Jerry O'Connell Add to My Celebs Age 38 Birthday Feb. 17th, 1974 Born in New York City, New York, USA Height 6' 2

Jerry O'Connell's Main TV Roles Show Character(s) Sliders Quinn Mallory Crossing Jordan Detective W… The Defenders Pete Kaczma… Carpoolers Laird Holcomb Do Not Disturb Neal My Secret Identity Andrew Clem… The '60s Brian Herlihy The Michael Essany Show Jerry O'Con… Camp Wilder Brody Wilder

Main Movie Roles 2010 - Piranha 2009 - Baby on Board 2009 - Obsessed 2006 - Room 6 2006 - The Alibi 2006 - Man About Town 2005 - Yours, Mine and Ours 2004 - Fat Slags 2003 - Kangaroo Jack 2003 - Overnight 2002 - The New Guy 2002 - Buying the Cow 2001 - Tomcats 2000 - Mission to Mars 1999 - Body Shots 1998 - Can't Hardly Wait 1997 - Scream 2 1996 - Joe's Apartment 1996 - Jerry Maguire 1988 - Police Academy 5: Assignment Miami Beach 1986 - Stand by Me

NOTE: Complete List of Works can be found at IMDB


BIOGRAPHY:

Since his auspicious film debut at age 11 in Rob Reiner's classic "Stand By Me," Jerry O'Connell has emerged as one of Hollywood's most versatile and sought-after talents whose credits encompass both television and film.

O'Connell, who begins his sixth season as Detective Woody Hoyt on NBC's hit drama "Crossing Jordan," also includes among his television credits the series "Sliders" for Fox and the Sci Fi Channel, the television movie "What th e Deaf Man Heard" and the NBC miniseries "The '60s."

Born and raised in New York, he took a break from acting fulltime to complete his education at New York University. Upon graduating, O'Connell returned to feature film work, receiving critical acclaim for his role as Cush in "Jerry Maguire," starring Tom Cruise. He also starred in the Jerry Bruckheimer-produced comedy "Kangaroo Jack" and "Tomcats" for Joe Roth's Revolution Studios. Additional screen credits include "Scream 2," "Body Shots," "Can't Hardly Wait" and "Mission To Ma rs."

O'Connell starred in the MGM comedy "Yours, Mine and Ours" with Dennis Quaid and Renee Russo. Next up for O'Connell is "Man About Town" with Ben Affleck and "Cat Tale," an animated film to which he will lend his voice.

O'Connell currently resides in Los Angeles.


TRIVIA:

• Dated Debra Pelletier.
• Played the "heartbreaker" in 'Mariah Carey' (qv)'s "Heartbreaker" video. The single went on to become Mariah's 14th #1 hit.
• While attending NYU, he was saber captain of the varsity fencing team. He was ranked as high as #17 in the country.
• While at NYU, he was a Resident Assistant.
• Brother of actor/model 'Charlie O'Connell (I)' (qv).
• Still hates talking about _Stand by Me (1986)_ (qv) because he was overweight at the time.
• Married his girlfriend of 2 1/2 years, 'Rebecca Romijn' (qv), in a surprise backyard ceremony. The couple exchanged vows in front of 100 family and friends that thought that they had been invited to a barbecue.
• Two of the TV shows he has been in, _"Sliders" (1995)_ (qv) and _"Crossing Jordan" (2001)_ (qv), both have had episodes named "O, Brother, Where art Thou."

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