Jay Thomas had three children. He fathered J. T. Harding in an out-of-wedlock relationship, and the child was adopted by another family in Michigan. Harding was the lead singer of the band JTX and is a country music songwriter.
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Jay Thomas also married Sally Michelson in 1987. They had two sons, Samuel and Jacob. Jay Thomas was born on July 12, 1948, in Kermit, Texas, United States of America.
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In 1997, Jay Thomas starred in the television film Killing Mr. Griffin, based on the eponymous novel. Beginning in 2005, Jay Thomas hosted The Jay Thomas Show on SiriusXM Satellite Radio channel 94 Comedy Greats Monday through Thursday afternoons and Friday mornings on Howard 101.
Jay Thomas has starred as Remo DaVinci on Mork & Mindy (1979–1981), and as Eddie LeBec, a Boston Bruins goalie on the downside of his career, on Cheers (1987–1989).
Jay Thomas won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series in 1990 and 1991 for portraying Jerry Gold on Murphy Brown.
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