Luke Perry, 'Beverly Hills, 90210' Star, Is Dead at 52

His family issued a statement saying he died after a “massive stroke,” which he suffered Wednesday.

Born in Ohio, Perry became a star in the 1990s on “90210,” where he spent several years playing the bad-boy heartthrob Dylan McKay. More recently, he played Fred Andrews, Archie’s father, on the CW series “Riverdale.”

Writer and director Joss Whedon, who worked with him on the movie “Buffy the Vampire Slayer,” said on Twitter that he was “Funny, committed, and always gracious. He shouldn’t be gone.”

This article originally appeared in The New York Times.