Jon Cryer Biography
Born: April 16, 1965
Dark-haired comedic actor Jon Cryer remains best-known for his lovable performance as Duckie Dale in the 1986 teen movie Pretty in Pink. Even though he was 21 years old playing a high school senior, he exhibited a vulnerable yet goofy freshness unlike most other teen stars. The son of Broadway performers, he was schooled in the Bronx before making his film debut in the romantic comedy No_Small_Affair as a young photographer obsessed with Demi_Moore. He made some unfortunate movies after Pretty in Pink, including the Ferris_Bueller knock-off Morgan_Stewart's_Coming_Home, which suggested unfair comparisons with actor Matthew_Broderick. Other forgettable movies followed until he was cast as the star of the sitcom The Famous Teddy Z, which was then followed by several other short-lived sitcoms. After appearing in the anarchic comedy Hot_Shots!, he proved fairly successful with offbeat comedies and independent films. He helped write the talky romantic comedy The Pompatus of Love then starred in the similarly themed Plan_B. He teamed up with director Richard_Schenkman to write the offbeat comedy Went to Coney Island on a Mission From God...Be Back by Five. After an erratic appearance in the Eddie_Murphy movie Holy_Man, he went back to television for the sitcoms The_Trouble_With_Normal (with Paget_Brewster) and Two and a Half Men (with Charlie_Sheen). Andrea LeVasseur, Rovi
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