He also taught Elli (V) thekingofbroadway, a plus sized actor who remembers him always telling him, "Son, you will be BIG in anything you do - ANYTHING!" Mr. Rawley was affectionately know as "J.R." and counted among his friends the great Lee Strasberg as well as the High School Principal, Norman Mathers, father of actor Jerry Mathers (Leave It To Beaver).