Jay Thomas, ‘Cheers’ actor, dead at 69 24 AUG 17 18:08 ETBy Sandra Gonzalez and Cheri Mossburg, CNN (CNN) — Jay Thomas, a comic and character actor whose credits include roles on “Cheers” and “Murphy Brown,” has died after a battle with cancer, according to his publicist Tom Estey. Thomas was 69. “Jay Thomas was…… MORE