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- Birth name: Jonathan Niven Cryer
- Born: April 16, 1965
- Birthplace: New York, New York
- Mother: Actress Gretchen Cryer
- Notable roles: Alan Harper in Two and a Half Men and Philip "Duckie" Dale in Pretty in Pink
- Awards: 2 Emmy Nominations for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series (2006, 2007)
- Wrote the independent film Went to Coney Island on a Mission From God... Be Back by Five
- Married actress Sarah Trigger in 1999, divorced in 2004
- Married entertainment reporter Lisa Joyner in 2007
- Son: Charlie Austin
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Jon Cryer is an American actor, writer and producer. He currently stars in the CBS comedy series Two and a Half Men. Cryer's first break out role was playing the love lorn "Duckie" in John Hughes' 1980s classic Pretty in Pink.
Cryer won his first Emmy Award in 2009 for Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series for his role as Alan Harper on Two and a Half Men.
Cryer's ex wife Sarah Trigger was arrested on felony child neglect charges on May 28, 2009. Cryer and Trigger have a son named Charlie Austin.TMZ: Jon Cryer's Ex Arrested for Felony Child Abuse (May 29, 2009)
Selected Film and Television Roles
- 1984: No Small Affair as Charles Cummings
- 1986: Pretty in Pink as Duckie
- 1987: Dudes as Grant
- 1987: Hiding Out as Max Hauser
- 1989-1990: The Famous Teddy Z as Teddy Zakalokis
- 1991: Hot Shots! as Jim 'Wash Out' Pfaffenbach
- 1995-1996: Partners as Bob
- 1996: The Pompatus of Love as Mark
- 1997: It's Good to Be King as Mort
- 1997: Glam as Jimmy Pells
- 1998: Holy Man as Barry
- 2000-2001: The Trouble with Normal as Zack Mango
- 2008: Tortured as Brian
- 2009: Weather Girl as Charles
- 2009: Stay Cool as Javier
- 2003-2009: Two and a Half Men as Alan Harper
Alan Haper
Cryer plays Alan Harper in the CBS sitcom Two and a Half Men. Alan is an uptight, love lorn chiropractor. He and his young son Jake move into his brother's Malibu beach house when he goes through a divorce. Charlie Sheen plays Cryer's carefree bachelor brother aptly named Charlie Harper. Together the three of them make up Two and a Half Men.-
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Jon and Kate. Why do people care? 7 AnswersYou're mistaken: It's not that people CARE, it's that they're FASCINATED. There's really quite a big difference between those. You see to care means that I woul... read more
Jon Stewart or Stephen Colbert? 12 AnswersWhen you think about it... they are both great, talented and funny guys! They each have created a style that is unique in news satire. http://z.about.com/d/po... read more
Is Jon Gosslin going to get fired from Jon and Kate Plus Eight? 5 AnswersI bet that TLC wouldn't dare fire him. They have gotten so much publicity recently that their ratings have gone through the roof. The only way I think they woul... read more
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Jon Cryer Timeline
- Note: The majority of the links in this timeline are to IMDb, which has pop-ups.
- April 16, 1965: Born
- 1986: Pretty in Pink
- 1987: Morgan Stewart's Coming Home
- 1987: Superman IV: The Quest for Peace
- 1987: Dudes
- 1987: Hiding Out
- 1989-1990: The Famous Teddy Z
- 1995-1996: Partners
- 2000: The Trouble with Normal
- 2003-2007: Two and a Half Men
- 2008: Tortured
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Finally Sat down to watch "Two and a half men " whilst tweeting, multi tasking :D Gotta love Charlie Sheen and Jon Cryer :D
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Sara just says to me; "if I knew Jon Cryer I would totally taunt him for Superman 4.". And that's why I married her.
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Jon Cryer - Otis Redding impression - Try a little tenderness - Pretty I... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mNGIg8f-0Wc
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@ahhelga NoHo or Jon Cryer?
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