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June 7, 1943 in Los Angeles, CA
Biography:Supporting actor Ken Osmond is best remembered for playing Wally Cleaver's oily, conniving best friend Eddie Haskell on "Leave It to Beaver" (1957-1963), a role he has periodically capitalized on in films and subsequent incarnations of the ever-popular series. Prior to getting that role, Osmond -- usually billed as "Kenneth Osmond" -- was already a busy child actor, playing supporting parts in such big-budget Warner Bros. films as "So Big" (his big-screen debut) at age eight. He made the rounds of the studios, appearing in Fox's tear-jerker "Good Morning, Miss Dove" in 1955, as well as the comedy "Everything But the Truth" at Universal in 1956. It was a year later that he took on the part of Eddie Haskell in "Leave It to Beaver", which was produced by Universal's television unit. Osmond's work as Eddie earned him a Youth In Films Lifetime Achievement Award. Following the show's cancellation, Osmond did... Full Biography
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