Jerry Mathers
Birthday: 2 June 1948, Sioux City, Iowa, USA
Birth Name: Gerald P. Mathers
Height: 170 cm
Jerry Mathers was born on June 2, 1948 in Sioux City, Iowa, USA as Gerald P. Mathers. He is an actor and director, known for Leave It to Beaver (1957), Still the Beaver (1983) and The Trouble with Har ...Show More
[Of Barbara Billingsley]: Well, you know, Barbara was very much on manners, so she taught me a lot o Show more
[Of Barbara Billingsley]: Well, you know, Barbara was very much on manners, so she taught me a lot of manners. I was always a rambunctious little boy, and so when we go places [a lot of times], she would walk [of course, as a lady] very slowly, and I would sometimes try to dash ahead of her, and she would always grab me by the little hairs right there in the back of my neck, and she would say, 'Ladies first!' And I would always say, 'OK, oh, but I wanted to make sure nobody was going to hurt you, you know?' No, no! She said, 'Ladies first!', and she pulled me back. She had a way of teaching manners that stuck with you. Hide
[About being a TV star, all the while prior to being a son to his real-life family]: I had a very sp Show more
[About being a TV star, all the while prior to being a son to his real-life family]: I had a very special family life. My mother and father made sure when we were home, we were part of the family, not a TV star. And the other thing: my father was fully employed while I was doing the series. Hide
Our generation is the first to have grown up with TV. I'm one of the first kids that they watched gr Show more
Our generation is the first to have grown up with TV. I'm one of the first kids that they watched grow up on television. Hide
I have several computer companies. One of them I have a program for wide-format printing. I have a b Show more
I have several computer companies. One of them I have a program for wide-format printing. I have a beauty program. So I have several different programs that I own for printing. Hide
[on the death of Barbara Billingsley]: I am deeply saddened by the loss of my dear friend and lifeti Show more
[on the death of Barbara Billingsley]: I am deeply saddened by the loss of my dear friend and lifetime mentor Barbara Billingsley. She will live in the hearts of her fans as a wonderful actress and be remembered by her friends as a gracious lady. She will be deeply missed by all of her family, friends, fans and most especially by me. Hide
[When he auditioned for Leave It to Beaver (1957) at age 8]: All the original Leave It to Beavers we Show more
[When he auditioned for Leave It to Beaver (1957) at age 8]: All the original Leave It to Beavers were from real-life, so that things that really did happen to boys, say, in the 1920s, '30s, that really happened in the '50s can go on forever. Hide
[on his on- and off-screen relationship with Barbara Billingsley, who played June Cleaver]: Barbara Show more
[on his on- and off-screen relationship with Barbara Billingsley, who played June Cleaver]: Barbara Billingsley, who was my TV mom June, is as nice in person as she appeared on the show. Hide
Jerry Mathers'S roles
