90210 Minutiae
More Things You Would Like To Know About 90210
90210 beauties arrive on the set at 6.30 in the morning and spend from an hour to an hour and a half in hair and make-up before the cameras even start rolling
After the pilot episode,Charles Rosin turned up,intending to make the show "a little more sympathetic to the human condition."
When 90210 did the 'Spring Dance' episode,the show's writers came to Tori and Brian for research,as they were both still at high school
Despite being the daughter of the show's producer Aaron Spelling,Tori auditioned under the name Toria Mitchell for the director of pilot who had no idea who she was.
Jason Priestley's mother,a former ballerina,gave two command performances for the Queen of England
Both Jason and Luke hate being called 'Teen-idols'.Luke says "Man,I hate those words",and later,attempting some kind of semi-eloquence,"I do not feel that it is conducive to longevity as an actor if you become this freak thing,this sensation.You're gonna be gone.That's not what I got into this for."
At his audition Luke Perry turned to Producer Aaron Spelling,and said,"can I bum a cigarette from you,Aaron?"His logic being that if he didn't get the part,at least he could say that he smoked a cigarette with Aaron Spelling.
Jennie Garth initially hated her character,Kelly Taylor,who made her entrance in the pilot bragging about her nose job and gushing about the advantages of pool parties as far as one's figure is concerned."She was just so one dimensional",she says.The plot has evolved so much."As for the pilot,she says."Would you burn that for me?"
