Jerry O’Connell calls his daughter ‘Nefo Baby’ for reciting lines together

Jerry O’Connell happily bestows his wisdom on action to his daughters, Charlie and DollyEven if it means they will be Nefo babies.

“I have one daughter who is auditioning for a musical at school,” O’Connell, 50, told exclusively Us Weekly While promoting the series finale of the call and Star Trek: Bottom Decks. “They do UrinetownSo we went to Mel’s last night and we went through her lines at the diner, so it was really funny.”

The actor – who was Shared host on the call since 2021 – noted that he doesn’t think his twin daughters, 16, think he’s “cool,” but that doesn’t stop him from passing on his career wisdom to them. (O’Connell shares his two teenagers with his wife Rebecca Romine.)

“I’m going to have some Nefo babies! I’m throwing it away,” O’Connell joked, teasing that he wanted to “pre-name” his children Nefo babies before “anyone else” could do it.

the stand by my side The star confessed that since acting is his and his wife’s “family business”, his children are destined to become Nefo babies. (The phrase refers to him Nepotism arising from a famous person who is a descendant of a famous or other powerful person and is usually negative in the context.)

“I’m good at two things in this life – I’m good at playing and I’m good at hosting a TV show and that’s it. I’m also in the fantasy football playoffs,” he said with a laugh. “Whatever!”

O’Connell explained that because of his skill set, running lines with his girls should give them a leg up.

“I can sit with my daughter who is auditioning for a high school play in a diner, and I can say, ‘This is how you should say this line. This is how you should say this line. This is how you should say this line,'” he shared. “And that’s the only thing I can pass on to my children.”

He continued to troll himself for his lack of knowledge about other things, including financial advice, cryptocurrency, and “wilderness survival.”

O’Connell’s background, however, could help his kids “increase their chances of getting a good role” in the high school game. He noted that if one of his and Romain’s daughters is “in high gear,” she can also assist them with modeling comments.

“She can say, ‘These are good positions for modeling if you want to model,'” he said of his wife’s additional skills. “Then we might have some Nefo babies.”

O’Connell recalled telling one of his daughters at a diner in Los Angeles, “They’re going to call you Nefo Baby. It’s coming. Nefo Baby is coming.” He then told his boy, “You have to work for it. There are no shortcuts. It will be even harder for you!”

While his teenage sons are just now getting into the game, O’Connell hasn’t ruled out working with one in the future – if they allow it. “I don’t know if my kids will ever want to work with me!” he teased.

He confessed that right now, he’s just happy that his girls “don’t evaporate” and There are “no boys” in their track. “Their friends are starting to hook up. Their friends are starting to ‘make it.’ That’s what they said. ‘You’re going to need it.’ I hear that a lot,” O’Connell said. usAnd explained that he hears a lot during the duty to travel on trips. “My kids, or so I’m told, aren’t dating anyone.”

He added that during his children’s time before the license, he feels like a “government agency” while “trying to get as much information as possible” during each pick-up and drop-off exchange.

O’Connell noted that his time in the car with the teenagers will become even more prominent now the call he Ends after 15 seasons.

“I don’t know what I’ll do. I’ll go to the gym more, I guess. My wife works on Star Trek: Strange New WorldsSo someone has to look after our children, so I will spend time with them,” he said us of his immediate plans after the series finale on Friday, December 20.

“They’re at that age where I have to drive them, but they don’t really want me around, so it’s a lot to pick them up streets from parties,” he teased and joked, “It’s a lot like being inside a car service. You sit and wait for the customer to come out.”

While O’Connell isn’t always in the know about what’s going on with his daughters, he does try to give them advice – some of it He learned about the call.

“This show really taught me how to be a really good talk show host and it’s funny, I learned a lot Kelly Ripa. I learned a lot from him Wendy Williams“, he recalled, calling himself a “substitute teacher” after filling the role of such great TV personalities before co-hosting the CBS series.

He confessed, “I’m quite depressed that it’s over, and my family can feel it too.” O’Connell revealed that during one of his infamous carpool slots he overheard his daughters talking about the end of this episode.

“I heard one of my kids in the back say, ‘Yeah, my dad’s show is ending so he’s going to be around a lot more. I hope he’s not really weird or anything because we’re just going to see him around,'” he continued. “And I went, ‘Oh my God. This is getting serious.'”

O’Connell, who also voices Commander Jack Ransom in the animated series Star Trek: Bottom DecksMention that he is open to any career opportunities going forward.

“I would like to do another talk show. I enjoy it,” he said usAnd added that he also likes the idea of ​​being a guest on a talk show promoting his own series. “Be on the call For the last 4 years, I’ve seen everybody bring their TV shows to our show and I want to bring my show to somebody’s show.”

the call Airs all week on CBS at 2pm ET/1pm PT with the final episode airing on Friday, December 20th. Fans can see O’Connell in the series finale of Star Trek: Lower Deck on Paramount+ Thursday, December 19.

With reporting by Lana Brody