Editing Piper Perabo (section)

==Early life==
Born in [[Dallas, Texas]] and raised in [[Toms River, New Jersey]], Perabo is the child of Mary Charlotte (née Ulland), a [[physical therapist]], and George William Perabo, a lecturer in poetry at [[Ocean County College]].<ref>Sullivan, Eleanor (July 2, 2000). [https://www.newspapers.com/image/319132556/?clipping_id=152971626 "'Rocky' road to stardom"]. ''The Central New Jersey Home News''. p.&nbsp;D6. Retrieved August 9, 2024. "Growing up in Toms River, where her family moved from Dallas when she was 7, was typical..."</ref><ref name="sfgate"/> She is of English, German, and Irish (father) and Norwegian (mother) descent; her surname is sometimes mistakenly described as Portuguese.<ref>{{cite web|title=Piper Perabo interview with Craig Ferguson|url=http://videos.piperperabofan.com/videos/1/the-late-late-night-show-with-craig-ferguson|access-date=April 24, 2011|archive-date=March 13, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120313225405/http://videos.piperperabofan.com/videos/1/the-late-late-night-show-with-craig-ferguson|url-status=usurped}}</ref> 

Perabo's parents named her after actress [[Piper Laurie]].<ref name="sfgate">{{cite news| url=http://www.sfgate.com/entertainment/article/Putting-the-right-accent-on-a-career-Coyote-2799962.php | work=The San Francisco Chronicle | title=Putting the right accent on a career / "Coyote Ugly's' Piper Perabo switches genres with "Slap Her ... She's French' | first=Jonathan | last=Curiel | date=September 8, 2002}}</ref> She is the eldest of three children with two brothers, Noah and Adam. She graduated from [[Toms River High School North]] in 1994,<ref>O'Sullivan, Eleanor. [https://archive.today/20130131171136/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/app/access/1841189961.html?FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Jul+08,+2001&author=ELEANOR+O'SULLIVAN&pub=Asbury+Park+Press&desc=COYOTE+BEAUTIFUL+Toms+River's+Piper+Perabo+finds+herself+in+%60Lost+and+Delirous'&pqatl=google "COYOTE BEAUTIFUL Toms River's Piper Perabo finds herself in `Lost and Delirous'"], ''[[Asbury Park Press]]'', July 8, 2001. Accessed February 3, 2011. "Perabo, who grew up in Toms River and graduated in 1994 from Toms River High School North, stars in ''Lost and Delirious,'' a gritty drama about the love affair between two adolescent schoolmates at a posh Canadian boarding school."</ref> and earned a [[bachelor's degree]] in theater from [[Honors Tutorial College]] at [[Ohio University]] in 1998.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ohio.edu/outlook/2009-10/january/piper-perabo-247.cfm |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120805085540/http://www.ohio.edu/outlook/2009-10/january/piper-perabo-247.cfm |url-status=dead |archive-date=August 5, 2012 |title=Hollywood actress returns to OHIO for guest lecture |date=January 11, 2010 |publisher=Outlook |access-date=April 13, 2012 }}</ref> In 1996, she attended the [[Trinity/La MaMa Performing Arts Program]].<ref>Andersson, Chris. Trinity/La MaMa Archives: 1994 - 2004. 47 Great Jones St, 4th Fl, New York, NY 10012: Trinity College.</ref> She also studied Latin, physics, and poetry in her final year.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ohio.edu/compass/stories/10-11/12/piper-perabo-golden-globes-2010.cfm |title=Alumna Piper Perabo nominated for Golden Globe |work=Oio.edu h|date=December 20, 2010 |access-date=April 6, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ohio.edu/compass/stories/10-11/12/piper-perabo-golden-globes-2010.cfm |title=Alumna Piper Perabo nominated for Golden Globe |work=Oio.edu |date=December 20, 2010 |access-date=April 6, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.jaehakim.com/entertainment-reviews/film-reviews/piper-perabo/ |title=Piper Perabo |work=Chicago Sun-Times |date=September 2002 |access-date=April 6, 2013 |author= Jae-Ha Kim}}</ref>

Perabo was first noticed a year before she graduated from college. She was in New York City, visiting her then-boyfriend, and accompanied him to an audition. Casting director Denise Fitzgerald spotted her and asked her to read for a part. She was not cast, but when Fitzgerald found out that she did not have any representation, she made phone calls on Perabo's behalf and found her an agent.<ref name="broadway"/><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/04/04/piper-perabo-covert-affairs-women-in-hollywood_n_3014977.html |title=Piper Perabo, 'Covert Affairs' Star, On The Biggest Misconception About Women In Hollywood |work=The Huffington Post |date=April 4, 2013 |access-date=April 6, 2013}}</ref>