CALIFORNIA: US actor Luke Perry died at the age of 52 in California after suffering from a massive stroke. Perry shot to fame through Beverly Hills, 90210 and had been starring as Fred Andrews on the CW show Riverdale. He was taken to hospital on Wednesday in Los Angeles, where he had been shooting scenes for Riverdale at the Warner Bros film lot.
Perry’s children, Jack and Sophie, fiancée Wendy Madison Bauer, ex-wife Minnie Sharp, mother Ann Bennett, step-father Steve Bennett, and his siblings, Tom Perry and Amy Coder, were with him when he passed, publicist Arnold Robinson said in a statement.
“The family appreciates the outpouring of support and prayers that have been extended to Luke from around the globe, and respectfully request privacy in this time of great mourning,” Mr Robinson said. Luke Perry fans remember him as a ‘nicest guy’. The family has not provided additional details at this time.
(Agencies)
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