'Leave it to Beaver' Trivia That'll Change How You See the Show

20. Tony Dow Had No Prior Acting Experience

Tony Dow wasn’t an actor and had no prior acting experience when he started on Leave it to Beaver. Before the show, he worked as a Junior Olympics diver. He didn’t even audition for Leave it to Beaver originally, but a different show that was cancelled. The audition led to the producers for Leave it to Beaver discovering his talent and asking him to act as Wally Cleaver.