Today we learned actor Luke Perry passed away due to complications from his recent stroke. The actor was known for his portrayal as Dylan McKay on Beverly Hills, 90210 as well as roles on Oz, Jeremiah, Criminal Minds, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit and his recent role as Fred Andrews on the CW series Riverdale. While we mourn his unexpected passing, here's 5 facts from the short but memorable career of a man that Fox's Family Guy once tried to convince us was a closeted homosexual.
1. The Simpsons thought Latin America wouldn't know Perry's name. In the 1993 Simpsons episode "Krusty Gets Kancelled", Perry was one of the first guest stars to confirm for the episode that dealt with several script changes and guests dropping out at the last minute. In the Latin American dub, Perry was renamed Robert Redford because the producers believed the country's public would not know who Luke Perry was. This choice was a confusing one at best especially when a Peephole magazine is shown in the episode, displaying Perry's correct name.
1. The Simpsons thought Latin America wouldn't know Perry's name. In the 1993 Simpsons episode "Krusty Gets Kancelled", Perry was one of the first guest stars to confirm for the episode that dealt with several script changes and guests dropping out at the last minute. In the Latin American dub, Perry was renamed Robert Redford because the producers believed the country's public would not know who Luke Perry was. This choice was a confusing one at best especially when a Peephole magazine is shown in the episode, displaying Perry's correct name.
2. Perry voiced Napoleon Brie on Biker Mice from Mars. Perry voiced a frequent antagonist on the award-winning animated series, Napoleon Brie who was Lawrence Loctavius Limburger's chief Plutarkian rival from Detroit. Brie was known to be a successful owner of a large collection of face masks although he only ever wore one that had crazy eyes and spoke in an accent similar to Looney Tunes Elmer Fudd.
3. He had a longstanding voice acting career. In addition to his role as Napoleon Brie, Perry also voiced Sub-Zero in Mortal Kombat: Defenders of the Realm, Rick Jones in The Incredible Hulk, Stewart Walldinger in Pepper Ann , multiple characters in The Legend of Calamity Jane. Ponce de Leon in Clone High, Fang in Pound Puppies, and appeared as himself in Johnny Bravo where he helped coach Johnny through a date.
4. Dylan on Beverly Hills, 90210 was supposed to be a one-off character. Perry will be forever remembered for his role of bad boy Dylan McKay on the classic 90s show but the character was originally only to appear in one or two episodes. At the time, Fox executives weren't sold on Perry's acting abilities but producer Aaron Spelling believed in his casting so much that he paid for Perry's Salary out of his own pocket for the initial episodes. Fortunately, the positive audience response guaranteed Dylan's addition to the cast.
5. His last role will be in an upcoming Tarantino movie. Although he was filming scenes for Riverdale when he experienced his fatal stroke, Perry's final role will be in writer-director Quentin Tarantino's Once Upon a Time in Hollywood. Taking place in 1960s Hollywood during the Charles Manson murders, Perry portrays Wayne Maunder who co-starred on the western television series Lancer. The film is scheduled to be released on July 26th, 2019.
Perry is survived by his fiancee Wendy Madison Bauer and his two children, Jack and Sophie, from his previous relationship with Rachel Minnie Sharp.
In the end, lets hope that Luke Perry is at peace and isn't still stealing Adam West's water.
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