01754cam a2200301 i 45000010011000000030006000110050017000170080041000340200018000750350022000930400008001150500013001230820010001360820038001461000043001842450083002272500046003102640041003563000027003973360026004243370028004503380027004785040041005055200815005466000029013616500038013906550024014281384412274OCoLC20240427135423.0230622s2024    nyu    e b    000 0beng d  a9781668006269  a(OCoLC)1384412274  cAJM 4aPN1992.404aB22304a791.4302/8092273223/eng/202402261 aWappler, Margaret,eauthor,enarrator.12aA good bad boy :bLuke Perry and how a generation grew up /cMargaret Wappler.  aFirst Simon & Schuster hardcover edition. 1aNew York :bSimon & Schuster,c2024.  axv, 319 pages ;c24 cm  atextbtxt2rdacontent  aunmediatedbn2rdamedia  avolumebnc2rdacarrier  aIncludes bibliographical references.  aBest known for playing loner rebel Dylan McKay in Beverly Hills 90210, Luke Perry was fifty-two years old when he died of a stroke in 2019. There have been other deaths of 90's stars, but this one hit different. Gen X was reminded of their own inescapable mortality, and robbed of an exciting career resurgence for one of their most cherished icons, with recent roles in the hit series Riverdale and Quentin Tarantino's Once Upon a Time In Hollywood bringing him renewed attention and acclaim. Only upon his death, as stories poured out online about his authenticity and kindness, did it become clear how little was known about the exceedingly humble actor and how deeply he impacted popular culture. Here, Margaret Wappler attempts to understand who Perry was and why he was unique among his Hollywood peers. 10aPerry, Luke,d1966-2019. 0aActorszUnited StatesvBiography. 7aBiographies.2lcgft