#1994 beverly hills 90210

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So Sad To Hear The Death Of Actress

Shannen Doherty (Born 12th April 1971 - Died 13th July 2024)

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March 2, 1994 - The Hollywood Reporter

The Hollywood Reporter Salutes "Beverly Hills, 90210" on its 100th episode.

Coming of Age (Part 2)

Of course, the current incarnation of “Beverly Hills” was not born overnight.

Like any successful collaborative effort, it took a little polishing. Waigner was called in to take care of logistic and production problems and to trim the working hours. And under the aegis of then-Fox chief Barry Diller, an intense rethinking of programming and marketing strategies was launched before the show would finally begin to hit its stride and win an audience.

That first summer’s rebroadcast of the show’s premiere and the accompanying campaign led by Sandy Grushow — now president of the Fox Network — and former network marketing executive Chis Pulla proved just the ticket. The massive campaign took stars on location to meet fans. The country — and the media — took note.

“It takes us longer to generate a core audience for a show,” says McDermott. “Our task was to tell the audience we had something here, and that campaign started to create some real heat for the show. That’s when Luke Perry, Jason Priestley and Shannen Doherty were on the cover of Rolling Stone and TV Guide. It was an extraordinary example of all facets of the machine coming together just right.” Ratings skyrocketed, and soon the stars of “90210” would become the darlings — and the pin cushions — of the national and international press. The success of the summer run convinced executives to strike while the coals were hot and put the showon its accelerated production schedule.

“To me, the phenomenal thing is howmany episodes we’ve already done,” says Spelling. “By the end of the fourth season we will have completed 110 episodes. That’s unheard of since the days 20 years ago when they gave orders for 39 [episodes]. This year we did 32 episodes, and Fox asked if we could do 40. I told them impossible because there would be no hiatus period — you can’t kill yourcast.”

But as the show graduates to 100th-episode status, both cast and crew know they must strive to keep the show fresh.“We were on the front lines, and we put ourselves on the edge on many occasions— sometimes I wish we hadn’t because it would have been easier,” concludes Rosin.“But I'm proud of the work we’ve done and to have been a part of it for all 100 episodes. Now the pressure is to keep up the level of quality and consistency, and I think we will.”

Ian Ziering: Young adults appreciate a show that deals with pertinent issues that are of concern to them. The show is relevant to today's society, not just here but around the world as well.

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Captures 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 - 6 - 7 /7 de l'Ep. 5.10 : Les Hallucinations de Dylan McKay/ The Dreams of Dylan McKay (1994) de la série Beverly Hills 90210, avec l'acteur Jon Gries en participation exceptionnelle sur 4 épisodes.

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Disney Adventures, January 1994

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Shannen Doherty

Rest in Peace

April 12, 1971 - July 13, 2024

Little House on the Prairie, 1982 - 1983

Girls Just Want to Have Fun, 1985

Our House, 1986 - 1988

Heather's, 1988

Beverly Hills, 90210, 1990 - 1994

Mallrats, 1995

Charmed, 1998 - 2001

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Shannen Maria Doherty (/ˈdoʊ.ərti/; April 12, 1971 – July 13, 2024) Television and film actress and director. During her career in film and television, Doherty played a number of notable characters, including Jenny Wilder in Little House on the Prairie (1982–1983); Maggie Malene in Girls Just Want to Have Fun (1985); Kris Witherspoon in Our House (1986–1988); Heather Duke in Heathers (1989); Brenda Walsh in Beverly Hills, 90210 (1990–1994), 90210 (2008–2009), and BH90210 (2019); Rene Mosier in Mallrats (1995); and Prue Halliwell in Charmed (1998–2001).

In 1982, Doherty had guest spots on TV series including Voyagers! and Father Murphy, which was created and produced by Michael Landon. She appeared in an episode of Magnum, P.I. ("A Sense of Debt"), followed by an early episode of Airwolf ("Bite Of The Jackal"). (Wikipedia)

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'Beverly Hills, 90210' Was Low-Key Incredible at Addressing Jewish Issues

But then there’s Andrea Zuckerman (Gabrielle Carteris), the overachieving, highly principled, glasses-wearing editor of the school newspaper. Andrea is Jewish and, unlike her peers, has not inherited a Scrooge McDuck-level of wealth. And she is not just a vehicle for bagels-and-schmear jokes — her Grandma Rose is a Holocaust survivor, and there are frank discussions about the horrors that she witnessed.

In fact, Jewishness is regularly addressed on “Beverly Hills, 90210” in a way that I have rarely, if ever, seen on mainstream television. In the third season, Brandon dates a pretty but bigoted girl named Brooke (Alexandra Wilson). Referencing the beach club where both Brandon and Andrea work, Brooke says, “I just don’t get why she works here, anyway. It’s not like she needs the money.” Brandon brushes it off, but she leans in, smiling: “Come on. Andrea Zuckerman.” Brandon’s outraged, but Brooke digs in, declaring, “No! … Jewish people are great with money. I meant it as a compliment.” Brandon shuts it down, explaining in no uncertain terms that it’s an ugly stereotype.

Brandon’s right: One of the oldest and most pernicious stereotypes out there is that “all Jews are rich,” but it’s so rare to see anyone on TV speak to the paradox that something “complimentary” can actually be harmful. And the fact that star hunk Brandon Walsh is speaking up on Andrea’s behalf is nothing short of revelatory — the burden of fighting antisemitism should not rest solely with Jews.

But it’s not just small scenes; “Beverly Hills, 90210” addresses antisemitism and Jewish identity in real, substantive ways. Episode 11 of the fifth season, “Hate Is Just a Four-Letter Word,” totally blew me away. It aired in 1994 and yet the issues it brings up around antisemitism, free speech, race and Jewish identity are stunningly relevant.

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Matthew Perry, best known for playing Chandler Bing in the hit TV sitcom Friends, has died at 54, according to reports.

Perry drowned at his home in Pacific Palisades, Los Angeles, sources including a representative for the actor and law enforcement told NBC News. Other US outlets also reported Perry had died.

After small roles in Growing Pains, Beverly Hills 90210 and Dream On, Perry scored a role in NBC sitcom Friends in 1994. The comedy, about six friends living in New York City, quickly became a phenomenon, winning multiple Emmys and scoring record ratings.

Perry went on to play the sarcastic and neurotic Chandler in 10 seasons with the 2004 finale reaching over 52 million viewers in the US, making it the most watched TV episode of the 2000s.

“People come up to me every day and say, ‘Hey Chandler!’ I don’t respond to it,” he said in a 2014 interview. “If somebody says, ‘Hi Matthew, I love your work’, that’s one thing. But if somebody goes ‘Yo, Chandler’, I don’t like that. I’m tired of it. I’m not Chandler.”

Perry was born in Massachusetts in 1969 to an American father and a Canadian mother, who would later move her son to Ottawa to work as a press aide to Canadian prime minister Pierre Trudeau. In his bestselling 2022 memoir Friends, Lovers, and the Big Terrible Thing, Perry recalled acting up after his father abandoned his family to chase his own dreams of becoming an actor – including bullying a young Justin Trudeau. “I decided to end my argument with him when he was put in charge of an entire army,” he wrote.

At 15 Perry moved to Hollywood, with the hope of reconnecting with his father. It was there he began to enjoy acting, and was eventually spotted at a diner, “charming a bunch of young women”, by director William Richert, who left a note asking him to be in his next movie, A Night in the Life of Jimmy Reardon, alongside River Phoenix.

Perry was 24 when he started playing Chandler and was relatively unknown, just like his co-stars Jennifer Aniston, Courteney Cox, Lisa Kudrow, Matt LeBlanc and David Schwimmer. In a 2019 interview, Friends creator David Crane said Chandler was the most difficult character to cast; actors Craig Bierko, Jon Cryer and Jon Favreau were also considered for the role.

“Marta [Kauffman, co-creator] and I were thinking Chandler is just poorly written,” added Crane. “Then Matthew came in and you went, ‘Oh, well, there you go. Done. Done. That’s the guy.’”

Perry was nominated for an Emmy award five times, including once for his Friends role and twice for his role as lawyer Joe Quincy on The West Wing.

During his tenure on Friends, Perry starred in films including Fools Rush In with Salma Hayek, Three to Tango with Neve Campbell and The Whole Nine Yards with Bruce Willis. He also played small roles in Ally McBeal and Scrubs.

In a 2002 interview with the New York Times, he confessed: “I wanted to be famous so badly. You want the attention, you want the bucks, and you want the best seat in the restaurant. I didn’t think what the repercussions would be.”

Perry’s personal life was afflicted by addiction, starting in 1997 when he became addicted to pain medication after a jetski accident. He later claimed to not remember three years of his time on Friends and to spending over $9m on his fight to stay sober.

“I was taking 55 Vicodin a day, I weighed 128lbs, I was on Friends getting watched by 30 million people – and that’s why I can’t watch the show, because I was brutally thin,” he said. Perry later admitted he had suffered severe anxiety “every night” while filming the show and felt nothing when the show ended.

Once Friends ended in 2004, Perry’s next small-screen lead was in Aaron Sorkin’s Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip, which was cancelled after one season. In 2009 he starred in hit comedy 17 Again alongside Zac Efron, and later guest-starred on both The Good Wife and The Good Fight.

Perry also led one season sitcom Go On and a remake of The Odd Couple which lasted for three seasons. In 2016 he wrote and starred in play The End of Longing which opened in the West End and later transferred to Broadway.

In 2019, he was put in a two-week coma when his colon exploded due to opiate abuse; he had 14 surgeries due to his opiate abuse. “At this point in my life, the words of gratitude pour out of me because I should be dead, and yet somehow I am not,” he wrote in last year’s Friends, Lovers, and the Big Terrible Thing, which was a hit with readers and critics. The Guardian’s Barbara Ellen called the memoir “harrowing and revealing about the juncture where extreme compound addiction collides with mega-celebrity”.

“You have to get famous to know that it’s not the answer. And nobody who is not famous will ever truly believe that,” Perry wrote.

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March 2, 1994 - The Hollywood Reporter

The Hollywood Reporter Salutes "Beverly Hills, 90210" on its 100th episode.

Coming of Age (part 1)

By treating youth concerns with an innovative mixture of candor and humor, producers created a surprise sensation.

BY RICK SHERWOOD

It once was merely a desirable zip code. But three and a half years later — as “Beverly Hills, 90210” prepares to hit the milestone 100th-episode mark tonight — those well-known numbers have become a barometer of style and the shorthand for the attitudes and concerns of a generation. In more ways than one, the show has grown to define the youth culture of the 1990s — the look, the issues, the ideals, the desires. So endemic is the show that it has spawned a parody movie (“9021-Zero, The Movie” to shoot this April from Tomorrow’s Girl Productions) and a song (Urge Overkill’s 1993 riff “Heaven 902107).

Tori Spelling: I think “Beverly Hills, 90210” became a hit because the characters are real and the audience can relate to their situations. My character (Donna Martin) is my favorite because she has kept her strong beliefs and values and will not give in to peer pressure.

And just like its characters, the show is growing up. In its short four-season life span, “Beverly Hills, 90210” has practically turned into a television institution — one that set style and literally turned TV's once-flagging youth culture on its ear. “Yeah,” concurs executive producer Aaron Spelling with a laugh, “I’m still not used to the ear- rings on the guys.”

It was the inclusion of just such detail — the accurate depiction of high-school-aged youths and the honest manner in which their stories were presented — that ultimately won over the audience. “The decision was made early on to separate ourselves from the crop of high-school shows coming on at the time,” says executive producer Charles Rosin. “In 1990 everything for kids was seen through a prism of MTV and rock videos, and a certain kind of attitude was shaped that kids had less political commitment, less social responsibility, less regard for other things.”

That was a philosophy with which the makers of the show begged to differ. “What we locked into was that kids actually take themselves very seriously and that there is a gap between being cool and acting cool — the outer calm and inner turmoil of being a teenager,” says Rosin. “We felt they did care and that they were tired of all the cynicism. It turned out we were right.”

With that principle in mind, the show has gone on to examine many topical issues — drinking, drug use, AIDS, gun control — like no other television show of its time.

Perhaps most controversial, though, was when the show’s lead character participated in consensual teenage sex. “When Brenda (played by Shannen Doherty) lost her virginity at the prom and had no remorse, there was quite a perceived reaction that it would hurt the franchise. We left it open on purpose because we wanted to do a show about how parents would react when they find out their child becomes sexually active. We used it as a cliffhanger,” adds Rosin.

Interestingly, the feared backlash never occurred. “In fact, what happened was that 1.5 million more tuned into the next half of the season, and that’s when we dealt with the consequences of it.” The show’s architects had their wish: to get people talking.

And it’s not only the home viewers who have sat up and taken notice. “Beverly Hills, 90210” won a People’s Choice Award in 1991 for its appeal to young viewers and in 1992 received a Golden Globe nomination as best dramatic series. The episode “Isn’t It Romantic” was honored with the Nancy Susan Reynolds Award for its responsible depiction of teen sex, HIV prevention and family planning. The show has also been lauded by the Entertainment Industries Council Inc. and the Scott Newman Center for its antidrug messages.

Luke Perry: According to the feedback I get from viewers, older people seem to enjoy looking back on this special time period, younger people look forward to it and those who are living it enjoy being able to relate to it.

Originally titled “The Class of Beverly Hills,” the series had its start as a more conventional "90s family drama about the high-school years as seen through the eyes of two Midwestern transplants struggling to adjust to life in one of America’s wealthiest communities. “But we found there was a certain resentment to a show that deals with people of affluence,” says Rosin. “So we turned down that fire and turned up others.”

Indeed, the ability of “90210” to capture the teen years both from a young perspective and in a direct, no-nonsense way has enabled the series to grow far beyond the gates of high school itself.

“We recognize what our audience is and what they want, and we try to be responsive,” says producer Paul Waigner, who joined the show with its fifth episode. “Our goal is to keep telling the stories from and for the kids’ point of view rather than putting in adult attitudes. If we did that, we’d just be like everybody else.”

Brian Austin Green: The characters are popular because most kids can relate to at least one of them. All [of them] are so different that it's hard to like one more than another. The variety in characters is what makes the show fun to watch.

Fox executives are endlessly glad that they stuck by “Beverly Hills, 90210” despite its slow start. “I would say this is one of the most important shows that we air — I can’t imagine where we would be without it,” acknowledges Dan McDermott, senior vp of current programming and specials for the Fox Broadcasting Co. “This show helped define the second wave of programming for the company and brought in a much broader audience — and it came with a significant social conscience. We can’t minimize the importance of that.”

Everyone agrees that it was quality and attitude that helped this show overcome its growing pains and that turned into one of the most talked-about series of the decade — not to mention the network’s top performer.

“I think the show caught on because teens saw their lives portrayed on television for the first time,” says co-creator and executive producer Darren Star. “I don’t think any show had succeeded before in accurately portraying the lives of teenagers — at least not for this generation. The characters are a kind of family. That’s how it is in high school. You're always looking to create your own clique, and that’s what ‘90210 is all about.”

The look was also different. Before the airing of “90210,” most programs aimed at teens tried to lure them with the then-prevalent MTV quick-cut technique. Most considered it a crucial element in attracting young, disenfranchised viewers.

“We decided to focus on storytelling and to allow actors to hone in on their characters,” says Rosin. “We just felt that if we put together a story from a teenage point of view and really captured the right emotions, teens would plug in. Later their parents and brothers and sisters might get interested too.”

That’s just what happened.

In an odd case for television, it caught on with viewers before it did with the media. It has gone on to become the top show in its timeslot with adults 18 to 49 and the highest-rated network drama among adults 18 to 34. It anchors Fox’s most popular primetime night and has more than doubled its ratings and audience share since early episodes. Last year’s special two-hour graduation installment culminated the three-year ratings rise by giving Fox a 14.1 rating and 23 share overall and a 10.3/26 with adults 18 to 49. That’s a hit by any network’s standards, no less one with considerably less clearance than that of the original Big Three.

Such a showing also gave the creators some pause for thought. “Almost one third of the [graduation episode] was clips, and that allowed us to go back into the archives and see the shows and how they had changed. I was amazed at how much we had done,” says Rosin.

The mere fact that the show got so far so fast impresses even Spelling, a TV veteran responsible for thousands of hours of programming. "I think the most amazing thing is that we are hitting out 100th episode and that the ratings are higher now than they ever have been," he says. "We thought we would loose a lot of the ypung audience by putting the students in college this season. But we decided that they can't stay in high school forever. We had to deal with that element of the show honestly too or we would have lost viewers".

Gabrielle Carteris: I think the characters are so popular because they are realistic. Andrea Zuckerman has a strong moral back-bone, and she is willing to explore her mistakes and is responsible for her actions. She would be a great friend to have.

The show has enjoyed several distinct periods in terms of identity. It went from family drama in the first season to teen-ensemble melodrama in the second. Year three went back to school for senior year, and now it approaches each week with a more serialized style as the gang experience college and adult life. “We still keep the same creative core — we do social dramas, we do melodramas, romance and character comedy,” Rosin says. “That has helped keep us fresh. From week to week, no one knows what to expect.”

Such unpredictability — true to real teen life — has been, the network feels, a major factor in building and keeping audience loyalty. Star also gives much of the credit to the cast: “These were actors who people had never seen before, and as a result they were able to bring a sense of reality to their characters. They drove the show. As they became stars, more people started watching.” Waigner agrees that the chemistry of his cast and crew has been largely responsible for making the show what it is today. “Here, nobody is a star unto themselves. People bring their own expertise to the table, and we have a group of people who will listen to one another, take criticism and work together as a unit,” he says.

Steve Wasserman and Jessica Klein, head writers turned supervising producers of the show, think they understand the reasons behind the show’s staying power. “There is a lot of maturity built into the equation,” says Wasserman, who, with Klein, has been on the show since 1991. “We have been aware that we need to transcend current culture and present something more — to get into the kinds of stories that reflect a universal experience rather than trying to pin it down to some specific time line.”

“One of the reasons that we are successful all over the world is that we are not writing for the moment. We consciously decided not to write a high-school or a college show. We write about friendships and people. That’s what this show is all about,” adds Klein.

Wasserman and Klein, who are a real-life married couple as well as longtime writing partners, note that by the end of this season they will have completed an astounding 24 teleplays for the show.

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SHANNEN DOHERTY (1971-Died July 13th 2024,at 53.Breast cancer).American actress. She was known for her many roles in television and film, including her role as Jenny Wilder in Little House on the Prairie (1982–1983); Maggie Malene in Girls Just Want to Have Fun (1985); Kris Witherspoon in Our House (1986–1988); Heather Duke in Heathers (1989); Brenda Walsh in Beverly Hills, 90210 (1990–1994), 90210 (2008–2009) and BH90210 (2019); Prue Halliwell in Charmed (1998–2001); and Dobbs in Fortress (2021).Shannen Doherty - Wikipedia

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Captures 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 - 6 - 7 /7 de l'Ep. 5.10 : Les Hallucinations de Dylan McKay/ The Dreams of Dylan McKay (1994) de la série Beverly Hills 90210, avec l'acteur Jon Gries en participation exceptionnelle sur 4 épisodes.

Alias Broots dans la série Le Caméléon

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Cress Williams (July 26, 1968) is an actor, known for his roles in Prison Break and Close to Home. His most recent roles include Mayor Lavon Hayes on Hart of Dixie and Black Lightning. He is known for his recurring role as Terrence “Scooter” Williams on Living Single and as Inspector Atwon Babcock on Nash Bridges.

He was born in Heidelberg, Baden-Württemberg, West Germany, to American parents. He took courses at Fullerton College and earned a BA in theatre from UCLA.

He acted in a 1990 Fullerton College production of Othello. He acted in another production in the same year at Fullerton College called Red Noses.

He has appeared on many TV series since 1994, including Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, Beverly Hills, 90210, NYPD Blue, Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman, JAG, Nash Bridges, Providence, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, Veronica Mars, The West Wing, Close to Home, ER, and Grey’s Anatomy. He portrayed Talak’talan, a Jem’Hadar leader in the Star Trek series, in a Star Trek: Deep Space Nine episode “The Jem’Hadar”. He joined the Prison Break cast by playing The Company’s assassin, Wyatt Mathewson. He appeared in the final season of Friday Night Lights as Ornette Howard. He starred in Hart of Dixie as former football star turned mayor, Lavon Hayes.

He has ventured back into adaptations of DC Comics: As main character Jefferson Pierce / Black Lightning on Black Lightning (2018-21), which was integrated into Arrowverse’s prime Earth during Crisis on Infinite Earths, and as John Henry Irons in The Death of Superman and its 2019 sequel, Reign of the Supermen. After his Black Lightning series concluded, he reprised the role on The Flash at the start of its eighth season as part of its “Armageddon” event.

He married actress Simbi Khali (2000-11). The couple had two children. He married his girlfriend Kristen Torrianni (2013). They have two children together. #africanhistory365 #africanexcellence

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RIP Dr. Ruth, Richard Simmons, and Shannen Doherty

I was on vacation and wanted to combine multiple deaths that occured during my getaway:

Remembering Dr. Ruth Westheimer 1928-2024

Sex therapist and talk show host Dr. Ruth has died at 96. She became an icon in the Reagan 80s for her frank discussion of sexuality, most notably on her TV talk show Dr. Ruth Westheimer  (Lifetime 1984-1991). She was a staple of TV talk shows in the 80s and was often imitated, including Mary Gross who played her on SNL. She appeared as a fictionalized version of herself in Electric Dreams, an episode of Moonlighting, and an episode of Melrose Place. Worth checking out is the 2019 documentary Ask Dr. Ruth directed by Ryan White (who I interviewed in 2022).

Dr. Ruth as a guest on David Letterman in the 1980s.

The link above is the obit from Hollywood Reporter.

Remembering Richard Simmons 1948-2024

Fitness guru Richard Simmons has died at 76. Of all TV aerobics instructors he was one of the biggest personalities. In the 1980s he had many fitness videos including "Sweatin' to the Oldies" and like Dr. Ruth, he was a frequent guest on talk shows. He appeared in a 1994 episode of SNL (in a Coffee Talk sketch) and Eddie Murphy portrayed Little Richard Simmons, a mashup impression of Simmons and Little Richard. Within pop culture, Simmons appeared in several movies and TV shows as a fictionalized version of himself on a number of shows including a 1985 episode of Amazing Stories and some episodes of Arrested Development. In recent years there have been podcasts about him and there's a biopic in the works with Pauly Shore set to play him.

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The link above is the obit from Hollywood Reporter.

Remembering Shannen Doherty 1971-2024

Sad news that actress Shannen Doherty died at 53 after a long battle with cancer. She was actually an early crush of mine circa late 80s. My favorite performances of hers were: Heather Duke in the 80s teen masterpiece Heathers, as Brendan Walsh on Fox's Beverly Hills, 90210 from 1990-1994, and as Rene in Kevin Smith's Mallrats. Smith's follow up to Clerks was a bigger budget movie and thanks to Doherty he had a big name star in it. When I met Smith in 1997, I had him sign my 1995 Film Threat with him and Doherty on the cover and he jokingly drew a mustache on her! I was a fan of the first 2 or 3 seasons of 90210, but it's really sad that since this teen show that was on when I was a teen, we've lost Luke Perry in 2019 and now Doherty (for the teen cast that is).

Jason Lee and Doherty in Mallrats

She got her start as a child / teen actress. Early roles included voice acting in The Secret of NIMH, Night Shift (still my favorite Ron Howard movie), TV's Our House (NBC 1986-1988), and then the 90210 era. She played herself in an episode of Parker Lewis Can't Lose, Naked Gun 33 1/3: The Final Insult, and she returned to the View Askewnaverse as herself in Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back. She hosted SNL in 1993 with the great "Denise Show" sketch where Adam Sandler is pining for his ex played by Doherty.

Alf and Doherty

In 1987 to promote NBC's Saturday Morning TV season, they had a promotional special Alf Loves a Mystery, with Alf trying to solve a mystery...with the help of NBC TV shows. Doherty, who was on Our House at the time, appeared as a The Lady in Red. After the passing of Alf's Benji Gregory and now Doherty, it's a tough week for Alf fans like me :(

The link above is the obit from Hollywood Reporter.

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'...53. Six Feet Under

HBO 2001-05

The difficulty in looking at the legacy of “Six Feet Under”? Five seasons of exceptional television are inevitably overshadowed by 10 minutes of perfect television. Creator Alan Ball’s series follows the lives of the funeral home-operating Fisher family and those in their orbit, while exploring both the profound and the mundane in death. The final moments of “Six Feet Under,” a succession of emotional jolts underscored by a soulful Sia ballad, felt in the moment surprisingly daring. But, looking at a series that for its entire run had been keenly observed but startlingly openhearted, one might say that the show died the way it lived.

50. My So-Called Life

ABC 1994-95

It’s rare for art made by adults to perfectly nail the angst, anguish and hope of being a teen. While series like “Beverly Hills, 90210” were giving high schoolers a glossy, sexy view of adolescent life, Winnie Holzman’s “My So-Called Life,” which starred Claire Danes as 15-year-old Angela Chase in lovelorn pursuit of her crush, Jordan Catalano (Jared Leto), offered something more grounded and tangible. The show’s sole season is distinctly of its time, but “My So-Called Life” has something for teens (and former teens) today too. It’s a series about thrilling and heart-wrenching experiences — first love, coming to understand your parents and trying to understand your own frenzied emotions.

32. Lost

ABC 2004-10

What’s in the hatch? Who are the Others? Where did that polar bear come from? Yes, “Lost” hooked tens of millions with tantalizing mystery box questions like these. And yes, many of the answers showrunners Damon Lindelof and Carlton Cuse ultimately provide don’t quite live up to that fervor. But what made the show was its vibrantly rendered characters, dozens upon dozens of them — Hurley (Jorge Garcia) and Sayid (Naveen Andrews), Juliet (Elizabeth Mitchell) and Sawyer (Josh Holloway), Sun (Yunjin Kim) and Jin (Daniel Dae Kim), Locke (Terry O’Quinn) and Ben (Michael Emerson) — all striving to make sense of their upside-down circumstances within an expansive, rip-roaring, fabulously weird adventure. It was a flawed show, sometimes deeply so, but between its characters and, yes, those damned questions, “Lost” engaged its audience like no other, precipitating the online ecosystem of fevered fan theorizing that dominates how so many of us experience our favorite shows today.

21. Game of Thrones

HBO 2011-19

There was no bigger television show in the 2010s than HBO’s adaptation of George R.R. Martin’s epic fantasy novels. Created by David Benioff and D.B. Weiss, the fantasy epic pulled viewers into the cutthroat world of Westeros, a land rife with myths, legends, warring families and magical dragons. It was an enormous undertaking and a feat: Despite its relatively humdrum ending, “Game of Thrones” redefined television with its depictions of violence, sex and gore, and with its frank assessment of what it takes to rule. The series examined the universal lust for power, and within its spectacle drew complex portraits of the people who would tear the world apart for their chance to sit atop the coveted Iron Throne...'

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Matthew Langford Perry (August 19, 1969 – October 28, 2023) Film and television actor, comedian and producer. He gained international recognition in the 1990s for playing Chandler Bing on the NBC television sitcom Friends (1994–2004).

After graduating, he took the role of Chazz Russell in the TV series Second Chance. After 13 episodes, Second Chance became Boys Will Be Boys, with the plots refocused on the adventures of Chazz and his friends. After the show's single season, Perry stayed in Los Angeles and made his screen debut in the 1988 film A Night in the Life of Jimmy Reardon. In 1989, Perry had a three-episode arc on the series Growing Pains, in which he portrayed Carol Seaver's boyfriend Sandy who dies in the hospital after a drunk-driving crash.

In the midst of his many continuing guest roles on TV, Perry was cast as a regular on the 1990 CBS sitcom Sydney, playing the younger brother of Valerie Bertinelli's title character. In 1991, he made a guest appearance on Beverly Hills, 90210 as Roger Azarian. Perry landed his next TV starring role on the ABC sitcom Home Free, which aired only 11 episodes in the spring of 1993, followed by a sitcom pilot titled LAX 2194.

As well as having starred in the short-lived television series Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip, Perry appeared in several films.

Perry was co-creator, co-writer, executive producer, and star of the ABC sitcom Mr. Sunshine, which ran from February to April 2011. In August 2012, Perry began starring as Ryan King, a sportscaster, on the NBC sitcom Go On. The series was canceled on May 10, 2013. Perry co-developed and starred in the CBS sitcom The Odd Couple portraying Oscar Madison from 2015 to 2017.

Later in 2017, he starred as Ted Kennedy in the mini-series The Kennedys: After Camelot. (Wikipedia)

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The Beautiful & Charming Brunette Actress Of The Hit TV 📺 Sitcom Of 1989, Saved By The Bell 🔔

Born On January 23rd, 1974

She is an American actress. Her roles as Kelly Kapowski on NBC's Saved by the Bell (1989–1993) and its spin-off media, and as Valerie Malone on Fox's Beverly Hills, 90210 (1994–98) established her as a teen idol of the 1990s. As an adult, she has played Wilhemina 'Billie' Chambers in Fox's Fastlane (2002–2003), Natasha Drew in ABC's What About Brian (2007), Elizabeth Burke in USA Network's White Collar (2009–2014), and Lori Mendoza in Netflix's Alexa & Katie (2018–2020). For the latter, she earned a Daytime Emmy Award nomination.

Thiessen participated in beauty pageants during her childhood and was crowned Miss Junior America in 1987. The following year, she appeared on the cover of Teen magazine, having won the magazine's "Great Model Search". In 1989, she was named Cover Girl's "Model of the Year", and landed her first role of Kelly Kapowski on NBC's television sitcom Saved by the Bell, starring until its end in 1993. 

Thiessen has appeared in several films, such as Son in Law (1993), Speedway Junky (1999), From Dusk Till Dawn 2: Texas Blood Money (1999), Love Stinks (1999), Ivans Xtc (2000), Shriek If You Know What I Did Last Friday the 13th (2000), The Ladies Man (2000), Hollywood Ending (2002) and Cyborg Soldier (2008). She directed the short film Just Pray (2005), for which she earned a nomination from the Tribeca Festival for Best Narrative Short. She hosted the Cooking Channel series Dinner at Tiffani's (2015–2017) and the MTV comedy clip show Deliciousness (2020–present).

Please Wish This Amazing Actress Of The Popular Iconic 80's  Teen Sitcom Of 1989 A Very Happy Birthday 🎂 🥳 🎉 🎈 🎁 🎊

People Of The 80's Should Know Her By Now

If You Dont Know Her. Look Her Up

If You Have Seen Her Work. You simply can't believe how Amazing she still is after all these years.

The 1 & The Only

MS. TIFFANI THIESSEN ❤ AKA KELLY KAPOWSKI OF NBC'S SAVED BY THE BELL 🔔

HAPPY 50TH BIRTHDAY 🎂 🥳 🎉 🎈 🎁 🎊 TO YOU MS. THIESSEN & HERE'S TO MANY MORE YEARS TO COME 

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