Jay Thomas cause of death: What happened to actor Jay Thomas?

Jay Thomas passed away on August 24, 2017, in Santa Barbara, California, at the age of 69. According to his publicist Tom Estey, he died after a battle with throat cancer.

Jay Thomas was an American actor, comedian, and radio personality 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”.

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 starred as the lead character of newspaper columnist Jack Stein on Love & War (1992–1995), and a repeat guest role as Jerry Gold on Murphy Brown.

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 was also known for his annual Christmas story on “The Late Show with David Letterman,” where he would recount a humorous story about his life.