Jerry O'Connell
Jerry O'Connell (born February 17, 1974)[2] is an American actor. He is known for his roles as Quinn Mallory in the television series Sliders, Andrew Clements in My Secret Identity, Vern Tessio in the film Stand by Me (1986), Joe in Joe's Apartment (1996), Frank Cushman in Jerry Maguire (1996), Derek in Scream 2 (1997), Michael in Tomcats (2001), Charlie Carbone in Kangaroo Jack (2003), and Detective Woody Hoyt on the NBC drama Crossing Jordan. He starred as Pete Kaczmarek in the single 2010–2011 season of The Defenders. He also had a starring role in the comedy horror film Piranha 3D (2010). Currently, he voices Commander Jack Ransom on the animated series Star Trek: Lower Decks, is co-host of The Talk, and hosts a version of Pictionary syndicated on Fox stations.
For the politician, see Jerry J. O'Connell.
Jerry O'Connell
February 17, 1974
- American
- British[1]
Actor
1983–present
2
- Charles Witkowski (grandfather)
- Charlie O'Connell (brother)
Early life[edit]
O'Connell was born in Manhattan, the eldest son of Linda, a Special Education teacher in New Jersey, and Michael O'Connell, an advertising agency art director originally from the United Kingdom.[3] He is of half Irish, one quarter Italian, and one quarter Polish ancestry.[4] O'Connell's paternal grandfather was from County Cork, Ireland while his maternal grandmother was from Belfast, Northern Ireland.[5] His maternal grandfather was Charles S. Witkowski, the 34th mayor of Jersey City, New Jersey.[3] O'Connell was raised in Manhattan with his younger brother, actor Charlie O'Connell. As a teenager, he attended Manhattan's Professional Children's School. He attended New York University from 1991 to 1994,[6] majoring in film. While there, he studied screen writing and competed on the fencing team, serving a stint as captain of the sabre squad. He graduated in 1995.[7]
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On July 14, 2007, O'Connell married actress and former model Rebecca Romijn.[30][31][32] Their twin girls were born in 2008.[33]
O'Connell enrolled in Southwestern Law School in Los Angeles in August 2009,[34] but dropped out to return to acting full-time.[35]
O'Connell has dual American and British citizenship.[1]
O'Connell is a regular guest on the Barstool Sports podcast Pardon My Take, where he discusses his passion for fantasy football.[36]
O'Connell was once roommates with actor and comedian TJ Miller.[37]
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