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Ron and Valerie married in the 1980s. Prior to their marriage, Valerie competed in theMiss Floridacompetition in 1981 while representing Miami. She went on to compete at the Miss USA beauty pageant later that year but did not win.
In past interviews Ron has portrayed his family — which includes Valerie, Cameron and Cameron’s two older sisters — as close-knit and loving.
Valerie and Ron Ely.Kirsten Ely/Instagram; James Lemke Jr./WireImage
In a 2012 interview at Comic-Conwith the website Fanboy Planet, Ron elaborated on his decision to leave acting to spend time with his family.
“I am fully committed to my wife and my children,” he said. “That’s why I stepped out of the business because I wanted to spend more time to raise my kids.”
In 2013, Rontold theDaily Express: “Late in life I had a young family. I decided to stop acting and work at home, as an author, that way I could be with the kids all through school and be able to attend their sports games and things.”
Ron Ely as Tarzan.Silver Screen Collection/Getty Images
In the Comic-Con interview, Ron said he was happy that all three of his adult children were back living at home, with Cameron taking two rooms upstairs.
“It’s great in the morning. We see each other. We see each other in the evening, we see each other when they come and go. We’re always in touch,” he said.
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Cameron graduated from Harvard University in 2012 with a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology, a university spokesperson told PEOPLE. In 2007, he was a quarterback on the school’s football team and was listed on theteam’s rosteras a freshman quarterback from Phillips Exeter Academy. He is not listed on the rosters of football teams in subsequent years.
Cameron Ely.Myspace
A 2007Harvard Crimsonarticleon the 2007 football recruiting class says Cameron “sports the conventional Harvard-recruited stats: a GPA above 4.0, questionable arm strength and supreme intelligence to go along with his ability to make ‘good decisions,’ according to prominent recruiting Web site Scout.com.”
The Los Angeles TimesreportsCameron was a licensed security guard for the past two years.
Representatives for the Ely family did not immediately respond to PEOPLE’s request for comment.
source: people.com
