Jerry O'Connell (born February 17, 1974) is an American actor and television host. He is known for his roles as Quinn Mallory in the television series ''

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'', Andrew Clements in ''

My Secret Identity ''My Secret Identity'' is a television series starring Jerry O'Connell and Derek McGrath. Originally broadcast from October 9, 1988 to May 25, 1991 on CTV in Canada, the series also aired in syndication in the United States. It was later shown ...

'', Vern Tessio in the film '' Stand by Me'' (1986), Joe in ''

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'' (1996), Frank Cushman in ''

Jerry Maguire ''Jerry Maguire'' is a 1996 American romantic comedy-drama sports film written, produced, and directed by Cameron Crowe; it stars Tom Cruise, Cuba Gooding Jr., Renée Zellweger, and Regina King. Produced in part by James L. Brooks, it was ins ...

'' (1996), Derek in ''

Scream 2 ''Scream 2'' is a 1997 American slasher film directed by Wes Craven and written by Kevin Williamson. It stars Neve Campbell, David Arquette, Courteney Cox, Sarah Michelle Gellar, Jamie Kennedy, Laurie Metcalf, Jerry O'Connell, Elise Neal, Tim ...

'' (1997), Charlie Carbone in ''

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'' (2003), and Detective Woody Hoyt on the drama ''

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''. He starred as Pete Kaczmarek in the single 2010–2011 season of '' The Defenders''. He also had a starring role in the

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film ''

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'' (2010). Currently, he voices Commander Jack Ransom on the

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series '' Star Trek: Lower Decks'', is co-host of '' The Talk'', and hosts a version of ''

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'' syndicated on Fox stations.

Early life

O'Connell was born in Manhattan, the eldest son of Linda, an art teacher, and Michael O'Connell, an advertising agency art director originally from the United Kingdom. He is of half Irish, one quarter Italian, and one quarter Polish ancestry. O'Connell's paternal grandfather was from County Cork, Ireland while his maternal grandmother was from Belfast, Northern Ireland. His maternal grandfather was Charles S. Witkowski, the 34th

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. O'Connell was raised in

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with his younger brother, actor

Charlie O'Connell Charles O'Connell (born April 21, 1975) is an American actor and reality television personality. He is known for his appearance on '' The Bachelor'', as well as appearing in several projects involving his older brother Jerry O'Connell, including ...

. As a teenager, he attended Manhattan's Professional Children's School. He attended

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from 1991 to 1994, majoring in film. While there, he studied screen writing and competed on the

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team, serving a stint as captain of the

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squad. He graduated in 1995.

Career

O'Connell began his acting career at a young age. As a child, he did commercial work for

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cookies. Shortly after turning eleven, he landed his first feature film role as the character Vern Tessio in

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's '' Stand by Me''. In 1987, O'Connell appeared in a commercial for

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. He starred in the Canadian science-fiction sitcom ''

'' 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

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and

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. He also appeared in the short-lived ABC sitcom ''

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'', with

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, and

Hilary Swank Hilary Ann Swank (born July 30, 1974) is an American actress and film producer. She first became known in 1992 for her role on the television series '' Camp Wilder'' and made her film debut with a minor role in ''Buffy the Vampire Slayer'' (1992 ...

in 1992. During his junior year, O'Connell auditioned for the television pilot ''

'' (also filmed in Canada). He was offered the role of Quinn Mallory in the series, which ran for three seasons on

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and two seasons on the

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. He served as producer during his fourth season, and is credited with writing and directing several episodes. JerryO'ConnellHWOFJune2013

O'Connell has since gone on to star in such movies as ''

'', '' Body Shots'', ''

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'', '' Tomcats'', ''

'', and ''

''. O'Connell has also tried his hand at screenwriting and sold his first screenplay, for '' First Daughter'', to

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in 1999. The film was released in 2004 by

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-based

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. O'Connell served as executive producer and received a "story by" credit on the film, which starred Katie Holmes and

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. O'Connell starred as Detective Woody Hoyt on the

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crime drama ''

'' (2001) until its cancelation in May 2007, and was engaged to actress

Rebecca Romijn Rebecca Alie O'Connell (née Romijn ; born November 6, 1972) is an American actress and former model (person), model. She is known for her role as Mystique (comics), Mystique in the original trilogy (2000–2006) of the X-Men (film series), ...

. He starred opposite her in the ''

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'' episode " Derailed". He played Hoyt in several episodes of ''

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''. In 2004, he wore a

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on ''

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'', during a mock commercial skit for the

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bedwetting product. The ''

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'' caught him filming the skit and printed a photo of him in his diaper. In 2005, O'Connell guest-starred in one episode of the animated series ''

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''. In the episode, titled "Clash", he played Captain Marvel. He reprised the role of Captain Marvel in the

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short film '' Superman/Shazam!: The Return of Black Adam'' alongside

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, who reprised the role of

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, having done the voice for the animated series. Jerry's younger brother, Charlie has appeared in several productions in which his brother starred, such as in ''Sliders'' and ''Crossing Jordan''. In 2007–2008 O'Connell starred in

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's ''

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'', which ran from October 2, 2007 to March 4, 2008. In early 2008, O'Connell participated in a widely circulated Internet video parody of the leaked

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video on

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. Cruise was O'Connell's co-star in ''Jerry Maguire''. O'Connell co-wrote and appeared in a video parody called "Young Hillary Clinton", satirizing

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's 2008 primary campaign. On February 2, 2008, O'Connell hosted VH1's ''

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Smash Super Bowl Bash'', which aired the night before Super Bowl XLII and featured musical guests

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and

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. On April 28, 2008, he appeared as a guest star on ABC's ''

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''. In late 2008 O'Connell starred in

's '' Do Not Disturb'', co-starring

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, but

cancelled the show after only three episodes. O'Connell appeared in the 2009

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'' Obsessed'' as "Ben", the best friend and co-worker of the film's

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Derek Charles (

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). He appeared in '' Eastwick'' on ABC, on which his wife Romijn starred in the series. He portrayed Derrick Jones in

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's ''

'', which also stars Adam Scott and

Elisabeth Shue Elisabeth Judson Shue (born October 6, 1963) is an American actress. She is best known for her roles in the films ''The Karate Kid'' (1984), '' Adventures in Babysitting'' (1987), ''Cocktail'' (1988), '' Back to the Future Part II'' (1989), ''B ...

. O'Connell co-starred with

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in the pilot for legal drama '' Rex Is Not Your Lawyer'', which was not picked up for production. In 2010, O'Connell starred with

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in the

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'' The Defenders'', which was cancelled on May 15, 2011 after one season. O'Connell appeared on Broadway at the

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in ''

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'', written by

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. The play, directed by Sam Gold, opened on November 20, 2011, starring

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and Hettienne Park. On June 4, 2012, it was announced that O'Connell would play

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in a reboot of ''

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'', titled ''

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''; the remake series was never picked up for production, however the pilot would air as a Halloween special on October 26. On May 15, 2013, it was announced that O'Connell would play Stuart Strickland on ''

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'', alongside

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. In April 2015, O'Connell returned to

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as a ghostwriter in the comedy ''Living on Love'', with Renee Fleming,

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and

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. It closed after 37 performances. In 2017, O'Connell was the main love interest in a Hallmark movie, co-starring his real life wife Rebecca Romijn as his former "true love" who walks back into his life in Paris. The movie "Love Locks" has O'Connell owning a hotel that Romijn stays in with her 18 year old daughter who has come to Paris to study for a semester in an art program. In January 2020, O'Connell appeared in the Roundabout's American Airlines Theatre's Broadway revival of '' A Soldier's Play'' as Captain Taylor in an ensemble cast headed by David Alan Grier and

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. In 2020, he began starring in commercials for Bob Evans grocery items alongside

Alfonso Ribeiro Alfonso Lincoln Ribeiro (born September 21, 1971) is an American actor, comedian and television host. He is best known for his roles as Alfonso Spears on the sitcom ''Silver Spoons'', Carlton Banks on the NBC sitcom ''The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air ...

. In July 2021,

announced that O'Connell would be joining '' The Talk'' as a permanent co-host, replacing

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. That same month, he hosted a test-run of a new syndicated version of ''

'' on Fox stations, which was successful enough to launch with a full season in fall 2022. He and wife Romijn will host ''

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'' on CBS, premiering October 5, 2022.

Personal life

On July 14, 2007, O'Connell married actress and former model

. Their twin girls were born in 2008. O'Connell enrolled in

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in Los Angeles in August 2009, but dropped out to return to acting full-time. O'Connell has dual American and British citizenship. O'Connell is a reoccurring guest on the Barstool Sports podcast ''

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'', where he discusses his passion for fantasy football.

Filmography

Film

Television

Video games

Music videos

* "

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" –

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* "

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" –

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(1999) * "

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" from

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–

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Podcast appearances

* ''

'' – August 6, 2018; August 23, 2019; July 24, 2020; September 1, 2021; February 9, 2022; September 2, 2022; December 2, 2022 * ''

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'' – September 24, 2018 * ''The Dan LeBatard Show with Stugotz feat. Baron Davis'' - August 5, 2020 * The Kinda Funny Podcast - April 8, 2021

Awards and nominations

References

External links

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