Jerry O'Connell Biography

<body> <p><font face="Century Gothic" size="2">Jerry O'Connell was born in New York on February 17th, 1974.  Raised in Manhattan with younger brother Charlie, Jerry discovered acting at an early age.  He appeared as an extra in "Hannah and Her Sisters" and  had the opportunity to study theater with Marlene Mancini and Hebert Berghof of H.B. Studios.  As a youngster, O'Connell did commercial work for Duncan Hines cookies. Shortly after at the age of eleven,  he landed his first feature starring role in Rob Reiner's "Stand By Me".  As a teenager, he starred in the series "My Secret Identity", and attended  Manhattan's Professional Children's School.</font></p> <p><font face="Century Gothic" size="2">Jerry  went on to attend New York University where he majored in film and served as captain of the saber team.  During a break from NYU, he starred in the feature film "Calendar Girl" along side Jason Priestly and Gabriel Olds.  In his Junior year, Jerry decided to try out for two TV pilots: "Sliders" and "Party of Five."  He was offered the role of Quinn Mallory in the TV series "Sliders" 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.</font></p> <p><font face="Century Gothic" size="2">Jerry has since gone on to star in such movies as "Body Shots," "Mission to Mars," "Tomcats" and the upcoming "Down and Under".  He will soon be starring in "First Daughter", a feature film for which he has written the screenplay.  Other notable feature films include "Joe's Apartment," "Jerry Maguire," and "Scream 2."  He currently resides in Los Angeles with his brother Charlie (also an actor) close by.</font> <p><a href="index.htm" target="_top"><b><font size="2" color="#FF6600" face="Century Gothic">HOME PAGE</font></b></a> </body>