Jason Priestly- “I wasted 9 years of my life on 90210!”

So sorry that this show put you on the map, Jason. What an ingrate. No one would know who he is otherwise.

He was making a living in the profession of his choice, he likely made a lot of money, and he also enjoyed fame. There's nothing stopping him from acting now. Luke Perry seemed very happy to take small supporting roles in movies. In fact, some of Priestley's old fans would probably check out his new works out of loyalty.

That's not a waste of time at all.

To be fair, Luke Perry seemed to hate being associated with the show so much

Honestly, I didn't realize how good of an actor he was until I saw "Love and Death on Long Island." That scene when John Hurt's character confessed his love to him, and the camera lingered on Priestley's face, which conveyed so many emotions without any dialogue, was some of the best I've ever seen from him.

I never saw any of that on 90210.

R4 Love and Death on Long Island an updating of Death in Venice is a gem and yes Priestly is good in it and I met him in NYC and talked with him for a few minutes, he seemed down to earth and my niece was thrilled when I told her.

R5 I met him in NYC also, when his book came out. He was very nice and down to earth.

He's currently burning it up on season 4 of Private Eyes, a Canadian show where he plays a washed up and broke hockey player named Shade who moonlights as a private eye. Imagine where he could be now if he hadn't wasted those 9 years on 90210.

Current pic.

Dumbass. In fact that show delivered his beautiful youth to the world in very heavy and regular doses. He should be thankful because that was his finest hour as a performing artist. There's value in being a pretty young man.

He never got hard for the camera, so fuck him.

Don't forget Die, Mommie, Die!...

He was great in Die Mommy, Die.

The hot is gone but he's still good looking and likeable.

I met him at a charity softball game. Nice guy.

Grant Show and that Sharknado guy were the assholes of the day.

Most actors would kill for a stint on a successful prime-time show. Few things are perfect.

He was roommates with Brad Pitt when they first got to L.A. Maybe that has something to do with his sentiments. I think it’s hard for some people to see their friends skyrocket to extreme success and wonder what could have been for themselves

He seemed content enough to waste another year on the short reboot/meta version.

I wonder if he got lots of better offers he had to decline because of the show. The show didn’t exactly launch any of them into a spectacular career the way Dawson’s Creek did for Michelle Williams and almost did for Katie Holmes. I always did like Priestly. I can imagine it was quite boring to be playing a high schooler when you’re in your 20s and wanting to play young professionals instead.

R14 I wonder if Brad Pitt ever auditioned for 90210 or Melrose Place. He’d have probably been going to those auditions at the time. If he’d been cast in the show instead I wonder how his career would have turned out.

[quote]Sad that he feels his time on that show was a “waste of time”.

Sad people didn't read the article or even the original quote and article what he said came from.

What he said was:

[quote]When I left the show, it was so anticlimactic, it just left a bad taste in my mouth." He grimaces. "It was the fourth episode of the ninth season. I did the first scene of the morning – literally with this actor who was brought in to replace me – and that was it. I hugged the crew, picked up my box of stuff, went to my car and drove away. There was no party, no nothing. I felt like I'd wasted nine years of my life."

He felt like he wasted nine years of his life because they had him work with his replacement then sent him off without a cake, a party, nothing. It was as if he was never there after being on the show for 9 years!

Also this quote is from 2014.

Furthermore in that same year he said:

[quote]“In retrospect, I do regret leaving. Understanding what I do now about story and character, I believe that [Aaron Spelling] was pushing the story in a direction that would have had Brandon and Kelly end up together at the end of the show and I think I probably should have stuck around to its fruition.”

And since then he's only had nice things to say. So no he didn't hate the show or was ungrateful.

Luke Perry used to sell weed to make ends meet after 90210. It was pretty good weed.

R16 Well Michelle is an anomaly. She really focused on her indie credits while on Dawson’s, got a small part in The Station Agent because of her film resume. When she got Brokeback Mountain she was qualified to do the part.

Thanks R18, this does sound more reasonable (and more like him).

Well the one I feel most sorry for is Gabrielle. Due to shooting the pilot for 90210 she had to turn down the lead in Driving Miss Daisy, it won Jessica Tandy an Oscar. Poor Gabby

Oh. thanks for point out I fell for click bait. I hate the Internet.

This attitude is too ungrateful and whinny for my liking.

Neigh, R24!!

Thank you, R18.

Someone post the pic of his willy and ass in that Marilyn movie

[quote] I did the first scene of the morning – literally with this actor who was brought in to replace me

Person he is talking about is Daniel Cosgrove

Dick:

How do you make the kind of money he made and banked and been able to live like he is now if not for that stupid show. If he’s that stupid he’s damn lucky.

We never got to see the full Jason - he's supposedly hung like.a horse.

R29 thanks!

Dang it really took 18 replies before someone read a few paragraphs?

Did the Trump rejects end up here or something?

Jason’s still hot. I’d bang him.

He has a lovely penis.

Yikes. This kind of ingratitude and disillusionment is usually followed by Republicanism.

Please, Jason. Stay. In. Gratitude.

[Quote] The show didn’t exactly launch any of them into a spectacular career the way Dawson’s Creek did for Michelle Williams and almost did for Katie Holmes.

Well Katie had Tom and Harvey "helped" Michelle.

Damn, look at that ass and floppy cock. Yum

Damn right, he wasted 9 years on 90210 when he could have been making the hottest fantasy porn instead. What a waste.

What else was Jason Priestly going to do? He's no Laurence Olivier.

Was the material Shakespeare? No. But it was very decent trash and it was one of the most influential shows of the 90s. I think it's such a shame that Jason Priestley doesn't have any appreciation for it. He was really great in it and I can't imagine anyone else as Brandon. I wish he was proud of his performance and the show.

90210 was indeed a waste but at least it had more dignity then years spent on Two and Half Men.

Many actors who never made it would have killed to have had 9 years on that show.

If he coulda been, he woulda been. And that's show business.

He would have no career or money without it

I think this quote is being taken out of context. The full quote, about his leaving the show, is:

[quote] I hugged the crew, picked up my box of stuff, went to my car and drove away. There was no party, no nothing. I felt like I’d wasted nine years of my life.

It sounds like he was just hurt by the lack of a big farewell party after 9 years. Also, if he didn't like being associated with 90210 then he wouldn't have done the BH90210 series last year.

Yes, r46, that was also revealed at r18, yet for some reason people are still commenting here as though he said he hated the show and wants nothing to do with it.

Guess they’re not reading the thread. (Shocker!)

[quote] it had more dignity then years spent on Two and Half Men.

Oh, dear!

R46, thanks for giving the headline some context.

Generally, you want to hear an actor complain? Give him a job.

Shannon Doherty looks really ugly in that pic. Sorry about her cancer, but I never got her appeal at all.

Julia Sweeney nailed Shannen/Brenda in a 90210 spoof when either Jason or Luke hosted.

They're at a school assembly and Brenda's crying about something that no one else is.

Ditto, R50; cancer sucks; but, no, I never got her appeal.

I THINK that some teen dramas cast gorgeous/handsome/brooding guys (Jason, Luke, e.g.) and plain girls (Tori; Shannen) so that Plain Janes at home can see themselves and think, 'Oh, I could get a guy like that!'

[quote] I THINK that some teen dramas cast gorgeous/handsome/brooding guys (Jason, Luke, e.g.) and plain girls (Tori; Shannen) so that Plain Janes at home can see themselves and think, 'Oh, I could get a guy like that!'

Most of the girls on 90210 except Tori and Gabrielle were beautiful though. Only in maybe Southern California, could you believe Shannen Doherty was plain. I never got Luke Perry's appeal, I think Jason, Brian and Ian were all better looking.

Shannen and Luke look like they could be siblings in OPs photo.

In other words, "I should have saved my money".............

Uh, no, r54.