Life's a smooth ride for 'Carpooler' O'Connell

0 Comments | USA TODAY, November, 2007 | by William Keck

LOS ANGELES -- Jerry O'Connell has a nickname on the set of his ABC sitcom, Carpoolers.

"It's the big joke on my set. Everyone on Carpoolers refers to me as 'Stamos,'" says the actor, 33, who first connected with audiences as a child in 1986's Stand By Me.

"Stamos," of course, is a devilish nod to John Stamos, the ex-husband of O'Connell's wife, Rebecca Romijn.

The ribbing is all in fun.

"I think it's pretty funny, too," says Romijn, who plays the transgender character Alexis Meade on ABC's Ugly Betty. "And you know who's going to think it's the funniest out of everyone? Stamos. That's right up his alley."

But Romijn prefers her own nicknames for her husband, none of which she intends to share, explaining, "Jerry would never...