Jerry O’Connell Biography

Jerry “Jeremiah” O’Connell born February 17, 1974, is an American actor, director, and talk show host. He is best known for his roles as Quinn Mallory in the television series Sliders and Vern Tessio in the film Stand by Me (1986). He also starred as Joe in Joe’s Apartment (1996), Derek in Scream 2 (1997), Andrew Clements in My Secret Identity, Frank Cushman in Jerry Maguire (1996), Charlie Carbone in Kangaroo Jack (2003), and Detective Woody Hoyt on the drama Crossing Jordan.

Jerry O’Connell Age

O’Connell is 46 years old as of 2020. He was born on February 17, 1974, in Manhattan, New York City, United States. He celebrates his birthday on every 17th of February.

Jerry O’Connell Height And Weight

O’Connell stands at a height of 6 feet 2 inches. His height is well paired with his weight of 84kgs.

Jerry O’Connell Family

O’Connell was born in Manhattan, New York to his father Michael O’Connell, an advertising agency art director and his mother Linda, an art teacher. His grandfather, his mother’s father was the mayor of Jersey City, New Jersey from 1957 to 1961. O’Connell was raised alongside his brother Charlie O’Connell who is also an actor.

Jerry O’Connell Brother

O’Connell was raised together with his younger brother Charlie O’Connell whos also an actor and reality television personality. Charlie is 44 years old born on April 21, 1975. He is best known for his appearance on The Bachelor and appearing in several projects alongside his older brother Jerry O’Connell, including a starring role as Colin Mallory in Season 4 of the science fiction television series Sliders.

Jerry O’Connell Giuliana

O’Connell and Giuliana Rancic dated back in 2003. Their relationship, however, did not last. In her book, Going Off Scripts, Giuliana gave a few details about her relationship with O’Connell and how it ended saying that she was being two-timed for one of the lesser Spices, Geri Halliwell. When she confronted O’Connell, his apology was, ‘Yeah, I know. I’m so sorry. I don’t know what happened.’ Giuliana later got married to her husband Bill Rancic in 2007. O’Connell also got married to his wife actress, Rebecca Romjin in 2007.

Jerry O’Connell Wife

O’Connell is happily married to his wife of 13 years Rebecca Romjin. The beautiful couple met at a Maxim Hot 100 party in Las Vegas. They went on to have more dates in Las Vegas and eventually got into a romantic relationship. The two tied the knot on July 14, 2007. After trying for weeks to get pregnant, Romjin’s publicist announced that she was pregnant with twins. In 2008, Romjin gave birth to girls. About keeping their romance alive, O’Connell and Rebecca have frequent date nights and movie nights.

Rebecca Romjin

Rebecca Romjin is an is an American actress and former model from Berkely, California. She is 47 years old born on November 6, 1972. Rebecca is best known for her role as Mystique in the trilogy of the X-Men film series, and as Joan in the 2004 film The Punisher. Her major roles include as Eve Baird on the TNT series The Librarians, which ran for four seasons, and as the host of the game show Skin Wars. She has had numerous roles such as Alexis Meade on the television series Ugly Betty, and as Number One on Star Trek: Discovery.

Jerry O’Connell Children

O’Connell and his wife Rebecca Romjin are proud parents of two beautiful identical twins. Dolly Rebecca Rose O’Connell and Charlie Tamara Tulip O’Connell are both 11 years old born in 2008.

Jerry O’Connell Net Worth

O’Connell is an American actor with an estimated net worth of $20 million. This is a combined net worth with his wife Rebecca Romjin whos also an actress. His main source of income is from his career as an actor. He has starred and made appearances in numerous movies and shows like Sliders and film Stand by Me in 1986.

Jerry O’Connell Facts and Body Measurements

• Full Name: Jerry O’Connell
• Age/ How Old?: 46 years old
• Date of Birth: February 17, 1974
• Place of Birth: Manhattan New York
• Education‎: New York University, Manhattan’s Professional Children’s School
• Nationality: American
• Father’s Name: Michael O’Connell
• Mother’s Name: Linda O’Connell
• Siblings: Charlie O’Connell
• Married?: Rebecca Romjin
• Children/ Kids: Dolly Rebecca Rose and Charlie Tamara Tulip O’Connell
• Height/ How tall?: 6 feet 2 inches
• Profession: Actor
• Net worth: $ 20 million

Jerry O’Connell Acting Career

O’Connell started his acting career at a young age doing commercial work for Duncan Hines cookies. At the age of 11, he landed his first feature film role playing the role of Vern Tessio in Rob Reiner’s Stand by Me. He then appeared in the 1987 commercial for Frosted Flakes. From 1988 to 1991, he starred in the Canadian science fiction sitcom My Secret Identity as the teen hero who develops superhuman traits.

While pursuing his degree, Jerry starred in the feature film Calendar Girl alongside Jason Priestley and Gabriel Olds. He appeared alongside Jay Mohr and Hilary Swank in the short-lived ABC sitcom Camp Wilder in 1992. During his Junior year, O’Connell auditioned for the television pilot Sliders which was filmed in Canada. He got the role of Quinn Mallory in the series, which ran for three seasons on Fox and two seasons on the Syfy Channel. During his fourth season, he served as the producer and is credited with writing and directing several episodes.

He got more acting roles such as Jerry Maguire, Body Shots, Mission to Mars, Tomcats, Scream 2, and Kangaroo Jack. Aside from acting, he also has credits in screenwriting. He sold his first screenplay, for First Daughter, to New Regency in 1999 which was released in 2004 by 20th Century Fox-based Davis Entertainment. He served as executive producer and received a “story by” credit on the film, which starred Katie Holmes and Michael Keaton.

From 2001 to 2007, O’Connell starred as Detective Woody Hoyt on the NBC crime drama Crossing Jordan. He played Hoyt in several episodes of Las Vegas. In 2004, O’Connell wore a diaper on Last Call with Carson Daly, during a mock commercial skit for the GoodNites bedwetting product. In 2005, he guest-starred in one episode of the animated series Justice League Unlimited and played Captain Marvel in the episode, titled “Clash”. He again played the role of Captain Marvel in the DC Universe Animated Original Movies short film Superman/Shazam!: The Return of Black Adam with George Newbern, who reprised the role of Superman. From 2007 to 2008 O’Connell starred in ABC’s Carpoolers.

He co-wrote the video parody called “Young Hillary Clinton”, which he also appeared in. The video criticized Hillary Clinton’s 2008 primary campaign. On February 2, 2008, he hosted VH1’s Pepsi Smash Super Bowl Bash, which aired the night before Super Bowl XLII. It featured musical guests Maroon 5 and Mary J. Blige. He guest-starred on ABC’s Samantha Who? on April 28, 2008. He also in Fox’s Do Not Disturb, in late 2008 co-starring Niecy Nash. Fox canceled the show after only three episodes.

O’Connell appeared in the 2009 thriller film Obsessed playing the role of “Ben”, the best friend and co-worker of the film’s protagonist Derek Charles played by Idris Elba. He also appeared in Eastwick on ABC, on which his wife, Rebecca Romijn, also starred and portrayed Derrick Jones in Alexandre Aja’s Piranha 3D. O’Connell is also a stage actor, he appeared on Broadway at the Golden Theatre in Seminar.

The play was written by Theresa Rebeck and directed by Sam Gold. On June 4, 2012, it was announced that O’Connell would play the role of Herman Munster in a reboot of The Munsters, titled Mockingbird Lane. O’Connell went ahead and play Stuart Strickland on We Are Men, alongside Tony Shalhoub. O’Connell made an appearance in January 2020, in the Roundabout’s American Airlines Theatre’s Broadway revival of A Soldier’s Play as Captain Taylor. The cast was headed by David Alan Grier and Blair Underwood.

Jerry O’Connell Movies

• 2020: The Secret: Dare to Dream as Tucker
• 2020: Ballbuster as Rich
• 2020: Justice: League Dark: Apokolips War as Clark Kent / Superman (voice)
• 2019: Reign of the Supermen as Superman / Clark Kent
• 2019: Satanic Panic as Samuel Ross
• 2019: Batman: Hush as Clark Kent / Superman (voice)
• 2018: The Death of Superman as Clark Kent / Superman (voice)
• 2018: Deep Murder as Doug
• 2017: Justice League Dark as Clark Kent / Superman (voice)
• 2017: Wish Upon as Alex
• 2016: Justice League vs. Teen Titans as Clark Kent / Superman (voice)
• 2015: Justice League: Throne of Atlantis as Clark Kent / Superman (voice)
• 2014: Veronica Mars as Sheriff Dan Lamb
• 2014: Space Station 76 as Steve
• 2014: The Lookalike as Joe Mulligan
• 2013: Scary Movie 5 as Christian Grey
• 2010: Piranha 3-D as Derrick Jones
• 2010: Superman/Shazam!: The Return of Black Adam as Captain Marvel (voice)

Jerry O’Connell TV Shows

• 2020: Star Trek: Lower Decks as Commander Jack Ransom
• 2019–present: Jerry O’ as Host
• 2018, 2019: The Big Bang Theory as George Cooper
• 2018, 2019: The Wendy Williams Show as Host
• 2018; Carter as Harley Carter
• 2017: Love Locks as Jack Burrow
• 2017: Justice League Action as The Atom (voice
• 2017; Andi Mack as Director
• 2017: Curb Your Enthusiasm as TV Detective #2
• 2016: The Mysteries of Laura as Jon Dunham
• 2016: Billions as Steven Birch
• 2016: Young & Hungry as Nick Diamond
• 2016: Mistresses as Robert
• 2016: Scream Queens as Dr. Mike
• 2015: The Librarians as Young Lancelot
• 2015: Workaholics as Teddy
• 2015: Marry Me as Daniel
• 2015: Significant Mother as Bob Babcock
• 2015: Fresh Beat Band of Spies as Arizona Jones

Frequently Asked Questions About Jerry O’Connell

Who is Jerry O’Connell?

Jerry “Jeremiah” O’Connell born February 17, 1974, is an American actor, director, and talk show, host.

How old is Jerry O’Connell?

O’Connell is 46 years old as of 2020. He was born on February 17, 1974, in Manhattan, New York.

How tall is Jerry O’Connell?

O’Connell stands at a height of 6 feet 2 inches. His height is well paired with his weight of 84kgs.

Is Jerry O’Connell married?

O’Connell is happily married to his wife of 13 years actress Rebecca Romjin. The two tied the knot on July 14, 2007.

How much is Jerry O’Connell’s worth?

O’Connell is an American actor with an estimated net worth of $20 million. This is a combined net worth with his wife Rebecca Romjin whos also an actress.

Where is Jerry O’Connell from? O’Connell was born and raised in Manhattan, New York.

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