Murphy Brown Actor Jay Thomas Dies at 69

Murphy Brown actor Jay Thomas has died after losing his battle with cancer, TMZ reports. He was 69.
Thomas played Jerry Gold on the ‘90s sitcom and also starred in Cheers and Morky & Mindy. Most recently, the Texas native held a reoccurring role on Ray Donovan and appeared on episodes of Bones and NCIS: New Orleans. He also hosted The Jay Thomas Show on SiriusXM.
His days as a radio DJ inspired his annual appearance on Late Night with David Letterman, where Thomas would tell the story