B.A. from U.C. Berkeley. [1974]
Earned his BA in Philosophy. Worked in banking and real estate in 1970s.
Father of Noah Mathers, Mercedes Mathers and Gretchen Mathers.
Forever embraced as the cute young star of "Leave It to Beaver" (1957), he later toured with his TV brother, Tony Dow, in the 1980s stage productions of "Boeing, Boeing" and "So Long, Stanley".
In the late 1990s, Jerry owned and operated a sideline catering company in Santa Clarita, California. It was called, "Cleaver's Catering" with Jerry using his "Beaver" photo. He was sued by the studio that produced the show. However, the court ruled the studio did not own the image of Jerry's face. Concerning the company name, Jerry proved he also butchered meat for his company using cleavers.
Is Diabetic.
No relation to Marshall Mathers who is better known as Eminem.
Older brother of Jimmy Mathers and former child actress Susie Mathers.
Played in a rock band called Beaver and the Trappers.
Served in Air Force National Guard during Vietnam War.
Served in the military after he grew up. Was mistakenly reported as killed in the Vietnam War, when a similarly-named soldier was reported dead.
Spokesman for National Psoriasis Foundation.
Won his most famous role as the Beaver by admitting he'd rather be at his Cub Scout meeting than auditioning for the show. The producers chose him, because they wanted a boy with a "real boy" attitude.