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Jay Thomas, a native of New Orleans, is the son of a Texas oilman and a  ballroom dancing southern belle. He is a three time nominee and two time Emmy Award winning actor for his role as Jerry Gold on "Murphy Brown" and is equally well known around the world as Eddie Lebec from "Cheers." He has starred in his own sitcoms, ABC's "Married People" and CBS', "Love and War." Jay's been featured in "Law and Order/SVU", "Cold Case,""Boston Legal"and "Hung" just to name a few, and has starred in numerous TV movies where he has portrayed everything from the commisioner of the NFL, a wheelchair bound cad, and even a hard driving English teacher killed by his own students.

On film, Jay has played opposite Richard Dreyfus in "Mr. Holland's Opus," Greg Kinnear in "A Smile Like Yours," Christine Lahti in "American Daughter,"  Tim Allen in "Santa Claus Two and Three", and with Kate Beckensale and Nick Nolte in "The Trials of Kate McCullough".

His New York and Los Angeles stage credits include starring roles at the Ensemble Studio Theatre, Playwrights Horizons, and most recently at the Atlantic Theatre NYC in Woody Allen's written and directed, "Writers Bloc."

As a host, Jay has MC'd CBS's New Years Eve Live from the Hard Rock with the Rolling Stones, Evening at the Improv, and he is a regular guest of The Late Show with David Letterman. Jay has been asked to comment on events of the day by Larry King, Bill Maher, Jimmy Kimmel, Sean Hannity, The View, The Today Show, Fox and Friends, GMA, MSNBC, CNN, and Fox News. He is currently hosting two shows on the Travel Channel, "Ghost Stories," and "Mystery of the Museums."

Jay's stand up roots include The Improv, The Comedy Store, and Caroline's.

And let's not forget radio, where The Jay Thomas Morning Show started in the deep South and moved North and West to be top rated in NYC and LA. Jay's newest outlet is on SIRIUSXM Satellite, broadcasting all over the free world from outer space every weekday from 4-7PM EST on SiriusXM 104 and Friday mornings 7-10 EST on Howard 101.


Jay Thomas Filmography-TV-Theatre

Film:
Mr. Hollands' Opus Dir: Steven Herek
Santa Claus 2 Dir: Michael Lembeck
Santa Claus 3 Dir: Michael Lembeck
The Trials of Cate McCullough Dir: Karen Moncrieff
Pool Boys Dir: J. B. Rogers
Dragonfly Dir: Tom Shadyac
Last Chance Dir: Bryan Cranston
Big Tease Dir: Kevin Allen
A Smile Like Yours Dir: Keith Samples
Dirty Laundry Dir: Michael Norman
Straight Talk Dir: Barnett Kellman
Little Vegas Dir: Perry Lang
The Gig Dir: Frank Gilroy
Chud Dir: Doug Cheek
Snatched Dir: Joe Cacaci
Labor Pains Dir: Lara Schapiro

Television Series:
Cheers NBC/Paramount - Recurring Guest Star
Murphy Brown CBS/ 3 Emmy Nominations; 2 Emmy Awards
The Katie Joplin Show WB/ Series Regular
Dogs ABC - Pilot/ Series Regular
Hacienda Heights NBC - Pilot/ Series Regular
Love and War CBS - Series Regular
Mork & Mindy ABC - Series Regular

Television Episodic:
Cop Shop PBS Drama/ Hollywood Presents
Killing Mr. Griffin CBS/MOW - Lead  Dir: Jack Bender
An American Daughter CBS/MOW - Lead, Dir: Wendy Wasserstein
Hoop Life Showtime - Recurring
1/2 Hour News Hour Fox News
Special Victims Unit NBC - Guest Star
Cold Case CBS - Guest Star
Joan of Arcadia CBS - Guest Star
Run of the house WB - Guest Star
The Education of Max Bickford CBS - Recurring
Stranger in the House Life Time/MOW - Lead, Dir: Joe Cacaci
Ed NBC - Guest Star
Monday Night Mayhem TNT - Lead, Dir: Ernest Dickerson
Fantasy Island ABC - Guest Star
Dead Man's Gun Showtime - Guest Star
Ink CBS/ Paramount - Recurring
Working ABC/ Witt-Thomas - Guest Star
My Date with the President ABC/MOW - Lead; Dir: Alex Zamm
No Easy Answers CBS/MOW - Lead; Dir: Ted Kotcheff
Encino Woman ABC/MOW - Lead: Dir: Shawn Schepps
Bless This House ABC/Warner Brothers - Guest Star
A Year in the Life NBC/Universal - Guest Star
Family Ties NBC/Paramount - Guest Star
Justin Case ABC/Disney - MOW/Pilot
Spenser: For Hire ABC/WarnerBrothers
Master of the Game CBS - Mini-Series
Retired at 35 TVLand - Guest
Shake It Up Disney - Guest
Hung HBO - Recurring

Theatre:
Writer's Block Atlantic Theatre/NYC/ Dir: Woody Allen
Cold Storage Jewish Repl Theatre/ Dir: Len Cariou
The Transfiguration of Benno Blimpie Playwrights Horizons/ Dir: Albert Innaurato
One Two Berkshire Theatre Festival/ Dir: Joe Cacaci
Isn't It Romantic Lucille Lortel/NCY/ Dir: Gerald Guttierez
 Cardenia  Florida State U. Theatre Lab
Judgement Call Ensemle Studio Theatre - Dir: Alan Zwibel
Two Heterosexuals US Comedy Arts Festival/ EST/ HBO
Dead Man's Apartment ACT ONE/Showtime - Dir: Risa Bramon
Chapter Two Alhambre Theatre, Jacksonville, FL
Lunch Hour Country Theatre, Tampa, FL
Murder at the Howard Johnsons Village Theatre, Raleigh, NC
Bells Are Ringing Theatre Under the Star, Houston, TX
Wait Until Dark Ivoryton Playhouse/ Ivoryton Conn.
Cat On A Hot Tin Roof New Orleans Shakespeare Festival
Midsummer Nights Dream New Orleans Shakespeare Festival
Cacciatore Actors Rep. Theatre/ Dir: Warren Robertson

 


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