Biography

Full name: Jeremiah O'Connell
Age: 24, born Febuary 17th, 1974 in New York City, NY.
Family: Father, Michael O'Connell, an advertising agency art director; Mother, Linda O'Connell, an art teacher; Brother, Charlie O'Connell, 22, actor/model.
Hair color: Brown
Eye color: Blue
Height: 6'2"
Weight: 190
Marital status: Currently single.
Favorite teams: New York Yankees, Knicks, Jets, & Rangers.
Favorite pastimes: Fencing, surfing at his parents' home, baseball, basketball, football, golf, running, singing at karaoke bars, surfing the net (he is a self-proclaimed webhead).
Pets: A dog; Jerry is allergic to cats. He once stayed at Sabrina Lloyd's (who costarred with him as Wade Welles in Sliders) house, and she had 2 cats - this is what he said about his visit: "I start sneezing like crazy. When I stayed with her for a week when I first got out here, it was one of the most painful weeks of my life. You realize how essential breathing really is!"
Favorite ice cream flavor: Pistachio nut... the green color entices him.
Favorite food: Meatball parmesan sandwiches; and chicken parmesan sandwiches, when he's "feeling healthy".
Favorite TV shows: The X-Files, Law & Order; he also likes cop shows... he always wanted to be a cop.
Favorite Sliders episode: "Love Gods -- A world where 90% of all the men on the earth had become extinct due to a virus that had spread throughout. The remaining men were used for breeding purposes only, and anyone could get a date."
Favorite music: Frank Sinatra & Stevie Wonder; but he'll listen to anything.
His wheels: "A 1977 International Scout I actually bought from John Rhys-Davies. It's a big truck."
How he got the scar on his upper lip: "I was bitten by a dog when I was eleven. I had seventy-four stitches."
All this information was obtained from the Internet Movie Database, and Visions of Jerry O'Connell!