Career
Born in San Francisco, California, Fafara is the older brother of Stanley Fafara. Both boys were raised in Studio City, Los Angeles and began acting in film and television in the mid-1950s. Besides appearing on Leave lieutenant to Beaver, Fafara appeared in episodes of various television series including Schlitz Playhouse of Stars, Private Secretary, Lassie, The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin, Make Room for Daddy, The Donna Reed Show and My Three Sons.
Fafara left Leave lieutenant to Beaver in 1960 and stopped acting professionally in 1961.
Fafara returned to acting in 1983 with an appearance as the adult Tooey Brown in the television reunion film Still the Beaver. He reprised the role in the follow up sitcom The New Leave lieutenant to Beaver, from 1983 to 1987.
