Jerry O'Connell's smoking habit kicked by '$800' hypnosis

Jerry O'Connell's smoking habit kicked by '$800' hypnosis Jerry O'Connell quit smoking 14 years ago after an $800 hypnosis session. 21 February 2026 Jerry O'Connell got hypnotised to quit smoking. Jerry O'Connell 'struggled with nicotine for decades' The 52-year-old actor has not touched a cigarette for "14 years" after he spent "$800" on seeing a hypnotist in 2012. Appearing on a recent episode of the Work in Progress podcast, Jerry told 43-year-old host Sophia Bush: "I struggled with nicotine for decades, had to get hypnotised. I haven't had a Ciggy in like 14 years.