Jerry O'Connell News August 2002 - Dating Janet Evans, Kangaroo Jack, Crossing Jordan

JERRY MENTIONED IN TED'S "THE AWFUL TRUTH"

8/30/02

Jerry O'Connell was mentioned in the August 29th edition of Ted Casablanca's "The Awful Truth" at E! Online. (Thanks to dmk and Shari_Lynn for passing the news along) Here's what Ted had to say:

More than ready to dish about life on camera was jovial Swimfan guest Jerry O'Connell, who made a beeline toward me with a definite agenda on his mind.

"Let's talk about Anna Nicole," insisted J.O.C., whose date, appropriately enough, was four-time Olympic gold medal swimmer Janet Evans. "Been watching," I asked?

[Smith] "I've watched them all," he said of Anna's weekly excellent adventures on E!, and then leaned in and murmured, "Did you watch the show last week?"

"How could I miss it?"

"Man. I don't know," he said, arms crossed, head shaking. "You know what I'm talking about? When she went to the bathroom? What was that? I don't know what to say here. I'm still processing it."

So are the rest of us, Jer-babe, so are the rest of us.

Prime-beef P.S.: "My brother and I went on vacation to Mexico," added Mr. O., "and as a joke, we got matching red Speedos. We dared each other to wear them down to the pool. We lasted, like, 10 minutes. But all of the men were trying to talk to us."

CROSSING JORDAN PREMIERE SEPTEMBER 23rd

8/27/02

According to the episode synopsis at NBCmv.com, Jerry O'Connell will be guest starring in the season premiere of Crossing Jordan.

"Also returning is Jerry O’Connell (“Jerry Maguire”) as detective Woody Hoyt, a naïve Wisconsin native who’s determined to do his job properly while earning Jordan’s trust in the process."

CROSSING JORDAN
THERE'S NO PLACE LIKE HOME - Season Premiere
09-23-2002 9:30PM

A RELENTLESS JORDAN ZEROS IN ON THE TRUTH BEHIND HER MOTHER'S MURDER IN SPECIAL 90-MINUTE SEASON PREMIERE - 3000 miles from Boston, Jordan (Jill Hennessy) continues her search -- with her unwilling companion, Det. Woody Hoyt (guest star Jerry O'Connell) -- for the man (guest star Jack Laufer) who might know the truth about her mother's murder and put the young medical examiner's childhood demons to rest. In the wake of his notorious corner's disappearance, Garret (Miguel Ferrer) must stop a brutal serial killer preying on the streetwalkers of Boston, while sizing the auspicious new addition to his department, Dr. Elaine Duchamps (Lorraine Toussaint, "Any Day Now"), and avoiding the political fury surrounding the case while protecting his friend, District Attorney Jack Olson (guest star William Russ). Max (Ken Howard) struggles with his own legal issues, as he faces criminal charges due to his involvement in the recently unearthed Redding case. Ravi Kapoor, Steve Valentine and Kathryn Hahn also star.

CROSSING JORDAN GOSSIP FROM E! ONLINE

8/27/02

E! Online's Watch With Wanda had some gossip about Jerry in this week's video clip.

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"Some of you may have heard by now that Jerry O'Connell has joined 'Crossing Jordan' as a possible love interest for Jill Hennessey this season. So will we actually see him crossing Jordan's bedroom floor any time soon? I asked Jerry just that question at the pool side premiere party for SwimFan last week, and the 28 year old charmer insisted he had no idea. Jerry then went on to talk about his character and mentioned he's been spending a lot of time at the gym getting beefcaked up for a love scene in the fifth episode. Hum - Jerry Jerry quite contrary."

THE SCOOP ON KANGAROO JACK

8/27/02

E! Online's Movie Scoop with Anderson Jones has some news about the movie "Kangaroo Jack."

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"If you're like me, and you're not, you may have been wondering what happened to 'Down and Under', the Jerry Bruckheimer action comedy that stars Jerry O'Connell and my pal Anthony Anderson. So when I ran into Anthony at the [ ] barbershop over the weekend I asked him 'What happened to Down and Under?' He told me that the movie which follows two dimwitted New Yorkers to the Australian Outback where they lose the mob's money to a kangaroo has been undergoing reshoots. Now usually that's a bad sign. But in this case Anthony tells me that after a wild response from kids to the movie at test screenings they are adding more scenes with that lovable kangaroo who steals. Which may explain why the movie has been rechristened Kangaroo Jack."

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JERRY IN SEVENTEEN MAGAZINE

8/20/02

There is a photo and quote from Jerry on page 226 in the September issue of Seventeen Magazine. Thanks to Mocojono in the Jerry O'Connell's Fan Club for passing this along.

HIGH SCHOOL HORRORS

"The most embarrassing moment in high school was when I challenged a girl to punch me in the stomach -- when she did, I farted. That's about as bad as it gets." - Jerry O'Connell

JERRY ATTENDS THE "SWIMFAN" PREMIERE

8/20/02

Jerry attended the premiere of "Swimfan" on August 19th and was photographed with Olympic Gold Medalist Janet Evans. Photos from the event can be seen at Wireimage.com and at Eonline.com.

HOW STAR WARS CHANGED MY LIFE

8/15/02

This quote from Jerry was found in the article 'How Star Wars Changed My Life' at EOnline.com. Thanks to Shari_Lynn for passing it along.

Jerry O'Connell
"Every time I go onscreen, there's a little bit of Luke Skywalker somewhere up there. I saw it for the first time with my grandmother, and the big joke in my family is that when the lights went down, I leaned over to her and said, 'Grandma, why is it so dark in here?' Any time I hear the Star Wars theme, it's like Marcel Proust--I immediately transport back to being with my grandmother watching that movie, God rest her soul."

JERRY AS A REGULAR ON CROSSING JORDAN?

8/15/02

In the August 12th "Watch With Wanda" gossip chat at E! Online a question was asked about Jerry:

From melsuemin: Is Jerry O'Connell going to be a regular on Crossing Jordan?
Yes. He'll be a new love interest for Jill Hennessy.

Thanks to dmk in the Jerry O'Connell's Fan Club for the news.

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JERRY IN THE SEPTEMBER ISSUE OF GLAMOUR

8/14/02

An interview and photo of Jerry O'Connell can be found in the September 2002 issue of Glamour Magazine on page 298. Thanks to Typical Yyan in the Jerry O'Connell's Fan Club for the information.

Jerry O'Connell On...
The appeal of Hard-to-get women

Guys love to work for their dates. It's the classic cookie-in-the-cookie-jar situation -- you're told you can't have something, and that only makes you want it more. I'm definitely attracted to women who look like they're going to require a lot of work but will appreciate my effort. For the ones I really want, I have to have my A game on.

One "no" is not going to discourage most men. Once I met a girl who wasn't ready to give me her phone number right away; she made me memorize her e-mail address. Every time I wrote her an e-mail she thought was funny, she gave me another digit of her number. Ten e-mails later, I finally pieced the whole thing together. That was hard -- I had to break out the thesaurus on several occasions. But there was a sense of accomplishment, that I'd really earned the number. You don't get that with some girl who goes, "Here's my number -- call me," then tries to drag you into her house on the first date. I'm scared of women like that. I start to think, My God, I'm funny, but not that funny. How many other guys have been here before me?

-INTERVIEW BY DAVE ITZKOFF

O'Connell Stars in Down and Under [Kangaroo Jack], which hits theaters in January 2003.

UPCOMING TV SHOWS

8/14/02

For those of you who may have missed the 2 part season finale of Crossing Jordan guest starring Jerry, it is scheduled to air again in September. (Thanks to Brandi for the information)

CROSSING JORDAN
09/09/02 SECRETS & LIES, Part I
09/16/02 SECRETS & LIES, Part II

Fans of Sliders can catch these episodes airing on the Sci Fi Channel in September. (Thanks to Shari_lynn for the information)

SLIDERS
02-SEP-02 7:00 PM SLIDERS IN DINO VERITAS
03-SEP-02 7:00 PM SLIDERS THE EXODUS -PART 1
04-SEP-02 7:00 PM SLIDERS THE EXODUS -PART 2
05-SEP-02 7:00 PM SLIDERS STOKER
23-SEP-02 1:00 PM SLIDERS PILOT -PT 1
24-SEP-02 1:00 PM SLIDERS PILOT -PT 2
25-SEP-02 1:00 PM SLIDERS SUMMER OF LOVE
26-SEP-02 1:00 PM SLIDERS PRINCE OF WAILS
27-SEP-02 1:00 PM SLIDERS FEVER
30-SEP-02 1:00 PM SLIDERS LAST DAYS

MONTHLY TV SCHEDULE

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