Luke Perry

About Luke Perry

Luke Perry (born Coy Luther Perry III on October 11, 1966, in Mansfield, Ohio) is an American actor. Raised in Fredericktown, Ohio, Perry starred 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 (this time billed as a permanent "Special Guest Star") and remained with the series until its conclusion in 2000.

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.

Perry was married to former model Rachel Minnie 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).