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Name:
Jay Thomas
Bürgerlicher Name: Jon
Thomas Terrell
Geboren am: 12. Juli 1948
Geboren in: Kermit (Texas, USA)
Körpergröße: 5' 7" (1,70 m)
Familienstand: Seit 1987 verheiratet, 3
Kinder |
In
Cheers: Dort spielt er Eddie LeBec. Anfangs ist er
Torwart bei der Eishockey-Mannschaft "Boston Bruins". In
dieser zeit lernt er Carla kennen. Beide verlieben sich und
heiraten.
Irgendwann wird Eddies Eishockey-Vertrag nicht verlängert und
er findet dann eine Job bei einer Eisrevue. Mit dieser Truppe
tingelt er dann durchs Land und ist nur noch selten zuhause.
Privat:
Jon Thomas Terrell was born on July 12, 1948 in the small town
of Kermit, Texas to T. Harry Terrell Sr. and Katharine "Kathy"
Guzzino Terrell. His only other sibling was an older brother
named Timothy Terrell, Jr.
He attended Bienville Elementary, Francis Gregory Junior High
and graduated from Jesuit High School in New Orleans. Jon won
his first award for being an emcee at a Jesuit High School
talent show. He attended Gulf Coast Junior College where he
had an interest in radio. He later went to University of North
Carolina which he graduated from.
His early career began in radio. He got his first Dj job in
Jacksonville, Florida. Jon pursed his acting career finally
landing a role in Mork and Mindy as Remo Divinci, he also had
small parts in many TV shows including "The Love Boat." He is
best known for his role on "Cheers" as Carla's ice hockey
playing husband. He won an emmy award for portraying Jerry
Gold in TV's "Murphy Brown." He had two TV shows "Married
People" with Beth Armstrong and "Love and War" with Susan Dey
and later Annie Potts.
Jay currently works as a radio DJ in New York City, but,
resides in Conneticut with his family.
• He briefly played professional football in the old World
Football League.
• Every holiday season since 1998, he is asked by David
Letterman to knock off the meatball atop the "Late Show"
Christmas tree. The tradition began when quarterback Vinny
Testaverde had trouble doing it, and Thomas said he could do
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