Luke Perry’s Beverly Hills, 90210 castmates lead stars supporting star on social media

Luke Perry’s Beverly Hills, 90210 castmates have led the stars taking to social media to lend their support amid news that the 52-year-old actor was hospitalized after suffering a stroke at his Los Angeles home. 

Shannen Doherty and Ian Ziering both took to their Instagrams on Thursday to share throwback photos from the set of their highly-popular Nineties drama with words of encouragement.

Doherty, 47, shared a cute snap from the series of Perry hugging her from behind.

She wrote: ‘My friend. Holding you tight and giving you my strength. You got this.’ 

The 54-year-old actor Ziering posted a black and white snap of himself kissing Perry with the caption: ‘No words can express what my heart feels hearing today’s shocking news. Let us all say a prayer for his speedy recovery.’

The outpouring of love and support on social media comes shortly after paramedics responded to an emergency call from Perry’s home in Sherman Oaks at 9.40am on Wednesday. 

The actor’s condition is not known. 

His representative told DailyMail.com on Thursday: ‘Mr. Perry is currently under observation at the hospital,’ but they would not share any further details.   

Kristy Swanson – who starred with Perry on 1992 film Buffy The Vampire Slayer – took to Twitter to write: I just heard the frightening news about my dear old friend Luke Perry having a massive stroke. 

‘Luke honey I am praying so hard for you right now, I love you so much, and by God’s Grace you will get through this. Please pray for Luke [prayer hands and heart emojis] @LukePerryIII.’

Actor Lou Diamond Phillips wrote: ‘Terribly concerned for my old friend Luke Perry, currently hospitalized. Sending healing thoughts and prayers for strength. Please send some Love his way.’ 

On Wednesday, the same day of his stroke, which was first reported by TMZ, Fox announced it would be rebooting the 90s classic with some of the original cast but it is not known if Perry was in talks to appear in it. 

Most recently, he has appeared on screens as Fred Andrews in the hit series Riverdale. 

He also appeared in the 1992 film Buffy the Vampire Slayer and the 1994 film 8 Seconds. 

Perry shot to fame as Dylan McKay on Beverly Hills 90210 in the 90s. 

He has gone on to appear in dozens of shows and films and is one of the most prolific TV actors in Hollywood. 

He has two children with his ex-wife Rachel Sharp. The pair were married between 1993 and 2003. 

Since then, he has not had any serious relationships that have been made public.

It is not clear who was home with Perry, if anyone, when he suffered his stroke. The actor’s children are 21 and 18. 

In 2015, the actor had a cancer scare when doctors found pre-cancerous cells on his colon. 

They were removed and Perry adapted his diet and lifestyle afterwards to reduce his chances of it returning. 

‘I have significantly cut down on the amount of red meat I eat. 

‘I used to be a steak and potatoes kind of guy — now it’s just for special occasions. I eat a lot more fish, natural grains and fiber,’ he said in an interview at the time.’

The cast of Riverdale is currently filming the show’s fourth season in Vancouver while the remainder of the third series is aired on CW. 

It is not clear what Perry’s filming schedule is. 

A spokesman for CW declined to comment when contacted by DailyMail.com on Thursday.  

Fox announced on Wednesday that it had ordered a revival of Beverly Hills 90210 and that some of the major characters from the original series had signed on. 

Jason Priestley, Jennie Garth, Ian Ziering, Gabrielle Carteris, Brian Austin Green and Tori Spelling all agreed to take part but it is not clear of Perry was in discussions for it. 

As news of Perry’s stroke broke, more stars sent their best to the actor, such as Nick Swardson, Willie Garson, Devon Sawa and more.

Luke’s Riverdale co-stars also took to social media to pay tribute to star with Cole Sprouse leading the tributes.

The 26-year-old, who plays Jughead on The CW series, posted a black and white shot with Luke and captioned it: “Love you bud”.

Cole’s off-screen girlfriend and fellow co-star Lili Reinhart, who plays Betty Cooper, shared a selfie with the actor and wrote: ‘Thinking of you, Luke. And praying for your safe recovery.’ 

Luke’s one-time love interest on the teen series, Marisol Nichols, who plays Hermoine Lodge, posted a photo with him and wrote: ‘Thinking of this amazing man. We love you Luke’.

Skeet Ulrich, who plays F.P. Jones, posted a shirtless photo of a beaming Luke swimming a pool and captioned it: ‘Waiting for ya brotha!! Someone has to man the grill for me.’ 

His other co-star Madchen Amick and also Casey Cott posted their well wishes to him.