

That year, he took a part in the Italian film Vacanze di Natale '95, playing himself. In an attempt to find more mature roles, he decided to leave Beverly Hills, 90210 in 1995. He also starred in Terminal Bliss in 1992, and as Lane Frost in 8 Seconds in 1994. While starring in 90210, Perry won a supporting role in the original film version of Joss Whedon's Buffy The Vampire Slayer (1992). With this role, Perry became a popular teen idol a riot broke out when 10,000 teen girls attended an August 1991 autograph session at The Fashion Mall at Plantation, causing him to leave after 90 seconds. He originally auditioned for the role of Steve Sanders but lost to Ian Ziering. In 1990, Perry got the role of the brooding millionaire's son Dylan McKay on Fox's teen drama Beverly Hills, 90210. After moving to New York, Perry's earliest roles were on daytime soap operas: one episode of Loving (1987–1988) and ten episodes of Another World (1988–1989).

He appeared in the 1985 music video of " Be Chrool to Your Scuel" for the band Twisted Sister, and by 1988, Perry auditioned for 256 acting jobs before receiving his first acceptance. He worked odd jobs, including for an asphalt paving company and in a doorknob factory. In 1984, Perry moved to Los Angeles shortly after high school to pursue acting. Perry was raised in Fredericktown, Ohio, and played Freddie Bird, the school mascot for Fredericktown High School. His biological father died of a heart attack in 1980. He had an older brother, Thomas Perry and a younger sister, Amy Coder (nee Perry). Luke Perry was born on October 11, 1966, in Mansfield, Ohio, the second of three children to Ann Perry, a homemaker, and Coy Luther Perry Jr., a steelworker. He had guest roles on notable shows such as Criminal Minds, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, The Simpsons, and Will & Grace, and also starred in several films, including Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1992), 8 Seconds (1994), The Fifth Element (1997), and Once Upon a Time in Hollywood (2019), his final feature performance.
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He also starred as Fred Andrews on the CW series Riverdale. He became a teen idol for playing Dylan McKay on the Fox television series Beverly Hills, 90210 from 1990 to 1995, and again from 1998 to 2000. Coy Luther " Luke" Perry III (October 11, 1966 – March 4, 2019) was an American actor.
