Leave It to Beaver actor Tony Dow said Thursday that he has been diagnosed with cancer.The Los Angeles native, 77, and his wife Lauren said they were heartbroken over the diagnosis, TMZ reported, and were thankful of prayers from fans, in advance.Dow and his spouse did not name the type of cancer he has been diagnosed with, the outlet reported.
The latest:Leave It to Beaver actor Tony Dow, 77, said Thursday that he has been diagnosed with cancer. The actor was pictured in 2018 inConnecticutDow dealt with health problems in August of 2021 when he landed in a hospital while battling a case of pneumonia, TMZ reported, noting that he had to spend 24 hours in the emergency room due to a surge in the coronavirus Delta strain at the time.Lauren told TMZ that Dow did not have COVID-19, as he tested negative for the virus five times. 'On behalf of Tony and myself we thank you for your concern for him,' she told the outlet.Dow played the role of Wally Cleaver on Leave It to Beaver in all 234 episodes of the show from 1957 to 1963 alongside Jerry Mathers, and late stars Hugh Beaumont, Barbara Billingsley and Ken Osmond.
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