Jay North
Actor, Musical Artist
1951 –
Who is Jay North?
Jay Waverly North is an American actor. Beginning a prolific career as a child actor at the age of six, North became a household name during the early 1960s for his role as the well-meaning, but mischievous, Dennis Mitchell on the CBS situation comedy Dennis the Menace, based on the comic strip created by Hank Ketcham.
As a teen, North moved on to roles in the MGM feature films, Zebra in the Kitchen and Maya, as well as starring in the NBC television series adaptation of the film, also titled Maya. As an adult, North turned to voice acting work for animated television series, voicing the roles of Prince Turhan in the Arabian Knights segment of The Banana Splits Adventure Hour and a teenage Bamm-Bamm Rubble on The Pebbles and Bamm-Bamm Show.
After leaving show business and disclosing the truth of a troubled childhood as a child actor, North began working with fellow former child star Paul Petersen and the organization, A Minor Consideration, using his own experiences as a child performer to counsel other children working within the entertainment industry.
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- Born
- Aug 3, 1951
Hollywood - Also known as
- Jay 'Dennis the Menace' North
- Jay Waverly North Jr,
- Parents
- Spouses
- Cindy Hackney
(1993/03/03 - ) - Rositia north
(1991/03/02 - ) - Kathleen Brucher
(1973/07/20 - 1974/10/21)
- Cindy Hackney
- Religion
- Mormonism
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Lived in
- Florida
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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