Jay Thomas

Jay Thomas
Thomas at the 1992 Emmy Awards
Born	Jon Thomas Terrell (1948-07-12) July 12, 1948 (age 68) Kermit, Texas, United States
Occupation	Actor, radio talk show host
Years active	1980–present

Jon Thomas Terrell(born July 12, 1948), professionally known as Jay Thomas, is an American actor, comedian, and radio talk show host. His notable television work includes his co-starring role as Remo DaVinci on Mork & Mindy (1979–81), the recurring role of Eddie LeBec on Cheers (1987–89), the lead character Jack Stein on Love & War (1992–95), and a repeat guest role as Jerry Gold on Murphy Brown. He won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series in 1990 and 1991 for portraying Gold.

In 1997, he starred in the television film Killing Mr. Griffin, based on the novel of the same name. In film, he co-starred in Mr Holland's Opus and portrayed The Easter Bunny in The Santa Clause 2 and The Santa Clause 3. He was also an annual guest on The Late Show with David Letterman during the Christmas season, where he told a story about how he met Clayton Moore, who portrayed the self-titled character in The Lone Ranger. Since 2005, he has hosted The Jay Thomas Show on Sirius Satellite Radio.

Jay Thomas was born in Kermit, Texas, to Katharine (née Guzzino) and T. Harry Terrell. He was raised in his Italian American mother's Catholic religion; his father was Protestant. Thomas was raised in New Orleans.He attended and graduated from Jesuit High School in New Orleans.