Jay Thomas was an American actor, comedian, and radio personality who had a net worth of $3 million at the time of his death in 2017. Jay Thomas died on August 24, 2017, in Santa Barbara, California, United States of America.
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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.

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.
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Jay Thomas won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series in 1990 and 1991 for portraying Jerry Gold.
In 1997, Jay Thomas starred in the television film Killing Mr. Griffin, based on the eponymous novel. In films, he portrayed the Easter Bunny in The Santa Clause 2 (2002) and The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause (2006).
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.


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