Beverly Hills 90210: 10 Most Hated Supporting Characters

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10
Scott Scanlon

Truth be told, there is a lot to like about Scott Scanlon until his sad self-inflicted demise in front of David's face. However, as an awkward and bullied nerd, if by no one other than his mean classmates, he is one of the most hated characters on the show.

Before accidentally shooting himself with his father's gun, Scott wanted nothing more than for David to like him. He's annoying, goofy, and constantly pestering. Despite being a good friend, Scott is hard to root for.

9
Tony Marchette

Remember the subplot that includes Dylan's dad, Jack McKay, getting entangled with a ruthless gangster named Tony Marchette? Yeah, that dude sucked!

Marchette conducted a plot to plant a car-bomb under Jack McKay's vehicle. When Dylan catches wind of this, he tracks down Marchette, only to inadvertently fall in love with Marchette's daughter, Antonia. In a Greek-like tragedy, Marchette attempts to kill Dylan to rid him of his daughter but ends up killing Antonia instead.

8
Jesse Vasquez

In the early-going, Andrea Martin's mature domestic partner Jesse Vasquez seemed to be her perfect match. However, as time went on, Jesse proved to be one of the most loathsome characters of all.

After the honeymoon phase of the relationship fizzles, Jesse and Andrea do nothing but argue over how to raise their baby, Hannah. Their relationship hits the rocks until Dylan intervenes and suggests they begin communicating better. Even so, by season 8, Andrea reveals she and Jesse are divorcing.

7
Ray Pruitt

Judging by the six-episode meta-reunion of 90210 in 2019, Ray Pruitt's abusive treatment of Donna has never been forgotten about.

Ray Pruitt was the emotionally unstable musician boyfriend of Donna following her time dating David. Coming from the wrong side of the tracks, Ray was already insecure about hobnobbing with the rich kids. But when he cheats on Donna with Valerie and begins obsessively stalking Donna when she begins dating a college quarterback, Ray shows his true colors.

6
Lucinda Nicholson

While Brandon certainly loved his time gallivanting with his college professor, Lucinda Nicholson, her conniving character is downright detested by almost everyone else.

As a domineering and cutthroat personality, Lucinda chronically cheats on her spouse, Professor Corey Randall. When Brandon finds out about her marriage, he ends their trysts. But when Lucinda gets divorced, they begin dating in earnest. But Lucinda can't keep her eyes off of Dylan, prompting Brandon to do the right thing and end their relationship.

5
Jackie Taylor

If Kelly Taylor is considered a bristly ice-queen, she has no one to blame but her mother Jackie. Sheesh!

Stuck up and conceited as can be, Jackie used to be a model. Therefore, she acts spoiled and entitled, barking demands and berating anyone who dares to glance at her sideways. Her volatile behavior stems from chronic drug and alcohol abuse, which prompts her to attend rehab. Still, Jackie's wicked ways lead to Kelly's own battle with addiction. What are mothers for?

4
Matt Durning

Some people may have liked the good-mannered nature of Matt Durning, the upstanding lawyer who nearly married Kelly Taylor. Not us, as he drove a direct wedge between Kelly and Brandon, the two lovebirds who are meant to be together.

Of course, when Matt drops acid and ends up cheating on Kelly with another girl, the hatred increases. Kelly eventually confesses her love of Dylan, prompting her time with Matt to end. Oh, there's one other thing. Matt was married the entire time to a woman in NY named Lauren!

3
Valerie Malone

It's hard not to love Tiffany Amber-Thiessen, but her role as the mischievous, feather-ruffling vixen Valerie Malone is anything but lovable.

Truth be told, Valerie is a conniving backstabber who cannot be trusted. The old family friend of the Walshes movies to Beverly Hills and lives in Brenda's bedroom while she's away in England. As a result of being sexually assaulted as a young girl, Valerie has formed a protective shell around herself. She puts on a goody-two-shoes facade in public but is secretly a conning schemer.

2
Colin Robbins

Straight up, when you get the queen of 90210, Kelly Taylor, addicted to cocaine, you better be among the most hated side characters of all!

Indeed, the hot New York artist comes to L.A. and immediately hits it off with Kelly. We should have known Colin was trouble when he mentions his friendship to Valerie. After hitting rock bottom with a cocaine addiction that takes Kelly down with him, their relationship ends on bad terms. Colin then goes on to date Valerie, using her assets as collateral to jump a jail bond. Thankfully Brandon and Steve track Colin down and send him back to the hoosgow!

1
Gina Kincaid

Brought to L.A. as an ice-skating cousin of Donna Martin (supposedly), Gina instantly makes enemies in Beverly Hills. The series regulars give Steve trouble for spending too much time with Gina. Later, Gina's romance with Dylan dies out, at which point she begins a relationship with David. In the end, it turns out that Gina is the long-lost sister of Donna and the daughter of John Martin. Despite giving a heartfelt eulogy at John's wedding, the gang is happy to see her leave town in the end.

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Jackie Taylor wasn't so bad compared to Donna's mom. Donna's mom was horrible IMO. I'm surprised she's not on this list seeing as how she's so cold, rigid and tightly wound. She is not motherly at all. At least Jackie made true efforts to be a good mother. Donna's mom was a hypocrite who was having an affair, constantly judging and criticizing, etc.

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Larry Mollin, who was one of the producers didn't care much for Jesse nor his actor either. He considered it a tale-tell example of Aaron Spelling being inept when it came time for casting minorities/people of color:

Well, Gabrielle, we asked her politely–she was the oldest–if she could just hold back. We didn’t want to do a baby. Did not want to. We certainly didn’t do the Hunter Tylo thing where [Melrose Place] asked her to get an abortion but, you know, we didn’t want to go down that road. But she got pregnant and was having the baby and there was nothing we could do. I actually used my whole personal story for it. Her premature baby and all that came out of my life. We gave it a good shot. I have to admit I was not in the room when Mark Damon Espinoza [Jesse] was cast. I was totally appalled that they cast this guy. He had ears as big as Botswana as far as I was concerned. I just could not believe it. I have no idea what happened in that room that day when they cast him. I just thought they totally blew it. To have a guy with a receding hairline– just everything I thought was wrong. And he was a nice man but it just was never going to happen. And rather than getting like an Esai Morales, someone who was really sexy and good–I just had no idea what he was thinking, the old man. He was always difficult with minority casting. He would always go ways we would never understand but we never wanted to get into it. So they cast him and they just didn’t really click. It didn’t really add to us. It took away a lot of the fun, to have to be in this grown-up stuff. We eventually just didn’t think it was going to work, and I don’t know who made the decision; I guess it was the old man. She was done. She was gone. We sent her off to Yale, as I remember.

Another argument is that it wasn't that Mark Damon Espinoza wasn't "hot" or "sexy" enough for 90210 so much that his character was boring and he and Gabrielle Carteris had zero chemistry much less with everybody else in the cast.