Jerry Mathers Wiki: Salary, Married, Wedding, Spouse, Family
Gerald Patrick "Jerry" Mathers (born June 2, 1948) is an American television, film, and stage actor. 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 (played by Barbara Billingsley and Hugh Beaumont), and the brother of Wally Cleaver (played by Tony Dow).
Full Name
Jerry Mathers
Net Worth
$7 Million
Date Of Birth
June 2, 1948
Place Of Birth
Sioux City, Iowa, USA
Height
1.7 m
Occupation
Actor, Singer
Profession
Actor
Education
University of California, Berkeley
Nationality
American
Spouse
Teresa Modnick, Diana Piatt, Rhonda Mathers
Children
Noah Mathers, Gretchen Mathers, Mercedes Mathers
Parents
Norman Mathers, Marilyn Mathers
Siblings
Jim Mathers, Susie Mathers
Nicknames
Jerry Mathers, Mathers, Jerry
Facebook
Twitter
IMDB
Movies
This Is My Love, The Trouble with Harry, That Certain Feeling, Back to the Beach, Down the Drain, Sexual Malice, Better Luck Tomorrow, Larry the Cable Guy: Health Inspector, The Hitchhiker, Lucky Day
TV Shows
The New Leave It to Beaver, Leave It to Beaver, NBC Matinee Theater
Star Sign
Gemini
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[Of 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.
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[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.
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[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.
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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.
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[About being a TV star, all the while prior to being a son to his real-life 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.
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[When he auditioned for Leave It to Beaver (1957) at age 8]: All the original Leave It to 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.
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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.
Before landing his iconic role on "Leave It To Beaver", Mathers had a small, uncredited role as Little Ricky Ricardo (in a dream sequence) on "I Love Lucy".
Best known by the public for his starring role as the title character on Leave It to Beaver (1957).
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In the late 1990s Jerry owned and operated a sideline catering company in Santa Clarita, California. It was called "Cleaver's Catering" with Jerry using his "Beaver" photo. He 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, Jerry proved he also butchered meat for his company using cleavers.
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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.
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Served in the military after he grew up. Was mistakenly reported as killed in the Vietnam War when a similarly-named soldier was reported dead.
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Is Diabetic.
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No relation to Marshall Mathers who is better known as Eminem.
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Father of Noah Mathers, Mercedes Mathers and Gretchen Mathers.
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Spokesman for National Psoriasis Foundation.
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Earned his BA in Philosophy. Worked in banking and real estate in 1970s.
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Served in Air Force National Guard during Vietnam War.
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Played in a rock band called Beaver and the Trappers.
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".
