Jon Cryer

Born in April 16th, 1965

From New York City, New York, USA

Jon Cryer Biography

​Jonathan Niven Cryer (born April 16, 1965) is an American actor, screenwriter, director, and film producer. He is the son of actress–singer Gretchen Cryer. He made his motion picture debut in the 1984 romantic comedy No Small Affair, but gained greater fame as "Duckie" in the 1986 John Hughes-scripted film Pretty in Pink. In 1998, he finished writing and producing the independent film Went to Coney Island on a Mission from God.

.. Be Back by Five, which was well received. Even though he gained some fame by starring in these films, it took several years to find success on television; the shows he had starred in (The Famous Teddy Z, Partners and The Trouble with Normal) did not last very long. In 2003, he was cast as Alan Harper on the CBS hit comedy series Two and a Half Men, opposite Charlie Sheen, for which he won a Primetime Emmy Award in 2009.

He received three earlier Emmy Award nominations for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series for his work on the show.

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Jon Cryer Movies

18½ Poster
October 2, 2021
Big Time Adolescence Poster
January 28, 2019
Hit by Lightning Poster
October 31, 2014
And the Oscar Goes To... Poster
February 1, 2014
Ass Backwards Poster
January 21, 2013
Company Poster
June 15, 2011

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