{"id":205117,"date":"2019-03-04T20:51:28","date_gmt":"2019-03-05T01:51:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=205117"},"modified":"2019-03-27T23:41:02","modified_gmt":"2019-03-28T03:41:02","slug":"luke-perry-heartthrob-on-90210-dies-at-52-after-stroke","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2019\/03\/04\/luke-perry-heartthrob-on-90210-dies-at-52-after-stroke\/","title":{"rendered":"Luke Perry, heartthrob on ‘90210,’ dies at 52 after stroke"},"content":{"rendered":"
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FILE: Luke Perry speaking at the 2018 San Diego Comic Con International, for “Riverdale”, at the San Diego Convention Center in San Diego, California. (Photo<\/a>: Gage Skidmore\/Flickr<\/a>, CC BY-SA 2.0<\/a>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

LOS ANGELES \u2014\u00a0Luke\u00a0Perry, who gained instant heartthrob status as wealthy rebel Dylan McKay on \u201cBeverly Hills, 90210,\u201d died Monday after suffering a massive stroke, his publicist said. He was 52.<\/p>\n

Perry\u00a0was surrounded by family and friends when he died, publicist Arnold Robinson said. The actor had been hospitalized since last Wednesday, after a 911 call summoned medical help to his home in the Sherman Oaks section of Los Angeles.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe family appreciates the outpouring of support and prayers that have been extended to\u00a0Luke\u00a0from around the world, and respectfully request privacy in this time of great mourning,\u201d Robinson said in a statement. Those at\u00a0Perry’s bedside included his children, Jake and Sophie; fiancee Wendy Madison Bauer; former wife, Minnie Sharp, and mother Ann Bennett.<\/p>\n

Although\u00a0Perry\u00a0was best-known for his role as McKay, he enjoyed a prolific film and television career. Most recently, he played construction company owner Fred Andrews, father of main character Archie Andrews, for three seasons on \u201cRiverdale,\u201d the CW series that gives a dark take on \u201cArchie\u201d comics. A fourth season has been slated.<\/p>\n

The actor’s next big screen role will be in Quentin Tarantino’s \u201cOnce Upon a Time In Hollywood,\u201d which is slated for release in July.<\/p>\n

\u201c90210\u201d co-star Ian Ziering paid tribute to his co-star on Twitter , where fans and celebrities shared their memories of\u00a0Perry\u00a0and mourned him . \u201cI will forever bask in the loving memories we’ve shared over the last thirty years,\u201d Ziering said. \u201cMay your journey forward be enriched by the magnificent souls who have passed before you, just like you have done here, for those you leave behind.\u201d<\/p>\n

Born and raised in rural Fredericktown, Ohio,\u00a0Perry\u00a0gained fame on \u201cBeverly Hills, 90210,\u201d which ran from 1990 to 2000. In a 2006 interview with The Associated Press, he recounted being partly inspired to pursue acting by a photo of Paul Newman his mother kept on her mirror.<\/p>\n

He played out the memory of hearing his mother say, \u201cHe’s the most beautiful man in the world, honey … he’s a movie star.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI thought, ‘OK, that’s cool.’ I watched him and, ‘Yeah, man, who didn’t want to be Paul Newman!\u201d’<\/p>\n

But\u00a0Perry\u00a0expanded his interests far beyond acting, identifying history as a passion and family a priority.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen you are younger you can have only work, and I did for a long time,\u201d he told the AP in 2006. \u201cBut it doesn’t command my attention that way anymore. A lot of the mysteries and the questions I had about it I’ve figured out, but life offers up mysteries every day.\u201d<\/p>\n

He had roles in a handful of films, including \u201cThe Fifth Element,\u201d \u201cBuffy the Vampire Slayer,\u201d \u201c8 Seconds\u201d and \u201cAmerican Strays,\u201d appeared in HBO’s prison drama \u201cOz\u201d as a televangelist convicted of fraud, and voiced cartoons including \u201cThe Incredible Hulk\u201d and \u201cMortal Kombat.\u201d<\/p>\n

He made his Broadway musical debut as Brad in the \u201cThe Rocky Horror Picture Show,\u201d and starred on London’s West End in another stage adaptation of a film, \u201cWhen Harry Met Sally.\u201d In recent years he starred in the series \u201cTies That Bind\u201d and \u201cBody of Proof.\u201d<\/p>\n

The same day he was hospitalized, Fox TV announced that it would be running a six-episode return of \u201c90210\u201d featuring most of the original cast, but\u00a0Perry\u00a0was not among those announced.<\/p>\n

On the original series,\u00a0Perry’s character went from loner to part of a close-knit circle that included twins Brenda and Brandon Walsh (Shannen Doherty, Jason Priestley), but also endured a string of romantic, family and other setbacks, including drug addiction.\u00a0Perry\u00a0left the series in 1995 to pursue other roles, returning in 1998 for the rest of the show’s run as a guest star.<\/p>\n

In a 2011 interview with the AP,\u00a0Perry\u00a0said he and his male co-stars were a \u201creally good strong core group\u201d while the show aired and maintained close ties. The friendship and trust he shared with Priestley created a sort of \u201cshorthand\u201d when it came to filming,\u00a0Perry\u00a0said.<\/p>\n

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