Joe E. Tata Dead: Ian Ziering Announces Beverly Hills, 90210’s Nat Has Died at 85
usmagazine.comThe Peach Pit will never be the same. Joe E. Tata, who played Nat Bussichio on Beverly Hills, 90210, has died. He was 85.Ian Ziering, who portrayed Steve Sanders on all 10 seasons of the former Fox drama, announced the news on Thursday, August 25, via Instagram.“In the last few months we’ve lost Jessica Klein one of 90210’s most prolific writers and producers, Denise Douse who played Mrs.
Teasley, and now I’m very sad to say Joe E Tata has passed away,” the actor began alongside a photo of Tata in character and a more recent shot of the two actors. “Joey was truly an OG, I remember seeing him on the Rockford files with James Garner years before we worked together on 90210.
He was often one of the background villains in the original Batman series. One of the happiest people I’ve ever worked with, he was as generous with his wisdom as he was with his kindness.”Ziering continued: “Though the peach pit was a 90210 set, It often felt like the backdrop to the Joe E Tata show.
The stories of days gone by that he would share, incredible experiences in the entertainment industry that he was a part of would keep us all captivated.
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