{"id":47418,"date":"2026-08-15T21:53:39","date_gmt":"2026-08-15T16:53:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=47418"},"modified":"2026-08-15T21:53:39","modified_gmt":"2026-08-15T16:53:39","slug":"jason-priestley-tears-up-as-he-recalls-heartbreaking-beverly-hills-90210-moment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=47418","title":{"rendered":"Jason Priestley tears up as he recalls heartbreaking &#8216;Beverly Hills, 90210&#8217; moment"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/wp-content%2Fuploads%2Fsites%2F3%2F2026%2F08%2F137509205.jpg?quality%3D90%26strip%3Dall\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Jason Priestley fought back tears while remembering his \u201cfavorite directing moment\u201d with late \u201cBeverly Hills, 90210\u201d co-star Luke Perry.<\/p>\n<p>During a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DaPAL_kOy0u\/?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">June appearance on the \u201cBest With Them\u201d podcast<\/a>, Priestley \u2014 who made his directorial debut during Season 3 of the \u201990s teen drama \u2014 reflected on working with Perry during his final stint as Dylan McKay.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy favorite directing moment? In Luke Perry\u2019s last episode that he ever did, you know, Luke falling to his knees in the rain\u2026 we had rain towers everywhere, and Luke was falling to his knees, you know, looking up at the heavens and crying out,\u201d Priestley explained.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Jason Priestley, pictured with Luke Perry, teared up while recalling directing him on \u201cBeverly Hills, 90210.\u201d <span class=\"credit\">\u00a9Aaron Spelling Prods\/Courtesy Everett Collection<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Priestley, seen above on the \u201cBest With Them\u201d podcast, said his favorite directing moment came during Perry\u2019s final episode on the teen drama.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-primary-tag\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>The scene captured Perry\u2019s character discovering that his wife, Antonia \u201cToni\u201d Marchette, had been killed in a drive-by shooting, a moment Priestley remembers filming as a \u201cbig camera on a crane pull[ed] away from him in the rain.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLuke and I were just having the best time shooting all of that stuff, and I think back to those kinds of moments a lot now that he\u2019s gone,\u201d Priestley added, choking up.<\/p>\n<p>Perry, also known for his role in \u201cRiverdale,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2019\/03\/04\/luke-perry-beverly-hills-90210-and-riverdale-star-dead-at-52\/\">died in March 2019 at the age of 52<\/a> after suffering a massive stroke just days earlier.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>In the scene, Perry, pictured above, discovered that his on-screen wife had been killed. <span class=\"credit\">CBS<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Perry, seen above with Priestley, died at age 52 in 2019 after suffering a massive stroke. <span class=\"credit\">FilmMagic<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Priestley fell silent, tears welling in his eyes, and simply nodded when asked whether he missed his late co-star.<\/p>\n<p>In the days following Perry\u2019s death, Priestley joined his former \u201cBeverly Hills, 90210\u201d castmates in paying tribute to Perry, <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2019\/03\/07\/jason-priestley-shares-emotional-tribute-to-luke-perry\/\">penning an emotional statement on Instagram<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s taken me a couple of days to figure out how to write this\u2026 My dear friend of 29 years, Luke Perry, was one of those truly special people who really cared\u2026\u201d he wrote alongside two photos of himself with Perry.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Priestley, pictured with Perry, simply nodded when asked if he missed the late actor. <span class=\"credit\">\u00a9Aaron Spelling Prods\/Courtesy Everett Collection<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Just days after Perry\u2019s death, Priestley, seen above with his \u201cBeverly Hills, 90210\u201d castmates, took to Instagram to pay tribute to Perry. <span class=\"credit\">Sygma via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div class=\"single__inline-module inline-module inline-module--newsletter aligncenter inline-module--nypostbusinessunit aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-newsletter\" data-source-unit=\"Inline Newsletter Module Page Six Daily\">\n<div class=\"inline-module__inner\">\n<div class=\"inline-module__title-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"inline-module__unsubmitted-title-wrapper\">\n<h3 class=\"inline-module__title headline headline--combo-sm-md\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWant more celebrity and pop culture news?\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n<p class=\"inline-module__cta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tStart your day with Page Six Daily.\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><h3 class=\"inline-module__title headline headline--combo-sm-md\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tThanks for signing up!\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cLuke was not only a star,\u201d Priestly continued. \u201cHe was an incredibly bright light that was extinguished far too soon\u2026 and that is why I, and so many others, are in so much pain today\u2026<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf you had the good fortune to know Luke, or to have ever crossed his path, I know you are sad today as well\u2026 the candle that burns twice as bright only burns for half as long\u2026 you burned oh, so brightly Luke\u2026<\/p>\n<p>\u201cGoodnight Sweet Prince,\u201d he concluded in his caption.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>\u201cGoodnight Sweet Prince,\u201d Priestley, pictured with Perry, wrote in his caption. <span class=\"credit\">\u00a920thCentFox\/Courtesy Everett Collection<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Priestley, pictured above this year, said Perry\u2019s death caused him to change the way he looked at his life. <span class=\"credit\">Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>In August 2024, about a month after <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2024\/07\/14\/celebrity-news\/shannen-doherty-dead-at-53-after-cancer-battle\/\">the death of his \u201cBeverly Hills, 90210\u201d co-star Shannon Doherty<\/a>, Priestley opened about how losing his longtime castmates had changed the way he viewed his own life.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt has made me think about my own mortality. I woke up on my 50th birthday and I realized that I\u2019d already lived most of my life,\u201d the \u201cCall Me Fitz\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/3am\/celebrity-news\/90210-legend-jason-priestlys-heartbreaking-33486062\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">told The Mirror<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLuke\u2019s passing away was totally a shock because there was nothing wrong with him,\u201d Priestley added. \u201cWe were neighbors as well as friends and spent a lot of time together. 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