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Piper Perabo Profile |
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Birth Date: October 31, 1976
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Birth Place: Toms River, New Jersey, USA
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Birth Name: Piper Lisa Perabo
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Height: 5'7"
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Biography |
Before this summer, very few have heard of this talented
blonde who was appearing amongst a bevy of beautiful
actresses in this summer's Coyote Ugly. When the trailer of
the film came out, everyone was asking about this unknown
beauty with the unique name.
Starring in two films this summer, one thing is certain:
people will know who Piper Perabo is, and they will only be
asking about her upcoming movies.
Born in Toms River, New Jersey, Piper Perabo is the eldest
of three siblings (she has two younger brothers, Noah and
Adam).
Coming from a family of Portuguese and Norwegian descent,
her different name can be attributed to her hippie parents'
desire to give their daughter an original name. She would
have been named India Star, until her parents chose to name
their daughter after the classic actress, Piper Laurie.
Piper received her high school degree from Toms River High
School North. After graduating high school, she furthered
her education at Ohio University, where she graduated with a
BFA in acting.
After becoming a summa cum laude graduate in 1998, Piper
moved to the Big Apple to perfect her acting skills at
LaMama Theater.
Before making it to the big-screen, Piper displayed her
acting talent while performing in stage productions of Arms
and the Man, Trinity, Antigone, Fool for Love,
Kindertransport, and Our Town.
She then moved on to film, albeit small-budget independent
films, with roles in 1998's Single Spaced and 1999's
Knuckleface Jones, as a giant squid (we swear we're not
making this up!). Piper then landed the lead female role in
Whiteboyz, as the girlfriend of a guy obsessed with the
"white homeboy" culture.
Piper's star really took off with two major films this
summer. She was cast as FBI agent Karen Sympathy in The
Adventures of Rocky Bullwinkle, co-starring Robert De Niro
and Rene Russo.
She really hit it big as an aspiring singer turned sexy
bartender in this summer's edgy chick flick (that had men
flicking to theatres as well), Coyote Ugly. Piper landed the
lead role of Violet and took crash courses in voice, guitar,
piano, dance, and bartending to prepare for her role.
Still, the role of Violet was not too much of a stretch for
Piper, since she also left her small town to pursue her
dreams in the Big City. She apparently beat out Britney
Spears and Jewel for the lead role.
With fellow stunners Tyra Banks and Maria Bello, the film
about a provocative, popular New York City bar has created
quite a buzz.
Next up for Piper? A Canadian film being set for a 2001
release entitled Lost and Delirious. The film is about
boarding school female students dealing with rebellion and
sexuality.
Even with Piper's more alternative choice of roles, she
prides herself on not being typecast and pigeonholed into
the role of the "pretty girlfriend." One of Variety's 10
actresses to watch for and Entertainment Weekly's 2000 "It"
list, people will not be forgetting this actress' name any
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Other
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Graduated from Toms River High School North class of 1994.
In high school, she appeared in all four yearly musicals.
Her senior year, she was Katie in "Meet Me In St. Louis;"
junior year, Cousin Fan in "Mame;" sophomore year, Lady
Brighton in "Me and My Girl;" and freshman year, a dancer in
"How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying."
In high school, she was the president of National Honor
Society and the editor of the school literary magazine,
Polaris.
In high school, she was a member of the Marinerettes as a
dancer in the field show during the football games.
She graduated with a theater degree summa cum laude from
Ohio University (1998).
Mother is Norwegian and father is Portuguese
Sister of Noah Perabo
She is a vegetarian.
Named after actress Piper Laurie.
Has a younger brother, Adam, who also attended Ohio
University.
Considered for the lead role in Uptown Girls (2003). |
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