Remembering Luke Perry, Who Made An Unreal Fantasy Boyfriend Real Enough
Luke Perry, who played Dylan McKay on Beverly Hills, 90210 for most of the series' 10 seasons, died Monday at 52. His iconic high-school rebel never went out of style.
It feels wrong to be writing a remembrance of Luke Perry, who died Monday at only 52 following a stroke last week. It feels like it cannot be, like he was just here, like he was just narrowing his eyes into the California sun only weeks ago. Maybe months at most. But here we are.
It's not strictly fair, this California reference: Perry acted for decades. He's been playing Archie Andrews' father on the CW's since 2016. He was in the movie version of opposite Kristy, he was Dylan McKay. Dylan McKay stuck to him the way Richie Cunningham and Opie Taylor stuck to Ron Howard. There were other talents, but there was no real exit.
