Question: Who was the beast in beauty and the beast tv show?

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context: When the series returned for its abbreviated third season late in 1989, Linda Hamilton had announced her decision to leave the series as she was pregnant at the time. It was a decision that, along with the network's desire to attract more male viewers, would have serious repercussions for the show's continued survival. In the resolution to the previous season's cliffhanger, Catherine rescued Vincent from his inner demons but was kidnapped by a man named Gabriel (played by Stephen McHattie), the ruthless head of a huge criminal empire she had been investigating, which was trying to corrupt the D.A.'s office. She was killed, but not before giving birth to Vincent's son, who was held hostage by the evil Gabriel. Catherine's boss and close friend Joe Maxwell (Jay Acovone) hired Diana Bennett (Jo Anderson), a criminal profiler with the police department, to track down Catherine's killer. Quite naturally, her investigation ultimately led her to the now darkly obsessed and grieving Vincent.
question: What was the name of the beast in the 1987 Beauty and the Beast TV show?
short_answers: Vincent
wikipage: Beauty and the Beast (1987 TV series)
context: Catherine Chandler (played by Linda Hamilton) is abducted, beaten, slashed and left to die in Central Park because she was inadvertently mistaken for somebody else. She is rescued and cared for by Vincent (played by Ron Perlman) who has taken her to Father (played by Roy Dotrice), head of a hidden community of people dwelling in tunnels below the city of New York. Ten days later, Catherine returns to the surface with the promise of keeping Vincent's secret and the challenge to go on after her terrible attack. After completing her recovery, her life begins a serious transition: she takes self-defense lessons, leaves her comfortable job at her father's law firm and joins the Manhattan District Attorney's office as an assistant district attorney. Her first action involves her asking Carol Stabler about those men who attacked her, where she states that they were part of an illegal escort service run by Martin Belmont. When Catherine is attacked by Martin Belmont's men, she is saved by Vincent, who mauls the men.
question: Who played the beast in the 1987 Beauty and the Beast TV show?
short_answers: Ron Perlman
wikipage: Beauty and the Beast (1987 TV series)
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question: What was the name of the beast in the 2012 Beauty and the Beast TV show?
short_answers: Vincent Keller
context: The television series stars New Zealand actor Jay Ryan as Vincent (the "beast") and Canadian actress Kristin Kreuk as Catherine (the "beauty"). The pilot was filmed in Toronto, Ontario, Canada in March 2012.
question: Who played the beast in the 2012 Beauty and the Beast TV Show?
short_answers: Jay Ryan
wikipage: Beauty and the Beast (1987 TV series)

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knowledge: content: The 2012 TV show Beauty & the Beast is very loosely inspired by the 1987 series of the same name.
wikipage: Beauty & the Beast (2012 TV series)
long_answer: The protagonist of the 1987 TV show "Beauty and the Beast" was named Vincent and was played by Ron Perlman. The lead in the 2012 TV show "Beauty and the Beast" was named Vincent Keller and was played by Jay Ryan. The 2012 show was loosely inspired by the 1987 version.