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Stanley Albert Fafara (September 20, 1949 – September 20, 2003) was a former American child actor, best known for his role as Hubert "Whitey" Whitney in the original ''Leave It to Beaver'' television series. His older brother, Tiger, played "Tooey Brown" in the series. ==Early life and career== Fafara was born in San Francisco, California. In 1957, at the age of 7, his mother took him to an open casting call for a new family television series titled ''Leave It To Beaver''. He had been working in commercials and television westerns since the age of 4. He earned the part of "Whitey" Whitney, one of the Beaver Cleaver's best friends. Fafara remained with ''Leave It To Beaver'' for six years. After the show's cancellation in 1963, he attended North Hollywood High School. He became friendly with the pop-rock band Paul Revere and the Raiders and reportedly moved in with the band for a time. He developed an alcohol habit and began to use drugs. At his parents' instigation, Fafara went to live with his sister in Jamaica, where he tried his hand at painting; however, he continued to drink and use narcotics. He then returned to Los Angeles at the age of 22 where he was married briefly. He supported himself by dealing narcotics. In the 1980s he was arrested for breaking into pharmacies seven times. Fafara was sentenced to a year in jail after being arrested and convicted for an eighth burglary. After his release from jail, Fafara tried several jobs but eventually returned to dealing drugs.〔 Fafara later developed an addiction to heroin and was in and out of rehabilitation centers for many years. He became sober in 1995.〔 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「Stanley Fafara」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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