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Jon Cryer
2 FOLLOWERS • 47 CREDITS • APR 16, 1965 • 59
Biography
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
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Late Night with Seth Meyers
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The Kelly Clarkson Show
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CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
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Supergirl
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NCIS
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Tony Awards
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Big Brother
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The Flash
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E! True Hollywood Story
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The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
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Jimmy Kimmel Live!
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The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
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Arrow
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Becker
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Hannah Montana
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DC's Legends of Tomorrow
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American Dad!
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Amazing Stories
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The Practice
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Who Do You Think You Are?
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The Outer Limits
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Will & Grace
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Batwoman
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The Late Late Show with James Corden
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The Soup
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Danny Phantom
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Family Guy
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The Joel McHale Show with Joel McHale
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Password
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Mom
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Crisis Aftermath
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Due Date
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Shorts
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Danny Phantom: Reality Trip
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BRATS
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Superman IV: The Quest for Peace
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Hot Shots!
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Pretty in Pink
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Big Time Adolescence
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John Hughes: Life Moves Pretty Fast
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Two and a Half Men
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The Famous Teddy Z
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Heads
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Extended Family
Production Credits
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