Jerry O’Connell

Jerry O'Connell: Biography in Details

Who is Jerry O’Connell?

Jerry O’Connell is an American actor, producer, director, and writer. He is extremely prominent for his role in ‘Stand by Me, ‘My Secret Identity, and ‘Kangaroo Jack.

Jerry O’Connell: Age, Parents, Siblings, Ethnicity

Jerry was born on February 17, 1974, in Manhattan, New York City, U.S.A. His nationality is American and belongs to the Mixed (Irish, Italian, and Polish) ethnicity.

He was born to Linda (mother) and Michael O’Connell (father). He was raised with his parents in a friendly and entertaining environment along with his younger brother Charlie O’Connell who is also an actor.

In which school did Jerry O’Connell attend?

Concerning his educational background, he attended Professional Children’s School. Later on, he also attended New York University and majored in filmmaking and acting.

Later in Aug 2009, he enrolled in Southwestern Law School, Los Angeles but dropped out to return to acting full-time.

Jerry O’Connell: Professional Life, Career

Jerry O’Connell made his professional acting debut when he was only 11 years old and starred as ‘Vernon’ in the film “Stand by Me”. In the same year, he made his debut on T.V and appeared in ‘The Kingdom Chums” as ‘Osborne’.

In the initial phase of his career, he starred in several low-rated films including “Ranger, the Cook and the Hole in the Sky”, “The Beast of Today”, “Calendar Girl”, etc. and starred in a minor role in different T.V series including “The Equalizer”, and “Charles in Charge”.

Awards

In 1988, he appeared in the successful T.V series “Charles in Charge” as ‘Andrew Clements’ for which he was nominated for the ‘Young Artist Awards’ twice in 1989 and 1990.

In 2003, he appeared in the successful film “Kangaroo Jack” for which he won ‘The kid’s Choice Awards in the category of ‘Favorite Fart in a Movie.

He has also directed several episodes of the 1999 T.V series “Sliders”, which he wrote and produced himself.

Salary, Net Worth

He has an estimated net worth of $20 Million as of 2023, but his salary is not revealed yet.

Jerry O’Connell: Rumors, Controversy/Scandal

Jerry often used to be a topic of rumor due to his numerous on-and-off past relationships.

Body Measurements: Height, Weight

Jerry O’Connell has a height of 6 Feet and 2 Inches and a body weight of 84 kg.

He has dark brown hair and light blue eyes.

Social Media

Jerry is currently active on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter.

He has more than 2.4k followers on Facebook, around 390k followers on Instagram, and 129.3k followers on Twitter.

Also, read Jared Sandler, Kiefer Sutherland, and Michael Landon.

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