Anthony Perkins Kids: Meet Sons Oz and Elvis With Wife Berry

Anthony Perkins shot to fame as a teen idol in the late ‘50s with a music and acting career that made him popular all over the world. The Friendly Persuasion star’s two children, Oz Perkins and Elvis Perkins, with his wife, Berry Berenson, followed the same path. The siblings established entertainment careers of their own and continue to carry on their father’s legacy.

Anthony married Berry, a photographer, in 1973. She was three months pregnant with their first child at the time of their Cape Cod, Massachusetts, wedding. Oz was born in 1974. He was named after his late grandfather, Osgood Perkins, who appeared in more than 20 Broadway productions and became a silent film star before his death from a heart attack at the age of 45.

Oz’s little brother, Elvis, arrived in 1976. Fatherhood changed Anthony’s life tremendously, years after he became an icon of the horror genre due to his role in 1960’s Psycho.

“Ever since I got married and had kids, my life became much more structured and ordinary,” he once said.

In 1990, the New York native was diagnosed with AIDS. Anthony died from an AIDS-related illness in 1992 at age 60. He and Berry remained married up until his death. Split Image: The Life of Anthony Perkins author Charles Winecoff told Closer in June 2022 that the film star took pride in having a family and was “devoted to them” to the very end.

Berry died at the age of 53 during the September 11 attacks on the World Trade Center in 2001. The actress was a passenger aboard American Airlines Flight 11 after vacationing in Cape Cod. After the devastating loss of both of his parents, Oz struggled to find ways to deal with his grief.

“My father died, and I had to deal and recover from that. And then my mother died, and I had to deal and recover from that,” he told Screen Rant in January 2020. “I suffered a couple of really staggering changes, let’s say. ‘Losses’ is easy to say, but real course changes hit me from the side. I rambled for a long time.”

While Oz eventually did take a gamble at acting, he ultimately realized that his true passion was behind the camera.

Keep scrolling to meet Anthony and Berry’s two sons.

Osgood Robert “Oz” Perkins II

Oz graduated from New York University and portrayed the younger version of his father’s character, Norman Bates, in Psycho II. He also appeared in Legally Blonde, Alias and Star Trek. In 2015, the screenwriter made his directorial debut with The Blackcoat’s Daughter, starring Kiernan Shipka and Emma Roberts.

The following year, he directed and wrote I Am the Pretty Thing That Lives in the House, a film dedicated to his late father.

“That film was deliberately pointed at my relationship with him. I was trying to reconcile my inability to know my father,” Oz told RogerEbert.com in March 2017. “That is what that movie is about, ultimately. … I wanted to sort of give that film to my father as a continued exploration of our relationship. Just because someone isn’t alive anymore doesn’t mean your exploration of the relationship you have with that person doesn’t continue.”

In his personal life, Oz married his ex-wife, Sidney in 1999. The pair welcomed two children, son James and daughter Beatrix, during their marriage. The former couple ended their marriage in 2016.

Elvis Brooke Perkins

Elvis is a talented singer-songwriter who attended Brown University. He released his debut album, Ash Wednesday, in 2007. Several more successful albums followed, along with working on the music for some of his brother’s films, including the score for The Blackcoat’s Daughter.

On his Instagram page, Elvis often reminisces about the legacy and work of his parents. He shares throwback photographs and anecdotes about the memories they made together before their deaths. The “While You Were Sleeping” singer is also an animal rights activist and environmentalist, previously raising money for the World Wildlife Fund.