Joseph Cameron Finley (born August 30, 1987) is an American former
child actor and molecular biologist. While receiving accolades for his
work in Hope Floats, Baywatch, One True Love, and Perfect Game, he is
most known for his role as Theodore 'Beaver' Cleaver in the 1997 film
Leave It to Beaver based upon the television series by the same
name.Finley was born in Garland, Texas, the son of Lexa Iann (née
Aulgur), a spiritual healer, and Charles David "Chuck" Finley, a
software developer. He has two siblings, Taz and Stopher. When he was
three, he was taken by his parents to an acting seminar near his home.
He continued acting until the age of 12, at which time he chose to
quit acting so he could go to school full-time and "be a normal
kid".Finley attended Moorpark High School. He graduated in 2010 from
UC San Diego with a degree in molecular biology. He currently[when?]
resides in Brooklyn, NY.Finley starred in his first national
commercial, for Shell Oil, when he was three years old and living with
his family in the Dallas suburb of Garland, Texas. He also featured in
commercials for such companies as Taco Bell, Shout, and Brink's
Security. Finley acted in the films What's Eating Gilbert Grape, A
Perfect World, 8 Seconds, and appeared as a guest on The Tonight Show
with Jay Leno on three occasions. In 1997, after beating out more than
5,000 other boys in a nationwide search, Finley played the title
character in the Leave It to Beaver film. He then appeared in Hope
Floats as Travis, a sad child who dresses up as a dozen different
characters ranging from Barney the Dinosaur to Charlie Chaplin. Finley
also starred in the 2000 direct-to-video Disney movie Perfect Game, in
which he played Kanin, a boy driven by the ghost of his deceased
father to show that he can play baseball as well as anyone on the
championship Little League team.
child actor and molecular biologist. While receiving accolades for his
work in Hope Floats, Baywatch, One True Love, and Perfect Game, he is
most known for his role as Theodore 'Beaver' Cleaver in the 1997 film
Leave It to Beaver based upon the television series by the same
name.Finley was born in Garland, Texas, the son of Lexa Iann (née
Aulgur), a spiritual healer, and Charles David "Chuck" Finley, a
software developer. He has two siblings, Taz and Stopher. When he was
three, he was taken by his parents to an acting seminar near his home.
He continued acting until the age of 12, at which time he chose to
quit acting so he could go to school full-time and "be a normal
kid".Finley attended Moorpark High School. He graduated in 2010 from
UC San Diego with a degree in molecular biology. He currently[when?]
resides in Brooklyn, NY.Finley starred in his first national
commercial, for Shell Oil, when he was three years old and living with
his family in the Dallas suburb of Garland, Texas. He also featured in
commercials for such companies as Taco Bell, Shout, and Brink's
Security. Finley acted in the films What's Eating Gilbert Grape, A
Perfect World, 8 Seconds, and appeared as a guest on The Tonight Show
with Jay Leno on three occasions. In 1997, after beating out more than
5,000 other boys in a nationwide search, Finley played the title
character in the Leave It to Beaver film. He then appeared in Hope
Floats as Travis, a sad child who dresses up as a dozen different
characters ranging from Barney the Dinosaur to Charlie Chaplin. Finley
also starred in the 2000 direct-to-video Disney movie Perfect Game, in
which he played Kanin, a boy driven by the ghost of his deceased
father to show that he can play baseball as well as anyone on the
championship Little League team.
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