JERRY MATHERS COMES HOME TO SIOUX CITY

ONE OF TV'S MOST FAMOUS SITCOM ACTORS VISITED SIOUX CITY ON SUNDAY. JERRY MATHERS, BETTER KNOWN AS "THE BEAVER" FROM TV'S LONG RUNNING "LEAVE IT TO BEAVER" SERIES, WAS THE FEATURED SPEAKER AT THE SIOUX CITY DIOCESE ANNUAL BISHOP'S DINNER FOR CATHOLIC SCHOOLS.

HE STARRED IN THE SERIES STARTING AT AGE 9, OVERCOMING A READING OBSTACLE TO BE IN TV:



MATHERS STARRED IN 234 EPISODES OF THE FAMILY ORIENTED SERIES AND SAYS HE'S TRIED TO STAY IN THOSE TYPES OF PRODUCTIONS THROUGHOUT HIS ACTING CAREER:



MATHERS SAYS HE HAS NEVER WATCHED AN EPISODE OF "LEAVE IT TO BEAVER" TO THIS DAY.  HE WAS BORN IN SIOUX CITY, BUT MOVED TO CALIFORNIA WHEN HE WAS A YEAR OLD. IT'S HIS FIRST TIME BACK HERE SINCE THEN.