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Luke Perry was an American actor best known for his role as Dylan McKay on the 1990s television series "Beverly Hills, 90210," which made him a major pop culture icon of that era. He matters because he became one of the defining faces of a generation through his work on that influential show, and his unexpected death in 2019 at age 52 resonated widely with fans who grew up watching him.
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- Born
- 1966-10-11
- Died
- 2019-03-04
- Works
- 9
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Acting · Mansfield, Ohio, USA
Coy Luther "Luke" Perry III (October 11, 1966 – March 4, 2019) was an American actor. He became a teen idol for playing Dylan McKay on the Fox television series Beverly Hills, 90210 from 1990 to 1995, and again from 1998 to 2000. Perry also starred as Fred Andrews on the CW series Riverdale. He had guest roles on shows such as Criminal Minds, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, The Simpsons, and…
Known for
- A Love Letter To Making Movies — Self2020
- You Cannot Kill David Arquette — Self (archive footage)2020
- Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood — Wayne Maunder2019
- Luke Perry: In His Own Words — Self (archive footage)2019
- The Griddle House — Older Jack2018
- John G. Avildsen: King of the Underdogs — Self2017
- It's Gawd! — Jeffrey2017
- Riverdale — Fred Andrews
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Coy Luther "Luke" Perry III (October 11, 1966 – March 4, 2019) was an American actor. He became a teen idol for playing Dylan McKay on the Fox television series Beverly Hills, 90210 from 1990 to 1995, and again from 1998 to 2000. Perry also starred as Fred Andrews on the CW series Riverdale. He had guest roles on shows such as Criminal Minds, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, The Simpsons, and Will & Grace, as well as a recurring role voicing Rick Jones in The Incredible Hulk (1996–1997) from Marvel Comics, and also appeared in various films, including Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1992), 8 Seconds (1994), The Fifth Element (1997), The Final Storm, The Beat Beneath My Feet (2015), and Once Upon a Time in Hollywood (2019), which was his final feature performance and earned him a Screen Actors Guild Award nomination. He died of a stroke on March 4, 2019, at the age of 52.
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