Jay Thomas
(1948-2017)

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Actor, radio talk show host, businessman – Jay Thomas was born in Kermit (City in Texas, United States) on July 12th, 1948 and died in Santa Barbara (City in and county seat of Santa Barbara County, California, United States) on August 24th, 2017 at the age of 69. Today Jay Thomas would be 75 years old.

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Age

how old was Jay Thomas when he died?

Jay Thomas died in 2017 at the age of 69.

Biographical data

Birthday	July 12th, 1948 (Monday)
Place of Birth	Kermit City in Texas, United States
Death Date	August 24th, 2017 (Thursday)
Death place	Santa Barbara City in and county seat of Santa Barbara County, California, United States
Birth sign (Zodiac)	Cancer (The Crab) ♋
Chinese Zodiac	Rat 鼠

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Jay Thomas

Birthday

When was Jay Thomas born?

Jay Thomas was born on July 12th, 1948.

Death

When did Jay Thomas die?

Jay Thomas died on August 24th, 2017 at the age of 69 in Santa Barbara (City in and county seat of Santa Barbara County, California, United States). Today Jay Thomas would be 75 years old.