ACTOR
Jay Thomas
1948 - 2017

Jay Thomas
Jon "Jay" Thomas Terrell (July 12, 1948 – August 24, 2017) was an American actor, comedian, and radio personality. He was heard in New York from 1976–1979 on top-40 station 99X, and later on rhythmic CHR station 92KTU, and in Los Angeles beginning in 1986 on KPWR "Power 106", where he hosted the station's top-rated morning show until 1993. His notable television work included his co-starring role as Remo DaVinci on Mork & Mindy (1979–1981), the recurring role of Eddie LeBec, a Boston Bruins goalie on the downside of his career, on Cheers (1987–1989), the lead character of newspaper columnist Jack Stein on Love & War (1992–1995), and a repeat guest role as Jerry Gold, a talk-show host who becomes both an antagonist and love interest of the title character on Murphy Brown. He won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series in 1990 and 1991 for portraying Gold. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 19 in 2024). Jay Thomas is the 10,671st most popular actor (down from 10,056th in 2024), the 15,631st most popular biography from United States (down from 14,689th in 2019) and the 4,930th most popular American Actor.
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Among ACTORS
Among actors, Jay Thomas ranks 10,671 out of 13,578. Before him are Irene Bedard, Sophie Ward, Inka Friedrich, Pollyanna McIntosh, Murat Han, and Kristin Lehman. After him are Eric Linden, Lavinia Wilson, Shim Eun-kyung, Sean Lock, Rebecca Pidgeon, and Salma Agha.
Most Popular Actors in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsIrene Bedard
1967 - Present
HPI: 45.71
Rank: 10,668
Sophie Ward
1964 - Present
HPI: 45.71
Rank: 10,669
Inka Friedrich
1965 - Present
HPI: 45.71
Rank: 10,670
Pollyanna McIntosh
1979 - Present
HPI: 45.70
Rank: 10,671
Murat Han
1975 - Present
HPI: 45.70
Rank: 10,672
Kristin Lehman
1972 - Present
HPI: 45.70
Rank: 10,673
Jay Thomas
1948 - 2017
HPI: 45.70
Rank: 10,674
Eric Linden
1909 - 1994
HPI: 45.70
Rank: 10,675
Lavinia Wilson
1980 - Present
HPI: 45.69
Rank: 10,676
Shim Eun-kyung
1994 - Present
HPI: 45.69
Rank: 10,677
Sean Lock
1963 - 2021
HPI: 45.69
Rank: 10,678
Rebecca Pidgeon
1965 - Present
HPI: 45.69
Rank: 10,679
Salma Agha
1956 - Present
HPI: 45.69
Rank: 10,680
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1948, Jay Thomas ranks 781. Before him are Mildrette Netter, Dave Heineman, Farooq Sheikh, Tom Coburn, Carol Bartz, and Nell Carter. After him are Penelope Milford, Austin Carr, Dennis Waterman, Sam Lacey, Raman Parimala, and Shobhaa De. Among people deceased in 2017, Jay Thomas ranks 666. Before him are Helen Dunmore, Bimba Bosé, Denis Voronenkov, Elena Verdugo, Julia Perez, and Barbara Cook. After him are Harvey Atkin, Ronnie Moran, Pete Domenici, Bharati Mukherjee, Rosey, and Stefano Farina.
Others Born in 1948
Go to all RankingsMildrette Netter
ATHLETE
1948 - Present
HPI: 46.11
Rank: 775
Dave Heineman
POLITICIAN
1948 - Present
HPI: 46.07
Rank: 776
Farooq Sheikh
ACTOR
1948 - 2013
HPI: 46.05
Rank: 777
Tom Coburn
POLITICIAN
1948 - 2020
HPI: 46.02
Rank: 778
Carol Bartz
BUSINESSPERSON
1948 - Present
HPI: 46.01
Rank: 779
Nell Carter
ACTOR
1948 - 2003
HPI: 45.88
Rank: 780
Jay Thomas
ACTOR
1948 - 2017
HPI: 45.70
Rank: 781
Penelope Milford
ACTOR
1948 - 2025
HPI: 45.63
Rank: 782
Austin Carr
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1948 - Present
HPI: 45.36
Rank: 783
Dennis Waterman
ACTOR
1948 - 2022
HPI: 45.21
Rank: 784
Sam Lacey
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1948 - 2014
HPI: 45.06
Rank: 785
Raman Parimala
MATHEMATICIAN
1948 - Present
HPI: 45.05
Rank: 786
Shobhaa De
WRITER
1948 - Present
HPI: 44.95
Rank: 787
Others Deceased in 2017
Go to all RankingsHelen Dunmore
WRITER
1952 - 2017
HPI: 45.97
Rank: 660
Bimba Bosé
SINGER
1975 - 2017
HPI: 45.87
Rank: 661
Denis Voronenkov
POLITICIAN
1971 - 2017
HPI: 45.84
Rank: 662
Elena Verdugo
ACTOR
1925 - 2017
HPI: 45.80
Rank: 663
Julia Perez
ACTOR
1980 - 2017
HPI: 45.79
Rank: 664
Barbara Cook
ACTOR
1927 - 2017
HPI: 45.77
Rank: 665
Jay Thomas
ACTOR
1948 - 2017
HPI: 45.70
Rank: 666
Harvey Atkin
ACTOR
1942 - 2017
HPI: 45.62
Rank: 667
Ronnie Moran
SOCCER PLAYER
1934 - 2017
HPI: 45.50
Rank: 668
Pete Domenici
POLITICIAN
1932 - 2017
HPI: 45.10
Rank: 669
Bharati Mukherjee
WRITER
1940 - 2017
HPI: 45.03
Rank: 670
Rosey
WRESTLER
1970 - 2017
HPI: 44.94
Rank: 671
Stefano Farina
REFEREE
1962 - 2017
HPI: 44.83
Rank: 672
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