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Is Max Weinberg Leaving Conan For... Leno?!
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Jen Carlson
Published Apr 7, 2010
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Et tu, Weinberg? It appears Conan O'Brien's longtime bandleader, Max Weinberg, may be crossing the late night war battle lines and joining Team Leno! According to Movieline "Weinberg recently made overtures to Leno about joining the new Tonight Show as Leno’s bandleader. He’d be replacing Kevin Eubanks, who announced in February that he had plans to leave the show." The shocking news may be welcome to those on the inside; allegedly he wasn't a favorite amongst staffers. Why's that? "When O’Brien’s show was still located in New York, Weinberg would send interns to do gardening work at his house on the New Jersey shore." Make a note of it, Leno interns.
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