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Scheming Steve! Ian Ziering was so desperate to book Beverly Hills, 90210 back in the ’90s that he stole a bunch of scripts ahead of his audition.
“This was before fax machines or anything like that. I had to go into New York City to pick up the script. I needed to prepare for my audition the following day,” Ziering, 52, explains to Us Weekly.
“It’s a very competitive industry and I think they hired the right Steve Sanders.”
Ziering went on to play the preppy high school student from 1990 to 2000, sticking with the show’s entire 10-season run.
“I think that Steve had an incredible story arc,” he tells Us. “Spoiled rich kid to loving husband and successful businessman.” Watch Ziering in a scene from the series’ pilot episode in the video above!
It’s been years since the gang gossiped at the Peach Pit, but Ziering still keeps in touch with everyone.
“I brought my kids over to Luke’s house the other day and we went swimming,” Ziering tells Us. “That was a lot of fun. His kids are a lot older. I think in the near future we will probably get together with Jason [Priestley]’s kids. When you work with someone that long it’s definitely like a family dynamic.”
US WEEKLY: W do you think Steve would be today?
IAN ZIERING: I think Steve would be in the Cloud Forest of Costa Rica, w he’d be the personal life coach to the World’s Most Interesting Man.