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Helen Kushnick (née Gorman; August 18, 1945 – August 28, 1996) was the agent of comedians Jimmie Walker, Elayne Boosler, and Jay Leno for much of her early career. Leno had been performing stand-up comedy in a variety of venues when she found him, and afterwards, Kushnick was with him all the way to his role hosting The Tonight Show. Kushnick died of breast cancer in Los Angeles on August 28, 1996, aged 51.