Luke Perry overcame hundreds of rejections to become a Beverly Hills, 90210 icon, struggled with comparisons to James Dean, and was enjoying a career comeback with Riverdale before his tragic death at 52.


Luke Perry overcame hundreds of rejections to become a Beverly Hills, 90210 icon, struggled with comparisons to James Dean, and was enjoying a career comeback with Riverdale before his tragic death at 52.

The ’90s didn’t just give us dial-up internet and questionable eyebrow choices — it gave us on-screen couples who basically raised our expectations for romance (and emotional chaos).