Utterly devastating news that Luke Perry has passed away today at age 52. He suffered a massive stroke at his Los Angeles home last Wednesday. 911 was called. When they arrived, he was responsive and talking. However, his condition quickly deteriorated. He was taken to St. Joseph’s Hospital in Burbank, California. He never regained consciousness. At the time of his passing he was surrounded by close family and friends, including his mother, stepfather, sister, brother, 2 children, Jack and Sophie, ex-wife Minnie Sharp and fiancee Wendy Madison Bauer.
In 2015, Luke had precancerous cells removed from his colon. As a result, he was a big advocate of getting a colonoscopy.
Luke was born October 11, 1966 as Coy Luther Perry III in Mansfield Ohio and grew up in Fredericktown. After graduating from high school, Luke knew he wanted to be an actor and so moved to Los Angeles. He performed jobs such as carpentry and laying asphalt before he got his big break.
In 1985, he was in a Twisted Sister music video for Be Chrool to Your Scuel. Luke is best known for his role as Dylan McKay on Beverly Hills 90210, but he got his start on soap operas. His first role was in 1987 as Ned Bates on Loving, which is where I first watched him. He then moved on to Another World after which he landed 90210. He was in the Buffy the Vampire Slayer movie, had recurring roles on tv shows, did voice acting, made movies, was on broadway. Recently, he played Fred Andrews on Riverdale. My son started watching Riverdale and once I discovered Luke was on it, I also jumped on board with watching it. Production on Riverdale is currently on hold. Luke's last airdate will be on May 1, 2019.
Luke also has a Quentin Tarantino movie coming out this summer called Once Upon a Time in Hollywood. Leonardo DiCaprio and Brad Pitt star in it.
The day of Luke's stroke, it was announced that 90210 was being rebooted with the original cast. Luke was hoping to guest appear as his Riverdale schedule would leave time for.
So many great stories are coming out about Luke's humbleness, kindness and wisdom.
Here are a few:
Colin Hanks was on a flight from Mexico when two young children were fighting the whole trip. Towards the end of the flight, a man came out with a balloon, which immediately quieted them down. Turns out the man was Luke Perry.
Dean Cain guested on 90210 a few times. Luke introduced himself, asked how the bxxxxxx were treating him and just made sure he was comfortable. A kind gesture that Dean himself extended to those guesting on his show Lois & Clark.
Kelly Ripa had many conversation with him, none of which were about show business. It was always about his kids. He was super proud of them.
A fan who was bullied as a kid was at a meet and greet. Luke met her at a photo op and remembered here the next day at the autograph session. David Hasselhoff butted in line ahead of her. Luke made him apologize. He said her picture was really good and she was beautiful.
Luke built a fenced in area for Ian Ziering's baby when his wife was pregnant just because he thought the yard needed a fenced in area to keep the baby safe.
Maria Shriver interviewed him in 1992 when he was on 90210. A profound quote full of wisdom from the interview was:
"I want to do something with my life, you know. When my time here is up, I don’t want to look back and see that I didn’t do anything. And by that I mean I didn't have any effect on anything else. I see a lot of people that let their life happen to them, and I want to happen to my life. I don't want my life to happen to me."
Rest in peace Luke Perry....
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In 2015, Luke had precancerous cells removed from his colon. As a result, he was a big advocate of getting a colonoscopy.
Luke was born October 11, 1966 as Coy Luther Perry III in Mansfield Ohio and grew up in Fredericktown. After graduating from high school, Luke knew he wanted to be an actor and so moved to Los Angeles. He performed jobs such as carpentry and laying asphalt before he got his big break.
In 1985, he was in a Twisted Sister music video for Be Chrool to Your Scuel. Luke is best known for his role as Dylan McKay on Beverly Hills 90210, but he got his start on soap operas. His first role was in 1987 as Ned Bates on Loving, which is where I first watched him. He then moved on to Another World after which he landed 90210. He was in the Buffy the Vampire Slayer movie, had recurring roles on tv shows, did voice acting, made movies, was on broadway. Recently, he played Fred Andrews on Riverdale. My son started watching Riverdale and once I discovered Luke was on it, I also jumped on board with watching it. Production on Riverdale is currently on hold. Luke's last airdate will be on May 1, 2019.
Luke also has a Quentin Tarantino movie coming out this summer called Once Upon a Time in Hollywood. Leonardo DiCaprio and Brad Pitt star in it.
The day of Luke's stroke, it was announced that 90210 was being rebooted with the original cast. Luke was hoping to guest appear as his Riverdale schedule would leave time for.
So many great stories are coming out about Luke's humbleness, kindness and wisdom.
Here are a few:
Colin Hanks was on a flight from Mexico when two young children were fighting the whole trip. Towards the end of the flight, a man came out with a balloon, which immediately quieted them down. Turns out the man was Luke Perry.
Dean Cain guested on 90210 a few times. Luke introduced himself, asked how the bxxxxxx were treating him and just made sure he was comfortable. A kind gesture that Dean himself extended to those guesting on his show Lois & Clark.
Kelly Ripa had many conversation with him, none of which were about show business. It was always about his kids. He was super proud of them.
A fan who was bullied as a kid was at a meet and greet. Luke met her at a photo op and remembered here the next day at the autograph session. David Hasselhoff butted in line ahead of her. Luke made him apologize. He said her picture was really good and she was beautiful.
Luke built a fenced in area for Ian Ziering's baby when his wife was pregnant just because he thought the yard needed a fenced in area to keep the baby safe.
Maria Shriver interviewed him in 1992 when he was on 90210. A profound quote full of wisdom from the interview was:
"I want to do something with my life, you know. When my time here is up, I don’t want to look back and see that I didn’t do anything. And by that I mean I didn't have any effect on anything else. I see a lot of people that let their life happen to them, and I want to happen to my life. I don't want my life to happen to me."
Rest in peace Luke Perry....
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