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Wishing Beverly Hills 90210 alum Luke Perry a speedy recovery after suffering a stroke.
By Maria Lianos-Carbone — Written on Mar 04, 2019
UPDATE: Luke Perry is dead.
Beverly Hills 90210 alum Luke Perry is currently in hospital after suffering a massive stroke. The actor was in his home in Sherman Oaks when paramedics received a call around 9:40 a.m. When paramedics arrived at his home, sources say Perry was responsive and talking. But his condition reportedly deteriorated afterward, and he was rushed to the hospital. A rep for Luke confirmed that he under observation at 11:20 a.m. ET on Feb. 28.
According to TMZ, doctors have since placed Perry in a medically induced coma. The stroke reportedly described as being “massive.” No further information about the actor’s condition was released. This comes a few years after Perry became an advocate for testing for colon cancer after undergoing a colonoscopy in 2015 that revealed precancerous growths. The 52-year-old was just recently shooting new episodes of Riverdale on the Warner Bros. lot in Los Angeles, TMZ reported. Perry stars as Archie’s dad, Fred, on the hit CW show.
Luke became a Hollywood teen sensation playing the role Dylan McKay on Beverly Hills 90210. Perry starred on 90210 from 1990-1995, but left after five years so he could take on more serious acting roles. Perry returned to the series in 1998 and was a regular cast member until the series ended in 2000. The show is being revived this summer but Perry is not part of the cast, along with Shannen Doherty. The new Beverly Hills 90210 will air in summer 2019, starring Jason Priestly, Jennie Garth, Ian Ziering, Gabrielle Carteris, Brian Austin Green and Tori Spelling.
The reboot will feature the actors playing “heightened versions of themselves,” as they reunite to plan a 90210 reunion. The script is inspired by the stars’ real lives and relationships rather than fictional storylines. With Perry’s health making headlines, fans are wondering about his personal life and whether he’s married.
So who is Luke Perry's wife? Here's everything we know about Rachel Sharp.
1. They're no longer married.
Perry was married, but is no longer. Perry married Rachel Sharp on Nov. 20, 1993.
At the time, Perry was 27 and Sharp was 24, and Perry was a huge star in the fourth season of Beverly Hills 90120. His character Dylan was a heartthrob, and so was Perry.
Perry popped the question after he finished shooting the rodeo movie, Eight Seconds to Glory, according to PEOPLE. There were rumors that the couple wanted to elope in Las Vegas but then canceled when they feared that the media had been alerted to their plans.
2. They had a small wedding.
The dinner menu for the wedding included fish, chicken and champagne at a reception at trendy Pinot Bistro in the San Fernando alley
Among the 50 guests included Beverly Hills 90210 co-stars Jason Priestley (Brandon Walsh), James Eck-house (Jim Walsh) and Brian Austin Green (David Silver). 90210 executive producer Aaron Spelling was invited but didn’t attend as he was home celebrating his 25th anniversary with wife Candy and daughter Tori Spelling.
3. They have two children.
Together, they had two children, Jack (born June 15, 1997) and Sophie (born June 7, 2000). However, the couple split in 2003 and share custody of their children. Their son Jack is a professional wrestler known by his ring name "Jungle Boy" Nate Coy, who is signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW).
4. Her father was a screenwriter.
Rachel’s father, Alan Sharp, wrote the screenplay for the 1983 Mel Gibson-Sigourney Weaver movie The Year of Living Dangerously. He was a Scottish novelist, publishing two novels in the 1960s. He subsequently wrote the screenplays for about 20 films, mostly produced in the United States. He passed away in February 2013 at the age of 79 in Los Angeles, California.
Sharp was survived by his fourth wife, Harriet Sharp, and a total of six children, two stepsons and 14 grandchildren, though Harriet Sharp and Sharp's daughter Nola both died very shortly after him.
5. Her half-sister was an actress.
Sharp’s half-sister Ruth Emmanuella Davies, known professionally as Rudi Davies, was an actress for a brief time. They shared the same father, Alan Sharp; her mother was a writer, Dame Beryl Bainbridge but passed away in 2010.
6. Sharp was not in show business.
Sharp was “a onetime furniture saleswoman who, according to tabloid reports, caught his attention two years ago when she mailed him her lace bra,” according to PEOPLE. However, Perry denied that account, saying he met Sharp in a restaurant.
“It’s about that simple,” he said, according to the magazine.
Sharp acting briefly and in one known film, Teen Wolf Too, the sequel to the 1985 film Teen Wolf. The 1987 film also starred Jason Bateman, James Hampton, John Astin and Kim Darby. Sharp played the character, Emily.
It was her life outside of acting that made some people close to Perry believe she was a great fit for the 90210 star. The woman who finally won his heart “will be good for Luke,” Aaron Spelling told USA Today at the time. “She’s not in show business. Her head is on really straight."
7. She lived with Perry in an old house.
The couple lived together in what Perry described as his “old house on one acre” in the San Fernando Valley. They also lived with his three Vietnamese potbellied pigs.
8. We don’t know much about her since their marriage ended.
We can’t seem to find anything new on Sharp. Perry has also not had an active love life in the public eye since his divorce from Perry. He was once was dating a mystery brunette, but there’s no word on whether the two are still together.
Maria Lianos-Carbone is author of "Oh Baby! A Mom's Self-Care Survival Guide for the First Year" and publisher of amotherworld.com.
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