Joe E. Tata Biography

Fast Facts

• His father was a vaudeville performer who was often billed as Rosey the Singing Barber
• Quote: "[on Beverly Hills, 90210] "That was the whole thing on our show--we had good words, and they liked the characters, every one of them․""
• Best known for playing diner owner Nat Busschio in "Beverly Hills, 90210" and the later "90210․"
• Between the two renditions of "Beverly Hills, 90210," he traveled to Europe and appeared in several films there
• Appeared in a television commercial for VH1's "I Love the '90s" in 2004
• Claims that, like his most famous television character, he is a good cook in real life
• Tried to open a restaurant chain with the same name as the Peach Pit diner his character owned in "Beverly Hills, 90210," but the plans got tied up in legal issues