Ward would have definitely not like the divorce part and we would have heard
June say "Ohhhh Beaver" or "Ohhhh Theodore". Eddie would have also given
Beaver "the business".
But, what a great show. Like I Love Lucy and Mash and Seinfeld, every show
had a chuckle.
Kevin
"Fred Goodwin, CMA" wrote in message
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> Whatever happened to Beaver?
>
>
> http://tinyurl.com/2ojaw3
>
> July 18, 2007
>
> It is always interesting to see what happens to child celebrities
> after they move on from the show or movie that lifted them to
> stardom. That being said, whatever happened to Jerry Mathers, the
> actor who played Beaver from "Leave it to Beaver"? Let us fill you
> in ...
>
> After his run on "Leave it to Beaver," Mathers already had three
> movies under his belt but decided to retire from acting to focus on
> school. He graduated from Notre Dame High School in Sherman Oaks,
> Calif. in 1967, and then earned a philosophy degree from UC Berkeley
> in 1973. Money that he had stowed away from his short acting career
> was enough to fund his start-up in a career as a real estate developer
> and banker.
>
> He tried another hand at the entertainment industry in 1978, having
> bit parts in movies and shows through the 1980s and 90s. His most
> recent film, titled "Douglas: The Christmas Movie," is currently in
> production. He also joined the newest cast of Broadway's hit show,
> "Hairspray," which began on June 5. As a licensed broadcaster, he is
> often a guest on nationally broadcast radio and satellite shows.
>
> Having been diagnosed with diabetes in 1996, Mathers became a leading
> lecturer for people dealing with the disease and is currently a
> sponsor for Johnson & Johnson's blood sugar monitoring system.
>
> An article about "Leave it to Beaver" pins it as a morality-builder
> with emphasis on four themes: education, marriage, occupation and
> family. It seems as if the show parented Mathers in a way; he
> graduated from one of the top universities in the country, has been
> very successful in several careers, and raised three successful
> children. The only moral lesson he flunked, by the standards of
> "Leave it to Beaver," was marriage. Mathers has been married twice
> and is currently divorced.
>
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