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.

Sometimes TV characters can feel larger than life, but they’re always portrayed by real people whose legacies endure in the stories they leave behind.