Joe returns as diner owner in 90210

Joe E Tata is cooking again, in the role of Peach Pit diner owner Nat for the new incarnation of Beverly Hills 90210. Veteran actor Tata, who was part of the original teen TV series shown from 1990 to 2000 on Fox, said he was wrapping up his scenes for the pilot episode of the CW network's version of the show. The part represented "lightning striking twice", he said. But he was not certain if his character would remain part of the series. "The coin's in the air for me," Tata said. "I guess it comes under the heading of magic test: let's see if the audience still remembers me." The drama about two high school pupils from the Midwest who move to California and enrol in West Beverly Hills High School debuts in the US on September 2. Other alumni of the first 90210 appearing on the CW show are Jennie Garth, whose character Kelly... [read full story]