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53-489: Jason Bradford Priestley (born August 28, 1969) is a Canadian-American actor and television director. He is best known as the virtuous Brandon Walsh on the television series Beverly Hills, 90210 (1990–1998, 2000). He is also known for his roles as Richard "Fitz" Fitzpatrick in the show Call Me Fitz (2010–2013) and for his role as Matt Shade in the Canadian series Private Eyes (2016–2021). Jason Bradford Priestley

106-516: A Lotus Esprit V-8. On August 11, 2002, he was seriously injured during a practice run at the Kentucky Speedway when his Indy Pro Series car crashed into a wall at nearly 180 miles per hour. According to a January 2008 Associated Press article, it was announced that Priestley would become a joint owner in a new IndyCar Series team. The new team was known as Rubicon Race Team managed by co-owner Jim Freudenberg. They initially entered

159-410: A doorknob factory. He appeared in the 1985 music video of " Be Chrool to Your Scuel " for the band Twisted Sister . Perry had auditioned for 256 acting jobs before receiving his first acceptance in 1988. After moving to New York, Perry's earliest roles were on daytime soap operas: one episode of Loving (1987–1988) and ten episodes of Another World (1988–1989). In 1990, Perry got the role of

212-467: A car in the 2008 Indianapolis 500 . The car was prepared by Indianapolis-based Sam Schmidt Motorsports and the driver was Max Papis . In the article, Priestley said, "I'm excited to be able to spend the month of May in Indy with my good friends and be a part of the greatest open wheel race. . . . It's been more than five years since my accident, and it's going to be so good to get to see everyone." Despite

265-561: A comedy directed by Pedro Morelli that premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival . In May 2016, Priestley began starring in the Global TV Network comedy–drama series Private Eyes , in the role of Matt Shade, a former hockey player turned private detective. In August 2016, Priestley was inducted into Canada's Walk of Fame . Jason Priestley was nominated for best lead actor in

318-706: A comedy series for The Movie Network's Nova Scotia-filmed Call Me Fitz . In 2013, Priestley directed one episode of the CTV television series Satisfaction . In 1999, Priestley crashed his Porsche car into a telephone pole in Hollywood Hills and was arrested for driving while under the influence. His driver's license was suspended for a year, and he was ordered to complete an alcohol-management program. Priestley and make-up artist Ashlee Peterson married on February 2, 1999, and divorced 11 months later on January 2, 2000. On May 14, 2005, Priestley married Naomi Lowde, also

371-517: A con artist couple alongside Jennifer Finnigan in a sixth-season episode of USA 's Psych and also appeared in the music video " Boys " by Britney Spears . Priestley starred as the main character of the HBO Canada TV show Call Me Fitz from 2010 to 2013. It ended after its fourth season in December 2013. In August 2011 Priestley joined the cast of sci-fi television show Haven , in

424-525: A con man/psychic in a second-season episode of Leverage in 2010, and then appeared as the American version of Inspector Spacetime in an episode of Community in 2013, titled " Conventions of Space and Time ". From 2017 until his death in 2019, Perry starred as Frederick "Fred" Andrews , Archie 's father and owner of Andrews Construction, on The CW series Riverdale . All episodes aired after his death were dedicated to him. His final film role

477-545: A couple of episodes of the 90210 spin-off Melrose Place , in 1996. In 2013, the restaurant chain Tim Hortons created a new doughnut in Priestley's honor, called The Priestley. It was not rolled out on a nationwide scale, however. On May 6, 2014, HarperOne published Priestley's autobiography Jason Priestley: A Memoir . Priestley's hobbies include race-car driving. He rallied a Toyota Celica All-Trac ST185 in

530-501: A guest appearance on NBC's My Name Is Earl in 2008. He played Blake, Earl's better-looking and more successful cousin. That year, Priestley directed five episodes of Secret Life . Priestley directed the episode when Tori Spelling returned to 90210 . In 2009 Priestley directed and co-produced all 12 episodes of the Web series The Lake on TheWB.com . In December 2009 along with Dougray Scott , Brian Cox , and Eddie Izzard , Priestley

583-548: A large ensemble of other well-known Hollywood actors, including Jim Caviezel , Louis Gossett Jr. , John Rhys-Davies , Jon Voight , Gary Sinise , Jason Alexander , Christopher McDonald , Marisa Tomei , Stacy Keach , and John Schneider . Perry appeared on Broadway in 2001 in a revival of The Rocky Horror Show , playing Brad Majors. In 2004, he appeared in the London production of When Harry Met Sally ... as Harry, alongside Alyson Hannigan as Sally. He played

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636-814: A loose parody of their 90210 characters' relationship. In 2008, Perry guest-starred as rapist Noah Sibert in the season premiere of the television series Law & Order: Special Victims Unit . He also guest-starred as cult leader Benjamin Cyrus in an episode of Criminal Minds . In late 2009, Perry starred in The Killers ' music video for their fourth annual Christmas single, " ¡Happy Birthday Guadalupe! ". The same year, Perry participated in Thomas Nelson 's audio Bible production known as The Word of Promise . In this dramatized audio, Perry played both Saint Stephen and Judas Iscariot . The project also featured

689-419: A make-up artist. On July 2, 2007, the couple had a daughter, Ava Veronica. On April 13, 2009, Priestley announced that he and his wife were expecting their second child. On July 9, 2009, the couple had a son, Dashiell Orson. On July 9, 2007, he revealed on Late Night with Conan O'Brien that he had become an American citizen several weeks earlier. Priestley's sister, Justine, is also an actor and appeared in

742-452: A mobster's grandson, in the early 1987 episode "A Piece of Cake" from the fourth and final season of the television series Airwolf , and appeared in two episodes of 21 Jump Street in 1987–88, as 'Pencil' on Quantum Leap (E1S8 May 1989), then moved on to the 1989 short-lived sitcom Sister Kate , which starred Stephanie Beacham . He played Todd, one of the foster children under the care of Sister Kate, an English nun. In 1990, Priestley

795-639: A mostly positive reception from critics. Luke Perry Coy Luther " Luke " Perry III (October 11, 1966 – March 4, 2019) was an American actor. He became a teen idol for playing Dylan McKay on the Fox television series Beverly Hills, 90210 from 1990 to 1995, and again from 1998 to 2000. Perry also starred as Fred Andrews on the CW series Riverdale . He had guest roles on shows such as Criminal Minds , Law & Order: Special Victims Unit , The Simpsons , and Will & Grace , as well as

848-455: A part in the Italian film Vacanze di Natale '95 , playing himself. Although he announced that 90210 was behind him, his absence lasted for only three years, and he returned to the show in 1998. During this time, Perry starred in the independent film Normal Life opposite Ashley Judd and starred in the science fiction television film Invasion (1997) and Riot (1997), a drama about

901-722: A recurring role during its second season and made two appearances in the final season. He also directed two episodes. Priestley's feature film directorial debut was the independent road trip comedy Cas & Dylan , starring Richard Dreyfuss and Tatiana Maslany . In April 2013, Priestley appeared in Canadian Stage 's production of Race , a David Mamet play, in Toronto at the Bluma Appel Theater. In 2015, Priestley starred alongside Gael García Bernal in Zoom,

954-635: A recurring role voicing Rick Jones in The Incredible Hulk (1996–1997) from Marvel Comics , and also appeared in various films, including Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1992), 8 Seconds (1994), The Fifth Element (1997), The Final Storm , The Beat Beneath My Feet (2016), and Once Upon a Time in Hollywood (2019), which was his final feature performance and earned him a Screen Actors Guild Award nomination. Luke Perry

1007-453: A stampede of fan girls. Perry parodied himself in " The Story on Page One ", an episode of Family Guy , in which he sues Peter Griffin for calling him gay in a newspaper article. His other voice work includes The Incredible Hulk as Rick Jones , Biker Mice from Mars (which also starred fellow 90210 co-star Ian Ziering ), Mortal Kombat: Defenders of the Realm , and The Night of

1060-531: A supporting role in the original film version of Joss Whedon 's Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1992). He also starred in Terminal Bliss in 1992, and as Lane Frost in 8 Seconds in 1994. At 1992 MTV Video Music Awards ' Perry presented the award for best Metal Music Video along with Howard Stern dressed as Fartman, generating much press. In an attempt to find more mature roles, he decided to leave Beverly Hills, 90210 in 1995. That year, he took

1113-606: A teen idol struggling to be taken seriously as an actor. He directed the 19th episode in the final season of 7th Heaven . He also directed two episodes of The Secret Life of the American Teenager : "Slice of Life" and "Just Say No." They appeared on August 26, 2008, and September 9, 2008, on ABC Family. On July 15, 2007, he returned to series television as one of the lead males in Lifetime Television 's comedy–drama Side Order of Life . Priestley made

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1166-506: A woman named Emma Bennett. During the show's run, Brandon gained notoriety for having a high number of relationships with women, sometimes only for one episode, played largely by series guest stars. Among the most notable were the troubled Emily Valentine ( Christine Elise ), who tried to burn down the West Beverly High Homecoming float; the bigoted Brooke Alexander ( Alexandra Wilson ), who assumed Andrea Zuckerman

1219-429: Is revealed to be the father of Kelly's son, Sammy. In "Model Behavior", Brenda tells Kelly that Brandon had given Dylan her email, which indicates that both he and Dylan are still on good terms. Later, Brenda tells Ryan that she is going to leave Beverly Hills for a while and go visit Brandon and his family. This indicates that Brandon has either gotten married or started a family with an unknown woman. The character has

1272-514: Is significant. And I cannot do it without Aaron." However, Shannen Doherty , Jennie Garth , and Tori Spelling reprised their roles in the 2008 revival of the series . From 2001 to 2002, Perry starred in the HBO prison drama Oz , as Reverend Jeremiah Cloutier. From 2002 to 2004, he starred in the post-apocalyptic television series Jeremiah . Perry went on to star in a 2002 television film called The Triangle . In 2006, Perry co-starred in

1325-527: Is the one who asked Brandon for Brenda's email so he was getting in touch with Brenda. Though Brandon hasn't appeared since the spin-off 90210 , Brandon has been referenced by numerous characters. In " The Jet Set ", Brenda tells Kelly that Brandon is currently in Belize and that he thinks Kelly is beautiful. Kelly replies that she has spoken to him as well. Brenda also tells Nat that he still craves Nat's signature megaburgers. However, Dylan – and not Brandon –,

1378-567: The 1992 Los Angeles riots . He had a small role in Luc Besson 's science fiction adventure film The Fifth Element (1997). In 1998, he returned to 90210 , where he remained as a permanent special guest star through the show's final season in 2000. In 1999, he starred in the film Storm . He said of his role on Beverly Hills, 90210 as Dylan McKay, "I'm going to be linked with him until I die, but that's actually just fine. I created Dylan McKay. He's mine," but did not reprise his role in

1431-483: The Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Television Series Drama , in 1992 and 1994, for the 50th and 52nd ceremonies , respectively. Until his departure in the ninth season episode, “Brandon Leaves,” his character appeared in every episode but one, and he later returned for a last appearance in the final episode of the series. Starting on season six, Priestley also became a producer, and for the eight season

1484-570: The Headless Horseman . Perry guest-starred as gay characters in the sitcoms Spin City (1997) and Will & Grace (2005); in the former, he appeared as Carter Heywood's ex-boyfriend who subsequently fell in love with a woman, and in the latter he played a birdwatcher who catches the eye of Jack McFarland . In 2005, Perry was reunited with former 90210 co-star Jennie Garth when he guest-starred on What I Like About You in

1537-541: The SCCA Pro Rally Series during the early to mid-1990s. He has provided commentary and interviews of racers for ABC's TV coverage of IndyCar racing . Priestley transitioned toward circuit racing in 1996. Over the following two seasons, he drove Ford Mustangs in IMSA GTS, USRRC GT1, and Motorola Cup competition with Multimatic Motorsports . In 1999, he participated in the first Gumball 3000 rally, driving

1590-539: The Swedish film Äntligen Midsommar ( Finally Midsummer ), which was released in the summer of 2009. Perry did considerable voice-over work for various animated series, usually playing himself. He played himself (as Krusty the Clown 's half brother) in " Krusty Gets Kancelled ", an episode of The Simpsons (1993). He voiced himself in an episode of Johnny Bravo , giving Johnny dating advice after Johnny saved him from

1643-414: The band and in his desire to help them succeed, suggested that he direct the music video for " The Old Apartment ," and use his fame to persuade American stations to air it. He did just that, and also invited the band to play at the "Peach Pit After Dark" on an episode of 90210 . Lead singer Ed Robertson continues to cite him as being instrumental in their American success. His final notable contribution to

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1696-502: The band came when he directed a feature-length documentary about the band's 1999 whirlwind of success titled Barenaked in America , intending to capture on film the fun he had while riding around on the tour bus with the band. Gemini Awards Golden Globe Awards Young Artist Awards Brandon Walsh Brandon was best known for his altruistic nature and strong moral values. Unlike his close friend Dylan McKay , who

1749-426: The brooding millionaire's son Dylan McKay on Fox's teen drama Beverly Hills, 90210 . He originally auditioned for the role of Steve Sanders but lost to Ian Ziering . With this role, Perry became a popular teen idol ; a riot broke out when 10,000 teen girls attended an August 1991 autograph session at The Fashion Mall at Plantation , causing him to leave after 90 seconds. While starring in 90210 , Perry had

1802-410: The ensemble drama series Windfall , about a group of friends who win the lottery. The series ran for 13 episodes during the summer of 2006 on NBC . In 2007, he landed the role of Tommy "Santa" Santorelli on the film The Sandlot: Heading Home , and he appeared in the 2008 western A Gunfighter's Pledge . Perry also appeared in the 2007 HBO series John from Cincinnati . He also starred in

1855-599: The local West Beverly Hills High School, where in the pilot episode, they met new friends Steve Sanders ( Ian Ziering ) and Kelly Taylor ( Jennie Garth ). In episode two, "The Green Room," Brandon befriended loner, Dylan McKay ( Luke Perry ), before going on to befriend many others in his years spent in Beverly Hills. Brandon was known to have problems with gambling, which affected his relationship with his friends. He also had trouble resisting temptation when dating Kelly, shown with Emily Valentine and, coincidentally,

1908-443: The season 8 opener, leaving Kelly perturbed, but her doubts were erased when she met Tracy's fiancé. It was revealed that Brandon's job in journalism had taken him to many locations around the world. In 2000, he sent a video to Donna and David at the time of their wedding, despite not being able to make it to the ceremony. In the third spin-off, 90210 , he was also revealed to have kept in contact with Brenda, Dylan, and Kelly. Dylan

1961-482: The second time. Their relationship was strengthened after Kelly moved in with him once his parents and Brenda had moved away. In between relationships with Kelly, Brandon became involved with two of his co-workers. As a junior, he had a passionate relationship with his editor at the California University newspaper, Susan Keats ( Emma Caulfield ). Brandon and Susan pledged to take a cross-country trip in

2014-484: The show ended in 2000. Priestley joined the cast of Tru Calling as Jack Harper during 2004 and 2005. He was also a regular on the 2006 program Love Monkey . His television work also includes the WB show What I Like About You and a February 2006 appearance on Without a Trace . Priestley has also made several films, his most notable role perhaps being in 1997's Love and Death on Long Island , in which he played

2067-470: The spin-off. He stated: "When you're in the professional acting business, you have to look into all these offers, and I don't mean anything bad about it but creatively it's something I have done before and I don't know how it will benefit me if I do it again." Perry said that the fact that the show's longtime producer Aaron Spelling was not involved in the revival was critical: "The difference between CW bringing something back and Aaron Spelling doing something

2120-508: The summer of 1996, but Susan ultimately accepted a position with the Clinton-Gore re-election campaign, leaving Brandon to instead take the trip with Steve. During his senior year, Brandon slowly fell for the anchor at the CU television station, Tracy Gaylian (Jill Elizabeth Novick). Tracy one day found the engagement ring Brandon tried to give to Kelly in a dresser drawer, and assumed that it

2173-566: The team's enthusiasm, it suffered a crash during the second weekend of qualifying, then had subsequent gearbox problems and failed to qualify for the race. Priestley was among the owners of the FAZZT Race Team , which competed in the IndyCar Series in 2010 with Canadian racer Alex Tagliani . The car, numbered 77 and sponsored by Bowers & Wilkins , was bought out in 2011 by Sam Schmidt Motorsports . With Tagliani retained by

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2226-431: The team, he won the pole at the 2011 Indianapolis 500 . In October 2011, two-time and defending Indy 500 winner Dan Wheldon took over at Kentucky. At the season-ending IZOD IndyCar World Championship at Las Vegas Motor Speedway , Wheldon was killed in a 15-car crash. ( key ) Priestley is a big fan of the band Barenaked Ladies and went to many of their California concerts in the early to mid-1990s. He eventually met

2279-638: Was as actor Wayne Maunder in the 2019 Quentin Tarantino film Once Upon a Time in Hollywood , about 1960s Hollywood around the time of the Tate–LaBianca murders . Perry married Rachel Minnie Sharp on November 20, 1993, in Beverly Hills. They had two children, son Jack Perry (born June 16, 1997) and daughter Sophie Perry (born June 7, 2000), before separating in 2003. Jack is a professional wrestler in All Elite Wrestling (AEW) who

2332-641: Was born on August 28, 1969, in North Vancouver , British Columbia . His mother, Sharon Kirk, was an actress and acting coach. He is a graduate of Argyle Secondary School in North Vancouver. He has an older sister, actress Justine Priestley, and two step-siblings, Karin and Kristi. He became a naturalized American citizen in 2007. Priestley first started his television career doing commercials for companies such as Fletcher's Meats and then guest-starring as Bobby Conrad a.k.a. Roberto Coronado Jr.,

2385-702: Was born on October 11, 1966, in Mansfield, Ohio , the second of three children to Ann Perry, a homemaker, and Coy Luther Perry Jr., a steelworker. He had an older brother, Thomas Perry, and a younger sister, Amy Coder (née Perry). His parents divorced in 1972. His father died of a heart attack in 1980. Perry was raised in Fredericktown, Ohio , and played Freddie Bird, the school mascot for Fredericktown High School . In 1984, Perry moved to Los Angeles shortly after high school to pursue acting. He worked odd jobs, including for an asphalt paving company and in

2438-461: Was chosen as Brandon Walsh on the hit series Beverly Hills, 90210 . The show garnered worldwide fame and popularity and made Priestley a teen idol , he was nominated for two Golden Globes for his work on the show. He also directed 15 of the show's episodes. He remained on the show until 1998, when Brandon moved to Washington, D.C. Brandon was the last Walsh to leave the show; however, Priestley would continue to serve as an executive producer until

2491-632: Was featured in The Day of the Triffids , written by Patrick Harbinson, whose credits include ER and Law & Order . The drama is based on John Wyndham 's best-selling post-apocalyptic novel, The Day of the Triffids . Priestley directed his former co-star Luke Perry in the Hallmark Channel movie Goodnight for Justice , which aired in January 2011. He guest-starred as one half of

2544-617: Was for her. When Brandon explained that it wasn't, Tracy became distrusting of him. The two patched things up, and Brandon agreed to sell back his ring at the jewelry store, exchanging it for a bracelet. Once Brandon left, however, Kelly went to the store and bought the ring for herself. Brandon later took Tracy to Hong Kong to meet his father, but upon their return to the United States, Brandon realized his true feelings for Kelly and broke up with Tracy. Tracy and Brandon reunited in Hawaii in

2597-510: Was formerly known as Jungle Boy. Perry became an advocate for colorectal cancer testing after undergoing a colonoscopy in 2015 that revealed pre-cancerous growths. As a result of the scare, he created a will naming his children as the sole beneficiaries. At the time of his death, Perry was engaged to Wendy Madison Bauer. On February 27, 2019, Perry suffered a massive ischemic stroke at his home in Sherman Oaks, Los Angeles , and

2650-405: Was portrayed as an anti hero , Brandon's motives were often unselfish, and he was more of a traditional hero than Dylan. His friendliness made him so popular among his peers that, during the show's run, his sister Brenda, along with his friends, Dylan and Steve, all revealed that they considered Brandon the best friend they ever had. For his portrayal of Brandon, Priestley was nominated twice for

2703-462: Was promoted to executive producer, until the ninth season. About his departure, Priestley says he regrets leaving the show too early. Born and raised in Minneapolis, Minnesota with twin sister, Brenda ( Shannen Doherty ), Brandon was the eldest child of Jim and Cindy Walsh. As a result of Jim's job promotion, the family moved to Beverly Hills in 1990, where Brandon and Brenda enrolled at

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2756-466: Was rich just because she was Jewish; and sophomore Nikki Witt ( Dana Barron ), a persistent girl who comically wore down Brandon's defenses during the episode "The Back Story." In Season Four Brandon had an affair with university professor Lucinda Nicholson ( Dina Meyer ). Ultimately, his longest relationships were with Kelly , who attempted to win Brandon's heart twice throughout the series, succeeding

2809-583: Was taken to Providence Saint Joseph Medical Center in Burbank . After a second stroke, his family decided to remove him from life support, and he died on March 4 at the age of 52. He was buried at the Perry Family Farm in VanLeer, Tennessee , where he had owned a home since 1995. Perry was buried in an eco-friendly mushroom burial suit which the manufacturer states can remove polluting toxins from

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