NEWS OF THE WEEK: Leonardo DiCaprio felt 'starstruck' meeting Luke Perry for first time
In an interview for the new documentary, I Am Luke Perry, the Oscar-winning actor described his first encounter with the Beverly Hills, 90210 star on the set of the 2019 Quentin Tarantino feature. Leonardo played fictitious Western actor Rick Dalton in the film, while Luke - who died in March 2019 at the age of 52 after suffering a stroke - portrayed real-life actor Wayne Maunder. "I remember being in my teens, and he was the manifestation of the new (James) Dean on television, and everyone was crazy about him," he said, according to People.
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