Jay North, best known for playing the troublemaking blond kid with the iconic cowlick on Dennis the Menace, has passed away at the age of 73.
After years of battling a terrible illness, he passed away peacefully at home on April 6.
Hollywood almost destroyed him
Jay North, a name forever linked to classic TV, shot to fame as the adorable troublemaker Dennis Mitchell on Dennis the Menace.
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