Jay Thomas Now
Although an accomplished film actor, Jay is best known for his work in TV. Apart from Cheers, he has appeared in several hit series inlcuding Mork and Mindy and Murphy Brown – for which he won a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series for his portrayal of Jerry Gold.
Frances Sternhagen Then
Cliff Clavin is forever describing his mother, with whom (despite his advanced age) he still lives. His mom – Esther Clavin (Frances Sternhagen) bursts onto the set as a smart, funny lady in season 7 and is nobody’s fool. As her son plots to try to get her to marry a rich man (so Cliff can later inherit) – she is having none of it.