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Jerry Mathers Biography

Birth Name:

Gerald Patrick Mathers

Birth Place:

Sioux City, Iowa, United States

Profession

Actor

Fast Facts

Appeared in a television commercial for PET milk at age 2
Was given the part of "The Beaver" in Leave It to Beaver after he told producers that he would rather be at his Cub Scout meeting than auditioning
Left television at the conclusion of Leave It to Beaver in 1963 to focus on school
Reunited with a few members of the original cast to star in the New Leave It to Beaver series in the 1980s
Lost 55 pounds after being diagnosed with diabetes