Luke Perry To Return To `90210' This Season

Q: I hear that Luke Perry is returning to "Beverly Hills, 90210." Is it true? Please tell me all the info.

A: Perry has inked a deal with producer Aaron Spelling to return to "90210" as Dylan McKay, a role he left two years ago to concentrate on movie projects. There hasn't been a lot revealed about how and when Dylan will make his comeback, only that it will happen. Spelling also has negotiated for former "Melrose Place" star Laura Leighton to join "90210." All the better to combat the competition for young viewers from WB's "Dawson's Creek."

Q: What happened to Michael Pare? Has he done anything since his "Eddie and the Cruisers" movies?

A: Pare had trained to be a chef at the Culinary Institute of America in New York when he decided to switch careers. He quickly landed the role of Tony Villicana on "The Greatest American Hero" in 1981. After the success of "Eddie and the Cruisers," he starred in a string of sci-fi and action movies and another TV series, "Houston Knights." Most recently, he shared the screen with Sandra Bullock in "Hope Floats." Next up are two new movies, "Men of Means" and "October 22." When he's not making movies, Pare lives in Amsterdam with his Dutch wife and their 5-year-old son.

Q: The passing of Robert Young has brought back fond memories of "Father Knows Best." Is co-star Jane Wyatt still living?

A: Wyatt attended the private funeral of her former TV husband, who died July 21. She celebrated an 80-something birthday Aug. 10.

Q: I saw the recent question and answer on "American Gothic." I have another question. What is actor Gary Cole doing? Is he on another series?

A: Cole's plate is full. He has a new movie coming out called "Simple Plan," with Billy Bob Thornton and Bill Paxton, and a new audiobook of Sandra Brown's "Unspeakable." This summer, he was on stage in Chicago with his wife, Teddi Sidall. Next, he's starring as Capt. Matthew Gideon in the "Babylon 5" spinoff series "Crusade," debuting in January on TNT. After that, he's signed to co-star in "Office Space," the first live-action film from Mike Judge ("King of the Hill," "Beavis and Butt-head"). Meanwhile, you can still catch Cole as Sheriff Lucas Buck on the Sci-Fi Channel's "American Gothic" reruns.

Q: The reruns of "Life Goes On" air on the fX cable channel at 9 a.m.

A: Thanks. A reader was looking for that information last month. And for non-cable viewers, reruns of the series begin on the new Pax TV network Monday through Friday at 5 p.m.

Q: Please explain the family situation on "Sister, Sister." Aren't Tia and Tamera twins? Isn't Ray their father; who is Lisa? Please set me straight. I've just started watching this program.

A: Tia and Tamera are twins, separated at birth. But unlike the twins in "The Parent Trap," who each went with a different parent, the "Sister, Sister" girls were adopted. Ray is Tamera's adopted dad; Lisa is Tia's adopted mother.

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