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Jerry O'Connell

  • Actor
  • Producer
  • Director
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Jerry O'Connell
Jaclyn wants a baby. But after a messy divorce and fruitless years of online dating, she realizes she doesn't need a husband to become a mother. She and her best friends hatch a plan to get her pregnant at a very special party.
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The Donor Party (2023)
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Jerry O'Connell was born in New York City, to Linda (Witkowski), an art teacher, and Michael O'Connell, a British-born advertising agency art director. He spent his early years in Manhattan, with his parents and younger brother, Charlie O'Connell, who is also an actor. He is of one half Irish, one quarter Italian, and one quarter Polish, descent. Jerry began his acting career at a very young age. He did commercial work and TV work before getting the role of "Vern Tessio" in the popular film Stand by Me (1986) opposite River Phoenix and Corey Feldman. After that, he worked on several TV-Movies and TV-series and had a starring role in My Secret Identity (1988). From 1991 to 1994, Jerry attended New York University where he majored in film, but he didn't graduate.

In 1993, he starred in the film Calendar Girl (1993) opposite Jason Priestley. In 1995, he starred in the TV-movie western The Ranger, the Cook and a Hole in the Sky (1995) and, in 1996, he landed the role of "Frank Cushman" in the successful film Jerry Maguire (1996) opposite Tom Cruise. Over the next few years, he starred in Scream 2 (1997), had a small uncredited role in Can't Hardly Wait (1998), as well as appearing in several TV-movies and having starring roles in the TV-series Sliders (1995) and the film Body Shots (1999) opposite Sean Patrick Flanery and Tara Reid.

In 2000, he appeared in the Brian De Palma film Mission to Mars (2000) with Gary Sinise, among others. He has also appeared in movies such as Tomcats (2001), Buying the Cow (2002), Kangaroo Jack (2003), Yours, Mine & Ours (2005), Man About Town (2006) and Room 6 (2006). In 2007, he married actress/model Rebecca Romijn, and they have twin girls.
BornFebruary 17, 1974
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BornFebruary 17, 1974
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  • Awards
    • 1 win & 4 nominations

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Jerry O'Connell and Margaret Josephs in Margaret Josephs & Jerry O'Connell (2023)
Jerry O'Connell and Rebecca Romijn in Rebecca Romijn & Jerry O'Connell (2022)
River Phoenix, Corey Feldman, Wil Wheaton, and Jerry O'Connell in Stand by Me (1986)
Jerry O'Connell in Drunk History (2013)
Jerry O'Connell and Mason Cook in Mockingbird Lane (2012)
Jerry O'Connell and Mason Cook in Mockingbird Lane (2012)
Jerry O'Connell in Crossing Jordan (2001)
Jerry O'Connell in Crossing Jordan (2001)
Jerry O'Connell in Crossing Jordan (2001)
Jill Hennessy and Jerry O'Connell in Crossing Jordan (2001)
Jill Hennessy, Jerry O'Connell, and Alicia Coppola in Crossing Jordan (2001)
Jerry O'Connell and Jennifer Finnigan in Crossing Jordan (2001)

Known for:

Stand by Me (1986)
Stand by Me
8.1
  • Vern Tessio
  • 1986
Adam Garcia in Kangaroo Jack (2003)
Kangaroo Jack
4.5
  • Charlie Carbone
  • 2003
Sabrina Lloyd, Jerry O'Connell, Cleavant Derricks, and John Rhys-Davies in Sliders (1995)
Sliders
7.4
TV Series
  • Quinn Mallory
  • Gareth Carr
Mission to Mars (2000)
Mission to Mars
5.7
  • Phil Ohlmyer
  • 2000

Credits

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  • We Are Men
    • Stuart Strickland
    • Released
    • TV Series
    • 2013
  • Summer Gold
    • Rick Brackett
    • In Production
    • 2023
  • Star Trek: Lower Decks
    • Jack Ransom (voice)
    • Released
    • TV Series
    • 2020
  • Grubbs
    • Pre-production
    • TV Series
  • Noël Wells, Jack Quaid, and Tawny Newsome in Star Trek: Lower Decks (2020)
    Star Trek: Lower Decks
    • Commander Jack Ransom (voice)
    • TV Series
    • 2020–2022
  • The Game Show Show (2023)
    The Game Show Show
    • TV Series
    • 2023
  • Tichina Arnold, Cedric the Entertainer, Max Greenfield, Sheaun McKinney, Beth Behrs, Marcel Spears, and Hank Greenspan in The Neighborhood (2018)
    The Neighborhood
    • Jerry O'Connell
    • TV Series
    • 2023
  • Jerry O'Connell, Malin Akerman, and Rob Corddry in The Donor Party (2023)
    The Donor Party
    • Tim
    • 2023
  • Jerry O'Connell and Bailee Madison in Play Dead (2022)
    Play Dead
    • The Coroner
    • 2022
  • Tab Time (2021)
    Tab Time
    • Coach Goodgame
    • TV Series
    • 2022
  • Star Trek: Discovery Logs (2020)
    Star Trek: Discovery Logs
    • Jack Ransom (voice)
    • TV Series
    • 2021–2022
  • The Lake (2022)
    The Lake
    • Gil the Thrill
    • TV Series
    • 2022
  • Billions (2016)
    Billions
    • Steven Birch
    • TV Series
    • 2016–2022
  • Dolph Lundgren, Jennifer Love Hewitt, Rob Schneider, Jerry O'Connell, Tyler Hollinger, and Isadora Swann in Pups Alone (2021)
    Pups Alone
    • Charlie (voice)
    • 2021
  • Jerry O'Connell, Rebecca Romijn, and Philip Winchester in Endangered Species (2021)
    Endangered Species
    • Mitch Hanover
    • 2021
  • Jerry O'Connell in Ballbuster (2020)
    Ballbuster
    • Rich
    • 2020
  • Eli Brown in The F**k-It List (2020)
    The F**k-It List
    • Jeffrey
    • 2020
  • Justice League Dark: Apokolips War (2020)
    Justice League Dark: Apokolips War
    • Superman (voice)
    • Video
    • 2020
  • Will Forte and Kaitlin Olson in Flipped (2020)
    Flipped
    • Chazz Connelly
    • TV Series
    • 2020

Producer

  • Jerry O'Connell, Sydney Tamiia Poitier, and Kristian Bruun in Carter (2018)
    Carter
    • executive producer
    • TV Series
    • 2018–2019
  • Bravo's Play by Play (2018)
    Bravo's Play by Play
    • executive producer
    • TV Series
    • 2018
  • The Parody Video Tom Cruise Wants You to See
    • producer
    • Video
    • 2008
  • Katie Holmes in First Daughter (2004)
    First Daughter
    • executive producer
    • 2004
  • Sabrina Lloyd, Jerry O'Connell, Cleavant Derricks, and John Rhys-Davies in Sliders (1995)
    Sliders
    • producer
    • TV Series
    • 1998–1999

Director

  • Peyton Elizabeth Lee in Andi Mack (2017)
    Andi Mack
    • Director
    • TV Series
    • 2017
  • Yunjin Kim, Rochelle Aytes, and Jes Macallan in Mistresses (2013)
    Mistresses
    • Director
    • TV Series
    • 2016
  • Jerry O'Connell Auditions for Two and a Half Men
    • Director
    • Short
    • 2011
  • Sabrina Lloyd, Jerry O'Connell, Cleavant Derricks, and John Rhys-Davies in Sliders (1995)
    Sliders
    • Director
    • TV Series
    • 1997–1999

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Piranha 3-D
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Piranha 3-D
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Yours, Mine and Ours
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Yours, Mine and Ours
Yours, Mine and Ours
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Yours, Mine and Ours
Piranha 3-D
Interview 0:40
Piranha 3-D
Obsessed
Interview 0:22
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Obsessed
Interview 0:36
Obsessed
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Obsessed

Personal details

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  • Alternative name
    • Amanda Kloots & Jerry O'Connell
  • Height
    • 6′ 2″ (1.88 m)
  • Born
    • February 17, 1974
    • Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA
  • Spouse
    • Rebecca RomijnJuly 14, 2007 - present (2 children)
  • Children
      Dolly O'Connell
  • Parents
      Linda Witkowski
  • Relatives
      Charlie O'Connell(Sibling)
  • Other works
    Appeared in Mariah Carey's "Heartbreaker" music video.
  • Publicity listings
    • 6 Interviews
    • 8 Articles
    • 1 Pictorial
    • 2 Magazine Cover Photos

Did you know

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  • Trivia
    During his junior year at NYU film school (for screenwriting), Jerry went to Los Angeles, California, and decided to try out for two TV pilots: Sliders (1995) and a new Fox show called Party of Five (1994). He spent a single day in L.A. and landed the Bailey role in Party of Five (1994), but before he could get back to New York, the studio's first choice for Sliders (1995) backed out. Stuck a day before shooting without a lead, they begged Jerry to fill in. The rest is teen-idol history.
  • Quotes
    "Playing professional football is something I'll never be able to do. So getting this part was like a dream come true." --on his role in Jerry Maguire (1996).
  • Nickname
    • Jerry

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