Mavis Leno is battling 'advanced dementia' and 'sometimes does not know her husband, Jay [Leno], nor her date of birth,' her court-appointed attorney reported.

Jay Leno and his wife, Mavis, have been married since 1980. In 2024, Leno first announced his wife — who he married after meeting at the Comedy Store in the ’70s — had advanced dementia.

Jay Leno has been married to his wife, Mavis Leno, since 1980 Jay Leno and Mavis Leno's love story started at a comedy club. The former Tonight Show host met his wife after he performed at the ...

Mavis Leno: Jay Leno's wife 'sometimes does not know' him amid dementia battle "According to Dr. Cohen, Mr. Leno loves his wife very much, and waited to bring this matter out of respect to her ...

Jay Leno's longtime wife, Mavis Leno, "sometimes does not know her husband" after being diagnosed with "advanced dementia." He filed for a conservatorship in January 2024.

WATCH: JAY LENO, WIFE MAVIS ON 44-YEAR MARRIAGE. Video. The couple first met at the Comedy Store in Los Angeles before Leno shot to fame in 1976. They later married in 1980 and never had kids.

Jay Leno and his wife Mavis Leno at a presentation of HBO's "Billy Crystal 700 Sundays" in Los Angeles on April 17, 2014. David Livingston/Getty.

Jay Leno and his wife Mavis attended Netflix's "Unfrosted" premiere in Los Angeles on Tuesday, just months after the retired talk show host filed for conservatorship over his wife's estate.

It's unclear when Mavis Leno, 77, began suffering from dementia. 'Jay is fully capable of continuing support for Mavis's physical and financial needs, as he has throughout their marriage,' a court ...

Jay Leno was granted conservatorship of his wife, Mavis Leno, in April 2024 following her dementia diagnosis. In a new interview, Jay opened up about caring for his wife and why he is embracing ...

Jay Leno gushed over his wife, Mavis, as the pair attended the Feminist Majority Foundation’s 16th annual Global Women’s Rights Awards Gala on May 14. Primary Menu Sections. US News.

Jay Leno has filed to be conservator of his wife Mavis' estate amid her dementia diagnosis. Leno, 73, and Mavis, 77, have been married since 1980. Watch Party Newsletter What to watch Win $100 ...