Margaret Wappler

Apr 29, 2024 | teendramawhore.substack.com | Vallie Lynn Watson |Margaret Wappler

Vallie Lynn Watson and I have bonded over many things: “One Tree Hill,” living in Wilmington, fondue, bamboo plants. But one of our strongest connections has been over our mutual love for the late Luke Perry. We’ve dined together on Perry’s birthday, exchanged mournful messages on the anniversary of his death, and made more Dylan references than I can count. Lynn even named her dog “McKay” after Perry’s “Beverly Hills, 90210” character.

Mar 16, 2024 | bookreporter.com | Margaret Wappler

The almighty pretty boy duo of Luke Perry and Jason Priestley came around once in a generation, and they had their faces plastered everywhere in the ’90s. We all heard about the fights on the set of “Beverly Hills, 90210,” the possible romances, the smart-aleck responses to the first generation of internet journalists. A monolith like Aaron Spelling’s enormously successful drama was impenetrable; we all thought it would go on forever. So did Margaret Wappler.

Mar 1, 2024 | newsbreak.com | Margaret Wappler

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Mar 1, 2024 | vanityfair.com | Margaret Wappler

“If it wasn’t for Luke Perry, Buffy the Vampire Slayer would’ve never happened,” says Fran Rubel Kuzui, the director of the 1992 movie, speaking via Zoom from her home in Tokyo where she’s lived full-time since 2000. For a myriad of reasons, she stopped giving interviews a long time ago about Buffy, but today, she’s breaking her silence. She wants everyone to know Luke’s special connection to the beloved vampire franchise. In 1991, Kuzui was searching for a new project.

Feb 20, 2024 | publishersweekly.com | Margaret Wappler |Becca Rothfeld |Sheryl Kaskowitz |Norman Ohler

A Good Bad Boy: Luke Perry and How a Generation Grew UpCultural critic Wappler (Neon Green) serves up a loving if unwieldy overview of the acting career of Perry (1966–2019), best known for playing Dylan McKay on the 1990s teen drama Beverly Hills 90210. Growing up in Mansfield, Ohio, Perry endured his father’s drunken rages until his mother got a divorce when Perry was six.