"Beverly Hills, 90210" actor Joe E. Tata dies at 85

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[{"selector":"#anim-9abcfe55-8936-4813-a50e-68e76337638a","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":0,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-875ae1e2-a7e2-4e11-a28d-7cd27b9e0747","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-117.48251%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":0,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Tata resumed his role as Nat Bussichio in the CW network spin-off series "90210," which aired from 2008 to 2013.