Jonathan Niven "Jon" Cryer is an American actor, screenwriter and film producer. He is the son of actress–singer Gretchen Cryer. Cryer 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 Cryer gained subsequent fame by starring in these films, it took several years to find success on television. The shows in which he... starred, such as The Famous Teddy Z, Partners and The Trouble with Normal, did not last long. In 2003, Cryer was cast as Alan Harper on the hit CBS comedy series Two and a Half Men, for which he was nominated six consecutive times for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series, winning the Emmy in 2009. Cryer received a star on The Hollywood Walk of Fame for Television in 2011. Cryer was born in New York.
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| Birthdate: | April 16, 1965 |
| Birthplace: | New York City |
| Age: | 47 |
| Height: | 5' 9" |
| Education: | Bronx High School of Science, Royal Academy of Dramatic Art |
| Also known as: | Jonathan Niven Cryer, Jon |