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Jay Thomas had died. The actor and comedian passed away with his family by his side after a battle with cancer, according to Variety. Thomas was 69 years old and is survived by his wife, Sally, and sons, Sam, Max, and J.T.
Jay Thomas was known for his TV roles, most notably as Jerry Gold on Murphy Brown in the 1990s. On Cheers, Jay played Carla’s (Rhea Perlman) hockey goalie husband Eddie LeBec for two years before his character was memorably hit by a Zamboni.
There has long been an urban legend that Jay Thomas’ character was killed off of Cheers because the actor allegedly called Rhea Perlman “ugly” during a radio show. In an interview with GQ, Thomas shot down the story, saying producers called him in to tell him they weren’t going to have him back on the NBC sitcom, but they assured him it had nothing to do with Perlman.