10 Things You Didn’t Know About 90210

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Jennie Garth was offered a role as a series regular, but she opted instead to be a recurring character.

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Tristan Wilds – who played Dixon – took a temporary leave of absence from the show during season four due to illness.

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Hilary Duff was originally offered the role of Annie, but she turned it down because she didn’t like the plot.

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When Tori Spelling found out that she was making less than Jennie Garth and Shannen Doherty she asked for her salary to be increased by $20,000 to match their salaries. Her request was denied, so she left the show.

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Jessica Lowndes – who played Adrianna – was originally contracted for a maximum of four episodes, but she ended up being in every episode in the series.

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Jessica Stroup – who played Erin Silver – initially auditioned for the role of Annie.

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Dustin Milligan – who played Ethan – was the first actor to be cast and the only cast member who didn’t return for season two.

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AnnaLynne McCord was reportedly reluctant to take on the role of Naomi. She declined the role twice before finally accepting it.

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Rob Thomas – creator of “Veronica Mars” – was originally in talks to write the pilot; however, when he sidelined the series to focus on two other pilots he was writing for ABC, Gabe Sachs and Jeff Judah were hired as the executive producers and in charge of writing a new script. They ended their tenure after the first season due to disagreements they had with the network executives over the series’ storylines.

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