![]() The Hollywood-born actor landed the role of Wally via an open casting call with almost no acting experience. Unlike many child stars, when his career stalled, Dow explored new walks of professional life: He took a break from show biz to serve in the National Guard from 1965 to 1968, and in the ’70s he attended journalism school while working in contracting and construction for luxury condominiums. ![]() “On behalf of Tony and myself we thank you for your concern for him,” Shulkind told the outlet, announcing that her husband is now “on the mend” and “doctors think he could be released within a week.” Jerry Mathers and Tony Dow co-starred in the iconic “Leave It to Beaver” from 1957 to 1963. Shulkind told the outlet that the veteran actor, who played Theodore “Beaver” Cleaver’s older brother for 243 episodes from 1957 to 1963, tested negative for COVID-19 “five times” after he was rushed to the emergency room Thursday night. Los Angeles County health officials have reported that 30 percent of new COVID-19 cases are “breakthrough” infections among fully vaccinated Los Angeles residents, as the area’s death toll tops 25,000. The 76-year-old ex-child star’s wife, Lauren Shulkind, confirmed to TMZ that - thanks to a shortage of hospital beds caused by the surge of Delta variant infections in California - her husband of 41 years spent “24 hours” suffering in the waiting room before being treated. Tony Dow, who played big brother Wally Cleaver in the golden age TV classic “Leave It to Beaver,” was hospitalized with pneumonia over the weekend after a harrowing 24-hour wait for a bed. ![]() ![]() Where are Kirstie Alley’s ‘Cheers’ co-stars today? Lance Kerwin dead at 62: Beloved child star of TV’s ‘James at 16,’ ‘Salem’s Lot’ Barbara Eden, 91, strikes ‘I Dream of Jeannie’ pose in rare sighting ![]()
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