In 1990, the series Beverly Hills, 90210, was released. Its main characters are the twins Brendon and Brenda, who moved to the prestigious Los Angeles area with their parents.
In Beverly Hills, one of the zip codes of which is 90210, they made new friends and, in front of the audience, tried to cope with teenage problems associated with love and friendship.
The series was shown for 10 years, it became the first part of the franchise created by Darren Star. The series has become a cult, the most rated show channel "Fox", has won many awards.
10. Matt Dörning (Daniel Cosgrove)
Daniel played a young lawyer who appears in season 9 and 10 of the series. He meets one of the main characters, Kelly, and begins to date her.
This role was given to Daniel Cosgrove. Before getting into this series, he starred in the soap opera “All My Children”, having received the role in 1996 and ending acting in 1998. In the same year he gets into the popular series and remains in it until its completion.
After Beverly Hills, he starred in films a lot (mostly he got supporting roles), as well as in television series. Even before appearing in this youth series, he got married, now he has 4 children. The eldest was born in 2000, and the youngest in 2009.
9. Claire Arnold (Kathleen Robertson)
Claire was in love with the main character, Brandon, but then she had an affair with David and Steve. She could be seen in 4-7 seasons of the series.
The rector’s daughter was played by Kathleen Robertson, who by 1994, when she hit the Beverly Hills set, was already a famous actress. By the age of 21, she had already played more than 10 roles, starting acting in 10 years.
Initially, the actress planned to participate in 5 episodes, but the audience loved her so much that she remained in the seraglio for 4 years.
Now she is 45 years old, she is married to Chris Coles, they have a son who was born in 2008.
Kathleen starred a lot. Her last role is the series “Northern Salvation”, about a single father who moves with 3 children to his hometown after the death of his wife.
8. Valerie Malone (Tiffany-Amber Thiessen)
Tiffany played Brendon's childhood friend in the series, replacing one of the main characters, Brenda, who left the series in 1994. Before joining Beverly Hills, she repeatedly participated in beauty contests, and somehow became "Young Miss America."
Her first major role was in the series “Saved by the Call,” which Thyssen was able to get at 15 years old. She also had small roles in the popular television series Charles in Response, Married with Children, etc.
After the audience recognized the actress as Valerie Malone, she became a star. But her further work was critically accepted by critics. However, a little later, returning to multi-part television projects, she was able to win the love of the audience again.
Her most famous works were White Collar and The Miracle of Christmas. Thyssen is now 45 years old. She is married to Brady Smith, they have two children: 8-year-old Harper and 4-year-old Holt. Her fans can track the life of the actress on Instagram, where she often publishes photos of children.
In 2015, she had her own culinary show, “Dinner at Tiffany's.” She invites celebrities who are located in her kitchen, share their recipes and talk about their lives.
7. Andrea Zuckerman (Gabriel Carteris)
One of the main characters of the series is the serious and businesslike Andrea, the editor of the school newspaper. She was in love with Brandon, but he treated her like a friend.
Zuckerman could be seen in the first seasons of the television series. Interestingly, the actress played a teenager, but during the filming she was about 30 years old. By this time, she managed to graduate from Sarah Lawrence College and received a bachelor's degree, and the London Conservatory. In the series, her heroine became pregnant. During this period, the actress herself was expecting a child.
Gabrielle became very popular after filming in Beverly Hills, but soon left him, appearing in only one episode and finale. She began her talk show Gabriel. But it was soon closed, because it never became popular. Later, she starred in several television projects, not as famous as this youth series.
She is now 58 years old. She is married to a stockbroker Charles Isaacs. They have two daughters, the eldest of whom is Kelsey Rose, 25, and the youngest, Molly Elizabeth, 20. In 2013, she became vice president of the US Guild of Actors, and in 2016 - president.
6. Steve Sanders (Ian Ziering)
Mother Iana believed that her son had a bright future, he could become a movie star. Already at age 12, he played his first role. But the real popularity was brought to him by the role of Steve, a cheerful and carefree teenager. In the series, he lasted until 2000, starred in 292 episodes.
In 2006, he released his short film, which he not only shot and produced, but also played in it - Against Monday. He received the Audience Choice Award, in the same year he was awarded at the festival in Monaco. IN
In 2013, a film with his participation “Shark Tornado” was released, which received positive reviews from critics. The creators of the picture decided to release a sequel every year. “The last shark of a tornado: just in time”, 6th in a row, could be seen in 2018. But these 5 films received a lot of negative reviews.
Now Ziring is 54 years old. He lives in Los Angeles, plays sports, drives motorcycles and cars. In 2010, he married nurse Erin Christie Ludwig. In 2011, his first daughter was born, and in 2013 - his second girl.
5. Donna Martin (Tori Spelling)
Donna was one of the main characters of the series, around which the whole plot was twisted. She was played by the daughter of the famous producer and director Aaron Spelling, Tori. He was the producer of Beverly Hills.
She starred in all 10 seasons of the series, and, interestingly, until the end of season 7, her heroine remained a virgin. The girl did not want to get this role from an acquaintance, so she came to the test under a different name. She hoped to play Kelly. However, everyone knew perfectly well whose daughter she was, and gave her the role of Kelly's friend, Donna.
Tori began acting in 8 years. After this youth series, she had many interesting roles, including in a big movie. In addition, she wrote several books, launched her own jewelry line and opened a hotel with her husband.
She is now 45 years old, she is married to Dean McDermott. They raise 5 children, the youngest of whom was born in 2017.
4. Dylan McKay (Luke Perry)
One of the main characters in the series, the most complex, who had problems with alcohol and drugs.
He was played by Luke Perry. He was born into a family of a worker and a housewife. Dreaming of an actor’s career, he worked in a company producing door handles and laying asphalt.
He had to go through 256 auditions before he could get his first role. His hero lasted until the middle of season 6, after which the actor left the series. After 3 years, he returned, but did not hide that only because of money.
After this role, Luke had many interesting roles. The last one is in the movie Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, Tarantino. Luke Perry suffered a stroke in February 2019, and died in March of the same year due to complications. He was only 52 years old.
3. Kelly Taylor (Jenny Garth)
It was originally supposed to be a small role of a spoiled teenage girl, but later it was enlarged by the producers.
She was played by Jenny Garth. She was born in a large family, from childhood dreamed of becoming an actress. At age 15, she was noticed by an agent from Hollywood, Randy James, with whom she left for Los Angeles to fulfill her dream.
At age 18, she got the lead role in the TV series Beverly Hills. At first, her role was insignificant, but due to the fact that Kelly fell in love with the audience, she was left until the end of the show. This role made Jenny famous. After her, she starred a lot.
In her personal life, she is also doing fine, having survived 2 unsuccessful marriages, she married Dave Abrams in 2015. In 2018, he filed for divorce, but in February 2019 it became known that the couple reconciled.
2. Brenda Walsh (Shannen Doherty)
Since childhood, Shannen dreamed of becoming an actress and already in 10 years received her first role. After that, the girl was very in demand, she played in the teenage series “Little House on the Prairies”, and received her first award for participating in the show “Our House”.
At the age of 19, she hit the Beverly Hills TV series and became one of the most popular actresses. Shannen said in an interview that she was not like her heroine, a modest and calm Brenda.
She is too complex. Because of this, she left the series after season 4, could not work together with colleagues and the crew. Later, she repeatedly found herself in the center of scandals. Critics were sure that this was a public relations event, someone was talking about the psychic deviations of the actress.
In 1998, she began acting in the series Charmed, but again left him, claiming that she had already outgrown teenage series. The media have repeatedly written about her conflicts with colleagues. Doherty later starred in TV shows, tried to lead her own show, but it turned out to be a failure.
In 2015, she was diagnosed with breast cancer. Shannen began a real fight for her life, and admitted that the disease had changed her. In 2016, she underwent a mastectomy, but failed to cope with oncology. Then there were courses of chemotherapy and radiotherapy. In 2017, there were reports of remission.
1. Brandon Walsh (Jason Priestley)
Jason started acting at age 8 in commercials. After that, he had a few more roles, until he got the main role in Beverly Hills, where he lasted until 1998. He was not only an actor, but also an executive producer of the show.
Jason came to the casting 4 days before the filming of the series, when almost all the actors were picked up, but could not find a person for the role of Brandon. As soon as Spelling saw him, he immediately took to the series.
Now he is 49 years old. In 2005, Jason married the make-up artist Naomi Loud, in 2007 they had a daughter, and in 2009 - a son. Before the appearance of his wife, he had a stormy life. He participated in races, in 2002 crashed into a wall at a speed of 180 mph and was taken to hospital in critical condition. Fortunately, everything ended well, he got better.
Priestley has always been a fan of the Barenaked Ladies group, he was engaged in their promotion, he made a documentary about his journey with this group on tour. In 2014, his book of memoirs was published, where he talks about the filming of Beverly Hills.
In the book, he wrote about the character of Shannen Doherty, calling her arrogant and arrogant, recalled how she neglected the filming. After the series, the actor had many interesting roles, his last work is the main role in the series “Private Investigators”.