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PEOPLE EXTRA WINTER 2004
Christmas Traditions
CROSSING JORDAN'S Jerry O'Connell
mixes it up with his brother Charlie
Jerry O'Connell and his younger brother Charlie (Sliders) have always
been close. "We're Irish twins, 14 months apart," says Jerry,
30. "We shared a room growing up. Then we shared an apartment
in L.A. We finally decided enough is enough, and we're separating
in baby steps. We recently moved into condos in West Hollywood - mine
on top of his." At Christmas, boyhood memories come flooding
back. "Our mom was still hiding gifts from Santa when we were
teens," and "designing Christmas cards was a serious competition,"
Jerry recalls. "Once my brother drew a robotic Santa and I drew
Santa bowling." The boys helped their dad buy a tree on Christmas
Eve, and they'd drag it through the streets to their Manhattan apartment.
The tree came down on Jan 1. "That was always a sad day,"
says Jerry. "For 51 weeks a year, our house smelled like our
dog. But during that week with a tree, it smelled great."
Photograph by Larsen & Talbert
