Jerry Mathers
Born	June 2, 1948 (1948-06-02) (age 60) Sioux City, Iowa, U.S.
Years active	1954-present
Spouse(s)	Rhonda (1977-1997) (divorced) 3 children

Jerry Mathers (born June 2, 1948 in Sioux City, Iowa) is an American television, film and stage actor. Events 455 - The Vandals enter Rome, and plunder the city for two weeks Year 1948 ( MCMXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the 1948 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Sioux City (ˌsuːˈsɪti is a city located in northwest Iowa in the United States. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Events 455 - The Vandals enter Rome, and plunder the city for two weeks Year 1948 ( MCMXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the 1948 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Sioux City (ˌsuːˈsɪti is a city located in northwest Iowa in the United States. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the

The brown-headed Mathers is best known for his role in the television sitcom series Leave it to Beaver (1957-1963), in which he played Theodore "Beaver" Cleaver, the younger son of archetypal suburban couple June and Ward Cleaver (Barbara Billingsley and Hugh Beaumont), and the brother of Wally Cleaver (Tony Dow). Television ( TV) is a widely used Telecommunication medium for sending ( Broadcasting) and receiving moving Images, either monochromatic Leave It to Beaver is a 1950s and 1960s family-oriented American Television Situation comedy about an inquisitive June Evelyn Bronson Cleaver is a Fictional character in the American Television sitcom Leave It to Beaver. Ward Cleaver is a Fictional character in the American Television sitcom Leave It to Beaver. Barbara Billingsley (born December 22, 1915) is an American film television and character actress, who in her five decades of television Hugh Beaumont may refer to Hugh Beaumont (actor, American actor Hugh Beaumont known as Binkie Beaumont, British theatre manager Wallace "Wally" Cleaver is a Fictional character in the Iconic American Television sitcom Leave It to Beaver WikipediaPersondata --> Anthony "Tony" Lee Dow (born April 13, 1945 in Hollywood, California) is

Contents 1 Early acting career 1.1 Leave It to Beaver 1.2 Recordings 1.3 Broadway 2 Urban legend death 3 Personal life 3.1 Diabetes 3.2 Other careers 3.3 Current 4 Select filmography 5 Bibliography 6 References 7 External links

Early acting career

Mathers's acting career began early. At the age of two, in a commercial, he walked into a barroom wearing diapers, six guns, cowboy boots and a big cowboy hat. Ed Wynn, the vaudeville comedian, was behind the bar and several cowboy actors began portraying a bar fight. Ed Wynn ( November 9 1886 - June 19 1966) was a popular American Comedian and Actor noted for both his Perfect Vaudeville was a Genre of variety entertainment prevalent on the stage in the United States and Canada, from the early 1880s At this point, Mathers walks through the fighting cowboys and one of them picks him up and they all say, “Why are you here?” Mathers responds, “I’m the toughest hombre in these parts. You better have my brand,” while he pounds on the bar. It was a commercial for PET Milk. ^[1]

His early movies included This Is My Love (1954), Men of the Fighting Lady (1954), The Seven Little Foys (1955) and The Trouble with Harry (1955). The Seven Little Foys is a 1955 film starring Bob Hope as Eddie Foy. The Trouble with Harry is an American Black comedy Film directed by Alfred Hitchcock, based on the novel by Jack Trevor Story

As he moved into his teenage years, Mathers retired from acting to concentrate on school.

In 1978, he reentered the entertainment industry. He has since starred in Playing Patti (1998) and Better Luck Tomorrow (2002). He has also been in It's Howdy Doody Time (1987), Down the Drain (1990) and Sexual Malice (1994).

Leave It to Beaver

Mathers reportedly got the role of Beaver Cleaver when he told the show's producers he'd rather be at his cub scout meeting than auditioning for the part. The producers found his candidness appealing and perfect for the role. Mathers got the job. ^[2]

Mathers played the role of Beaver for six years. When the show ended in spring 1963, Beaver was looking forward to entering Mayfield High School. Mathers appeared in all 234 episodes of the series.

Mathers was the first child actor ever to make a deal to get a percentage of the merchandising revenue from a television show. The Leave It to Beaver show still generates merchandise revenue today, almost 45 years after its original production run ended.

The original sitcom has been shown in over 80 countries in 40 languages. Mathers has noted that the Leave It to Beaver phenomenon is worldwide. "I can go anywhere in the world, and people know me," Mathers has said. "In Japan the show’s called 'The Happy Boy and His Family. ' So I’ll be walking through the airport in Japan, and people will come up and say, 'Hi, Happy Boy!'"^[3]

Recordings

In 1962, near the end of the run of the original show, Mathers recorded two songs for a single 45rpm: Don't 'Cha Cry, a retread of Spanish Harlem; and for the flip side, the twist ditty, Wind-Up Toy ("Wind-up Toy! Wind-up Toy! Say, when you gonna treat me like a real live boy. A gramophone A-side and B-side originally referred to the two sides of 7 inch Vinyl records on which singles were released beginning in the 1950s "The Twist" was a dance in the 1960s inspired by rock and roll music ") During his high school years, following the production of the original show, Mathers had a band called "Beaver and the Trappers. " They made some records for Atlantic Records, including one called Happiness is Havin', which was the number one single in Hawaii and Alaska for a while. Atlantic Records ( Atlantic Recording Corporation) is an American Record label best known for its many recordings of Rhythm & blues, Rock The song was co-written by Mathers and Richard Correll, who played Richard Rickover in the original sitcom. Richard Correll (born 14 May 1948, in California) is a TV director, but some people call him Rich Correll or "TGRC" (for Leave It to Beaver is a 1950s and 1960s family-oriented American Television Situation comedy about an inquisitive Mathers's band recorded for about three-and-a-half years and played sock-hops and parties in southern California. Sock Hop or soc hop (rarely is a term coined in the 1950s in the United States, following the growth in popularity of Rock and roll California ( is a US state on the West Coast of the United States, along the Pacific Ocean.

Broadway

In his first venture on Broadway, Mathers joined the musical cast of a production of Hairspray for a three-month run, between June and September of 2007. Hairspray is a musical with music by Marc Shaiman, lyrics by Scott Wittman and Shaiman and a book by Mark O'Donnell and Thomas Meehan based ^[4] He played the part of Wilbur Turnblad. ^[3] Mathers is the second cast member of the original Leave It to Beaver show to appear on Broadway. In 1936, Barbara Billingsley appeared in the Broadway play Straw Hat, which closed after only five shows.

Urban legend death

Mathers became the subject of an urban legend when it was falsely reported that he died in Vietnam. An urban legend or urban myth is a form of modern Folklore consisting of stories thought to be factual by those circulating them Vietnam (ˌviːɛtˈnɑːm Việt Nam) officially While he did serve in the Air National Guard during the Vietnam War, he remained in the United States. The Air National Guard ( ANG), often referred to as the Air Guard, is the air force militia organized by each of the several states and The Vietnam War, also known as the Second Indochina War, or the Vietnam Conflict, occurred in Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia In 1969 (or 1968; sources differ) incorrect reports of his death were put out by Associated Press and United Press International when a similarly-named soldier was killed. A premature Obituary is an obituary published whose subject is not actually deceased The Associated Press ( AP) is an American News agency. The AP is a Cooperative owned by its contributing Newspapers radio ^{[5] [6]} The rumor was so widespread and believable that Tony Dow, a co-star from the Beaver sitcom, sent flowers to the Mathers family upon hearing the news. WikipediaPersondata --> Anthony "Tony" Lee Dow (born April 13, 1945 in Hollywood, California) is

Personal life

• Mathers suffered from dyslexia in his early life. Dyslexia is considered to be a Learning disability. It manifests primarily as a difficulty with written language particularly with Reading and Spelling

• Mathers graduated from Notre Dame High School, in Sherman Oaks, California, in 1967. For schools of the same name see Notre Dame High School Notre Dame High School (NDHS in Sherman Oaks Los Angeles California, is a co-ed Sherman Oaks is an 81-square-mile district in the San Fernando Valley region of the City of Los Angeles California. California ( is a US state on the West Coast of the United States, along the Pacific Ocean. He went to college at the University of California, Berkeley and graduated with a BA degree in philosophy in 1973. The University of California Berkeley (also referred to as Cal, Berkeley and UC Berkeley) is a major research university located in Berkeley Philosophy is the study of general problems concerning matters such as existence knowledge truth beauty justice validity mind and language

• Mathers was a member of the Air National Guard (1966-69). The Air National Guard ( ANG), often referred to as the Air Guard, is the air force militia organized by each of the several states and ^[6]

• He is also the father of three children; his son, Noah Mathers (1978), works in film and video production, and two daughters: Mercedes Mathers (1982), and Gretchen Mathers (1985), who attends college in Southern California. All of his children were with his wife Rhonda to whom he was married for fourteen years. He married a second time, and is now divorced again. Divorce or dissolution of marriage is the termination of a Marriage.

Diabetes

Mathers was diagnosed with diabetes in 1996^[7]. Diabetes mellitus (ˌdaɪəˈbiːtiːz or /ˌdaɪəˈbiːtəs/ /məˈlaɪtəs/ or /ˈmɛlətəs/ often referred to simply as diabetes ( Ancient Greek: grc He took preventative action, lost 45 pounds and became one of the leading lecturers on living with and dealing with diabetes. Mathers has partnered with diverse organizations to bring awareness of this epidemic to the public and is currently the national spokesperson for Johnson and Johnson’s OneTouch Ultra2 System blood glucose monitoring system. Johnson & Johnson ( is a global American Pharmaceutical, Medical devices and consumer packaged goods Manufacturer founded in 1886 Glucose (Glc a Monosaccharide (or simple Sugar) also known as grape sugar, is an important Carbohydrate in Biology.

Other careers

• He began a successful career in real-estate development and banking. In order to pay for this, he used his savings from his acting career.

• Mathers has owned and operated a catering business and also has done commercial work for national and regional spots for advertisers such as PET Condensed Milk, Kellogg’s (he and Tony Dow were the first non-athletes on a box of corn flakes), General Electric, Purina, Kern International, Chevrolet, Toyota, General Mills, AOL, Coca Cola, Jim Beam and Biogen. Nestlé Purina PetCare is the Pet food division of Swiss based Nestlé, following a merger in December 12 2001 between the Nestlé's Friskies Chevrolet (ˌʃɛvroʊˈleɪ - French origin (also known as Chevy) is a Brand of Automobile, produced by General Motors (GM (pronounced) is a Multinational corporation headquartered in Japan, and is currently the world's largest Automaker. General Mills ( is a Fortune 500 Corporation, mainly concerned with Food products which is headquartered in Golden Valley, Minnesota Coca-Cola is a carbonated Soft drink sold in stores restaurants and Vending machines in more than 200 countries Jim Beam is the world's top selling brand of Bourbon whiskey. Biogen Idec Inc ( is a Biotechnology company specializing in drugs for neurological disorders, Autoimmune disorders and Cancer.

Current

• Frank Bank, who played Clarence "Lumpy" Rutherford on the Beaver show, is now Mathers’s investment adviser. Frank Bank (born April 12, 1942) is an American former Actor, particularly known for his role as Clarence 'Lumpy' Rutherford on the Clarence " Lumpy " Rutherford is a Fictional character in the television sitcom Leave It to Beaver.

• Mathers, who is an FCC licensed broadcaster, often guest hosts on national talk-radio programs and is trained in radio satellite broadcasting.

• Mathers has also had recurring spots on The Tonight Show with host Jay Leno. The Tonight Show with Jay Leno as appropriate --> The Tonight Show is a long-running James Douglas Muir "Jay" Leno (born April 28 1950 is an Emmy Award -winning American Stand-up comedian and Television host

• Mathers's partner since 2005 is Teresa Modnick, the community relations director for the Center for Healthy Aging, based in Santa Monica, California.

• He is currently a speaker at business conventions, where he addresses the emotional state of the American family and the effects of television on society today, using the fabled Cleavers from his early television career.

Select filmography

• This Is My Love (1954)
• The Trouble with Harry (1955)
• The Seven Little Foys (1955)
• Leave It to Beaver (TV) (1957-1963)
• That Certain Feeling
• The Deep Six
• Men of the Fighting Lady
• Back to the Beach(1987)
• Bigger Than Life
• This is My Love
• The Shadow on the Window
• It's Howdy Doody Time (1987)
• Down the Drain (1990)
• Sexual Malice (1994)
• Playing Patti (1998)
• The Amanda Show (1999)
• Better Luck Tomorrow (2002)
• Angels with Angles (2005)
• Larry the Cable Guy: Health Inspector (2006)
• Will to Power (2006)
• The Von Trapp Family Christmas (release date December 2007)

Bibliography

• And Jerry Mathers as The Beaver; Mathers, Jerry and Fagen, Herb; Berkley Trade (1998)

References

External links

• Jerry Mathers at the Internet Movie Database
• Jerry Mathers at the Internet Broadway Database
• Parade Magazine Interview with Jerry Mathers, 2007

Persondata
NAME	Mathers, Jerry
ALTERNATIVE NAMES
SHORT DESCRIPTION	actor
DATE OF BIRTH	June 2, 1948
PLACE OF BIRTH	Sioux City, Iowa, U.S.
DATE OF DEATH
PLACE OF DEATH

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