ACTOR

Jay Thomas

1948 - 2017

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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. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Jay Thomas has received more than 2,215,728 page views. His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia. Jay Thomas is the 10,059th most popular actor (down from 9,493rd in 2019), the 14,694th most popular biography from United States (down from 13,812th in 2019) and the 4,712th most popular American Actor.

Memorability Metrics

  • 2.2M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 45.29

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 19

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.31

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.05

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Jay Thomas ranks 10,059 out of 13,578. Before him are Paul Walter Hauser, Leigh-Allyn Baker, Ruth Donnelly, Garcelle Beauvais, Lee Jin, and Athena Karkanis. After him are Johnny Crawford, Ione Skye, Khalid Abdalla, Helly Luv, Jessica Stroup, and Paz de la Huerta.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1948, Jay Thomas ranks 764. Before him are Nell Carter, Nancy Lynch, Teresa Graves, Pat Quinn, Mervyn King, Baron King of Lothbury, and Farooq Sheikh. After him are Shobhaa De, Prakash Karat, William M. Daley, Dennis Waterman, Tom Udall, and Robert J. Cenker. Among people deceased in 2017, Jay Thomas ranks 644. Before him are Donna Williams, Lorna Gray, Brent Briscoe, Ivan Stoyanov, Willie Toweel, and Ann Wedgeworth. After him are Steffi Martin, Bill Hougland, Tom Alter, František Rajtoral, Pete Domenici, and Vasily Kudinov.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Jay Thomas ranks 14,694 out of 20,380. Before him are Andrew Luck (1989), Kimberly Peirce (1967), Lincoln Chafee (1953), Paul Walter Hauser (1986), Leigh-Allyn Baker (1972), and Ruth Donnelly (1896). After him are Carl Knowles (1910), Ralph Beard (1927), Johnny Crawford (1946), George Clement Perkins (1839), Jeff T. Alu (1966), and Jessica Stroup (1986).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Jay Thomas ranks 4,712. Before him are Joi Lansing (1929), James Patrick Stuart (1968), Sydney Penny (1971), Paul Walter Hauser (1986), Leigh-Allyn Baker (1972), and Ruth Donnelly (1896). After him are Johnny Crawford (1946), Jessica Stroup (1986), Paz de la Huerta (1984), Ryan Kelley (1986), Tanner Buchanan (1998), and Courtney Henggeler (1978).

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