Jerry O'Connell
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 O'Connell at the Fox Fall Eco-Casino Party, London Hotel, West Hollywood, California, September 8, 2008 |
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| Born | Jeremiah O'Connell[citation needed] February 17, 1974 New York City, New York, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actor, screenwriter, producer, director |
| Years active | 1986-present |
| Spouse(s) | Rebecca Romijn (m. 2007) |
| Children | Dolly & Charlie O'Connell |
Jeremiah "Jerry" O'Connell (born February 17, 1974) is an American actor, best known for his roles in the TV series Sliders, Andrew Clements in My Secret Identity, Vern Tessio in the film Stand by Me, Derek in Scream 2, Charlie Carbone in Kangaroo Jack, and Detective Woody Hoyt on the drama Crossing Jordan. He starred as Pete Kaczmarek in the CBS TV series The Defenders until its cancellation in 2011. He also had a starring role in the comedy horror film Piranha 3D.
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Early life and education [edit]
O'Connell was born in New York City, the son of Linda (née Witkowski), an art teacher, and Michael O'Connell, an advertising agency art director.[1] His maternal grandfather, Charles S. Witkowski, was the mayor of Jersey City, New Jersey.
O'Connell is of half Irish, one quarter Italian, and one quarter Polish ancestry.[2][3] O'Connell was raised in Manhattan with his younger brother, Charlie O'Connell, also an actor. As a teenager, he attended Manhattan's Professional Children's School.
He attended New York University (NYU) from 1991 to 1994,[4] majoring in film. While there, he studied screen writing and competed on the NYU fencing team, serving a stint as captain of the sabre squad.
Career [edit]
O'Connell began his acting career at a young age. As a child, he did commercial work for Duncan Hines cookies. Shortly after at the age of eleven, he landed his first feature film role as the character Vern Tessio in Stephen King's Stand by Me.
O'Connell starred in the Canadian science fiction sitcom My Secret Identity from 1988 to 1991 as the teen hero who develops superhuman traits. During a summer break from NYU, Jerry starred in the feature film Calendar Girl alongside Jason Priestley and Gabriel Olds. He also appeared in the short-lived ABC sitcom, Camp Wilder with Jay Mohr and Hilary Swank in 1992. In his Junior year, O'Connell auditioned for the TV pilot Sliders (also filmed in Canada). He was offered the role of Quinn Mallory in the series, which ran for three seasons on Fox and two seasons on the Sci-Fi Channel. He served as producer during his fourth and final season, and is credited with writing and directing several episodes.
O'Connell has since gone on to star in such movies as Jerry Maguire, Body Shots, Mission to Mars, Tomcats, Scream 2, and Kangaroo Jack. O'Connell has also tried his hand at screenwriting and sold his first screenplay, for First Daughter, to New Regency in 1999. The film was released in 2004 by 20th Century Fox-based Davis Entertainment. O'Connell served as executive producer on the film, which starred Katie Holmes and Michael Keaton.
O'Connell starred as Detective Woody Hoyt on the NBC crime drama Crossing Jordan (2001) until its cancellation in May 2007, and was engaged to actress Rebecca Romijn. He starred opposite her in the Ugly Betty episode "Derailed". O'Connell has also starred as Hoyt in several episodes of Las Vegas. In 2004, he wore a diaper on Last Call with Carson Daly, during a mock commercial skit for the GoodNites bedwetting product.[5] The National Enquirer caught him filming the skit and printed a photo of him in his diaper.[6][7]
In 2005, O'Connell guest-starred in one episode of the animated series Justice League Unlimited. In the episode, titled "Clash", he played Captain Marvel. He reprised the role of Captain Marvel in the "DC Universe Animated Original Movies" short film, Superman/Shazam!: The Return of Black Adam alongside George Newbern who reprised the role of Superman, having done the voice for the animated series.
His younger brother Charlie O'Connell, an alumnus of NYU who was most recently seen as The Bachelor, is also an actor who has appeared with Jerry in several productions, usually playing the brother of Jerry's character, such as in Sliders and Crossing Jordan.
In 2007–08 O'Connell starred in ABC's Carpoolers, which ran from October 2, 2007 to March 4, 2008.
In early 2008, O'Connell acted in a widely circulated Internet video parody of the leaked Tom Cruise video on Scientology. Cruise was O'Connell's co-star in Jerry Maguire.[8] He also co-wrote and appeared in a video parody called "Young Hillary Clinton," satirizing Hillary Clinton's 2008 primary campaign.[9] On February 2, 2008, O'Connell hosted VH1's Pepsi Smash Super Bowl Bash, which aired the night before Super Bowl XLII and featured musical guests Maroon 5 and Mary J. Blige.[10][11] On April 28, 2008, O'Connell appeared as a guest star on ABC's Samantha Who?.
In the fall of 2008 O'Connell starred in Fox's Do Not Disturb, co-starring Niecy Nash, but Fox cancelled the show after only three episodes.[12][13]
Most recently, he appeared in the 2009 thriller film Obsessed as "Ben", the best friend and co-worker of the film's protagonist Derek Charles (Idris Elba).
O'Connell appeared in Eastwick on ABC, alongside his wife who starred in the series. O'Connell played a good man hiding a horrible secret. His character was a single father, a widower, with a young son who is a part of this secret.[14]
O'Connell portrayed Derrick Jones in Alexandre Aja's Piranha 3D,[15] which also stars Adam Scott and Elisabeth Shue.[16]
O'Connell co-starred with David Tennant in the pilot for legal drama Rex Is Not Your Lawyer[17] which NBC has placed under consideration for the fall season, though earlier reports suggested a spring 2010 airing.[18] In 2010, O'Connell starred with Jim Belushi in the CBS comedy-drama The Defenders, which CBS cancelled on May 15, 2011 after one season.
O'Connell is currently appearing at the Golden Theatre in the new Broadway play "Seminar", by Theresa Rebeck. The play, directed by Sam Gold, opened on November 20, 2011, starring Alan Rickman, Lily Rabe, Hamish Linklater and Hettienne Park.
On June 4, 2012, it was announced that O'Connell would play Herman Munster in a reboot of The Munsters, titled Mockingbird Lane.[19]
Personal life [edit]
On July 14, 2007, O'Connell married actress and former model Rebecca Romijn.[20][21][22]
After weeks of officially stating that the couple were "trying" to get pregnant, a publicist for the pair confirmed that Romijn was pregnant with twin girls. When talking about having children, O'Connell said "I am excited I am having girls. I know guys are supposed to say, 'I want a boy. I want to play baseball,' but I think I'm going to be good raising girls...I can't wait. They're going to be tough chicks. They're only having sex when I'm dead. If they don't date boys at all and just want them to be infatuated with their father, that's what I'm really going for."[23] O'Connell and Romijn welcomed twins Dolly Rebecca Rose and Charlie Tamara Tulip on December 28, 2008.[24]
O'Connell enrolled in Southwestern Law School in Los Angeles in August 2009.[25]
Filmography [edit]
Film [edit]
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
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| 1986 | Stand by Me | Vern Tessio | |
| 1988 | Police Academy 5: Assignment Miami Beach | Kid at beach | Uncredited |
| 1993 | Calendar Girl | Scott Foreman | |
| 1996 | Joe's Apartment | Joe | |
| Jerry Maguire | Frank Cushman | ||
| 1997 | Scream 2 | Derek | |
| 1998 | Can't Hardly Wait | Trip McNeely | Uncredited |
| 1999 | The Beast of Today | Fabian | |
| Body Shots | Michael Penorisi | ||
| 2000 | Clayton | ||
| Mission to Mars | Phil Ohlmyer | ||
| 2001 | Tomcats | Michael Delaney | |
| 2002 | The New Guy | Highland Party Twin | |
| Buying the Cow | David Collins | ||
| 2003 | Kangaroo Jack | Charlie Carbone | |
| 2004 | Fat Slags | Sean Cooley | |
| 2005 | Yours, Mine and Ours | Max/Mac | |
| 2006 | The Alibi | Businessman | |
| Man About Town | David Lilly | ||
| Room 6 | Lucas Dylan | ||
| 2008 | The Parody Video Tom Cruise Wants You to See | Tom Cruise | Short film |
| 2009 | Baby on Board | Curtis | |
| Obsessed | Ben | ||
| 2010 | Piranha 3-D | Derrick Jones | |
| Superman/Shazam!: The Return of Black Adam | Captain Marvel | Short film | |
| 2013 | Scary Movie 5 | Christian Grey |
Television [edit]
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | The Room Upstairs | Carl | TV movie |
| 1988 | The Equalizer | Bobby | Episode: "The Child Broker" |
| Ollie Hopnoodle's Haven of Bliss | Ralph Parker | TV movie | |
| 1988–91 | My Secret Identity | Andrew Clements | Starring role |
| 1989 | Charles in Charge | David Landon | Episode: "The Organization Man" |
| 1990 | TGIF | Brody | Unknown episodes |
| 1992 | Camp Wilder | Brody Wilder | Episode: "See Spot Go" |
| 1995 | The Ranger, the Cook and a Hole in the Sky | Mac | TV movie |
| Blue River | Lawrence Sellars | ||
| 1995–99 | Sliders | Quinn Mallory | Cast member |
| 1999 | The '60s | Brian Herlihy | TV movie |
| 2001 | Night Visions | Andy | Episode: "Rest Stop" |
| 2002 | Going to California | Pete Rossock | Episode: "Searching For Eddie Van Halen" |
| Rome Fire | Ryan Wheeler | TV movie | |
| 2002-7 | Crossing Jordan | Detective Woody Hoyt | Cast member |
| 2003 | MADtv | Ted Levin | Episode: 8.12 |
| 2004 | Without a Trace | Joe Gibson | Episode: "Hawks and Handsaws" |
| The Screaming Cocktail Hour | Singer | TV series | |
| 2004-6 | Las Vegas | Detective Woody Hoyt | 5 episode |
| 2005 | Justice League Unlimited | Captain Marvel | Episode: "Clash" |
| 2007 | On the Lot | Jerry 'The Move' | Episode "6 Cut to 5 & 5 Directors Compete" |
| Ugly Betty | Joel | Episode: "Derailed" | |
| The Batman | Nightwing | 2 episodes: "The Metal Face of Comedy", "Artifacts" | |
| 2007-8 | Carpoolers | Laird | Cast member |
| 2008 | Samantha Who? | Craig | Episode: "The Gallery Show" |
| Do Not Disturb | Neal | 6 episodes | |
| 2009 | Midnight Bayou | Declan Fitzpatrick | TV movie |
| Eastwick | Colin Friesen | Episode: "Magic Snow and Creepy Gene" | |
| 2010-11 | The Defenders | Pete Kaczmarek | |
| 2011 | G.I. Joe: Renegades | Barbecue | Episode: "Fire Fight" |
| NTSF:SD:SUV:: | Mental Man | Episode: "Up Periscope, Down With San Diego" | |
| 2012 | Mockingbird Lane | "Herman Munster" | TV Movie |
Producer [edit]
- Sliders (1995) TV series (producer: 1998–1999)
- First Daughter (2004)
Director [edit]
- Sliders (1997) TV series – "Stoker"
- Sliders (1999) TV series – "Slidecage", "Lipschitz Live," "Data World", "Roads Taken"
Writer [edit]
- Sliders (1999) – "Way out West",
- First Daughter (2004) – screenplay
Music videos [edit]
- "David Duchovny" – Bree Sharp
- "Heartbreaker" – Mariah Carey (1999)
References [edit]
- ^ Jerry O'Connell profile at FilmReference.com
- ^ http://www.theatermania.com/new-york-city-theater/news/03-2012/the-pluck-of-the-irish_52338.html
- ^ Sara Hammel (2007-07-27). "Rebecca Romijn's Marital Advice: Do It Backwards". People.
- ^ Mollie Lobl (2007-11-29). "He Might Be on Television, but Don't Be Intimidated—He Also Went to NYU". Columbia Spectator.
- ^ "THAT ALL DEPENDS ...". People. 2004-11-08. Retrieved 2008-01-27.
- ^ "In-Depend-Ence". Jerry O'Connell Fansite. 2004-11-27. Retrieved 2008-01-27.
- ^ "Photos from [[Last Call with Carson Daly]]". Jerry O'Connell Fansite. 2004-11-29. Retrieved 2008-01-27. Wikilink embedded in URL title (help)
- ^ Jerry Connell Parody of Tom Cruise Scientology Video
- ^ [1] Campaign satire: 'Young Hillary Clinton' explains HRC campaign to us as if we were 10 years old]
- ^ Breaking News – Mary J Blige, Maroon 5 Touch Down in Glendale, Arizona to Perform at 'The VH1 Pepsi Smash Super Bowl Bash' Premiering on Saturday, February 2 at 9 PM* | TheFutonCritic.com
- ^ Live Review: Pepsi Smash Super Bowl Bash with Mary J. Blige, Maroon 5 >> LiveDaily
- ^ http://www.fox.com/programming/shows/new/donotdisturb.htm
- ^ http://www.popeater.com/television/article/do-not-disturb-cancelled-already/189075
- ^ Natalie Abrams. "Death, Jerry O'Connell Come to Eastwick". TVGuide.com.
- ^ "Jerry O'Connell Goes Wild on the Set of Piranha". DreadCentral.
- ^ "Hot Chicks in Bikinis Going 'Wild, Wild' with Jerry O'Connell on the Set of 'Piranha'!". BloodyDisgusting.
- ^ Andreeva, Nellie. "Jerry O'Connell to co-star in NBC pilot". The Hollywood Reporter.[dead link]
- ^ Michael Ausiello. "Exclusive: 'Rex Is Not Your Lawyer' DOA at NBC?". Entertainment Weekly.
- ^ "Jerry O'Connell cast as Herman Munster in NBC's 'Mockingbird Lane'".
- ^ Ulrica Wihlborg (2007-07-15). "Rebecca Romijn Weds Jerry O'Connell". People.
- ^ Mayor Charles Witkowski of Jersey City pictures from history photos on webshots
- ^ The Political Graveyard profile of O'Connell's maternal grandfather
- ^ http://www.celebrity-babies.com/2008/08/jerry-oconnel-1.html
- ^ Marisa Laudadio. "Rebecca Romijn Welcomes Twin Girls". People.
- ^ "Jerry O'Connell Enrolls in Law School". US magazine. August 13, 2009.
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