Jerry O'Connell knows firsthand how one decision can change everything.While discussing his new movie, "Summer's Last Resort," now streaming on Tubi, the actor told Fox News Digital that the biggest turning point of his own life was meeting his wife, Rebecca Romijn."My wife was definitely the biggest turning point in my life," O'Connell said."I can't believe that my wife is with me, first of all.
Thank you, honey, if you're watching this, thank you for being with me this week."JERRY O'CONNELL'S MOTHER REVEALS HIS REAL FIRST NAME ON LIVE TVJerry O'Connell plays Glenn Winters, a free-spirited vice principal who begins dating the mother of a high-strung teenager during a Caribbean vacation on "Summer's Last Resort," streaming now on Tubi.(Tubi)The 52-year-old star said meeting his wife forced him to grow up and embrace a future he never saw coming."My wife was definitely the biggest turning point in my life.""Meeting my wife was one of the biggest turning points of my life.
I was very immature," O'Connell admitted."And then I met my wife, and my wife wanted to start a family… I was like, 'It's not going to get better than this for me, so I might as well settle down.' And I'm so glad I did.
We have two great kids, and we have a lot of fun."REBECCA ROMIJN, JERRY O'CONNELL ADMIT UNCONVENTIONAL APPROACH TO 18-YEAR MARRIAGEO'Connell and Romijn first met in 2004 at the Maxim Hot 100 party.The couple got engaged the following year before tying the knot in July 2007.
They now share 17-year-old twin daughters Charlie and Dolly.WATCH: JERRY O'CONNELL EMBRACES EMBARRASSING DAD MOMENTS FOR ‘SUMMER’S LAST RESORT’The themes of family and personal growth also resonated with O'Connell while making "Summer's Last Resort," in which he plays the overenthusiastic boyfriend of a single mom whose relationship is tested by her skeptical teenage daughter.As the father of twin teenage girls himself, O'Connell said his daughters unknowingly inspired many of his comedic choices in th...