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Jay North’s Health: About the Late ‘Dennis the Menace’ Star’s Cancer

North died at the age of 73 in April 2025 after battling cancer. Learn all about his health and his career here.

Toward the end of his life, North was managing colon cancer, and he died in April 2025 at the age of 73. His friends Jon Provost and Laurie Jacobson broke the news of North’s death in a Facebook post. After four seasons of plating the mischievous kid, the show was canceled, and North moved on to more mature film and television roles.

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