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Luke Perry, who gained instant heartthrob status in the 1990s as wealthy rebel Dylan McKay on television phenomenon Beverly Hills, 90210, died Monday after suffering a massive stroke, his publicist said. He was 52.
Perry was surrounded by family and friends when he died, publicist Arnold Robinson said. The actor had been hospitalised since last Wednesday, after a 911 call summoned medical help to his home in the Sherman Oaks section of Los Angeles.
“The family appreciates the outpouring of support and prayers that have been extended to Luke from around the world, and respectfully request privacy in this time of great mourning,” Robinson said in a statement.
Those at Perry’s bedside included his children, Jake and Sophie; fiancée Wendy Madison Bauer; former wife, Minnie Sharp, and mother Ann Bennett.

Perry had played construction company owner Fred Andrews, father of main character Archie Andrews, for three seasons on Riverdale, the CW series that gives a dark take on Archie comics. A fourth season has been slated.
90210 co-star Ian Ziering paid tribute to his co-star on Twitter, where fans and celebrities shared their memories of Perry and mourned him.
“I will forever bask in the loving memories we’ve shared over the last thirty years,” Ziering said. “May 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.”
‘90210’ star Luke Perry in hospital after reported stroke
Born and raised in rural Fredericktown, Ohio, Perry gained fame on Beverly Hills, 90210, which ran from 1990 to 2000. In a 2006 interview, he recounted being partly inspired to pursue acting by a photo of Paul Newman his mother kept on her mirror.

He played out the memory of hearing his mother say, “He’s the most beautiful man in the world, honey … he’s a movie star.”
“I thought, ‘OK, that’s cool.’ I watched him and, ‘Yeah, man, who didn’t want to be Paul Newman!’”
But Perry expanded his interests far beyond acting, identifying history as a passion and family a priority.

My heart is broken. I will miss you so much Luke Perry. Sending all my love to your family. ️ #LukePerry
— Molly Ringwald (@MollyRingwald) March 4, 2019

“When you are younger you can have only work, and I did for a long time,” he said in 2006.
“But 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.”
He had roles in a handful of films, including The Fifth Element, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, 8 Seconds and American Strays, appeared in HBO’s prison drama Oz as a televangelist convicted of fraud, and voiced cartoons including The Incredible Hulk and Mortal Kombat.

The actor’s next big screen role will be in Quentin Tarantino’s Once Upon a Time In Hollywood, which is slated for release in July.
He made his Broadway musical debut as Brad in the The Rocky Horror Picture Show, and starred on London’s West End in another stage adaptation of a film, When Harry Met Sally. In recent years he starred in the series Ties That Bind and Body of Proof.
The same day he was hospitalised, Fox TV announced that it would be running a six-episode return of 90210 featuring most of the original cast, but Perry was not among those announced.

On the original series, Perry’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.
Perry left the series in 1995 to pursue other roles, returning in 1998 for the rest of the show’s run as a guest star.
In a 2011 interview, Perry said he and his male co-stars were a “really good strong core group” while the show aired and maintained close ties. The friendship and trust he shared with Priestley created a sort of “shorthand” when it came to filming, Perry said.

RIP Luke Perry. pic.twitter.com/g6rR5lqLUG
— Mayim Bialik (@missmayim) March 4, 2019

Perry’s death stunned fellow actors.
Riverdale‘s Asha Bromfield said on Intagram she was “a ball of tears” over Perry’s passing.
“He shouldn’t be gone,” said Joss Whedon, who wrote film version of Buffy that Perry co-starred in.


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‘He shouldn’t be gone’: 90210 heartthrob Luke Perry dead at 52 after suffering massive stroke, shocking fans and co-stars

Actor Luke Perry, seen in 2005, rose to stardom in the 1990s on TV phenomenon “Beverly Hills, 90210”. Photo: Reuters

epa07413599 (FILE) - Luke Perry speaks during a panel presentation at Comic Con International in San Diego, California, USA, 22 July 2018 (reissued 04 March 2019). According to media reports, Luke Perry has died aged 52 on 04 March 2019 after suffering a stroke. EPA-EFE/DAVID MAUNG

TO GO WITH THE STORY SLUGGED ARTS-US-LUKE PERRY -- Actor Luke Perry poses during an interview in New York, June 29, 2001. The former teen idol who sent hearts aflutter on Fox's "Beverly Hills 90210" is now strutting about a Broadway stage in "The Rocky Horror Show" where he plays Brad Majors. (AP photo/Leslie Hassler)

FILE - In this Jan. 26, 2011 file photo, actor Luke Perry poses for a portrait in New York. Perry, who gained instant heartthrob status as wealthy rebel Dylan McKay on "Beverly Hills, 90210," died Monday, March 4, 2019, after suffering a massive stroke, his publicist said. He was 52. (AP Photo/Jeff Christensen, File)

‘90210’ star Luke Perry in hospital after reportedly suffering a stroke

Luke Perry, a cast member in the CW series “Riverdale” poses for a portrait in 2018. Photo: AP

Luke Perry (right) and castmates of the 1990s TV phenomenon, "Beverly Hills 90210". Photo: Fox

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The actor died in hospital surrounded by family and friends, his publicist announced



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