Actor Luke Perry has died from a brain hemorrhage after he suffered a massive stroke on Feb. 27 at his Los Angeles home, according to The Blast. He was 52.
Perry was awake and alert when emergency responders arrived at his home, but his condition deteriorated before he got to the hospital.
Doctors placed the actor in a medically induced coma to relieve pressure on the brain due to severe bleeding, but the damage was too severe.
Perry was taken off life support on Monday, March 4. He was surrounded by family including his children Jack and Sophie, fiancee Wendy Madison Bauer, ex-wife Minnie Sharp, and his mother Ann Bennett.
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<p>The family released a statement thanking fans for “the outpouring of support and prayers that have been extended to Luke from around the world, and respectfully request privacy in this time of great mourning. No further details will be released at this time.”</p>
<p>Perry, who starred as Fred Andrews on the CW series <em>Riverdale</em>, rose to fame as the moody teenage rebel Dylan on <em>Beverly Hills, 90210</em> in the ’90s. The role made him a superstar heartthrob who was mobbed by teenage girls everywhere he went.</p>
<p>Perry was forced to stop making public appearances after about a dozen people were injured when a thousand girls rushed a small stage where he was scheduled to appear in 1992.</p>
<p>“I don’t like that,” Perry told <em>Rolling Stone</em>. “I mean, I could understand if I was [Elvis Presley].”</p>
<p><em>Riverdale</em> shut down production on Monday as news of Perry’s death spread. Celebrities, colleagues and fans remembered the beloved actor on social media.</p>
<p><em>“My heart is broken. I will miss you so much Luke Perry. Sending all my love to your family,”</em> tweeted actress Molly Ringwald who played Perry’s wife, Mary Andrews, on <em>Riverdale</em>.</p>
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