Piper Perabo and husband Stephen Kay. (Getty)
Piper Perabo, the star of ABC‘s new primetime soap Notorious, is married to New Zealand director Stephen T. Kay. He is also an actor, although he’s been exclusively directing since 2003.
Here is a look at Kay’s career and his relationship with Perabo.
1. Perabo Wore a Silver Gown at Their 2014 Wedding in New York
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Perabo kept her romance with Kay very private. People Magazine only reported their engagement in September 2013 citing sources. When they married in July 2014, her rep would only confirm the marriage in a statement to Us Weekly. A source later told the magazine that they married in New York City with a New Orleans-style band performing at their reception.
The Daily Mail later published photos from the wedding, showing Perabo wearing a really unique silver dress instead of white. Kay also decided to be unique, wearing jeans to his wedding.
2. Kay Worked as an Executive Producer on ‘Covert Affairs’ & Directed 15 Episodes
In 2015, Kay directed two episodes of The Lizzie Borden Chronicles for Lifetime. (Getty)
Kay was an executive producer on Covert Affairs, Perabo’s previous show. The show ran for five seasons from 2010 to 2014 and aired on USA Network. After the first season, Perabo earned a Golden Globe nomination.
Kay is credited with directing 15 episodes of the show. He was aslo an executive producer on 35 episodes.
More recently, Kay served as an executive producer on ABC’s Quantico. He directed three episodes of Friday Night Lights, seven Sons of Anarchy episodes, one episode of Harley and the Davidsons and two Quantico episodes.
As an actor, Key appeared in 31 episodes of General Hospital as Reginald from 1998 to 2003. He was also in Lethal Weapon 3 and episodes of Murder, She Wrote, Quantum Leap and Thirtysomething.
3. Kay Has Also Directed the Films ‘Get Carter’ & ‘Boogeyman’
Although Kay has spent most of his career in television, he has often found time to make films. His first was 1997’s The Last Time I Committed Suicide with Keanu Reeves and he followed that up with the 2000 remake of Get Carter with Sylvester Stallone. In 2005, he directed the horror film Boogetman with Barry Watson.
In an interview with IGN at the time of Boogeyman‘s release, Kay said he enjoyed “implied horror” in horror movies. However, in this case, he decided that it was right to show the monster to the audience.
“My taste is not that as a rule, so I was going, ‘let’s put it in his head; let’s make it in the shadows and make it sort of as non-literal as possible. [But] the actual boogeyman became progressively more literal, which for me I would have honestly preferred a more obscured creature. But it’s fine,” Kay said.
Since Boogyman, Kay’s films have mostly stayed in the horror genre. His most recent was 2011’s The Craigslist Killer, which aired on Lifetime.
4. Kay Previously Dated Both ‘Desperate Housewives’ stars Teri Hatcher & Eva Longoria
Stephen Kay and Teri Hatcher in 2007. (Getty)
Kay dated both Desparate Housewives actresses Teri Hatcher and Eva Longoria, although at different times. He was first dating Longoria, who later gave Hatcher the go-ahead to date Kay after they broke up, People Magazine reported in 2006.
At the time, Longoria was dating basketball player Tony Parker and they married in 2007. They divorced in 2011. As for Hatcher, she’s been divorced from her second husband, Jon Tenney, since 2003.
5. Before They Married, Perabo Called Him Her Dream Dinner
In an interview with The New Potato before they married, Perabo was asked who she would include in a dream dinner with any five people, dead or alive. She included Kay.
Stephen Kay, Phyllis Diller, Jean-Michel Basquiat, Jon Stewart, and Michael Symon. I’d politely ask Chef Symon to help me cook. Then I’d go find an extra chair and ask Diana Vreeland if she’d wiggle in, because we just can’t do without her.
