Joe E. Tata, Actor From Original ‘Beverly Hills, 90210,’ Dies At 85
Joe E. Tata, the actor who played Nat Bussichio, owner of the Peach Pit Diner in over 200 episodes of Beverly Hills, 90210, has died in Los Angeles. He was 85 and had been diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease in 2018. IN MEMORIAM 2022: 100 GREAT CELEBRITIES WHO DIED THIS YEAR! He was a veteran character actor and has cropped up for guest or recurring roles on many TV series since the 60s. Some of his first screen appearances (credited as Joey Tata) were in the sitcom Gomer Pyle: USMC and a 1963 episode of General Hospital. Joseph E. Tata was born on September 13, 1936, in The Bronx, New York, a ...