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Oz Perkins
American filmmaker and actor From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Osgood Robert "Oz" Perkins II (born February 2, 1974) is an American filmmaker and actor. He began his career as a child actor, portraying the young version of his father Anthony Perkins' character Norman Bates in Psycho II (1983), and later appeared in films such as Six Degrees of Separation (1993), Legally Blonde (2001), Not Another Teen Movie (2001), Star Trek (2009), and Nope (2022).
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He made his directorial debut with the horror film The Blackcoat's Daughter (2015) and has since became known for directing horror films such as I Am the Pretty Thing That Lives in the House (2016), Gretel & Hansel (2020), Longlegs (2024), and The Monkey (2025).
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Early life
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).[1] He is the older brother of musician Elvis Perkins, the grandson of actor Osgood Perkins, and the nephew of actress Marisa Berenson.[2] Although his father later admitted to being gay, his parents remained married until his father died of AIDS in September 1992.[3][4][5]
Perkins' mother had French, Italian, Polish-Jewish, Russian-Jewish, and Swiss ancestry,[6][7] and was a descendant of astronomer Giovanni Schiaparelli and fashion designer Elsa Schiaparelli.[8][9] 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.[10][11] 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.[12]
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Career
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.[13]
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Personal life
Perkins married Sidney in 1999,[14] and they had a son and daughter together[15][16] before divorcing in 2016.[14] He also has a son from a subsequent relationship.[17]
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