What happened to the cast of 'Beverly Hills, 90210'?

Throughout the '90s, the TV show 'Beverly Hills, 90210' was an absolute hit among the teenage audience. It became an iconic series for an entire generation…

The original cast is recognized for the show to this day. Here you see them in 2019 for the reboot 'BH90210'. Do you know what happened to the actors and actresses?

He was the perfect student and journalist wannabe. The show begins when Brandon and his family move from Minnesota to Beverly Hills.

Ten seasons and 244 episodes turned Jason Priestley into a teen idol of the '90s. The actor had already worked on other projects, but it was 'Beverly Hills, 90210' what launched his career.

Around the same time, we could see him in movies like 'Tombstone' (1993) and 'Cold Blooded' (1995), where he plays his most memorable role in cinema.

Post-BH90210', the actor has never done anything as successful as the teenage show. However, we saw him recently in the TV series 'Private Eyes' (2016-21) and 'Wild Cards' (2024).

Although in 1998 the actor was arrested for driving under the influence of alcohol, Priestley hasn't been involved in any scandals. He lives a happy life with his wife Nadia Becerra and their two children Ava Veronica and Dashiell Orson.

Brandon's twin sister was Brenda, the good girl of the group who sometimes let loose. Her love story with Dylan against her parent's wishes is one of the most iconic relationships in TV history.

The actress' participation in 4 seasons and 112 episodes of the show raised her popularity. The actress had previously worked on 'Little House on the Prairie' and 'Our House'.

Four years after leaving 'Beverly Hills, 90210', Doherty embarked on another successful project, 'Charmed', where she played the role of Prue Halliwell.

After these two roles, Doherty has never repeated the same success, but the actress kept working.

Shannen Doherty has also gone beyond acting and has ventured into production and direction. Her last work as an actress was in 2021 with the movie 'Fortress' and in 2022 with the film 'Hot Seat'.

In 1999, the actress was diagnosed with Crohn's illness. Furthermore, in 2015, we learned that Doherty was battling cancer. Although she recovered from it, the actress relapsed in 2020.

Brenda's best high school friend was Kelly. The character came from a dysfunctional family and was accused of sleeping with many boys, including Dylan when he is dating Brenda.

The actress was in 10 seasons and 293 episodes of 'Beverly Hills, 90210'. A very important part of her acting career.

After the teenage drama series, Jennie Garth was cast in another show called 'What I Like About You' in the role of Valerie Tyler between 2002 and 2006.

We have also seen the actress participating in 'Dancing with the Stars', in the '90210' reboot as Kelly (2008-2011), and more recently in the TV movies 'A Kindhearted Christmas' (2021) and 'Bad Influence' (2022).

She is also part of the podcast called '90210MG' where she and her co-star Tori Spelling talk about unknown facts about the show and stories and secrets of the set.

Steve Sanders was Brandon's best friend and loved to get into trouble. He was adopted by Samantha Sanders when his mother passed away.

Like Jennie Garth, Ian Zering participated in all 293 episodes of the show. Steve was and will always be the role that everyone remembers him for.

However, some people may know him for being Finn Shepard, the protagonist of the B-movie saga 'Sharknado', where he was involved from 2013 to 2018.

His filmography is quite long, although it is full of secondary roles and less-known movies. Still, we have been able to see the actor in some shows like 'JAG', 'CSI: NY' and 'Malibu Rescue'.

In 2019, Ziering went back to his role as Steve for the reboot '90210' and since then we have seen him in the series 'The Other Two' and the movie 'Hunters', both in 2021.

The handsome bad boy of high school had problems with alcohol and substance abuse. Not only that, but he was really rich. Brenda was always his forever girl, but not the only one…

The actor was part of 'Beverly Hills, 90210' in 200 episodes during the first six seasons and came back for the last two seasons of the show. It was his trampoline to fame.

However, like many of his castmates, he would never be as famous as his character, Dylan.

Perry was part of many other '90s and '00s shows but it wasn't until 2017 that we saw the actor again thanks to the show 'Riverdale'. The last film the actor participated in was Tarantino's 'Once Upon a Time in Hollywood' in 2019.

Unfortunately, we could not see anything else from the actor because, in February 2019, Luke Perry suffered a stroke and passed away on March 4 of that same year.

The best student in the 'Beverly Hills, 90210' high school, and newspaper editor was Andrea Zuckerman. It's because of their connection in the newspaper that Andrea starts to feel something for Brandon.

The actress was part of 145 episodes of the show during the first 5 seasons, then she appeared intermittently in seasons 6, 8, and 10.

After her role in 'Beverly Hills, 90210', she was cast in many TV movies and participated in almost a dozen. She never stood out the way she had in the famous teen series.

In the '00s she continued to work for television, as the voice of animated characters and videogames, and participated in the reality TV show 'The Surreal Life'.

The actress is happily married and has two children. She recently appeared in the shows 'We Own This City', '911' and the film 'Boon', all in 2022.

He was the party boy of the group. David Silver was the high school DJ and his most important storyline was his relationship with Donna.

The actor was part of every episode of 'Beverly Hills, 90210' and kept working as an actor, although in small roles and productions.

We have seen the actor in shows like 'Freddie', 'Wedding Band' or 'Anger Management', and in films like 'Domino' (2005), 'How To Lose Friends and Alienate People' (2008), and 'Stay Cool' (2009).

More recently, the actor was also part of the 'BH90210' reboot, the 'Roseanne' reboot 'The Conners' (2021), and the movie 'The Night They Came Home' (2024). He's participated in celebrity talent shows like 'The Masked Dancer,' 'Dancing with the Stars,' and 'The Masked Singer.'

Brian Austin Green's personal life has garnered a lot of attention. He was in a three-year relationship with Megan Fox, got married to the actress, and had three kids. Since 2020, the actor has been dating Sharna Burgess. They got engaged in late 2023.

Donna Martin was the innocent, good girl of the bunch. She had her happy ending with her forever love, David.

As the daughter of producer Aaron Spelling, the actress was part of the ten seasons of 'Beverly Hills, 90210'.

After 'Beverly Hills, 90210', we have seen Tori Spelling in some blockbuster movies like 'Scream 2' (1997) and 'Scary Movie 2' (2001), besides other independent and small productions.

Like many of her castmates, Spelling came back for the reboot of the show, 'BH90210' in 2019. In the same year, she was part of the last 'Sharknado' movie.

Tori Spelling will always be known for her participation in the show. She and Jennie Garth created the podcast '90210MG'.

He was the unpopular guy in high school. Scott was David's friend but was never part of the protagonists' group. He would meet a tragic end due to an accident with a gun.

Although he had worked on other projects prior to the show, the actor will always be known for his participation in 'Beverly Hills, 90210'. He was in 23 episodes during the first and second seasons.

Leaving the show almost meant abandoning his acting career. We could see Douglas that year in the series 'Blossom', but after that, he joined the U.S. Army.

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He was Brandon and Brenda's dad and the reason why the family moved to Beverly Hills. Jim was actually the manager of Dylan's trust. For that reason, he did not agree with the relationship between Dylan and his daughter.

The actor was part of 143 episodes of 'Beverly Hills, 90210' and appeared in almost every season of the show. After the series ended, James Eckhouse continued working in cinema and television.

The actor has been involved in more than seventy shows and movies, the most important ones being: 'Chicago Med', 'The Affair', 'NCIS', 'Castle' and 'Criminal Minds'.

Along with 'Chicago Med', a recent work was the actor's role as Don Knotts in the HBO show 'High and Mighty' (2018). He starred opposite Jorge Díaz.

Cindy was Brandon and Brenda's mom and also like a mother to their friends. She was married to Jim and was sure to follow her husband anywhere he needed to.

She appeared in 145 episodes of the show from seasons 1 to 7 and the last one of the series. Cindy was the role of her life along with the character of Joan Cumming in 'Sunset Beach' where she starred from 1997 to 1999.

In the '00s, Carol Potter sporadically appeared in some episodes of the shows 'Crossing Jordan', 'JAG', 'Greek' and 'Medium', and of course, came back one last time for the role of Cindy in the 'BH90210' reboot.

Alongside Dylan, this character was the co-owner of the most popular bar in Beverly Hills, The Peach Pit. He gets along with every member of the group.

He was part of the 10 seasons of 'Beverly Hills, 90210' and also appeared in shows like 'Charmed', 'Mystery Girls', and the reboot 'BH90210'.

After suffering from Alzheimer's since 2018, the actor Joe E. Tata passed away in August 2022 at 85 years old.

He was a waiter and a law student. Jesse begins a relationship with Andrea and the couple even gets married and has a child.

'Beverly Hills, 90210' was Mark Damon Espinoza's acting debut. Thanks to the 48 episodes he participated in the show, he saw opportunities coming his way.

The actor has participated in numerous movies and TV shows like 'Scandal' (2012-15), 'Major Crimes' (2016-17), 'Mayans MC' (2018-19), and 'The Endgame' (2022).

Once the protagonists advanced to university, new characters appeared. One of them was Clare, the University of California dean's daughter who is still in high school.

The actress joined the cast in the fourth season of the show and starred in 3 seasons. The show granted her a lot of acting opportunities.

Thanks to director Gregg Araki, Robertson starred in the most notable films of her career like 'Nowhere' (1997) and 'Splendor' (1999). In the end, the director and the actress had a romantic relationship.

In recent years, Kathleen Robertson has participated in shows like 'Northern Rescue' (2019), 'The Expanse' (2021-22) and 'Swimming with Sharks' (2022).

She is Brandon's childhood friend and moves to Brenda's room when Brenda is no longer in the show.

Also known for her role as Kelly Kapowski in 'Saved by the Bell', Tiffani's popularity increased after being in 136 episodes of 'Beverly Hills, 90210'.

Although she worked with big directors, such as Woody Allen in his movie 'Hollywood Ending' (2002), the actress hasn't enjoyed much success.

The actress kept working for television shows and had a permanent role as Elizabeth Burke in the show 'White Collar' (2009-14).

More recently, the actress has starred in 'Alex & Katie' (2018-20) as Lori Mendoza and in the 'Saved by the Bell' (2020-21) reboot playing the role of Kelly again.

As for her personal life, Tiffani had a relationship with her 'Beverly Hills, 90210' co-star Brian Austin Green. Later, in 2005, she settled down with the actor Brady Smith and had two children.

Ray aspired to become a professional musician. He had a difficult romantic relationship with Donna, as he was abusive and violent towards her.

He was part of 39 episodes during seasons 5 and 6 of 'Beverly Hills, 90210'. After the show, the actor starred in the series 'To Serve and Protect' (1999), 'Dead Last' (2001), and the reboot 'BH90120' (2019).

Like his character in 'BH90210', the actor loves music. Jamie Walters played with the bands of Leland Sklar, Michael Landau, and Reb Beach. His single 'How Do You Talk to an Angel', written for the series 'The Heights', reached number one in the charts.

Yes, Hilary Swank was in 'Beverly Hills, 90210'! Do you remember? She was a single mother and waitress at the Peach Pit. Carly had a relationship with Steve, but in the end, she moved to Montana to take care of her ill father.

Although the actress was part of only 16 episodes of the show, all in all, she is the most successful actress in the whole cast.

She has a very long filmography from which we can highlight two movies 'Boys Don't Cry' (1999) and 'Million Dollar Baby' (2005). Thanks to her performances in those movies, Hilary Swank won two Oscars, two Golden Globes, and a Critic's Choice award.

Hilary Swank has starred in other excellent films like 'Insomnia' (2002), 'The Black Dalia', (2006), 'The Homesman', (2014), 'Spark' (2016), and 'What They Had' (2018).

More recently, we have been able to see the actress back on the small screen in shows like 'Away' (2020) as Emma Green, and 'Alaska Daily' (2022) in the role of Eileen Fitzgerald.