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Hey, everyone. It's Sophia.

Welcome to Work in Progress.

Welcome back to Work in Progress. You all have been so sweet on the

announcement of the latest film that I'm making, Summer's Last Resort. I am here in South

Africa, shooting this movie, having the time on my life with my castmates, and I decided to

bug my sweet new friend and my work partner, Jerry O'Connell, to sit down with me this week to talk about his legendary career.

Ever since he was a kid, Jerry's been described as a person who has a spark that makes him impossible to ignore.

He's got an energy that pulls the world in.

Jerry O'Connell was one of those kids, and he is

absolutely one of those adults. From very early commercials to his breakout role at 11 and stand by

me, he learned what it meant to be seen and to collaborate and to navigate the world that

can often be as unpredictable as it is thrilling.

He was mentored by the legendary Rob Reiner,

and that guidance left an imprint that shapes the way he approaches acting, friendship, and life itself.

And like all of us, he struggled with insecurity and anxiety about the future and what his role is in it.

And at the same time, his life has evolved in all these

big beautiful ways. As a father, a husband, a talk show host, an actor, he has such a beautiful

heart and such tremendous humor. He's wonderfully relatable and someone that I know in our movie

and every other, you just can't help but root for.

Let's do a little on-set hang with the lovely Jerry O'Connell.

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