‘Beverly Hills, 90210’ alum Brian Austin Green (left) and Luke Perry.Photo:Kevin Winter/Getty; Dominik Bindl/Getty
Kevin Winter/Getty; Dominik Bindl/Getty
Brian Austin Greenis reflecting on the death of his friend and costarLuke Perry.
TheBeverly Hills, 90210alum discussed Perry’s death during the latest episode ofKelly Rizzo’s podcast,Comfort Food with Kelly Rizzo.
“There was absolutely a part of me that was really upset and disappointed, of course, that it was as serious,” Green, 50, said of his90210costar, whodied from a stroke in March 2019 at age 52. “Because people have strokes all the time. People don’t die from strokes all the time. And he was 52 years old at that point. He was young. So normally people go through strokes and then they recover. It takes years sometimes to, you know, but they recover from them.”
“And I knew there was a part of me with him, with the loss of him, where I felt like maybe that was the best thing to happen for him because … Luke took pride in who he was,” Green continued. “He was very quick-witted. He was very kind. He was very generous. And to have to not have any of those, any of those things missing at all would have so severely affected him.”
Green, who had lunch with Perry two days before his death, added: “I think for recovery, possibly taking for years anywhere near there, it would have been really, really difficult for him, And Luke honestly, was either to me… He either had to be 100% or not. There was no middle ground.”
Luke Perry in Los Angeles, California in March 2018.JB Lacroix/WireImage
JB Lacroix/WireImage
Perry died on March 4, 2019, after suffering from a stroke in his Sherman Oaks, California home on Feb. 27. A source told PEOPLE at the time that the actornever regained consciousness. He was pronounced dead after a five-day hospital stay.
In the wake of his death, several of Perry’s90210costarspaid tribute to himand the legacy he left behind. They have since continued to honor him onhis birthdayand witheach passing anniversary of his death.
For his part, Green has honored Perry multiple times — including once on his podcast where heremembered his late costar as “a special guy,” as well as “a glue type of person” who remained “so consistent” throughout the years.
“I know he’s looking down and I know he’s smiling. … Knowing Luke, he is not one that wants us to mourn him. He wants us to celebrate him,” he said.
The ‘Beverly Hills, 90210’ cast in Los Angeles, California in September 1991: Ian Ziering, Tori Spelling, Shannen Doherty, Brian Austin Green, Jason Priestley, Jennie Garth, Gabrielle Carteris and Luke Perry.
“Luke was a really f—ing cool guy,” he continued. “Luke was one of those people that nobody had a bad story about. He was just a great guy. And he was Luke, no matter where you saw him, no matter when you saw him, no matter what he was going through. He was a rock.”
“I’m extremely lucky to have had him in my life. He really is a great guy and he’ll be missed,” he continued. “He was the guy that you would go to if you wanted someone consistent. You knew how he was going to react. You knew he was going to say something funny. He was really sharp-witted. He was just really honest.”
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source: people.com
