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Jason Segel, J-WOWW and Iglesias on Leno, video

By April MacIntyre Jul 7, 2010, 3:45 GMT

US actor Jason Segel EPA/LARRY W. SMITH

Jay Leno is cranking the guests tonight.

Tonight: Actor and newly confirmed minister with the Universal Life Church Jason Segel (“Forgetting Sarah Marshall”) a wedding on NBC’s “The Tonight Show with Jay Leno” (Monday-Friday, 11:35 p.m. ET) on Tuesday, July 6. Tonight’s other guests include Jenni “J-Woww” Farley and Enrique Iglesias.

After seeing flyers taped to the trees around his neighborhood asking, “Jason Segel will you marry us?” the actor from the new film “Despicable Me” was approached by lovebirds Abbe Thorner and Jason Wood at his local bar.

“They turned out to be the nicest most normal fun-loving couple ever,” said Segel.  “I guess the guys who were supposed to officiate their wedding dropped out and they were watching ‘Sarah Marshall’ at the time  -- which I mean most people are -- so they convinced me that I would be an appropriate person to officiate their wedding and I told them I was out of town for their actual day.”

“But then I asked them, thank you to you and ‘The Tonight Show’, if they would like to be married here tonight and so they’re here.”

When Leno asked if he needed some sort of documents to make this ceremony legal Segel replied, “I’m glad you asked, because as of Friday, I’m a minister in the Universal Life Church.”

Family members of the bride and groom were in the audience and Leno served as the official witness.  Both Segel and Leno signed the Marriage License after the show.

BONUS - July 9th Guest

Vice President Joe Biden will make his third appearance on NBC’s "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno" but his first as Vice President -- on Friday, July 9.

The Vice President first appeared on the late-night show as a Senator in March of 2007.

Biden also appeared again after accepting the Vice Presidential nomination in October 2008 during that year’s historic Presidential campaign.