w back in the states, Gillians accent once again alienated her from the other children, but this time it was for obtaining a British, not American, accent. She had left the exciting London behind and by contrast Grand Rapids hardly measured up. Grand Rapids is a sleepy prairie town, and the kids were totally out of it as far as she was concerned. Gillian hid her unhappiness and never complained, but her frustration was evident in other ways. She was always in the principals office for stealing papers, throwing paper airplanes, and once she even put pigs eyes in the desk drawer of a teacher. When Gillian turned a teenager, she entered the punk rocker scene. Getting body piercing, tattoos, vintage clothing, and mohawks. Gillian and her punk friends would walk down the street giving the finger to whom ever stared. All of which lead up to her getting arrested on graduation night for breaking and entering into the high school. So it is safe to say that Gillians friends, social position, and the society in which she lived all were influential to her life. Gillian does not regret entering the punk scene, because she perceives it as something that she had to go through to get where she is now in her life. Physically and mentally. Giampietro 2After graduating in 1986, Gillian studied acting at the prestigious DePaul Universitys Goodman Theater and graduated with a Bachelors degree in Fine Arts, which inevitably lead to her wanting to pursue a career in the field. Not only has her education influenced her, but her family has as well. Gillian has two younger siblings, a sister named Zoe and a brother named Aaron. Her brother was 3 when he was diagnosed with the disease Neurofibromatosis. On May 3, 1996, with her new found celebrity, she worked to raise public awareness and funding for research by flying to Washington D.C. to address congress about the disease. Gillians most memorable speech is the one that she addressed to congr...
