• Name: Jerry O'Connell
  
• Birth Name: Jeremiah O'Connell
  
• Height: 6' 3"
  
• Sex: M
  
• Nationality: American
  
• Birth Date: February 17, 1974
  
• Birth Place: New York, New York, USA
  
• Profession: actor
  
• Education: Professional Children's School, New York, New York
  
•   : New York University (Film and Television; graduated in May, 1995; B.F.A.)
  
•   : HB Studio, New York, New York (studied with Herbert Berghof)
  
• Father: Michael O'Connell (art director; British)
  
• Mother: Linda O'Connell (teacher)
  
• Brother: Charlie O'Connell (model, actor; born in 1975)
  

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• "Playing professional football is something I'll never be able to do. So getting this part was like a dream come true." - on his role in JERRY MAGUIRE (1996)
• "I look at all my friends who I graduated college with, and they're still living at home and they can't get a job at McDonald's. So I'm pretty lucky right now."
• "I'm the kind of guy who can't keep a plant alive for a week, let alone a relationship."

• Young Artist Awards: Jackie Coogan Award, STAND BY ME (1987)

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