Jay North - Famous Actor

Jay North Net Worth

$500,000

Famous American actor Jay North, who is best known for his role as Dennis on ‘Dennis the Menace’, has a net worth of $500 thousand. Despite gaining a massive following, North struggled while on set due to being verbally and physically abused by his on-set guardian.

Key facts:

  • Jay North is an American actor
  • He began his acting career at a young age and landed his first professional acting job in the game show, 'Queen for a Day.'
  • Jay North gained massive popularity from the television show, 'Dennis the Menace.'
  • North had to deal with abuse on the set of 'Dennis the Menace' from his on-set guardian.
  • After leaving Hollywood, Jay North enlisted in the U.S Navy and served for two years before returning again to acting.

Basic Information About Jay North

CategoryCelebrities β€Ί Actors
ProfessionsActor
Net worth$500,000
Date of birth1951-08-03 (73 years old)
Place of birthHollywood
NationalityUnited States of America
Spouse3 March - Cynthia Elizabeth Hackney (Β 1993 - present)
2 March - Rosetia (Β 1991 - 5 MayΒ 1992)Β (divorced)
20 July - Kathleen Lorraine Kuni (Β 1973 - 21 OctoberΒ 1974)Β (divorced)
GenderMale
Social Mediaβ†—οΈŽ Wikipedia β†—οΈŽ IMDb

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Jay North roles

Movie / Series Role
Dickie Roberts: Former Child StarJay North
The Lucy ShowWendell Mooney 1 episode, 1966
The SimpsonsJay North 1 episode, 1999
Not Necessarily the NewsJay North 1 episode, 1987
My Three SonsDave Welch Jr. / ... 2 episodes, 1966
The Dating GameSelf - Guest star contestant 1 episode, 1969
The Banana Splits Adventure HourPrince Turhan / ... 9 episodes, 1968-1970
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.Bartlett Warshowsky 1 episode, 1965

Jay North's Quotes

  • [in 1999 interview] Goodbye, Hollywood. Thanks for nothing.

Jay North's photos

Interesting Facts about Jay North

  1. Active in the child-actor advocacy group, "A Minor Consideration", founded by Paul Petersen.
  2. Is still friends with his Dennis the Menace (1959) co-star Jeannie Russell, who played Margaret on the show. In May 2008, she was a chiropractor in North Hollywood, CA, and he is one of her clients.
  3. Served in the U.S. Navy (1/16/1977-8/10/1979). He was a seaman stationed in Norfolk, VA. He did a lot of manual labor and left with an honorable discharge.
  4. In 1988 a newspaper article came out saying that he had died at age 37 in a doctor's office. The article turned out to be a hoax.
  5. As of April 2002 was working as a prison guard in Florida.
  6. As of May 2009 was working as a Correctional Officer at Reception and Medical Center in Lake Butler, FL.
  7. As of April 2006 was residing in Lake Butler, a small town in north-central Florida, located 45 minutes southwest of Jacksonville.
  8. His acting mentor was: Gloria Henry.
  9. Credits Gloria Henry as his favorite acting mentor/best friend.
  10. In 1988 he visited convicted murderer Earl Clanton Jr., who was on death row at the time in Richmond, VA. Clanton had been convicted of the 1980 strangulation death of a women residing in his apartment building. North was working on a movie project about a 1984 prison escape Clanton had participated in, along with five other Virginia death-row inmates. Clanton was recaptured a day later. North's visit was reported in a 04/15/1988, Page 17 article in the New York Times following Clanton's execution.
  11. In 1977, when enlisting in the Navy, a photograph was taken of him being given the oath of enlistment by fellow former child star Jackie Cooper. Jay North served honorably and was discharged in 1979. Jackie Cooper later retired from the Navy Reserve.
  12. Descended from at least two veterans of the United States Civil War. Great-great-grandfather Judson North (1819-10 Jul 1894) served in "A" Company of the 22nd Michigan Voluntary Infantry Regiment, United States Army. Another great-grand-grandfather, John W. Cotton (1842-24 Dec 1911) enlisted at Huntsville, TX, on 9 April 1862 in Company D of the 5th Texas Regiment, Hood's Brigade, Army of the Confederacy. John Cotton was an ancestor of Jay's mother.
  13. Profiled in 2016 book "X Child Stars: Where Are They Now?" by Kathy Garver and Fred Ascher.

References & Fact Checks βœ…

1/ Filename: wanted-dead-or-alive-jay-north-1958-044s34R1.jpg
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  • Source URL: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Wanted_Dead_or_Alive_Jay_North_1958.jpg
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  • Author: It is unclear as to whether the press materials were distributed by Four Star Productions (the company which produced the series) or CBS Television (the network which aired the series).
  • Date taken: Episode originally aired on December 20, 1958Earliest date stamp on the photo is December 15, 1959
2/ Filename: dennis-the-menace-north-anderson-henry-1959-sk999Ew9.jpg
  • Checked: βœ… Yes (2023-07-02 00:34:55)
  • Source URL: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Dennis_the_Menace_North_Anderson_Henry_1959.jpg
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  • Author: It is unclear as to whether the press materials were distributed by Screen Gems Television (the studio which produced the series) or if they were distributed by CBS Television (the network which aired the series).
  • Date taken: Earliest date stamp is October 2, 1959.
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  • Checked: βœ… Yes (2023-07-02 00:34:56)
  • Source URL: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Dennis_the_Menace_Jay_North_Jeannie_Russell_1963.jpg
  • Original Source: eBay item photo front photo back
  • Author: CBS Television Network
  • Date taken: Earliest news agency date stamp is February 8, 1963.
4/ Filename: maya-north-khan-1967-no-2-E2Gm41sj.jpg
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  • Source URL: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Maya_North_Khan_1967_No_2.jpg
  • Original Source: Large scan: Official press-release in uploader's possession
    Small scan: eBay item photo front photo back
  • Author: MGM TV
  • Date taken: There is a date stamp of February 5, 1968 on back.
5/ Filename: butterflies-are-free-jay-north-1973-3HMu8862.jpg
  • Checked: βœ… Yes (2023-07-02 00:34:59)
  • Source URL: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Butterflies_Are_Free_Jay_North_1973.jpg
  • Original Source:

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  • Author: It is unclear as to whether the press-materials were distributed by the Pheasant Run Playhouse, which was the venue for the production, or if they were distributed by representatives of producer Carl Stohn, Jr.
  • Date taken: Attached press-release is dated August 3, 1973.
6/ Filename: dennis-the-menace-jay-north-1959-a05HG6k2.jpg
  • Checked: βœ… Yes (2023-07-02 00:35:00)
  • Source URL: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Dennis_the_Menace_Jay_North_1959.jpg
  • Original Source:

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  • Author: It is unclear as to whether Screen Gems Television (the studio which produced the series), CBS Television (the network which aired the series) or North's personal publicity agency distributed the press materials.
  • Date taken: Earliest date stamp is September 24, 1959.

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