'Stand By Me': Where are they now?

Jerry O'Connell

Then: With only a few TV commercials—including Duncan Hines cookies—to his credit, O’Connell landed the role of chubby bully-bait Vern.

Now: O’Connell has the busiest acting career of the film’s central quartet, having been a series regular on multiple TV shows (most recently CBS’ legal drama “The Defenders”) and still frequently appearing in films (including “Piranha 3D” and “Obsessed”). He’s also part of a celebrity couple—he married supermodel-turned-actress Rebecca Romijn in 2007.

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