Ohio University is quickly becoming the new mecca for television secret agents. With the debut of Covert Affairs , USA Network’s new weekly spy thriller, 1998 OU graduate Piper Perabo succeeds Richard Dean Anderson (the immortal MacGyver and OU attendee – he never completed his degree) as TV’s coolest spy with Midwest roots. I recently had the opportunity to sit in on a teleconference with Perabo and fellow online journalists. Dumb luck would see her called to the set when it was my turn to ask a question (seriously, my name was called, I swallowed my gum and cleared my throat, and they cut the call short). So aspiring actors and actresses will have to wait until I can score an exclusive interview to find out what she did to break out of Athens and into Hollywood. Here’s what I did grab from others' questions: Perabo considers Covert Affairs more “real life” than recent hit Alias , starring Jennifer Garner. Affairs follows the every day life and super secret missions o...
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