Jerry O'Connell News May 2001 - The New Guy, Charlie O'Connell, Tomcats

CELEBRITY DATE DISASTER

5/14/01

In the June/July 2001 issue of Cosmogirl, Jerry tells us about his date disaster:

"I was on my first date with this girl, and another girl came up to me and started yelling at me. She though I was my brother! But then I had to explain to my date what on earth my brother could have done to make a girl hate him so much. It was bad all around." - Jerry O'Connell

JERRY AND CHARLIE IN "THE NEW GUY"

5/14/01

Jerry and Charlie have a cameo appearance in Revolution's upcoming teen comedy "The New Guy" starring D.J. Qualls (Road Trip). According to E! Online the brothers play "Jock Jerks". The film is due out November 16th, 2001 (pushed back from the September release).

TOMCATS INTERVIEWS AND VIDEO INTERVIEW

5/14/01

Go to Planet Hollywood's site to read an interview with Jerry to promoting "Tomcats."

There is also a video interview with the cast of Tomcats at the Planet Hollywood Site.

DEBBIE GIBSON'S DATE WITH JERRY

5/14/01

On April 17th 2001 Singer Debbie Gibson told Howard Stern a brief story about a date she once had with Jerry O'Connell. She mentioned bowling with Jerry and going out for Mexican Food. Here's a portion of the transcript.

Debbie: We went to dinner. We went for like Mexican food or something. On the second floor of the
restaurant there was some rapper's album release party going on or something - so we like snuck in
there - we were the only white people in the place - very conspicuous"

Howard: "That's hot"

Debbie: (mockingly) 'Jerry O'Connell and Deborah Gibson'

And then um- Yeah - he drove me back to my place and he kind of was... you know, just wanting to
come in the front door.

Howard: That's what guys do!

Debbie: I know, but it was just a little tooooo...

Howard: He was too aggressive?

Debbie: I just was laughing, you know? I think - I have this phrase where I say I'm too old for this - but
I think I was born too old for that mentality.

Howard: Right

Debbie: You know what I mean?

Sam Kennison Impersonator: What are you a princess? Come on, Spread 'em!

(Deborah laughs)

Robin: (to Howard) Would you date Deborah Gibson?

Howard: Sure, I'd date Deborah Gibson, but I'd be pushy like Jerry O'Connell!

(Deb laughs)

Howard: I'm not gonna stand around and wine and dine!

Debbie: Take his advice though! Where'd it get him Howard? It got him kicked to the curb!

Howard: But, what did he say to you? When he got to the door and says, ' Hey come on baby lets go
inside and have - uh...'

Debbie: Basically yeah, 'you could have the best sex of your life with me' kind of thing. And I'm like!
(laughs)

Howard: (sounds disappointed in Jerry's move) Oh... That's not cool

Robin: ...he could give it to you now!

Howard: that ain't cool

Debbie: it just made me laugh

Howard: Yeah

Debbie: and he's a really nice guy

Howard: No he's not!

Debbie: No, he is - he's fine

"DOWN AND UNDER" DIET

5/14/01

This news was found at E! Online.

Jerry's Kid: Jerry O'Connell just may be moving onto the fast
track, thanks to Jerry Bruckheimer. The prolific producer has
cast O'Connell in his next comedy-action flick, Down and
Under. O'Connell and the very busy Anthony Anderson (Me,
Myself & Irene) star as New Yorkers who get stuck in Australia
doing a favor for the Mob. And because it's a Bruckheimer
production, O'Connell's hitting the gym like mad. "Can't you
see I'm getting buff for it?" he asks, stroking his already flat
stomach under a tight black tee. Does Bruckheimer demand a
hard body for his pictures? "Well, I have my shirt off for most of
the movie," O'Connell explains. "And yeah, Mr. B loves for his
actors to be a little svelte."

Also from E! online:

(Feb 23, 2001) finally... Jerry O'Connell's on an intense regimen of
two workout sessions a day and a diet of egg whites
and chicken breasts for his role in Jerry
Bruckheimer's comedy-actioner Down and Under,
with Anthony Anderson. "I didn't think it was
possible," he says, "but now I have an eight-pack."
The actor's training also includes a few days at
stunt-traffic school to learn "everything you're not supposed to do
when you're driving." O'Connell says he's good at driving bad--but
Anderson's worse. "I am definitely the better of the two, which is
weird, because I'm from New York and Anthony's from Compton. He
has been driving all his life." In the end, it won't matter, because
O'Connell won't do his own stunts on the Aussie set. "The stunt guys
look so much cooler doing them," he says. "Besides, it's perfect nap
time."

INTERVIEW WITH JERRY IN FLAUNT MAGAZINE

5/14/01

The April 2001 issue of Flaunt Magazine has a 5 page feature on Jerry. Read the interview and see the photos here.

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