
Jon Cryer
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.
Known For | Acting |
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Most Rating | 9.411 |
Birthday | 1965-04-16 |
Place of Birth | New York City, New York, USA |
Also Known As | Jonathan Niven Cryer , John Cryer, جان کرایر, |

1987

Morgan Stewart's Coming Home
5/19
Eccentric 17-year-old Morgan Stewart (Cryer) can't seem to get his conservative parents to notice him - even though Morgan's been thrown out of 10 pre...
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Morgan Stewart's Coming Home

1986

Pretty in Pink
6.7/1106
Andie is an outcast, hanging out either with her older boss, who owns the record store where she works, or her quirky high school classmate Duckie, wh...
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Pretty in Pink

2009

Stay Cool
4.9/57
A successful author is forced to confront an unrequited high school crush when he returns home to deliver a commencement address to graduating seniors...
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Stay Cool

1987

Superman IV: The Quest for Peace
4.6/1272
With global superpowers engaged in an increasingly hostile arms race, Superman leads a crusade to rid the world of nuclear weapons. But Lex Luthor, re...
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Superman IV: The Quest for Peace

2009

Shorts
5.8/296
A young boy's discovery of a colorful, wish-granting rock causes chaos in the suburban town of Black Falls when jealous kids and scheming adults alike...
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Shorts

1998

Holy Man
5.3/426
In a world governed by commerce, Ricky and Kate, dedicated employees, find their lives forever changed when they encounter the enigmatic stranger G. A...
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Holy Man

1987

Dudes
5.8/31
Two punks from the big city, traveling across the country in a Volkswagen bug, embrace the western ethos when they must take revenge against a group o...
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Dudes

1987

O.C. and Stiggs
4.7/15
O.C. and Stiggs aren't your average unhappy teenagers. They not only despise their suburban surroundings, but they also plot against it. They seek rev...
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O.C. and Stiggs

1991

Hot Shots!
6.587/2202
The gang that created Airplane and The Naked Gun sets its sights on Top Gun in this often hilarious spoof starring Charlie Sheen, who previously only...
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Hot Shots!

1987

Hiding Out
5.5/41
A very successful stock broker is called to court to testify against a mob boss who was into some inside trading. Andrew Morenski must become Max Haus...
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Hiding Out

2008

Unstable Fables: 3 Pigs and a Baby
5.8/62
When the three pigs find a tiny wolf cub on their doorstep, they decide to raise him as their own, unaware that they've played right into the plan of...
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Unstable Fables: 3 Pigs and a Baby

1984

No Small Affair
5.4/51
A 16-year-old aspiring photographer pursues a beautiful "older woman" of 22, a down-on-her-luck rock singer.
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No Small Affair

2009

Weather Girl
5.6/64
Succumbing to the stresses of her personal and professional lives, Sylvia, a Seattle morning show weather forecaster, has a meltdown live on-air. Now,...
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Weather Girl

1996

The Pompatus of Love
4.1/5
Four guys sit around drinking beer and talking, trying to figure out the meaning of "the pompatus of love" (from the Steve Miller song "Joker") and an...
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The Pompatus of Love

2011

Company
7.1/30
Set in modern upper-crust Manhattan, an exploration of love and commitment as seen through the eyes of a charming perpetual bachelor questioning his s...
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Company

2012

John Hughes: Life Moves Pretty Fast
0/0
A tribute to John Hughes, featuring an archive interview with him from 1986 and those that have worked with him, including Matthew Broderick, Alan Ruc...
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John Hughes: Life Moves Pretty Fast

2013

Ass Backwards
4.5/64
Two best friends embark on a cross country trip back to their hometown to attempt to win a pageant that eluded them as children.
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Ass Backwards

1994

Heads
2.2/4
A proofreader at a small-town newspaper decides to try to solve a series of decapitation murders, and reluctantly gets involved with the nutty daughte...
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Heads

2014

Hit by Lightning
4.7/36
Ricky Miller, a 40-something restaurant manager and aspiring writer is desperately looking for love. Danita is looking for someone to kill her celebri...
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Hit by Lightning

2024

BRATS
6.035/43
In the 1980s, Andrew McCarthy was part of a young generation of actors who were set to take over Hollywood after a string of successful teen movies. H...
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BRATS

1998

Glam
3.8/5
Traveling from the backwoods to Los Angeles to visit his cousin, a writer discovers a world of sex, drugs, crime and violence revolving around a beaut...
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Glam

1993

The Waiter
0/0
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The Waiter

2008

Tortured
5.4/58
A mobster orders an undercover FBI agent to torture an accountant.
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Tortured

1988

Rap Master Ronnie: A Report Card
0/0
Sketch comedy.
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Rap Master Ronnie: A Report Card

2016

Must See TV: An All Star Tribute to James Burrows
4.3/12
The stars of America's greatest comedies - like Cheers, Friends, Taxi and The Big Bang Theory - get together for one night only to honor Director Jame...
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Must See TV: An All Star Tribute to James Burrows

2010

Due Date
6.381/5442
Peter Highman must scramble across the US in five days to be present for the birth of his first child. He gets off to a bad start when his wallet and...
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Due Date

1998

Went to Coney Island on a Mission from God... Be Back by Five
4.3/6
Two young men who have been friends since early childhood decide to go on a trip to find a third friend who has long since disappeared. Stories they h...
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Went to Coney Island on a Mission from God... Be Back by Five

2006

Danny Phantom: Reality Trip
8.3/3
Danny, Tucker, and Sam are getting ready for summer vacation, but when Freakshow arrives and kidnaps their parents, they must find the Reality Gems fo...
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Danny Phantom: Reality Trip

2020

Big Time Adolescence
7.202/346
A seemingly bright and mostly innocent 16-year-old named Mo attempts to navigate high school under the guidance of his best friend Zeke, an unmotivate...
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Big Time Adolescence

2014

And the Oscar Goes To...
6.971/52
The story of the gold-plated statuette that became the film industry's most coveted prize, AND THE OSCAR GOES TO... traces the history of the Academy...
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And the Oscar Goes To...

1997

Plan B
0/0
A group of friends in their 20s and 30s wrestle with the fact that their lives haven't turned out like they planned.
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Plan B

1989

Penn & Teller Get Killed
5.4/31
The "bad boys of magic" go over the edge in this mind-blowing, role-switching comedy murder mystery set in the dizzying world of Atlantic City casinos...
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Penn & Teller Get Killed

1997

Cannes Man
5.7/15
Film producer Sy Lerner makes a bet with a fellow film executive that he can turn any nobody into a star at the Cannes Film Festival. A New York cab d...
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Cannes Man

2022

18½
5.5/11
In 1974, a White House transcriber is thrust into the Watergate scandal when she obtains the only copy of the infamous 18½-minute gap in Nixon's tapes...
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18½

1985

Noon Wine
0/0
The drama, adapted from a story by Katherine Anne Porter, tells of a Swedish immigrant who arrives on a small Texas farm at the turn of the century fo...
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