Coy Luther "Luke" Perry III was a popular American actor. Performing since his mid-teens, he was active in the industry more than 35 years. After finishing school, Perry moved to Los Angeles in 1984 to pursue a career in acting as there wasn’t any opportunity to do so in Ohio, his home state. The initial years of his professional life were filled with struggle. He had to do multiple off-the-wall jobs to support himself while taking acting lessons to get better at his chosen craft. He gave audition after audition until one day his persistence and hard work finally paid off. He appeared in an uncredited part in 1982 in the science fiction television series ‘Voyagers’. In 1990, he was cast as Dylan McKay, his breakthrough role, in the TV series ‘Beverly Hills, 90210’. Playing one of the main characters in an internationally popular show, Perry finally found some stability in his career. He made his big screen debut a year later in the Faye Dunaway and James Earl Jones starrer ‘Scorchers’. Since then, he brought to life a wide range of characters, including Oliver Pike in ‘Buffy the Vampire Slayer’, Billy Masterson in ‘The Fifth Element’, and Rev. Jeremiah Cloutier in ‘Oz’.
