Jerry O'Connell News - Crossing Jordan, Winning Season

KANGAROO JACK DVD CONTEST WINNERS

8/20/03

Congratulations to Lisa, Melodie and Mary on winning the the Kangaroo Jack DVD giveaway. Enjoy your viewing!

UPCOMING APPEARANCE - CELEBRITY YEARBOOK

8/18/03

Jerry O'Connell is one of the actors who will be featured in the E! program "Celebrity Yearbook." Check your local TV listings for exact show time in your area. Here is the information from TVGuide.com:

Celebrity Yearbook
60 min.
The high-school days of celebrities are recalled via their high-school yearbook photos, interviews and insights from friends. Included: Heather Locklear, Faith Hill, Brad Pitt, Drew Barrymore, Mariah Carey, Jerry O'Connell, Natalie Portman, David Duchovny, Charlie Sheen, Jennifer Lopez, John Belushi, Lenny Kravitz, Goldie Hawn, Ben Stein, Eugene Levy and Kirsten Dunst.

Wednesday, August 27 9:00 PM E!
Thursday, August 28 4:00 PM E!
Friday, August 29 8:00 PM 64 E!
Saturday, August 30 7:00 PM 64 E!
Sunday, August 31 12:00 PM 64 E!

JERRY SIGHTING - E! AWFUL TRUTH

8/5/03

This Jerry sighting was mentioned in the July 31st edition of Ted Casablanca's The Awful Truth at E! Online.

The Awful Truth
Ted Casablanca
July 31st, 2003

A few pulse-pounding degrees hotter, inch per inch, was...

Jerry O'Connell, laying a liplock on a hot blondie dish before scooting out to pick up popcorn and treats. Flick: Pirates of the Caribbean. Theater: AMC Century City 14. The cozy couple slipped into the theater 20 minutes before the Orlando Bloom fest began. Remind me to tell Giuliana next time I do E! News Live, 'kay? Think G.'s gotta thing for the gal-grabber, fer some reason.

UPCOMING APPEARANCE - THE MICHAEL ESSANY SHOW

8/5/03

Jerry will appear on E!'s Michael Essany show on Sunday August 17th and Monday August 18th. Check your local listings for show times.

Michael Essany
Jerry O'Connell
30 min.
Jerry O'Connell (of “Kangaroo Jack” fame) kicks off the second season of the enjoyably goofy talk series when he drops by Essany's Valparaiso, Ind., living-room studio.

Sunday, August 17 10:30 PM E! (Pacific Time)
Monday, August 18 1:30 AM E! (Pacific Time)
Tuesday, August 19 5:30 PM E! (Pacific Time)
Monday, August 25 5:30 PM E! (Pacific Time)

RETURN TO CROSSING JORDAN

8/5/03

This question regarding Jerry's return to Crossing Jordan for the 2003/2004 season was asked in the June 9th 2003 edition of E! Online's Watch With Kristin Chat:

From jordangirl: Kristin! Jerry O'Connell! Will we get our Woody back next season on Crossing Jordan?
Yup. Perhaps not for the full season, but he will be back for at least part of it.

JERRY O'CONNELL CAST IN THE WINNING SEASON

8/5/03

According to the SciFi Wire, Jerry has been cast to star in the upcoming TNT movie The Winning Season (based on the book Honus and Me) with Matthew Modine. The movie, which tells the story of a boy who travels back in time to become a baseball player in the 1909 World Series, premieres on the TNT cable network in 2004. The movie is scheduled to begin shooting in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada later in August (from MySanantonio.com) Thanks to Megan for sharing the news.

Note added 3/30/2004 - The role of Joe Stoshack which would have been played by Jerry is now being played by Shawn Hatosy. It is unknown why Jerry O'Connell did not end up playing the part as originally reported by the SciFi Wire. One might speculate that he opted to do the independent film Fat Slags instead.

9:00am ET, 31-July-03
Season Has Values

Matthew Modine—who portrays baseball player Honus Wagner in the made-for-TV movie The Winning Season—told SCI FI Wire that the time-travel story is about old-fashioned values. "It's about honesty, being a gentleman, [and] about manners, how perhaps people had more manners and were more polite in the past. [It's about] the values of the past and the game of baseball," Modine said in an interview. "The idea that a baseball player could make so much money today, all the [past] baseball players—Babe Ruth and Honus—they're all laughing."

Season, based on the book Honus and Me by Dan Gutman, tells the story of a boy who finds a valuable baseball card, but his parents will not let him sell it. Through the dugout of an old baseball diamond, he travels back to the 1909 World Series and finds himself transformed into an adult, played by Jerry O'Connell. His relationship with the classic ball players teaches him that money is not as important as he thought. "When he says baseball players have servants and they live in big mansions, they just can't believe any of it," Modine said. "When he tells them that they make more money than the president, they just think the kid's lost his mind."

Modine added that he is currently training with an active minor league team in preparation for the role. "It was an unbelievably difficult schedule," he said. "They play 76 games and have four days off." The Winning Season, directed by TV veteran John Kent Harrison (Helen of Troy), is set to premiere on cable network TNT in the spring of 2004.

VIDEO CLIP - ENTERTAINERS INTERVIEW

8/5/03

You can now view Jerry's interview from "Entertainers - with Byron Allen" at EntertainmentStudios.com.

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