Jay Leno

Jay Leno is widely known for his comedic chops, thriving both as a stand-up comic and as a late-night television host. He is perhaps best known for hosting NBC’s The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, which he hosted from 1992 to 2009. For his work on the show, he earned hundreds of millions of dollars. At the end of his reign as host of The Tonight Show, Jay was earning an annual salary of $15 million. His peak Tonight Show salary was $30 million per year.

What’s even more interesting, however, is that Leno is reported to have never touched his Tonight Show salary and instead lived off his stand-up income. Aside from his career as a host and comedian, Leno has also made investments in an extremely valuable car collection, which is valued at roughly $100 million. Indeed, he is known far and wide for his awesome garage, which houses all his expensive cars.