Jon Cryer - Overview

Date of Birth: Apr 16, 1965

Place of Birth: New York, New York

Nationality: American

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Cemented forever in the minds of teenage girls as the lovelorn Phil “Duckie” Dale in “Pretty in Pink” (1986), actor and writer Jon Cryer would years later, attain a new mature kind of fame as uptight divorcee Alan Harper in the hit sitcom “Two and a Half Men” (CBS, 2003-). His credits included several New York and Los Angeles stage appearances, as well as the cult series “The Famous Teddy Z” (CBS, 1989), the comedies “Hiding Out” (1987) and “Hot Shots!” (1991). He also penned a pair of screenplays for two independent features which he also produced – but he himself was well aware, that he was forever “Duckie” to a generation of kids who fell in love with his goofy, eccentric portrayal in one of the eighties most iconic films.

Born Jonathan Niven Cryer in New York City, NY on April 16, 1965, Cryer’s parents were actors Gretchen Cryer, a stage actress and co-author of the popular musical “I’m Getting My Act Together and Taking It On the Road” (1975), and David Cryer, whom she divorced in 1968. Cryer made his earliest on-camera appearance a year later as a ch... Read More

Filmography (18)

Shorts (2009)

Weather Girl (2009)

Waiter (2006)

The Outer Limits (2002)

Holy Man (1998)

Went to Coney Island on a Mission From God ... Be Back by Five (1998)

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Milestones (41)

2003
Re-teamed with Charlie Sheen for the CBS sitcom "Two and a Half Men"; earned Emmy (2006, 2007, 2008, 2010) nominations for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series

2003 - present
Along with Charlie Sheen, co-starred in the CBS sitcom "Two and a Half Men": earned Emmy (2006, 2007, 2008) nominations for Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series

2003 - present
Re-teamed with Charlie Sheen for the CBS sitcom "Two and a Half Men": earned Emmy (2006, 2007, 2008) nominations for Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series

2003 - present
Re-teamed with Charlie Sheen for the CBS sitcom "Two and a Half Men"; earned Emmy (2006, 2007, 2008) nominations for Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series

2003 - present
Along with Charlie Sheen, co-starred in the CBS sitcom "Two and a Half Men": earned Emmy (2006, 2007) nominations for Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series

2003 - present
Re-teamed with Charlie Sheen for the CBS sitcom "Two and a Half Men": earned Emmy (2006, 2007, 2008, 2009) nominations for Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series

2000
Attempted yet another TV series as co-star of the ABC fall sitcom "The Trouble with Normal"

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