Jerry O'Connell Brief Biography

Jeremiah "Jerry" O'Connell (born February 17, 1974) is an American actor, best known for his roles in the TV series Sliders, Andrew Clements in My Secret Identity, Vern Tessio in the film Stand by Me, Derek in Scream 2, Charlie Carbone in Kangaroo Jack, and Detective Woody Hoyt on the drama Crossing Jordan. He starred as Pete Kaczmarek in the CBS TV series The Defenders until its cancellation in 2011. He also had a starring role in the comedy horror film Piranha 3D.

Jerry O'Connell News

• 'Survivor' and 'The Amazing Race' to air back-to-back with supersized episodes on CBS this fall
• The Almanac for February 17, the 48th day of 2019
• Denise Richards marries Aaron Phypers in Malibu
• Jerry O'Connell says Kelly Ripa prepped him for talk-show career