WEST HOLLYWOOD, Calif. (AP) - Richard Jeni, a standup comedian who played to sold-out crowds, was a regular on the ``Tonight Show'' and appeared in movies, died of a gunshot wound in an apparent suicide, police said Sunday.

Police found the 45-year-old comedian alive but gravely injured in a West Hollywood home when they responded to a call Saturday morning from Jeni's girlfriend, Los Angeles Police Officer Norma Eisenman said. Eisenman said the caller told police: ``My boyfriend shot himself in the face.'' Jeni died at a nearby hospital.

Don't recall anything comedian Richard Jeni did? Neither does UB...Yet the name rang a bell. Pick him out of a line up? Probably not. Recall any of his jokes? Nope. He was on Dr. Katz and was in "The Mask" according to IMDB.com. He also did some HBO specials...

He also apparently touched a lot of other comedians...Chris Rock, your thoughts:

Did Chris Rock just say that if his "friend" were still alive he'd be plugging "I Think I Still Love My Wife"? Damn that's cold...