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RiverdaleBԪַs Luke Perry hospitalized after reported stroke

Perry, who also stared in BԪַ90210BԪַ is currently under observation, according to his publicist
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FILE - In this Aug. 6, 2018, file photo, Luke Perry, a cast member in the CW series BԪַRiverdale,BԪַ poses for a portrait during the 2018 Television Critics Association Summer Press Tour in Beverly Hills, Calif. A publicist for the BԪַRiverdaleBԪַ and BԪַBeverly Hills, 90210BԪַ star says the actor has been hospitalized. Arnold Robinson said the 52-year-old actor is BԪַcurrently under observationBԪַ at the hospital. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP, File)

BԪַRiverdaleBԪַ and BԪַBeverly Hills, 90210BԪַ star Luke Perry has been hospitalized, his publicist said Thursday.

Arnold Robinson tells The Associated Press on that the 52-year-old actor is BԪַcurrently under observationBԪַ at the hospital.

Paramedics responded to a 911 call at about 9:30 a.m. Wednesday at a home in the Sherman Oaks section of Los Angeles and took a patient to a hospital, the cityBԪַs fire department said. Public records list the address as PerryBԪַs.

No reason for the hospitalization or any details on his condition were given, but celebrities have taken to social media saying that he suffered a stroke.

Perry has played construction construction-company owner Fred Andrews, father of main character Archie Andrews, for three seasons on BԪַRiverdale,BԪַ the CW series that gives a dark take on BԪַArchieBԪַ comics, and has been slated for a fourth.

The CW declined comment on Perry.

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Born and raised in rural Fredericktown, Ohio, Perry was tapped for heartthrob status along with Jason Priestley on BԪַBeverly Hills 90210,BԪַ which ran from 1990 to 2000.

Perry has had roles in a handful of films, including BԪַThe Fifth Element,BԪַ BԪַ8 SecondsBԪַ and BԪַAmerican Strays.BԪַ He appeared in HBOBԪַs prison drama BԪַOzBԪַ and voiced cartoons like BԪַThe Incredible HulkBԪַ and BԪַMortal Kombat.BԪַ In recent years he starred in the series BԪַTies That BindBԪַ and BԪַBody of Proof.BԪַ

The same day he was hospitalized, Fox TV announced that it would be running a six-episode return of BԪַ90210BԪַ that features most of the original cast, but Perry was not among those announced.

The Associated Press

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