Jay Leno shares his positive disposition about traumatic accidents
Former talk show host said he’s ‘extremely lucky’ to have minimal issues after suffering third-degree burns to his face from gas fire.
Jay Leno insists he is "holding up fine" after taking a nasty fall outside his hotel.
The comedian told "Inside Edition" that he broke his wrist, sustained significant bruising on his face and body, and lost a fingernail after falling down a rocky 60-foot hill.
Leno covered up his black eye with an eye patch as he arrived at Monday's Comedy for Koby event in Beverly Hills, California. "I was staying at a hotel that was on a hill," Leno explained to TMZ. "The restaurant was [at the bottom], but I didn't have a car. To get to it, you had to walk about a mile and a half around."
The "Jay Leno's Garage" star chose to take a shortcut. Instead of making it down, Leno "rolled down the hill" and hit his head on a rock. The comedian also showed off his black eye under his eye patch.
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Jay Leno chose to perform instead of going to the hospital after taking a nasty fall down a hill. (Getty Images, TMZ.com)
Despite his significant injuries, nothing could keep Leno from taking the stage for his live show just a few hours later. The comedian waited until he traveled home to Los Angeles to have his injuries checked at a hospital.
"Well, I did the show and then when I came back to L.A. I went to the hospital," he said.
Leno brushed off his choice not to break his show schedule as no big deal.
"It's not that big a deal," he insisted. "It's all right."
Fox News Digital reached out to a representative for Leno for further comment.
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Leno's hotel fall comes after a string of traumatic incidents left the comedian injured.
In January 2023, Leno was "knocked off" his motorcycle. The "Cars" star broke two ribs, two kneecaps and a collarbone.
"I turned down a side street and cut through a parking lot, and unbeknownst to me, some guy had a wire strung across the parking lot but with no flag hanging from it," Leno told the Las Vegas Review Journal.
"I didn’t see it until it was too late. It just clotheslined me and, boom, knocked me off the bike. The bike kept going, and you know how that works out."
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Leno, who has hundreds of rare and vintage cars, poses with a steam car. (Paul Drinkwater/NBCU Photo Bank)
In 2022, Leno underwent multiple surgeries after suffering third-degree burns in a gasoline fire. Leno reportedly suffered significant burns to his face and hands, as well as his chest, while working underneath a car in his Burbank-area garage.
"At this age, you don't learn from your mistakes. You just keep doing the same stupid things," he joked during the new interview with TMZ.
Leno has suffered a string of injuries in recent years. (Jeff Kowalsky via Getty Images)
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