Jerry Mathers - Wikipedia

Thank you my friend Maj Marty Hogan for letting us know that June 2 is the anniversary of the birth of American television, film, and stage actor Gerald Patrick "Jerry" Mathers.
I well remember watching "Leave It to Beaver" in the early 1960's on black and white television.
Happy 70th Birthday Jerry Mathers with many happy returns.

Background from
"Born on June 2, 1948 in Sioux City, Iowa, USA as Gerald P. Mathers
Nickname The Beav
Height 5' 7" (1.7 m)
Mini Bio
Jerry Mathers was born on June 2, 1948 in Sioux City, Iowa, USA as Gerald P. Mathers. He is an actor and director, known for The Trouble with Harry (1955), Leave It to Beaver (1957) and The Love Boat (1977). He has been married to Teresa Modnick since January 30, 2011. He was previously married to Rhonda Gehring and Diana Platt.
Spouse (3)
Teresa Modnick (30 January 2011 - present)
Diana Platt (1 September 1974 - 8 December 1982) ( divorced)
Rhonda Gehring (? - 1997) ( divorced) ( 3 children)

Trivia (18)
In 1974 he got a B.A. from UC Berkeley (CA).
Forever embraced as the cute young star of Leave It to Beaver (1957), he later toured with his TV brother, Tony Dow, in the 1980s stage productions of "Boeing, Boeing" and "So Long, Stanley".
Older brother of James Mathers and former child actress Susie Mathers.
Played in a rock band called Beaver and the Trappers.
Served in the US Air Force National Guard during Vietnam War. He was mistakenly reported as having been killed in action when a soldier with a similar name appeared on a "KIA" list.
Earned his BA in Philosophy. Worked in banking and real estate in 1970s.
Spokesman for National Psoriasis Foundation.
Father of Noah Mathers, Mercedes Mathers and Gretchen Mathers.
No relation to Marshall Mathers who is better known as Eminem.
Is diabetic.
Won his most famous role as the Beaver by admitting he'd rather be at his Cub Scout meeting than auditioning for the show. The producers chose him because they wanted a boy with a "real boy" attitude.
In the late 1990s he owned and operated a sideline catering company in Santa Clarita, CA. It was called "Cleaver's Catering", with him using his "Beaver" photo, but was sued by the studio that produced the show. The court, however, ruled the studio did not own the image of Jerry's face. Concerning the company name, he proved he also butchered meat for his company using cleavers.
Best known by the public for his starring role as the title character on Leave It to Beaver (1957).
His acting mentor was the late Barbara Billingsley.
Revealed that he had a wonderful working relationship with Barbara Billingsley on Leave It to Beaver (1957).
Before landing his iconic role on "Leave It To Beaver", he had a small, uncredited role as Little Ricky Ricardo (in a dream sequence) on "I Love Lucy".
He has played the same character (Theodore "Beaver" Cleaver) on three different series: Leave It to Beaver (1957), The Love Boat (1977) and The New Leave It to Beaver (1983).
Profiled in the 2016 book "X Child Stars: Where Are They Now?" by Kathy Garver and Fred Ascher.

Personal Quotes (7)
I have several computer companies. One of them I have a program for wide-format printing. I have a beauty program. So I have several different programs that I own for printing.
[on auditioning for Leave It to Beaver (1957) at age 8] All the original [Beavers] were from real-life, so that things that really did happen to boys, say, in the 1920s, '30s, that really happened in the '50s can go on forever.
[about being a TV star and also a son in his real family] I had a very special family life. My mother and father made sure when we were home, we were part of the family, not a TV star. And the other thing--my father was fully employed while I was doing the series.
Our generation is the first to have grown up with TV. I'm one of the first kids that they watched grow up on television.
[on the death of Barbara Billingsley] I am deeply saddened by the loss of my dear friend and lifetime mentor Barbara Billingsley. She will live in the hearts of her fans as a wonderful actress and be remembered by her friends as a gracious lady. She will be deeply missed by all of her family, friends, fans and most especially by me.
[on his on- and off-screen relationship with Barbara Billingsley, who played June Cleaver] Barbara Billingsley, who was my TV mom June, is as nice in person as she appeared on the show.
[on Barbara Billingsley] Well, you know, Barbara was very much on manners, so she taught me a lot of manners. I was always a rambunctious little boy, and so when we go places [a lot of times] she would walk [of course, as a lady] very slowly, and I would sometimes try to dash ahead of her, and she would always grab me by the little hairs right there in the back of my neck, and she would say, "Ladies first!" And I would always say, "OK, oh, but I wanted to make sure nobody was going to hurt you, you know?". "No, no!", she said, "ladies first!", and she pulled me back. She had a way of teaching manners that stuck with you."

"Leave it To Beaver's" Jerry Mathers and Tony Dow Reflect on the Show's 60 Year Legacy
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OMdPHoMYdls

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A blast from the past.

I remember Leave It to Beaver. I loved that show Maj Marty Hogan