![]() Avg.User Rating: Rate this person: Director, Actor Born: February 17, 1974 in New York City, NY Biography:Like Henry Thomas and a few others of the same generation, "Jerry O'Connell" proves that second acts are far from impossible for Hollywood actors who began their careers as children. O'Connell first gained recognition among film fans as "that fat kid from "Stand By Me"," when he starred in the 1986 Rob Reiner film at the age of eleven - then experienced a massive physical transformation. Several years and many lost pounds later, O'Connell emerged as a tall, handsome screen lothario, a development that provoked substantial commentary from both film critics and any number of lay viewers.
Born in New York City on February 17, 1974, O'Connell enrolled in acting classes at the age of six. He obtained his first professional assignments acting in commercials when he was ten, and a year later made his film debut in the critically acclaimed "Stand By Me". Though somewhat overshadowed by the presence of teen... Full Biography
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