Page 30 - AT

A30 PEOPLE & ARTS
Thursday 7 March 2019
Luke Perry, heartthrob on ‘90210,’ dies at 52 after stroke

By LYNN ELBER “I thought, ‘OK, that’s cool.’
Associated Press I watched him and, ‘Yeah,
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Luke man, who didn’t want to
Perry, who gained in- be Paul Newman!’”
stant heartthrob status as But Perry expanded his in-
wealthy rebel Dylan McK- terests far beyond acting,
ay on “Beverly Hills, 90210,” identifying history as a pas-
died Monday after suffer- sion and family a priority.
ing a massive stroke, his “When you are younger
publicist said. He was 52. you can have only work,
Perry was surrounded by and I did for a long time,”
family and friends when he he told the AP in 2006. “But
died, publicist Arnold Rob- it doesn’t command my at-
inson said. The actor had tention that way anymore.
been hospitalized since A lot of the mysteries and
last Wednesday, after a the questions I had about
911 call summoned medi- it I’ve figured out, but life
cal help to his home in the offers up mysteries every
Sherman Oaks section of day.”
Los Angeles. In this Jan. 26, 2011 file photo, actor Luke Perry poses for a portrait in New York. Perry, who gained He had roles in a handful
“The family appreciates instant heartthrob status as wealthy rebel Dylan McKay on “Beverly Hills, 90210,” died Monday, of films, including “The Fifth
the outpouring of support March 4, 2019, after suffering a massive stroke, his publicist said. Element,” ‘’Buffy the Vam-
and prayers that have Associated Press pire Slayer,” ‘’8 Seconds”
been extended to Luke ay, he enjoyed a prolific antino’s “Once Upon a those you leave behind.” and “American Strays,” ap-
from around the world, film and television career. Time In Hollywood,” which Born and raised in rural peared in HBO’s prison dra-
and respectfully request Most recently, he played is slated for release in July. Fredericktown, Ohio, Perry ma “Oz” as a televangelist
privacy in this time of great construction company “90210” co-star Ian Zier- gained fame on “Beverly convicted of fraud, and
mourning,” Robinson said owner Fred Andrews, fa- ing paid tribute to his co- Hills, 90210,” which ran from voiced cartoons including
in a statement. Those at ther of main character star on Twitter , where fans 1990 to 2000. In a 2006 inter- “The Incredible Hulk” and
Perry’s bedside included Archie Andrews, for three and celebrities shared their view with The Associated “Mortal Kombat.”
his children, Jake and So- seasons on “Riverdale,” the memories of Perry and Press, he recounted being He made his Broadway mu-
phie; fiancée Wendy Madi- CW series that gives a dark mourned him . “I will forever partly inspired to pursue sical debut as Brad in the
son Bauer; former wife, Min- take on “Archie” comics. bask in the loving memories acting by a photo of Paul “The Rocky Horror Picture
nie Sharp, and mother Ann A fourth season has been we’ve shared over the last Newman his mother kept Show,” and starred on Lon-
Bennett. slated. thirty years,” Ziering said. on her mirror. don’s West End in another
Although Perry was best- The actor’s next big screen “May your journey forward He played out the memory stage adaptation of a film,
known for his role as McK- role will be in Quentin Tar- be enriched by the mag- of hearing his mother say, “When Harry Met Sally.” In
nificent souls who have “He’s the most beautiful recent years he starred in
passed before you, just like man in the world, honey ... the series “Ties That Bind”
you have done here, for he’s a movie star.” and “Body of Proof.”q

Netflix to make ‘One Hundred

Years of Solitude’ series

By JAKE COYLE celebrated novels of the itude,” which has sold an
Associated Press 20th century. The stream- estimated 47 million copies
NEW YORK (AP) — Netflix ing company announced and been translated into
has acquired the rights to Wednesday that it will 46 languages, has never
Gabriel Garcia Marquez’s adapt the 1967 book into before been adapted for
“One Hundred Years of a Spanish language series. the screen. The series will
Solitude,” one of the most “One Hundred Years of Sol- be shot largely in Colom-
bia, Netflix said. Garcia
Marquez’s sons, Rodrigo
Garcia and Gonzalo Gar-
cia Barcha, will serve as ex-
ecutive producers.
While other Garcia Mar-
quez novels have been
turned into films such as
“Love in the Time of Chol-
era” and “Chronicles of a
Death Foretold,” the Nobel
Prize-winning Colombian
novelist doubted how the
expansive and mythical
“One Hundred Years of Sol-
In this March 6, 2014 file photo, Gabriel Garcia Marquez greets
fans and reporters outside his home on his birthday in Mexico itude” could be adapted.
City. Garcia Marquez died in
Associated Press 2014.q