Tony Lee Dow is a famous director, sculptor and film producer, and actor. He is very famous for his role in a sitcom titled Leave it to beaver which used to telecast between the years 1957 to the year 1963. He has played the role of Wally Cleaver. He was born in Hollywood in California, and he was always passionate to work in the entertainment industry. If you want to know more about life, career and net worth of Tony Dow in 2019, then you can read this article ahead.
Early Life & Biography
He was born on 13th April in the year 1945 in Hollywood in California. He is the son of Muriel Virginia and John Stevens. His father was a general contractor and designer and mother was a stunt woman. During his youth, Dow was a famous Junior Olympics champion in diving.
Personal Life
In the 1990s, he revealed that he used to suffer from clinical depression. He used to work in self-help videos to fight from this battle of depression. He is an abstract bronze sculptor, and one of his bronze pieces was put on the display. He also represented the US delegation which composed of famous artists like Karen Lynne. He got married to Carol Marlow on 14th June in the year 1969. He had a son named Christopher with her but both of them divorced in the year 1978. He got married to Lauren Shulkind in the year 1980. Both of them have one child, and now they also have two grandchildren.
Career, Awards & Nominations
Without any previous experience, he has been able to perform the role of Wally Cleaver. In the year 1963, this series ended, and he continued to perform on the show for a total six years. After this, he appeared in many more TV shows with which he has been able to work hard and with full dedication. In the early 1970s, he continued to study filmmaking and journalism and construction industry. He has been nominated for various awards in his career, and he might win many more in his coming years.
Net Worth & Earnings
The net worth of Tony Dow is around $5 million which he has accumulated by working as a virtual artist, producer, actor, and director. At first, he focused on his career of diving and then he was cast in a TV show in the year 1957. He has focused mainly on journalism and filmmaking.
Tony Dow has been able to work as a famous artist, director, and actor while he continued his career of diving. He has been married two times, and with his second wife, he has got one child and two grandchildren. Mainly, he has focused on his journalism career and filmmaking because he was always passionate about it. He is living a happy life with his wife and family while he hasn’t stopped working as an artist yet. He is a person who will be remembered by people for ages.
