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|birth_place = Hollywood, California, U.S.A. |occupation = Actor, voice actor |years_active = |spouse = Cindy Hackney (1993-present) |children = 3 stepdaughters }} Jay Waverly North (born August 3, 1951),J.W.North III, is an American actor. Beginning a prolific career as a child actor at the age of six, he 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, he 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 teenaged 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 experiences as a child performer to counsel other children working within the entertainment industry. ==Early life== North was born at Cedars of Lebanon Hospital in Hollywood, California, the only child of Jay and Dorothy North.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title="The Menacing of Dennis". By Kevin Minton )〕 North's father was an alcoholic, and his parents' marriage was stormy.〔 When he was four, his parents separated, and North never saw his father again.〔〔 As a single mother, Mrs. North went to work as the secretary to the West Coast director of AFTRA (American Federation of Television and Radio Artists) to support herself and Jay.〔〔〔 From a young age, North was a fan of television, and when he was six, his mother used her connections at AFTRA to arrange for him to appear on his favorite television program, local Los Angeles children's show ''Cartoon Express'', hosted by "Engineer Bill".〔〔 This appearance caught the attention of prominent Hollywood talent agent Hazel MacMillan, who, impressed with North's photogenic looks, contacted his mother the following day offering to represent him.〔〔 Mrs. North, who was aware of the stories of troubled former child stars, had reservations but eventually gave her approval.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Jay North」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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