Life and work
Darren Star is an American television producer, writer. Born: 25 July 1961. Citizenship recorded in the biographical source: United States.
Writer/Creator · Producer · 1961–
Darren Star
Darren Star is an American television producer, writer. Born on 25 July 1961, this profile follows Darren Star through existing screen stories and their real settings. The connected credits include Beverly Hills, 90210 (1990) and Emily in Paris. The location trail reaches Torrance High School, Place de l'Estrapade and Jardin du Palais-Royal. Each stop belongs to a particular work and moment, keeping the creative credit beside the place that gives the story its geography. Explore the films and programmes below to move between performances, collaborators and settings, and use each location’s own story for the documented connection. These are work locations; a credit alone does not establish a personal visit to every mapped stop. The credit and location sources remain alongside each story for further reading.
← All peopleFollow the geography ↓Resized without enlargement and converted to WebP; existing square frame may crop. Source appearance retained.
Beverly Hills, 90210 · Torrance High School
Darren Star is credited as writer and producer on Beverly Hills, 90210. The work’s existing location story leads to Torrance High School. The same Torrance campus supplies the school setting for Beverly Hills, 90210.
Beverly Hills, 90210 — credits ↗︎Discover Torrance: movie locations ↗︎
Emily in Paris · Place de l'Estrapade
Darren Star is credited as writer on Emily in Paris. The work’s existing location story leads to Place de l'Estrapade. Paris's official tourism office identifies Place de l'Estrapade in the 5th arrondissement as the exterior setting for Emily's fictional apartment. The square is real; the interior and the character's exact flat are part of the series' constructed world.
Emily in Paris — credits ↗︎Paris je t'aime — Emily in Paris filming locations ↗︎
THE PLACES BEHIND THE STORY
A life on the map.
Explore 5 connections. Each connection links to its evidence; outlined circles mark approximate areas, not exact buildings or camera positions.
Torrance High School ↗︎
West Beverly High
The same Torrance campus supplies the school setting for Beverly Hills, 90210.
2200 W Carson Street
Open street map ↗︎Place de l'Estrapade ↗︎
Emily Cooper's Place de l'Estrapade home
Paris's official tourism office identifies Place de l'Estrapade in the 5th arrondissement as the exterior setting for Emily's fictional apartment. The square is real; the interior and the character's exact flat are part of the series' constructed world.
Place de l'Estrapade, 75005 Paris
Open street map ↗︎Jardin du Palais-Royal ↗︎
Emily's Palais Royal garden route
The official Paris itinerary places Emily in the Palais Royal gardens, where the arcades and formal planting become part of the series' polished fashion-and-work geography.
Place Colette, 75001 Paris
Open street map ↗︎Pont Alexandre III ↗︎
Emily's Pont Alexandre III glamour geography
The official Paris itinerary includes Pont Alexandre III among Emily in Paris's recognisable locations, where the bridge's Beaux-Arts ornament becomes part of the series' heightened city portrait.
Pont Alexandre III, 75008 Paris
Open street map ↗︎Musée de l'Homme / Palais de Chaillot ↗︎
Café de l'Homme frames Emily's elevated Paris
Paris's official Emily in Paris event guide identifies Café de l'Homme, within the Musée de l'Homme at the Palais de Chaillot, as a series setting. This account distinguishes the real museum complex from the show's fictionalised social scene.
17 place du Trocadéro et du 11 Novembre, 75016 Paris
Open street map ↗︎IN THE STORY1961-07-25
Born 25 July 1961
Explore a shared connection.
WORKS
Culture, connected.
Follow the work through its real places.
Beverly Hills, 90210
Darren Star
Emily in Paris ↗︎
Emily in Paris
KEEP EXPLORING
Cities and Worlds.
Los Angeles ↗︎
Follow a scene into the hills. A song onto the Strip. A story all the way to the ocean.
Paris ↗︎
Rooftops, café windows and the river between scenes. An invitation to wander beyond the frame.
Beverly Hills, 90210 ↗︎
Rebuild the original 90210 through the places fans remember as a social world: the Walsh home, West Beverly, the Peach Pit, the beach-club summer and California University.
Emily in Paris ↗︎
The feed: like a post and it turns over to the real place, from a Latin Quarter bakery to a keyhole in Rome.
PEOPLE IN THE STORY
Creative connections.
Follow collaborators through their work and the real places tied to it.
Lily Collins ↗︎
Lily Collins is a British-American actress. Born on 18 March 1989, this profile follows Lily Collins through existing screen stories and their real settings. The connected credits include Mank (2020) and Emily in Paris. The location trail reaches Oviatt Building · Cicada, Place de l'Estrapade and Jardin du Palais-Royal. Each stop belongs to a particular work and moment, keeping the creative credit beside the place that gives the story its geography. Explore the films and programmes below to move between performances, collaborators and settings, and use each location’s own story for the documented connection. These are work locations; a credit alone does not establish a personal visit to every mapped stop. The credit and location sources remain alongside each story for further reading.
Shannen Doherty ↗︎
Shannen Doherty was an American actress. Born on 12 April 1971, this profile follows Shannen Doherty through existing screen stories and their real settings. The connected credits include Heathers (1988), Beverly Hills, 90210 (1990) and Charmed (1998). The location trail reaches The Huntington, Verdugo Hills High School and Torrance High School. Each stop belongs to a particular work and moment, keeping the creative credit beside the place that gives the story its geography. Explore the films and programmes below to move between performances, collaborators and settings, and use each location’s own story for the documented connection. These are work locations; a credit alone does not establish a personal visit to every mapped stop. The credit and location sources remain alongside each story for further reading.
James Newton Howard ↗︎
James Newton Howard is an American composer and music producer. Born on 9 June 1951, this profile follows James Newton Howard through existing screen stories and their real settings. The connected credits include Pretty Woman (1990), Falling Down (1993), The Fugitive (1993) and ER (1994). The location trail reaches Beverly Wilshire, Ambassador Hotel — former site and Oviatt Building · Cicada, with existing stories in Chicago. Each stop belongs to a particular work and moment, keeping the creative credit beside the place that gives the story its geography. Explore the films and programmes below to move between performances, collaborators and settings, and use each location’s own story for the documented connection. These are work locations; a credit alone does not establish a personal visit to every mapped stop. The credit and location sources remain alongside each story for further reading.
Luke Perry ↗︎
Luke Perry was an American actor. Born on 11 October 1966, this profile follows Luke Perry through existing screen stories and their real settings. The connected credits include Beverly Hills, 90210 (1990) and Once Upon a Time in Hollywood (2019). The location trail reaches Torrance High School, Musso & Frank Grill and El Coyote Cafe. Each stop belongs to a particular work and moment, keeping the creative credit beside the place that gives the story its geography. Explore the films and programmes below to move between performances, collaborators and settings, and use each location’s own story for the documented connection. These are work locations; a credit alone does not establish a personal visit to every mapped stop. The credit and location sources remain alongside each story for further reading.
Kate Walsh ↗︎
Kate Walsh is an American actress. Born on 13 October 1967, this profile follows Kate Walsh through existing screen stories and their real settings. The connected credits include Grey’s Anatomy (2005) and Emily in Paris. The location trail reaches The Biltmore Los Angeles, Rosenheim Mansion and Place de l'Estrapade. Each stop belongs to a particular work and moment, keeping the creative credit beside the place that gives the story its geography. Explore the films and programmes below to move between performances, collaborators and settings, and use each location’s own story for the documented connection. These are work locations; a credit alone does not establish a personal visit to every mapped stop. The credit and location sources remain alongside each story for further reading.
Jason Priestley ↗︎
Jason Priestley is a Canadian-American actor and director. Born on 28 August 1969, this profile follows Jason Priestley through existing screen stories and their real settings. The connected credits include Beverly Hills, 90210 (1990). The location trail reaches Torrance High School. Each stop belongs to a particular work and moment, keeping the creative credit beside the place that gives the story its geography. Explore the films and programmes below to move between performances, collaborators and settings, and use each location’s own story for the documented connection. These are work locations; a credit alone does not establish a personal visit to every mapped stop. The credit and location sources remain alongside each story for further reading.