Birth Name

Jon Cryer

Birth Date

04/16/1965

Birthplace

New York, New York

Credits

10 Movies, 16 TV appearances, 1 awards
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Family

Mother: Gretchen Cryer
divorced from Cryer's father c. 1969; co-author and star of the stage muscial "I'm Getting My Act Together and Taking It on the Road"

Sister: Robin Cryer
born c. 1963

Son: Charles Austin Cryer
born on June 27, 2000

Father: David Cryer
divorced from Cryer's mother c. 1969

Wife: Lisa Joyner
host of the TV Guide Channel's "InFANity"; began dating in 2005; announced engagement in January 2007; married June 16, 2007 in Mexico

Notes

"After he did 'Pretty in Pink', I started getting calls from teenage girls from all over the world. They would leave these hysterical, giggling messages on my answering machine". --Cryer's mother Gretchen to the Daily News, September 17, 1995.
"Even when I was an usher [at the Equity Library Theater], people were already mistaking me for Matthew Broderick. It was very strange. I would hand them programs and show them to their seats and they'd say: 'We loved you in 'Torch Song Trilogy''. And I'd be like, 'I'm here giving you programs. Like I left my lucrative career Off Broadway in a great show to come hand you programs'. At the time, I was confused by it--until I saw him. We do look shockingly similar. In fact, we live in the same neighborhood now, and we still get mistaken for each other." --Cryer to Time Out New York, March 27, 1996.
"Hey, every show I'm in goes down. Think about this: George Clooney was in 28 pilots, or something. It means nothing". --Jon Cryer to Time Out New York, April 2-9, 1998.
"I've never been in rehab or had any kind of drug or alcohol problem. I sometimes wish I had, so I could have something to discuss on the talk shows." --Jon Cryer to People, September 23, 1991.
"People still say to me: 'The end of ['Pretty in Pink'] is really wrong, man; you should have gotten her ...'" says Cryer about the movie's bittersweet conclusion in which Andie (Molly Ringwald) chooses the fickle, skeet-shooting Blane (Andrew McCarthy) over the loyal, but asexual Duckie. "[It's still regarded as] this ancient injustice. It's like they shouldn't have killed Thomas a Becket, and you should have gotten her at the end of "Pretty in Pink". Obviously it's still striking a chord." --to Time Out New York, March 27, 1996.
"You know, plumbing is a very good career." --what Cryer's mom said to him upon hearing that he wanted to be an actor, quoted in the Daily News. Gretchen Cryer was reportedly very supportive of her son's dream, but wanted him to have a backup plan.
In 1995, Cryer and his mother formed a company that mail-orders frozen home cooked food.

Milestones

(2003-present) Along with Charlie Sheen, co-starred in the CBS sitcom "Two and a Half Men": earned Emmy (2006, 2007) nominations for Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series
(2000) Attempted yet another TV series as co-star of the ABC fall sitcom "The Trouble with Normal"
(1983) Broadway debut, "Torch Song Trilogy"; played role of the adopted son David
(1995) Co-produced and co-wrote "The Pompatus of Love"; Tilly co-starred in the ensemble romantic comedy
(1997) Co-starred in the bleak tale of Hollywood life "Glam", opposite Frank Whaley
(1984) Film acting debut in "No Small Affair", in a role originally intended for Broderick; first collaboration with actress Jennifer Tilly and actor Tate Donovan
(1993) Had leading role in black comic caper "Heads" with Tilly
(1998) Had small but memorable part in the Eddie Murphy vehicle "Holy Man"
(1999) Headlined stage productions of "900 Oneonta" in NYC and L.A.
(1998) Lent voice to the character Hectate on the animated series "Disney's Hercules"; title role voiced by Donovan
(1985) Made TV acting debut in "Noon Wine" (PBS)
(1969) Made professional debut as a model on a vitamin-bottle label at age four (date approximate)
(1986) Played memorable supporting role as Duckie in teen classic "Pretty in Pink"
(1998) Returned to sitcoms as co-star of the Fox midseason replacement "Getting Personal"
(1998) Scripted, co-produced and starred in "Went to Coney Island on a Mission From God ... Be Back By Five", also co-starring Whaley; released theatrically in 2000
(1995-1996) Starred in sitcom "Partners" (Fox) opposite Donovan and Maria Pitillo
(1989) TV series debut as star of the CBS sitcom "The Famous Teddy Z"
Understudied and eventually succeeded Matthew Broderick in the Off-Broadway production of "Torch Song Trilogy" and the Broadway play "Brighton Beach Memoirs"