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Jay Thomas

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Actor

The Resume

    (July 12, 1948-August 24, 2017)
    Raised in New Orleans
    Birth Name is Jon Thomas Terrell
    Acted in 'Dragonfly,' 'Monkey Business,' 'Dirty Laundry' and 'Mr. Holland's Opus'
    Recurring roles on 'Murphy Brown,' 'Cheers' and 'Mork and Mindy'
    Guest starred on 'Hollywood Squares,' 'Gong Show,' 'Cybill,' 'Family Ties,' 'Circus of the Stars' and 'Love Boat'
    Co-hosted 'Who Wants to Marry a Multimillionaire'
    Won an Emmy Award for his role of Jerry Gold in 'Murphy Brown'

Why he might be annoying:

    He was canned as a DJ at a New York Radio Station.
    He doesn't use his real birth name which is Jon Terrell.
    He came up with the name Jay Thomas by using his first initial of his first name and his whole middle name.
    He hosted the controversial show on Fox called 'Who Wants to Marry a Multimillionaire?' in 2000.
    He hates baseball.

Why he might not be annoying:

    Howard Stern replaced him as K-Rock's morning man in New York City (1989).
    He played football for the old World Football League.
    He graduated from the University of North Carolina.
    He started out as a radio disk jockey in the 1970's and went on to a successful acting career.
    He had a very successful radio show in Los Angles, California.
    His comments about Darva Conga and Rick Rockwell was 'she was no damn good and he was an idiot so they deserved each other' (Sportshollywood).

Credit: My Niece Alyse


Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

Year In Review:

    In 2023, Out of 11 Votes: 27.27% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 12 Votes: 25.00% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 17 Votes: 47.06% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 7 Votes: 42.86% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 59 Votes: 45.76% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 3 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 104 Votes: 70.19% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 5 Votes: 40.0% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 6 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 90 Votes: 47.78% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 56 Votes: 37.50% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 17 Votes: 35.29% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 22 Votes: 54.55% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 27 Votes: 59.26% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 66 Votes: 39.39% Annoying
    In 2008, Out of 59 Votes: 42.37% Annoying
    In 2007, Out of 98 Votes: 51.02% Annoying
    In 2006, Out of 205 Votes: 41.95% Annoying
    In 2005, Out of 397 Votes: 46.85% Annoying
    In 2004, Out of 363 Votes: 70.52% Annoying
    In 2003, Out of 169 Votes: 63.31% Annoying