UPDATE: Luke Perry Dead
(Los Angeles, CA) — Actor Luke Perry is dead. The Beverly Hills 90210 star reportedly suffered a massive stroke last week and remained hospitalized. He was 52 years old. Perry was best known for his role as Dylan McKay on the hit series. He was on the show from 1990 to 1995, and again from 1998 to 2000. Perry was also on the teen drama series Riverdale. His other credits included the shows What I Like About You, Windfall, John From Cincinnati and Jeremiah, along with the movies Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Eight Seconds and The Fifth Element.
Perry’s stroke was not his first battle with a serious medical issue. In 2015, Perry had a cancer scare after a colonoscopy revealed precancerous growths. He soon became an advocate for the group Fight Colorectal Cancer campaign.
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EARLIER: Luke Perry Dead at 52
(Los Angeles, CA) — Actor Luke Perry is dead. The Hollywood heartthrob was best known for his role as Dylan McKay in Beverly Hills 90210. Perry reportedly suffered a massive stroke last week and died this morning at St. Joseph’s Hospital in the Los Angeles-area. TMZ is reporting that doctors had but Perry in a medically induced coma, trying to relive the stress on his brain, but he never recovered. Perry has a long list of acting credits including filming a scene in an upcoming Quentin Tarantino flick about Charles Manson.
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