Beverly Hills 90210 And Soap Star Dead At 58

The text accompanied a photo of Colmenares and her brother locked in an embrace. “I will hold you so tight every day in my heart,” Colmenares continued, calling Gail a “gorgeous, loving, amazing, fierce human being.” Colmenares declined to post a cause of death, and further details have yet to be released.

David Gail is best known for playing Stuart Carson on Beverly Hills 90210. Carson engaged to Brenda Walsh (Shannon Doherty) during season four of the popular primetime drama until the wedding fell apart. Gail also portrayed Dr. Joe Scanlon for the 216 episodes of the shortlived General Hospital spinoff Port Charles.

Many of those who had the privilege of working with David Gail left their condolences in the comment section of Colmenare’s Instagram post. Director and Producer Peter Ferriero wrote that Gail was a “kind human” and lamented that he wasn’t able to speak to the actor more before he passed. Screenwriter Sheri Sussman wrote, “We loved David so much. He was one of the good guys in life.

Sussman described Gail as a “loyal” and “supportive” friend and admitted to being heartbroken over his passing. Actress Kristin Dattilo, who worked with David Gail on the film Some Girl, commented that David was “such a sweet soul.”

Ferriero, who currently hosts a Beverly Hills 90210 rewatch podcast, posted an Instagram story with some older video episodes of the podcast that featured Gail. “In memory of David Gail,” Ferriero wrote, “Here are a few stories he shared when he joined the podcast.” Ferriero also stated that the actor’s family would release more info when appropriate.

David Gail was born in Tampa, Florida, in 1965. He began his television career in the early ’90s with bit parts on Growing Pains, Doogie Howser, M.D., and a two-episode stint on Matlock. Gail made his first appearance on Beverly Hills 90210 during the series’ first season as a character completely unrelated to Stuart Carson, named simply Tom.

Two years later, Gail would return to Beverly Hills to woo Shannon Doherty’s character for seven episodes.

After 90210, Gail would star in back-to-back one-season dramas. The first was Robin’s Hoods, a series revolving around an attorney, Brett Robin, who, rather than jailing criminals, allows them to live together as part of a rehabilitation project.

David Gail followed Robin’s Hoods with Savannah, a series following three best friends who grew up together in Savannah, Georgia. Gail made his first foray into both comic-book adaptations and videogames with a role in the 2019 adventure game Blacksad: Under the Skin. The game was a Telltale Games-style detective adventure based on a Spanish comic book of the same name.

Blacksad was Gail’s last official project before his death.