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[Dalek]

Luke Perry on the cover of AARP is the new litmus test of how old you feel

You're a sly one, AARP.
The group's magazine brought about an age-related panic attack among fans of the Aaron Spelling drama, "Beverly Hills, 90210" last week, when it wished actor Luke Perry a happy 50th birthday.
The social media team whipped up a "Special Birthday Cover" and (snarkily?) stated, "Welcome to the 902-5-OH."
Oof.
Perry, of course, played Dylan McKay on the '90s hit TV show, as the "bad boy" of the group. Perry became a favorite with viewers of the show and often graced the covers of teenage magazines, such as "Seventeen" and "Teen Beat." (This, despite being 24 years old at the time of the show, CNET pointed out.)
But it seems that plenty of people were not pleased about being reminded not only of Perry's age, but of their own mortality.

So hey, I'm old.

 

[ElectricBlanketFire]

 

[NealMcCauley]

 

[HStallion]

He looks a lot like Bryan Cranston on that cover.

 

[Slayven]

damn i feel old

 

[strafer]

He was probably my favorite on that show.

 

[GeoNeo]

He looks a lot like Bryan Cranston on that cover.

thought the same thing.

 

[snacknuts]

brb weeping for my lost youth

 

[modernmalady]

Pretty handsome 50 yr old so congrats, Luke.

 

[Polk]

damn i feel old

You shouldn't google Gabrielle Carteris' (Andrea Zuckerman) age then.

 

[BronsonLee]

damn i feel old

shut up old man

 

[aadiboy]

He looks a lot like Bryan Cranston on that cover.

Maybe his uglier little brother

 

[jet1911]

You shouldn't google Gabrielle Carteris' (Andrea Zuckerman) age then.

Man how old were they when they filmed 90210?

 

[Nirolak]

damn i feel old

Old enough to remember the reception of the Metallica: Black Album?

 

[Extra Sauce]

I liked him in Uncharted 4.

 

[Sheroking]

Dylan was the best.

The only character on that show that ever put king-douchebag Brandon Walsh in his place.

 

[evilromero]

First thing I thought of when I read the headline. Such a great moment forever locked in my memory.

 

[Sapiens]

Man how old were they when they filmed 90210?

20s and 30s. That's just how it was done back then.

 

[Garlador]

"Nothing breaks harder than ice."

He was an alright Sub-Zero.

 

[ghostofsparta]

Hal sure is looking good these days..

 

[SyNapSe]

damn i feel old

This is probably the oldest I've ever felt. This moment right now

 

[sixteen-bit]

happy birthday

 

[Netherscourge]

Luke Perry on the cover of AARP is the new litmus test of how old you feel

So hey, I'm old.

That hairline is holding on for dear life.

But there were signs very early...

 

[richiek]

There really is a Simpsons GIF for everything.

 

[Trouble]

Old enough to remember the reception of the Metallica: Black Album?

Old enough that I saw them on that tour. 😐

 

[Raylan]

50 and he still looks damn good. No issues here.

 

[DietRob]

Thanks for reminding all of us how old we are. Only a handful of years before I too can be an AARP member.

 

[kswiston]

20s and 30s. That's just how it was done back then.

That's still how it's done.

The DUFF came out last year, and is about high school kids. It Stars May Whitman and Robbie Amell (both 28 currently, and probably 26 when the film was shot).

 

[Strike]

He looks a lot like Bryan Cranston on that cover.

That's what I thought too, despite being 10 years older.

Spoiler

Cranston arguably looks better.

 

[Mr. Giggles]

Ah where did the years go?

Sunrise, sunset.

 

[Gordon Shumway]

Feeling old..thanks, DICK! 😠

 

[Agnostic]

Whenever a retail store asks me for my ZIP code I tell them 90210.

 

[Frozenprince]

damn i feel old

It's just gonna get worse.

 

[jroc74]

I think he can be nominated for this thread:


Actors who have aged into that "grizzled older badass" tier?

 

[Dalek]

Feeling old..thanks, DICK! 😠

 

[Polk]

Man how old were they when they filmed 90210?

90210 ended in 2000, so Luke was 34 back then, and Gabrielle was 39.

 

[Apt101]

This is probably the oldest I've ever felt. This moment right now

For me, it was when Smallville ended and I learned Tom Welling was only several years older than me. When it began I was just leaving high school. Watched that show through college, when I got my first real job, during the evolution of my career. When it ended I was an adult, in debt, unrecognizable to myself.

I could imagine how this feels to people older than me. I am pretty sure I was in elementary school when 90210 came out. I've only seen one episode. The upside is that these actors were damn near thirty for the most part playing high school kids.....

 

[ZackieChan]

Dylan was the best.

The only character on that show that ever put king-douchebag Brandon Walsh in his place.

You mad bro?

https://youtu.be/_eikmOaWA-8

 

[wildfire]

Wow I forgot how young I was when I watched this show. Brenda was the best.

 

[Herne]

God that was a dreadful show. I remember talking to an American friend of mine about a scene in which one of the (multiple) bland blondes was reading out her essay in English class and it was the most basic shit you'd expect a kid to crap out at age five. And her stupid English teacher was nodding eagerly, smiling and encouraging her in her ridiculously basic writing. I remember the stuff I was doing in studying English for my Leaving Cert at the time, when she was supposedly the same age I was, and it is laughable the difference between the two. I just remember that because a good friend of mine in America was laughing along with me at the absurd basic level of it.

In fact I'm pretty sure that's all I remember of that show, despite it playing often on TV back then. Happy birthday to Luke Perry I guess.

 

[DrFurbs]

Obviously dyes his hair and beard. Why not grow old proudly?

 

[A Fish Aficionado]

He looks damn good. even if it's a dye or other advantage.

 

[Jasper]

Still looking good for 50 years old. Good for him!

 

[bjork]

Feeling old..thanks, DICK! 😠

You can see Luke Perry's dick if you watch Oz

he's like a naked ghost that haunts the prison or something

 

[ZackieChan]

You can see Luke Perry's dick if you watch Oz

he's like a naked ghost that haunts the prison or something

They

Spoiler

buried him alive by bricking him up in a wall.

He came back as a ghost? I think I never watched the ridiculous last season.

 

[Tobor]

Old enough to remember the reception of the Metallica: Black Album?

Old enough to know the black album was the end of Metallica being a good metal band.

 

[Tregard]

Came here for this, thank you

 

[Manu]

First and second posts on-point.

 

[BowieZ]

Brenda was such a great character. So warm and friendly and intelligent and often getting the short end of the stick.

Such a great 90s role model for women.

 

[jett]

I remember watching daily reruns of 90210 during the early 2000's...for some reason. I remember nothing, other than Brenda being hot as fuck.