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Jay Leno (left) with Barack Obama on ‘The Tonight Show’. (STOCK)

popular Jay Leno has been fired tonight, after a career of 22 years in American television and cede control to Jimmy Fallon, who will charge of The Tonight Show on NBC evening program.

“I think it’s the right time “, Leno, 63, said in a recent interview with TV Guide.

You get to a certain age when you’re an older guy. “You get to a certain age when you’re an older guy. uncommon for me to talk about rap and stuff . Moreover, Jimmy is 24 years younger than me . When I see you do a duet with Justin Timberlake I know that I can not do that. Not mine, “he said.

Leno fired accompanied by Billy Crystal and Garth Brooks , which were their first guests, and will take a new path with a tour of monologues across the country.

The new program, which starts on 17 U2 and Will Smith as guest shifting its headquarters from Los Angeles to New York, the city where originally born, and will be supervised by Lorne Michaels ( ‘Saturday Night Live’, ’30 Rock ‘).

presented Leno ‘The Tonight Show’ since he took the reins left by television icon Johnny Carson in 1992.

Leader

audience

show has been leading audience among viewers 18 to 49 years since his return in March 2010, and during the previous 14 seasons prior to his departure in May 2009 .

Leno a brief break was taken in autumn 2009 over the ‘prime-time’ (prime time) with its’ Jay Leno Show ‘and the release of’ The Tonight Show ‘Conan O’Brien, a project that was unsuccessful.

That bet

channel resulted in a resounding failure audience and the departure of O’Brien on NBC.

After agreeing

O’Brien output chain for about $ 44 million , NBC returned the ‘The Tonight Show’ with Leno to try to improve outcomes in the night period.

An entertainment icon

“Leno is an icon of entertainment that has made millions laugh every week for people over 20 years,” said Steve Burke, CEO of NBCUniversal , when the decision was announced, in April last year.

is an icon of entertainment that has made millions laugh people “His long reign as the most successful presenter is a testament to his work ethic and his dedication to audience and the channel, “he added.

Burke stressed that this movement occurs when Leno is still on top , as happened with the replacement of Carson.

Fallon, Emmy and Grammy began her television career with humor space ‘Saturday Night Live’ in 1998, where he became a crowd favorite.

‘Late Night with Jimmy Fallon’ has been number one routinely since its debut in March 2009, with an average of 1.7 million viewers each night.

The new program will be called ‘The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon’ .