Jay North

At a glance

Born 1951-08-03; died 2025-04-06.

Known as: actor, film actor, television actor, model, and voice actor. Citizenship: United States.

Listed as: human.

Who they were

Personal life and death On March 2, 1991, North married his second wife, Rositia. The couple had met on a blind date and separated three months after their wedding. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] [ 4 ] On April 14, 1992, he met caterer Cindy Hackney at a party after a charity event for pediatric AIDS in Gainesville, Florida . [ 4 ] On March 3, 1993, they were married, and three months later,

Jay Waverly North Jr. was an American actor and later a corrections officer after retiring from acting. His career as a child actor began in the late 1950s, and he went on to appear in eight TV series, two variety shows, and three feature films. At age seven, he became a household name for his role as the good-natured but mischievous Dennis Mitchell on the CBS situation comedy Dennis the Menace (1959–1963), based on the comic strip created by Hank Ketcham.

Early life

Early life North was born in Hollywood , the only child of Jay and Dorothy (née Cotton) North. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] [ 4 ] [ 5 ] [ 6 ] [ 7 ] North's father was an alcoholic , and his parents' marriage was turbulent. [ 6 ] [ 8 ] When he was four, his parents separated, and North never saw his father again. [ 6 ] [ 8 ] He briefly resided in Birmingham, Alabama .

Path and career

Career Early years North as Laddie on the Wanted: Dead or Alive episode "Eight Cent Reward", 1958 North's first professional acting job was a live appearance on the gameshow Queen for a Day , hosted by Jack Bailey . [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] He continued to work as a child model and actor in commercials, and landed small parts on a number of popular NBC variety shows of the 1950s, such as The George Gobel Show , The Eddie Fisher Show , and The Milton Berle Show ,

Why this date

Jay North appears on our April 6 calendar for 2025 as a death entry.