Actors Fondly Recall Memories From Tv's 'Leave It to Beaver'
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Jerry Mathers doesn't want to give anyone the wrong impression; he loved working as a child actor. But he didn't like the audition process. So when it came time for one of his last interviews for the role of the irrepressible Theodore "Beaver" Cleaver on the beloved sitcom "Leave It to Beaver," he told the producers that he'd rather be at his first Cub Scout meeting.
The show's creators and producers, Joe Connelly and Bob Mosher, were impressed that he wanted to be a real kid -- in fact, Mathers says that was the clincher that got him hired.See the full content of this document
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Actors Fondly Recall Memories From Tv's 'Leave It to Beaver'
"To be honest with you, they were looking for someone whose mother wasn't pushing them," says the 62-year-old Mathers. "I had my priorities. Being a child, it didn't matter whether I worked. I wanted to do things that were fu...
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