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Luke Perry
Luke Perry, February 14, 2004
Born	October 11, 1966 (1966-10-11) (age 41) Mansfield, Ohio, United States

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Personal

Luke Perry (born Coy Luther Perry III on October 11, 1966)^[1] is an American actor. Perry was married to former model Rachael Sharp from 1993-2003, until they divorced. The couple share joint custody of their two children, Jack (born June 1996) and Sophie (born June 2001). is the 284th day of the year (285th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1966 (MCMLXVI) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar) of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. ... Joint custody is a court order whereby custody of a child is a awarded to both parties. ...

His most prominent role to date has been as Dylan McKay in the long-running TV series Beverly Hills, 90210, a role he played from 1990-95, and then from 1998-2000. Much publicity was garnered over the fact that even though he was playing a sixteen year old when 90210 began, Perry was actually in his early twenties at that time.Perry returned to 90210 in 1998 (now billed as a permanent "Special Guest Star") and remained with the series until its conclusion in 2000 Dylan McKay was a character in the popular FOX TV series Beverly Hills 90210. ... Beverly Hills, 90210 is a primetime television soap opera that aired from October 4, 1990, to May 17, 2000, on FOX in the United States and subsequently on various networks around the world. ...

After appearing in a music video for the band Twisted Sister, Perry's earliest roles were in the daytime soap operas Loving (1987-88) and Another World (1988-89). Following this, he then won the role of brooding millionaire's son Dylan McKay on Beverly Hills 90210. While starring on 90210, Perry then won a supporting role in the original film version of Joss Whedon's Buffy The Vampire Slayer (1992). Although the film was not a success, Perry had already become a popular teen idol in the early 1990s. . Twisted Sister is an American hard rock band from New York City. ... Loving can refer to Loving (novel), a 1945 novel by Henry Green. ... Another World was an NBC soap opera that ran from May 4, 1964 to June 25, 1999. ... Beverly Hills 90210 was a popular primetime television soap opera that aired from October 1990 to May 2000 on the Fox Network in the United States and subsequently on various networks around the world. ... Joss Hill Whedon (born Joseph Hill Whedon[3] on June 23, 1964 in New York) is an Academy Award-nominated American writer, director, executive producer, and creator of the well-known television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Angel, and Firefly. ... Buffy the Vampire Slayer is a 1992 comedy film about a Valley Girl cheerleader (Kristy Swanson) chosen by fate to fight and kill vampires. ... For other uses, see Teen idol (disambiguation). ...

Movies and Miniseries

Perry starred as Lane Frost in 8 Seconds in 1994. In an attempt to find more mature roles, he decided to leave Beverly Hills 90210 in 1995. In the same year he took part for the italian movie "Vacanze di Natale '95" playing himself. Although he announced that the series was behind him, his departure would eventually turn out to be for only three years. During that time, Perry starred in the TV sci-fi miniseries Invasion (1997) and also made a cameo appearance in Luc Besson's sci-fi adventure film The Fifth Element (1997). Lane Frost (October 12, 1963 in La Junta, Colorado – July 30, 1989 in Cheyenne, Wyoming) was a champion professional bull rider and Professional Rodeo Cowboy Association member, who died in the arena at the 1989 Cheyenne Frontier Days Rodeo, of injuries sustained seconds after he dismounted his bull, Taking Care... 8 Seconds (1994) is a biopic film about American rodeo legend and world bull riding champion Lane Frost. ... Beverly Hills 90210 was a popular primetime television soap opera that aired from October 1990 to May 2000 on the Fox Network in the United States and subsequently on various networks around the world. ... Luc Besson (IPA: ) (born March 18, 1959) is a French film director, writer and producer. ... This article is about the 1997 film. ...

He then went on to play several varied roles. He appeared as Rev. Jeremiah Cloutier in the HBO television series Oz. He is featured in a full frontal nudity scene in Oz. Reverend Jeremiah Cloutier Reverend Jeremiah Cloutier is a fictional character on the HBO prison drama Oz, played by Luke Perry. ... For other uses, see HBO (disambiguation). ... Oz is an American television drama series created by Tom Fontana, who also wrote or co-wrote all of the series 56 episodes. ...

From 2002 to 2004 he played another character named Jeremiah in the post-apocalyptic TV series Jeremiah. Apocalyptic science fiction is a sub-genre of science fiction that is concerned with the end of civilization, through nuclear war, plague, or some other general disaster. ... Jeremiah is a post-apocalyptic TV-series starring Luke Perry and Malcolm-Jamal Warner. ...

He starred in the 2007 film The Sandlot: Heading Home.

Guest Stars

Perry has also done considerable voice-over work for various animated series, often playing himself. He played himself (and Krusty the Clown's half brother) in an episode of The Simpsons (1993). He also voiced himself in an episode of Johnny Bravo, giving Johnny dating advice after Johnny saved him from a stampede of fan girls. Perry voiced himself once again in an episode of Family Guy, where he was labeled as gay by Peter and sues the family. Peter tries to seduce Perry into revealing his homosexuality and fails horribly. However, by the end of the episode Perry is seen with Mayor Adam West, about to engage in sex. Perry's other voice work includes The Incredible Hulk, Biker Mice From Mars, and Mortal Kombat: Defenders Of The Realm. Krusty redirects here. ... Krusty Gets Kancelled is the final episode of The Simpsons fourth season. ... Simpsons redirects here. ... Johnny Bravo is an American animated television series created by Van Partible. ... “The Story on Page One” is an episode from the second season of the FOX animated television series Family Guy. ... Family Guy is an Emmy Award-winning American animated television series about a dysfunctional family in the fictional town of Quahog, Rhode Island. ... Homosexuality refers to sexual interaction and / or romantic attraction between individuals of the same sex. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ...

Aside from his self-parodying role on Family Guy, Perry has also guest-starred as gay characters in the sitcoms Spin City (1997) and Will and Grace (2005). He appeared as Carter Heywood's ex-boyfriend who subsequently fell in love with a woman on Spin City, and played a geeky gay birdwatcher who caught the eye of Jack McFarland on Will and Grace. Family Guy is an Emmy Award-winning American animated television series about a dysfunctional family in the fictional town of Quahog, Rhode Island. ... Spin City was an American sitcom television series that ran from 1996 to 2002 on ABC, and was created by Gary David Goldberg & Bill Lawrence, based on a fictional local government running New York City, originally starring Michael J. Fox as Mike Flaherty, the Deputy Mayor of New York. ... Will & Grace is an American television situation comedy focusing on Will Truman, a gay attorney and his best friend Grace Adler, a straight Jewish woman who runs her own interior design firm. ... Spin City was an American sitcom television series that ran from 1996 to 2002 on ABC, and was created by Gary David Goldberg & Bill Lawrence, based on a fictional local government running New York City, originally starring Michael J. Fox as Mike Flaherty, the Deputy Mayor of New York. ... Birding or birdwatching is a hobby concerned with the observation and study of birds (the study proper is termed American origin; birdwatching is (or more correctly, was) the commonly-used word in Great Britain and Ireland and by non-birders in the United States. ... Will & Grace is an American television situation comedy focusing on Will Truman, a gay attorney and his best friend Grace Adler, a straight Jewish woman who runs her own interior design firm. ...

Perry was reunited with former 90210 co-star Jennie Garth when he guest starred in What I Like About You, where he played a character who claimed he had been dating Val's (Jennie Garth) best friend when he and Val became romantically involved (clearly a parody of the 90210 "Brenda years"). Jennifer Eve Garth (born April 3, 1972 in Urbana, Illinois) is an American actress, best known for her roles of Kelly Taylor in Beverly Hills, 90210 and of Valerie Kelly Tyler in What I Like About You. ... What I Like About You is an American television sitcom set mainly in New York City and follows the lives of two sisters, Valerie Tyler (Jennie Garth) and Holly Tyler (Amanda Bynes). ...

In 2006, Perry co-starred in the ensemble drama series Windfall, about a group of friends who win the lottery. The series ran for 13 episodes during the summer of 2006 on NBC. Windfall is an NBC television series. ... This article is about the television network. ...

Most recently, Perry appeared in the HBO series John from Cincinnati, which premiered on June 10, 2007 and ran for 10 episodes with the series finale airing on August 12, 2007. He also has been in several movies on the Sci-fi network like Descent. John From Cincinnati was an American television drama, set against the surfing community of Imperial Beach, California, that airs on HBO. It is the result of a collaborative effort between writers David Milch and Kem Nunn, whose novels have been termed surf noir. ... is the 161st day of the year (162nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ... is the 224th day of the year (225th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ...

Stage

Perry appeared on Broadway in 2001 in a revival of The Rocky Horror Show playing Brad Majors.^[2] For other uses of Broadway, see Broadway. ... The Rocky Horror Show is a long running stage musical (opening in London initially, on June 19, 1973) that inspired the movie The Rocky Horror Picture Show. ...

In 2004 he appeared in the London production of When Harry Met Sally as Harry.^[3] This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ... The gate under which Harry meets Sally in the film; located on the campus of the University of Chicago When Harry Met Sally. ...

References

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External links

• Luke Perry at the Internet Movie Database