Actor Ian Ziering has paid tribute to his late friend and former co-star Luke Perry, seven years after Perry’s tragic passing.
Perry died on March 4, 2019, at the age of just 52. He suffered two strokes — one at his home in Sherman Oaks, Los Angeles, another after he was taken to Providence Saint Joseph Medical Center in Burbank — after which his family made the difficult decision to remove him from life support.
Ziering, 61, starred alongside Perry in “Beverly Hills 90210.” Per IMDb, Ziering appeared in the teen drama show from 1990 until 2000, while Perry featured from 1990 until 1995. It’s the show on which they became good pals.
The former “Dancing with the Stars” contestant took to his Instagram account on March 5 to share his tribute to his dearly departed friend.
Ian Ziering ‘Can’t Believe’ It’s Been Seven Years Since Luke Perry Passed
GettyIn his post, which he captioned “lukeperry Perry #rip,” Ian Ziering shared a black-and-white picture of Luke Perry, riding a motorcycle, with his shirt open, and smoking.
The text on the image reads “Miss you buddy, can’t believe it’s seven years” and was followed by a sad-faced emoji.
Over the top of the post, singer-songwriter Gavin DeGraw’s 2004 pop rock single “I Don’t Want to Be” poignantly plays.
Ziering has 678,000 followers on the popular social media platform, many of whom had lovely things to say in his post’s comments section.
Ziering’s Followers Hail ‘Cool Personified’ Luke Perry
GettyThe comments section of Ian Ziering’s post had countless positive statements about Luke Perry.
One of Ziering’s followers wrote, “Luke was cool personified 😎.”
Another Instagram user said, “Already 7 years 😢 but we’ll never forget Luke 🤍.”
Someone else commented, “What an incredible photo of him ❤️🙏🏻.”
A big fan of Perry’s lovingly described him as, “🙏🙏🙏 our 90’s era James Dean.”
“So sad. We all miss him. What a great human,” said another Perry fan.
Finally, one user said, “💔🤍🕊️FOREVER LOVED FOREVER MISSED. REST EASY SWEET BEAUTIFUL SOUL.”
In addition to “Beverly Hills 90210,” Perry’s television career also saw him appear in the likes of “Riverdale” “Criminal Minds,” and “Will & Grace.” Movie-wise, his credits included 1992’s “Buffy the Vampire Slayer,” 1994’s “8 Seconds,” and 1997’s “The Fifth Element.”
It’s great to see Luke Perry getting so much love seven years after his premature death — it really is so hard to believe it’s been that long since he left us. We hope all his friends and loved ones are coping with their loss.
May he rest in eternal peace.
