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Jon Cryer (b. 1965)

Alias:
John Cryer
Jonathan Niven Cryer

Birthplace:
New York City, New York, USA

Born:
April 16, 1965

Biography from TheMovieDB

​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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Film Performances

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Film Production

Co-Producer:
1996  The Pompatus of Love

Producer:
1996  The Pompatus of Love
1998  Went to Coney Island on a Mission from God... Be Back by Five

Writer:
1996  The Pompatus of Love
1998  Went to Coney Island on a Mission from God... Be Back by Five

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TV Performances

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TV Production

Director:
2003  Two and a Half Men
2013  Mom

Executive Producer:
2003  Two and a Half Men
2013  Mom
2023  Extended Family

Story:
2003  Two and a Half Men
2013  Mom
2023  Extended Family

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