“When I read the script for '90210,' I thought, 'Boy, this is very superficial,' and it was. I mean, the pilot was all about the glitz and the glamour of Beverly Hills, the obnoxious kids, and the fish-out-of-water story of Brenda and Brandon Walsh. I couldn't discern from that first script that the show would become very issue-oriented.”

American actor, born 1964

Ian Ziering is an American actor best known for playing Steve Sanders on Beverly Hills, 90210. He was born in 1964 and became widely recognized through the long run of the series, which ran from 1990 to 2000. He has also done voice work, including Harry Osborn in Spider-Man: The New Animated Series and Vinnie in Biker Mice from Mars. Later, he returned to wider attention as Fin Shepard in the Sharknado films from 2013 to 2018, and in 2019 he played Daniel Cassidy, also known as Blue Devil, on Swamp Thing.