Mathers Has A Net Worth Of $3 Million, And He Appears In Tv, Film, And Stage Productions

Mathers Has A Net Worth Of $3 Million, And He Appears In Tv, Film, And Stage Productions

Updated on November 01, 2022 11:28 AM by Michael Davis

American actor Jerry Mathers is net worth $3 million and has worked in television, film, and theatre. As a child, Jerry Mathers starred in the television sitcom "Leave it to Beaver," where he played a young Theodore "Beaver" Cleaver. He also appeared on episodes of "General Electric Theater," "Lassie," "My Three Sons," and "The War at Home." Aside from "This is My Love," Mathers starred in Alfred Hitchcock's "The Trouble with Harry" and "The Shadow on the Window."

Developing a career and life at an early age

His childhood was spent in the San Fernando Valley of Los Angeles, California, where he grew up. Born in Sioux City, Iowa, Jerry Mathers grew up in the San Fernando Valley. At two, he commenced his career as a child model for a department store. As part of PET Milk's commercials, he starred with vaudevillian Ed Wynn. He played a trick-or-treat kid on a Halloween episode of the sitcom "The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet" when he was four years old and appeared uncredited in the comedy Western "Son of Paleface." Roles soon followed his career in Alfred Hitchcock's dark comedy "The Trouble with Harry," in which he starred as a boy who finds a dead body near his home in "This is My Love," featuring Linda Darnell and Dan Duryea. As a traumatised boy witnessing his mother being tortured in "The Shadow on the Window," he also starred in the crime film.

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Let Beaver handle it.

A breakthrough role for Mathers came in 1957 with "Leave it to Beaver," playing the son of June and Ward Cleaver and the brother of Wally Cleaver, the "Beaver" Cleaver. In an interview with the producers of the show, Mathers reportedly told them he would prefer a Club Scout meeting over an audition, and his honesty won them over. Over six years, Mathers played the character in all 234 episodes. A deal he signed with a television program gave him a percentage of the merchandising revenue for the show. Mathers also kept in touch with Barbara Billingsley, who portrayed his mother on "Leave it to Beaver." The show continues to be popular in more than 80 countries.

Educating and serving in the military

When Mathers was a teenager, he briefly abandoned acting to focus on his high school studies. He attended Notre Dame High School in Sherman Oaks, California, where Beaver and the Trappers was the band's name. He joined the Air Force Reserve in 1966 while still a student and continued to serve after graduation, ultimately earning the rank of sergeant. He graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in philosophy from the University of California at Berkeley in 1973.

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Getting back to entertainment

A real estate developer and a commercial bank loan officer followed Mathers' stints in acting in 1978. In addition to appearing in a TV series called "Flying High," he also costarred in a play called "Boeing, Boeing" in Kansas City, with former "Leave it to Beaver" cast member Tony Dow. Mathers then joined Dow in a year-and-a-half-long tour of "So Long, Stanley." Philip MacHale and Lee Purcell starred in the made-for-television fantasy film "The Girl, the Gold Watch and Dynamite," which he worked on as a disc jockey in 1981. Almost all of the original cast members reprised Mathers' Beaver role in the 1983 television reunion movie "Still the Beaver." The film's popularity inspired the development of a new series centred around the Beaver; it began airing on Disney Channel in 1984 and was later picked up by TBS and broadcast syndication. Mathers also played the Beaver in an episode of the "Love Boat" during the period when the show was renamed "The New Leave it to Beaver."

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At a later stage of the process

Aside from "Married... with Children," Mathers starred in "Parker Lewis Can't Lose," "Vengeance Unlimited," and "Diagnosis: Murder." He was eliminated from the game show "The Weakest Link" after the first round in 2001 as a "Child TV Stars Edition." A production of "Hairspray," which won the Tony award, was staged at the Neil Simon Theater in 2007. Mathers played Wilbur Turnblad, playing the leading role.

Life as an individual

As a college student, Mathers met Diana Platt and married her in 1974. After divorcing in 1981, Mathers married Rhonda Gehring, who he met while touring in "So Long, Stanley." They had three children together: Noah, Mercedes, and Gretchen. Their divorce was in 1997. Mathers was married to Teresa Modnick for the third time in 2011. Upon being diagnosed with type 2 diabetes in 1996, Mathers enrolled in the Jenny Craig weight loss program and lost more than 40 pounds. As a result, he became the brand's first male spokesperson. In 2009, he was appointed a national spokesperson for the Partnership for Prescription Assistance program of Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America.

FAQ'S

Q: How old is Jerry Mathers?

A: He is 74 years old now

Q: What is Jerry Mathers's net worth?

A: His net worth is estimated at around $4 million.

Q: When did Mathers bear?

A: Mathers's date of birth is 2nd June 1948.

Q: Are Tony Dow and Jerry Mathers friends?

A: A close friendship ned over six decades between Dow and Mathers. Dow died on July 27 at age 77. Friends immediately sent condolences.

Q: Where does Jerry Mathers live now?

A: Jerry Mathers is currently staying in Lowa.

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