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). He is the older brother of musician
Elvis Perkins, the grandson of actor
Osgood Perkins, and the nephew of actress
Marisa Berenson. Although his father later admitted to being gay, his parents remained married until his father died of
AIDS in September 1992. Perkins' mother had French, Italian, and Swiss ancestry, and was a descendant of astronomer
Giovanni Schiaparelli and fashion designer
Elsa Schiaparelli. She was a passenger on
American Airlines Flight 11 and subsequently died in the
September 11 attacks. 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. ==Career==