Charlie O'Connell
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Charles "Charlie" O'Connell (born April 21, 1975) is an American
actor
and reality television
personality. He is known for his appearance on The Bachelor, as well as appearing in several of his older brother, Jerry O'Connell
's projects, including a starring role as Colin Mallory
in the fourth season of the science fiction
television series Sliders
.
O'Connell was born in New York City, New York, the son of Linda (née
Witkowski), an art teacher, and Michael O'Connell, an advertising agency art director. His maternal grandfather, Charles S. Witkowski
, was the mayor of Jersey City, N.J. O'Connell has Irish and Polish ancestry.
O'Connell appeared in small roles in such films as Dude, Where's My Car?
and The New Guy
, the latter of which also paired him with his brother Jerry. He obtained greater notoriety when he appeared on the seventh season of the reality television
series The Bachelor between March 2005 and May 2005. In the show, he chose Sarah Brice, a labor and delivery
nurse who resided in Texas
. They broke up in September 2007, got back together in late 2008 and though spoke of marriage in interviews in 2009 broke up again in April 2010.
In the fourth season episode of Crossing Jordan
, entitled "Sunset Division", he played the onscreen brother of his brother's character, Detective Woody Hoyt.
United States
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actor
Actor
An actor is a person who acts in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio in that capacity...
and reality television
Reality television
Reality television is a genre of television programming that presents purportedly unscripted dramatic or humorous situations, documents actual events, and usually features ordinary people instead of professional actors, sometimes in a contest or other situation where a prize is awarded...
personality. He is known for his appearance on The Bachelor, as well as appearing in several of his older brother, Jerry O'Connell
Jerry O'Connell
Jeremiah "Jerry" O'Connell is an American actor, best known for his roles in the TV series Sliders, Andrew Clements in My Secret Identity, Vern Tessio in the film Stand by Me, Charlie Carbone in Kangaroo Jack, and Detective Woody Hoyt on the drama Crossing Jordan...
's projects, including a starring role as Colin Mallory
Colin Mallory
Colin Mallory is a fictional character on the science fiction show Sliders played by Charlie O'Connell.He was introduced in the sixth episode of the fourth season, "Oh Brother, Where Art Thou?". Quinn Mallory had only learned Colin was his brother five episodes earlier in "Genesis"...
in the fourth season of the science fiction
Science fiction
Science fiction is a genre of fiction dealing with imaginary but more or less plausible content such as future settings, futuristic science and technology, space travel, aliens, and paranormal abilities...
television series Sliders
Sliders
Sliders is an American science fiction television series. It was broadcast for five seasons, beginning in 1995 and ending in 2000. The series follows a group of travelers as they use a wormhole to "slide" between different parallel universes. The show was created by Robert K. Weiss and Tracy Tormé...
.
O'Connell was born in New York City, New York, the son of Linda (née
Married and maiden names
A married name is the family name adopted by a person upon marriage. When a person assumes the family name of her spouse, the new name replaces the maiden name....
Witkowski), an art teacher, and Michael O'Connell, an advertising agency art director. His maternal grandfather, Charles S. Witkowski
Charles S. Witkowski
Charles S. Witkowski was mayor of Jersey City from 1957 to 1961.Witkowski was elected Police Commissioner in 1949, as part of the independent Freedom Ticket that led to the election of John V. Kenny as mayor...
, was the mayor of Jersey City, N.J. O'Connell has Irish and Polish ancestry.
O'Connell appeared in small roles in such films as Dude, Where's My Car?
Dude, Where's My Car?
Dude, Where's My Car? is a 2000 American stoner comedy film directed by Danny Leiner. The film stars Ashton Kutcher and Seann William Scott as two young men who find themselves wasted and forget where they parked their car....
and The New Guy
The New Guy
The New Guy is a 2002 American teen comedy directed by Ed Decter. The film tells the story of high school loser Dizzy Gillespie Harrison. Dizzy is an unpopular, high school band geek going through a hellish senior year...
, the latter of which also paired him with his brother Jerry. He obtained greater notoriety when he appeared on the seventh season of the reality television
Reality television
Reality television is a genre of television programming that presents purportedly unscripted dramatic or humorous situations, documents actual events, and usually features ordinary people instead of professional actors, sometimes in a contest or other situation where a prize is awarded...
series The Bachelor between March 2005 and May 2005. In the show, he chose Sarah Brice, a labor and delivery
Childbirth
Childbirth is the culmination of a human pregnancy or gestation period with the birth of one or more newborn infants from a woman's uterus...
nurse who resided in Texas
Texas
Texas is the second largest U.S. state by both area and population, and the largest state by area in the contiguous United States.The name, based on the Caddo word "Tejas" meaning "friends" or "allies", was applied by the Spanish to the Caddo themselves and to the region of their settlement in...
. They broke up in September 2007, got back together in late 2008 and though spoke of marriage in interviews in 2009 broke up again in April 2010.
In the fourth season episode of Crossing Jordan
Crossing Jordan
Crossing Jordan is an American television crime/drama series that aired on NBC from September 24, 2001 to May 16, 2007. It stars Jill Hennessy as Jordan Cavanaugh, M.D., a crime-solving forensic pathologist employed in the Suffolk County, Massachusetts, Medical Examiner's Office...
, entitled "Sunset Division", he played the onscreen brother of his brother's character, Detective Woody Hoyt.