David Livingston/Getty Images, ZUMApress.comOh, Brandon. Didn't your mama teach you not to sound too excited when someone mentions your sister might be sick?
Apparently not, because Jason Priestley said this when asked today about the unconfirmed (and possibly totally untrue!) rumors that his former onscreen sister Brenda Walsh (Shannen Doherty) might have a serious and possibly fatal health issue on the CW's 90210:
Priestley answered these fun 90210 Q's while doing press for his upcoming guest stint this Thursday on My Name Is Earl (which you can get a sneak peek of below). The episode looks stellar, so be sure to check it out.
Priestley is playing Earl's cousin, a "professional backpack model" (love) named Blake. But word is, his character was originally named Brandon.
"They changed it," Jason explains. "I think that they thought it was going to be just a little too cute."
Jason's episode of My Name Is Earl airs Thursday at 8 on NBC.
—Additional reporting by Jennifer Godwin