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Leave It to Beaver’s Jerry Mathers Reveals How a Chance Encounter Led to a Life in the Spotlight


Leave It to Beaver star Jerry Mathers tells Closer exclusively how a chance encounter led to his role on the show followed by lifetime of worldwide stardom.

For six seasons, Jerry Mathers played Theodore “Beaver” Cleaver, the most adorable kid getting into trouble on television. “When we first went on the air, we didn’t even know if it would last two weeks,” the Leave It to Beaver star tells Closer exclusively. Michael Kovac/Getty Images for Festival of Arts of Laguna Beach Did any of your children follow you into the business?

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