Jerry Mathers of 'Leave it to Beaver' still recognized

[fgoodwin]

Jerry Mathers of 'Leave it to Beaver' still recognized

http://www.presstelegram.com/ci_9326734

By Greg Hernandez, Staff Writer
Article Launched: 05/21/2008 01:00:00 AM PDT

Jerry Mathers may be turning 60 on June 2, but there aren't many places he can go where people don't recognize him from his childhood role of Theodore "Beaver" Cleaver on TV's classic "Leave it to Beaver."

"I guess I still have that same round little face," he said recently. "People always recognize me so it's a really fun thing.

"`Leave it to Beaver' plays in 89 languages in about 120 countries so it's not even just in this country. I can go all over the world and people will come running up to me and they know me."

He may have been just a kid when he started playing the Beav, but Mathers was already a working actor by the time the series began. He starred in his first commercial at age 2 and his early movies included "This Is My Love" and "The Trouble with Harry."

He landed the part of Beaver after telling the show's producers that he'd rather be at his Cub Scout meeting.

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[Janice]

That's a nice article. I'm glad that Jerry got hold of his health, and has his diabetes under control. It's even more wonderful that he's become a spokesman for the cause. It's hard to imagine that he's turning 60. Wow, that clock just keeps ticking, lol.

[catlover79]

The Beaver turning 60!! That'll really make my parents feel old...:lol:

[Torgo]

I just saw Jerry in the audience of the TV Land Awards show, he really has not changed a bit. He's one of those actors that looks just like he did when he was a kid, same as Johnny Whitaker.

[ponytail]

This Monday, the 21st, Oprah goes back to the 60's and I think I saw Jerry Mathers on her show.

[MickeyMac]

He is only a year younger than my mother. Still cool that this show is played around the world. Not much here, but thats a topic for another thread.