Chris O'Donnell Biography

Chris O'Donnell was born on June 26, 1970 in Winnetka, Illinois, cashed in early on his wholesome good looks when he began getting modeling and TV commercial gigs at 12. Years from now you can bet the McDonald's commercial where O'Donnell plays the counter boy serving Michael Jordan will surface on the talk show circuit. But TV commercials were just the beginning for O'Donnell who landed his first plum role as Jessica Lange's son in Men Don't Leave when he was 17. He again hooked up with Lange in Blue Sky, a project that sat on the shelf for three years before finally being released to much acclaim and an Oscar for Lange. O'Donnell's real breakthrough role was as Al Pacino's seeing-eye person in Scent of a Woman. The movie was a big hit and O'Donnell was on his way to boy wonder status -- a position he really staked a claim to when he literally became the Boy Wonder alongside a couple of Batmans in that movie franchise. One of those important things for him was marrying his longtime girlfriend Caroline Fentress, a kindergarten teacher. They have three children.