It was an especially good gig for Ian Ziering, as he became one of the few actors to stick with the drama for its entire run, along with Jennie Garth, Brian Austin Green and Tori Spelling.
In terms of TV gigs, Beverly Hills, 90210 was really the right show to steal a script from.
The drama lasted for 10 seasons on network TV—which was and is still a really long time to air.
If he was trying for any other drama or sitcom it probably wouldn’t have worked out so fortuitously.