American film producer, director, sculptor, and television actor, Tony Dow, and his wife, Lauren Shulkind, reside in Topanga, Califonia which is in western Los Angeles County.
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Did was recently diagnosed with cancer.
The 77-year-old actor and his wife made the announcement of his diagnosis but didn’t disclose details of the disease.
“Dear Friends & Fans of Tony Dow, I have some very sad news to share with you. Unfortunately, Tony has once again been diagnosed with cancer. He is approaching this reality so bravely, but it is truly heartbreaking,” the joint statement read.
The actor and director have been public about previous health struggles. In August he was hospitalized with pneumonia, his agent Frank Bilotta confirmed at the time.
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“He was up walking around yesterday and his doctors think he should be able to return home within the week,” The Facebook message read.
Dow is best known for his role as big brother Wally Cleaver in “Leave It to Beaver” from 1957 to 1963, and later reprised his role as Wally in a “Beaver” spinoff from 1983 to 1989.
He also directed several episodes of 1993’s “Babylon 5” along with 1999 episodes of “Crusade” and “Star Trek: Deep Space Nine.”
The actor, born Anthony Lee Dow, has starred in an array of television series as a child and was involved in A Minor Consideration, a non-profit foundation to provides support for child actors.
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