Jason Priestley

Born: 28 August 1969
Where: Vancouver, Canada

Actor Jason Priestley made his name in US TV brat show Beverly Hills 90210.

With 90210 under his belt he moved onto films, working on Tombstone, Calendar Girl and Love And Death On Long Island.

But he never hit the big time in Hollywood and has begun focusing on racing, where he is considered a talented driver.

He had a bad crash in August 2002, breaking his back when his race car smashed head-on into a wall at 180 mph during a practice session at Kentucky Speedway. He had been competing in the new Infiniti Pro Series.