Biography

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.

In the late '90s he owned and operated a sideline catering company in Santa Clarita, CA. It was called "Cleaver's Catering", with him using his "Beaver" photo, but was sued by the studio that produced the show. The court, however, ruled the studio did not own the image of Jerry's face. Concerning the company name, he proved he also butchered meat for his company using cleavers.

Served in the US Air Force National Guard during the Vietnam War. He was mistakenly reported as having been killed in action when a soldier with a similar name appeared on a "KIA" list.

Spokesman for National Psoriasis Foundation.

His acting mentor was the late Barbara Billingsley.

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.

[about being a TV star and also a son in his real 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.

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.

[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.

[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.