Biography
The intense and brooding Luke Perry was living proof that there existed a substantial, more rewarding second act for an actor supposedly pigeon-holed as a teen heartthrob in the public's often unforgiving mind. The former "Beverly Hills, 90210" (Fox, 1990-2000) bad boy who, along with co-star Jason Priestley, single-handedly re-introduced the 1950s James Dean sideburns/slicked pompadour to the fashion-challenged 1990s, managed to successfully …
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Career Milestones
2007 | Cast in the HBO series, "John from Cincinnati" | |
2005 | Reunites with former 90210 sweetie Jennie Garth on the WB comedy "What I Like About You"; will guest star in the final two episodes of the season | |
2004 | Portrayed Billy Crystal's character, New York neurotic Harry in London's west end theater production of "When Harry Met Sally" | |
2002 | Co-starred with Malcolm-Jamal Warner in the Showtime sci-fi series "Jeremiah" | |
2001 | Played the straight-laced Brad Majors in the Broadway revival of "The Rocky Horror Show" (replacing Jarod Emick) | |
2001 | Had leading role in "The Enemy"; aired on HBO in lieu of a theatrical release | |
2001 | Joined cast of HBO's "Oz", portraying televangelist Jeremiah Cloutier for seven episodes | |
1998 | Rejoined the cast of "90210" reprising his role as Dylan McKay | |
1997 | Signed exclusive TV series deal with ABC | |
1996 | Starred in the NBC miniseries "Robin Cook's 'Invasion'" | |
1994 | First screen lead in "8 Seconds" | |
1991 | Feature film debut in "Terminal Bliss" | |
1991 | Mobbed by fans (5000 in Seattle, Washington, 10,000 in Plantation, Florida) during personal appearances at shopping malls | |
1990 | Played bad boy Dylan McKay on Fox TV's popular "Beverly Hills, 90210" | |
1990 | Moved back to Los Angeles | |
| Briefly appeared on another daytime soap opera, "Another World"; also did ads for Levi's 501 jeans | ||
1987 | Portrayed country boy Ned Bates on the ABC daytime serial, "Loving"; relocated to NYC | |
| Moved to Los Angeles shortly after graduating high school | ||