I got clotheslined on my motorcycle."
The Tonight Show alum then detailed what happened.
"You're a 72-year-old guy and an 83-year-old motorcycle. What could go wrong?" he joked. "I said, 'Uh oh. It's dripping gas. I don't want to catch fire. Lemme turn around.' I turn around in a parking lot and the guy had a wire across a parking lot but with no flag. And the sun was right here. And boom it just hit me."
Leno said he then had to call the doctor who helped him after his first accident.
"It cut my face again," he explained. "So I called my face guy. I go, 'Listen, you know that face, you gave me that new face? I gotta get it fixed.' [He goes], 'What'd you do?' I told him, I drove up there and he fixed it again."
Back in November, the former late-night star suffered burns in a gasoline fire while working on a car in his Los Angeles garage. As he'd previously recalled to Today's Hoda Kotb, his friend Dave Killackey helped smother the fire and called 9-1-1. The next day, Leno went to the Grossman Burn Center in Los Angeles, where he was treated for burns on his face, chest and hands.
"This is a brand-new ear," he told Carvey and Spade. "When you get burned in a fire, ears are like paper. They're so thin it just goes up."
The Jay Leno's Garage host previously described the treatment to his ear and face during his interview with Kotb. And in true Leno fashion, he maintained a sense of humor when asked if he had been worried about what he might look like after the gasoline fire.
"When you look like me, you don't really worry about what you look like," he replied at the time. "Look, if I'm George Clooney, that's gonna be a huge problem. They said it would be all right. My attitude is I trust people who are the best and do what they do."
For the latest breaking news updates, click here to download the E! News AppveryGood! (7)
Related
- Israel lets Palestinians go back to northern Gaza for first time in over a year as cease
- Nigeria vs. Ivory Coast AFCON Cup of Nations final: Live stream, time, how to watch in US
- Nigeria vs. Ivory Coast AFCON Cup of Nations final: Live stream, time, how to watch in US
- Taylor Swift's Super Bowl Squad Includes Blake Lively and Ice Spice
- Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow owns a $3 million Batmobile Tumbler
- Beyoncé releases two new songs during the Super Bowl, teasing more to come
- Chiefs kicker Harrison Butker steals Super Bowl record away from 49ers kicker Jake Moody
- High profile women stand out on the 2024 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame shortlist
- Paige Bueckers vs. Hannah Hidalgo highlights women's basketball games to watch
- Taylor Swift planning to watch Travis Kelce and the Chiefs play 49ers in the Super Bowl
Ranking
- Who's hosting 'Saturday Night Live' tonight? Musical guest, how to watch Dec. 14 episode
- Father in gender-reveal that sparked fatal 2020 California wildfire has pleaded guilty
- What Danny DeVito Really Thinks of That Iconic Mean Girls Line
- Jessica Capshaw Returning to Grey's Anatomy for Season 20
- South Korea's acting president moves to reassure allies, calm markets after Yoon impeachment
- 'Lisa Frankenstein' struggles to electrify box office on a sleepy Super Bowl weekend
- Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo Defy Gravity in Wicked Trailer Released During Super Bowl 2024
- Nigeria vs. Ivory Coast AFCON Cup of Nations final: Live stream, time, how to watch in US
Recommendation
Off the Grid: Sally breaks down USA TODAY's daily crossword puzzle, Triathlon
Who is Harrison Butker? Everything to know about Chiefs kicker before Super Bowl 58
Kyle Juszczyk's Wife Kristin Wears Her Heart on Her Sleeve in Sweet Tribute at 2024 Super Bowl
What happens to the puppies after the Puppy Bowl? Adopters share stories ahead of the 2024 game
2 killed, 3 injured in shooting at makeshift club in Houston
Who performed at the Super Bowl 2024 halftime show? Here's a full list of performers
Wu-Tang Clan opens Las Vegas residency with vigor to spread 'hip-hop culture worldwide'
Rob Gronkowski Thinks Super Bowl Ticket Prices Are Ridiculous Even for NFL Players