Oz Perkins

Osgood Robert Perkins II was born in the Manhattan borough of New York City on February 2, 1974, the son of actress Berry Berenson (1948–2001) and actor Anthony Perkins (1932–1992).Maynard, Joyce (January 12, 1977). "Tony Perkins and Family: A Study in Informal Togetherness". The New York Times. Westchester Weekly Section. p. 58 He is the older brother of musician Elvis Perkins, the grandson of actor Osgood Perkins, and the nephew of actress Marisa Berenson.{{cite encyclopedia|url=http://www.britannica.com/eb/article-9125376/Senda-Berenson#668134.hook |title=Encyclopædia Britannica Online entry |encyclopedia=Britannica.com |date=February 16, 1954 |access-date=November 12, 2010}} Although his father later admitted to being gay, his parents remained married until his father died of AIDS in September 1992.Goodman, Mark (September 28, 1992). [http://www.people.com/people/archive/article/0,,20108694,00.html "One Final Mystery: Surrounded by Family, Friends and a Wall of Silence, Tony Perkins Succumbs to AIDS"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160323095700/http://www.people.com/people/archive/article/0,,20108694,00.html |date=March 23, 2016 }}. People. Vol. 38 No. 13.Weinraub, Bernard (September 16, 1992). [https://www.nytimes.com/1992/09/16/arts/anthony-perkins-s-wife-tells-of-2-years-of-secrecy.html "Anthony Perkins's Wife Tells of 2 Years of Secrecy"]. The New York Times.Ferrell, David (September 13, 1992). [https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1992-09-13-mn-1407-story.html "Anthony Perkins, 60, Dies; Star of 'Psycho' Had AIDS"]. Los Angeles Times.

Perkins' mother had French, Italian, {{nowrap|Polish-Jewish,}} {{nowrap|Russian-Jewish,}} and Swiss ancestry,Elsa Schiaparelli. Shocking Life. New York. Dutton, 1954Bernard Berenson. Sketch for a Self-Portrait. New York. Pantheon. 1949 and was a descendant of astronomer Giovanni Schiaparelli and fashion designer Elsa Schiaparelli."Robert L. Berenson, Ex-Envoy and Head of Shipping Line, Dies". The New York Times. February 3, 1965, page 35[https://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=FB0A15F93859167B93CAA91788D85F458485F9 "Marisa $chiaparelli Is Married in Gown Designed. by Her Mother, the Cougurlere"]. The New York Times. She was a passenger on American Airlines Flight 11 and subsequently died in the September 11 attacks, with her name now inscribed on Panel N-76 at the North Pool of the National September 11 Memorial & Museum.Hopkinson, Amanda (September 14, 2001). [https://www.theguardian.com/news/2001/sep/14/guardianobituaries.september11 "Berry Berenson"]. The Guardian.[http://names.911memorial.org/#lang=en_US&page=person&id=4444 "Berry Berenson Perkins"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130727095710/http://names.911memorial.org/ |date=July 27, 2013 }}. Memorial Guide: National 9/11 Memorial. Retrieved October 28, 2011. His father was of English descent and counted wood engraver Andrew Varick Stout Anthony and colonist Roger Conant among his ancestors, as well as Mayflower passengers William Brewster, John Howland, and Myles Standish.{{cite web |url=http://www.bosarchitecture.com/backbay/beacon/196.html |title=Architecture of 196 Beacon Street, Back Bay, Boston |publisher=BOSarchitecture |access-date=November 3, 2016 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140508025640/http://www.bosarchitecture.com/backbay/beacon/196.html |archive-date=May 8, 2014}}

Perkins' first acting role was in Psycho II (1983), in which he briefly appeared as the 12-year-old version of his father's character Norman Bates. He has since appeared in the films Six Degrees of Separation (1993), Legally Blonde (2001), Not Another Teen Movie (2001), Secretary (2002), La Cucina (2007), Star Trek (2009), and Nope (2022), as well as episodes of Alias and other television shows.

Perkins made his directorial debut with the horror film The Blackcoat's Daughter (2015) and has since become known for writing and/or directing horror films such as The Girl in the Photographs (2015), I Am the Pretty Thing That Lives in the House (2016), Gretel & Hansel (2020), Longlegs (2024), The Monkey (2025), and Keeper (2025). He was featured in the second episode of the Shudder documentary miniseries Queer for Fear: The History of Queer Horror (2022), in which he discussed the legacy of his father's role as Norman Bates in Psycho (1960) and its sequels.{{cite web |title=Queer for Fear: The History of Queer Horror |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt13639222/ |website=IMDb.com |publisher=Internet Movie Database |access-date=10 January 2023}}

Perkins married Sidney in 1999,{{Cite web|url=https://www.tmz.com/2016/07/29/oz-perkins-files-for-divorce/|title='Legally Blonde' Actor Not So Sweet 16 ... Files for Divorce|date=July 29, 2016|website=TMZ}} and they had a son and daughter together{{cite web | url=https://www.instagram.com/osgoodperkins/reel/CR-SRtXnWYT/ | title=Instagram }}{{cite web | url=https://www.instagram.com/osgoodperkins/reel/CR-Sfc3nnxP/ | title=Instagram }} before divorcing in 2016. He also has a son from a subsequent relationship.{{cite web | url=https://www.instagram.com/osgoodperkins/reel/CR-SlO5HqXI/ | title=Instagram }}

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