Jimmy Fallon will take over the reins of the ‘Tonight Show’ during the second week of the Olympics, making his debut February 17.
Appearing as his first guest will be ‘Men in Black’ actor Will Smith, with Bono group U2 taking on the musical guest duties for the evening.
Veteran host Jay Leno has also announced the guest lineup for his final week at the helm of the ‘Tonight Show.’ He’ll sit down with Betty White, Matthew McConaughey, Sandra Bullock, Blake Shelton, Lyle Lovett, Charles Barkley and his replacement Jimmy Fallon.
Jay has chosen to feature Billy Crystal as his final guest for a sentimental reason. The comedic actor was his first guest in May 1992 when he took over for Johnny Carson. His last musical guest will be Garth Brooks.
Leno has said previously that he didn’t want to discuss his future plans until he finished his final week on the show. NBC Entertainment president Robert Greenblatt has a few things up his sleeve, should Jay be interested.
“I would love him to do specials with us, and we’ve got ideas about other sorts of shows he can host. As he told me recently, NBC has really been his only home.”
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