15 Interesting Facts About Jerry O'Connell

1. #005

   Jerry O'Connell still hates talking about Stand by Me (1986) because he was overweight at the time.

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2. #006

   Jerry O'Connell has 2 daughters, Dolly O'Connell and Charlie O'Connell (born 28 December 2008), with his wife Rebecca Romijn.

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3. #007

   Jerry O'Connell holds dual US and British citizenship, and on 23 March 2011 he stated on OK! TV in the UK that 'I'm actually English,' presenting his British passport to prove it.

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4. #008

   Jerry O'Connell took part in the Drambuie Pursuit, held annually in Scotland. The Drambuie Pursuit takes place once a year and includes an archery contest on the first day, followed by a second day featuring canoeing, a castle run, boating, mountain biking, rock climbing, rafting, cross-country cycling, an off-road buggy race and canoeing.

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5. #009

   Jerry O'Connell attended the Professional Children's School in New York City. His classmates included Tara Reid, Sarah Michelle Gellar, Macaulay Culkin and Ben Taylor.

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6. #010

   Jerry O'Connell was signed by an agent at age 10 and was discovered eating a cookie in a Duncan Hines commercial.

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7. #011

   Jerry O'Connell is the older brother of actor/model Charlie O'Connell.

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8. #012

   Because of his small role in 'Scary Movie 5' parodying the Fifty Shades novels, Jerry O'Connell is technically the first person to play Christian Grey in a feature film.

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9. #015

   Jerry O'Connell provided the voice of the original Fawcett Captain Marvel (now known as Shazam) for Justice League (2001) and the DC Showcase short Superman/Shazam: The Return of Black Adam (2010), and was later cast to voice Superman for Justice League: Throne of Atlantis (2015); the two characters are known among fans as unofficial "rivals" because of DC's notorious lawsuit claiming Captain Marvel was a Fawcett copy of Superman. Marvel/Shazam looked very much like Superman.

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10. #017

    Jerry O'Connell is the first male permanent co-host of CBS's The Talk.

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11. #020

    Jerry O'Connell appeared in Mariah Carey's "Heartbreaker" music video, playing the "heartbreaker" character. The single became Carey's 14th No. 1 hit.

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12. #022

    Jerry O'Connell is one of four actors who appeared in both the Scream series and its parody, the Scary Movie series. The other three are Anthony Anderson, Jenny McCarthy-Wahlberg and Tori Spelling.

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13. #023

    Jerry O'Connell ranked 70th on VH1's list of the 100 Greatest Kid Stars (2005).

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14. #024

    Jerry O'Connell is one of two Stand by Me alumni who went on to join Star Trek. Wil Wheaton appeared as Wesley Crusher in Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987), while Jerry O'Connell voices Jack Ransom in Star Trek: Lower Decks (2020).

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15. #025

    Jerry O'Connell worked with River Phoenix in Stand by Me (1986) and with Sean Patrick Flanery in Body Shots (1999). Both Phoenix and Flanery played young Indiana Jones.

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