Merry Mathers is an American actor born in 1948, in Sioux City, Lowa. His main popularity is for his role in the Television sitcom “Leave it to Beaver,” when he played Theodore “Beaver’ Cleaver. Jerry has been involved in other films and through them, he has earned a net worth of $3 million. Our aim for this post is to dig in on learning more about Jerry Mathers and how he came to create his wealth through his career.
Meet Jerry Mathers
Jerry Mathers is an American. He was born in Sioux City, Lowa, in 1948. However, he grew up in Los Angeles, California. Jerry has two brothers and a sister. Notably, when Jerry was two years old, that’s when he started his career, appearing as a child model. He was involved in a department store advertisement.
Although his career was picking up as a teenager, Jerry had to first halt it to focus on high school studies. He attended Notre Dame High School and he was a musical band leader at the high school. He had formed the Beaver and Trappers band.
While still at school, Jerry joined the United States Air Force Reserve and even after graduating, he still continued serving. Jerry even got the rank of Sergeant. Still on his education, he joined the University of California at Berkeley. He then pursued a Bachelor of Arts degree in Philosophy.
Career Breakthrough
When Mathers was four years old, he was involved in a comedy Western film but his appearance was uncredited. Moreover, he was in an episode of “The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet.” He then got other minor roles in film such as, “The Seven Little Foys” and “This is My Love.”
Jerry Mathers’ career breakthrough came after he got the role of “Beaver” in the “Leave it to Beaver” film. Upon landing the role, he played it in all of its 234 episodes that spanned six years, enough time for his career and reputation to grow.
Surprisingly, Jerry became the first child actor to get a deal that involved getting a percentage of merchandising revenue from the TV program.
Jerry has also worked as a commercial bank loan officer and a real estate developer. However, he went back to acting and in that year, 1978, he appeared in the “Flying High” series in one episode. He went on to appear in other films in the following years.
Moreover, in 1983, he took his role as “Beaver” Clever in a reunion of the “Still the Beaver,” that featured it’s original cast. The film was a success and a series on the same was released and began airing on a Disney Channel in 1984.
Jerry Mathers’ Net Worth
His many years in the film industry are the key ways that Jerry has created his wealth. Moreover, his successful character, especially “Beaver” Clever, that spanned over six years, was the largest acting deal that Jerry has been involved in. Although the earnings aren’t shared publicly, Jerry Mathers has a net worth of $3 million.
