American actor, director and television presenter
Jeremiah O'Connell (born February 17, 1974) is an American actor, director and television presenter known for his roles as Quinn Mallory in the television series Sliders, Andrew Clements in My Secret Identity, Vern Tessio in the film Stand by Me (1986), Joe in Joe's Apartment (1996), Frank Cushman in Jerry Maguire (1996), Derek in Scream 2 (1997), Charlie Carbone in Kangaroo Jack (2003), and Detective Woody Hoyt on the drama Crossing Jordan. He starred as Pete Kaczmarek in the single 2010–2011 season of The Defenders. He also had a starring role in the comedy horror film Piranha 3D (2010). Currently, he voices Commander Jack Ransom on the animated series Star Trek: Lower Decks, is co-host of The Talk, and hosts a version of Pictionary syndicated on Fox stations.
MarriageI highly suggest marriage to all my friends who are dating.
I think of myself as a funny guy but nobody thinks I'm funnier than my daughters.
Horror movies are here to stay, you know? It's not a fad. Even the musical has gone in and out of style from time to time. Horror movies have always been around.
I grew up with all boys in my family, where there was no place for girlie stuff. But it's amazing to walk into my house now. Everything is pink!
I mean do women like to get the crap scared out of them at the movies? Sure. Of course.
I think it's chauvinistic to think that women don't like to get scared.
I've always been known as the fat kid from Stand By Me.
I'm the kind of guy who can't keep a plant alive for a week, let alone a relationship.
What dark corner of the soul did you crawl out of?
I get very nervous when I have to take my wedding ring off.
I like wearing my wedding ring, it's nice.
To play a lawyer and have one year of law school under your belt, you sort of know what you're talking about! I'm able to memorize the legal courtroom stuff a lot faster than I would have been able to otherwise.
It's a different experience to be with your kids when your spouse isn't around.
I don’t want to react because I don’t want them to know it’s a bad word, but I want to encourage them to talk so I’m like, ‘That’s good!’
Playing professional football is something I'll never be able to do.
With Jerry Bruckheimer, you know you'll get your money's worth. You're getting huge action sequences, it's going to be funny, and you know it's going to look great.
Dogs are the only mammals that will actually stare and look into a human’s eyes.
Buddy of mine once told me that he'd rather fly a jet than kiss his girl. Said it gave him more of a kick.
With kangaroos, you say 'Sit!' and they start boxing with you. They're nuts!
When you have little girls, you're the coolest person in the world. I know at some point that's going to end; in their adolescence I'll become the opposite of that, especially if I'm parked outside a high school party.
What if you could find brand new worlds, right here on Earth, where anything is possible? Same planet, different dimension. I've found the gateway.
There's no better feeling than making your little girls laugh.