Jon Cryer - Wikipedia. Jonathan Niven Cryer (born April 1. American actor, screenwriter, television director, and film producer.

Born into a show business family, Cryer made his motion picture debut as a teenaged photographer in the 1. No Small Affair; his breakout role came in 1. Duckie" Dale in the John Hughes- written film Pretty in Pink.

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In 1. 99. 8, he wrote and produced the independent film Went to Coney Island on a Mission from God.. Be Back by Five. Although Cryer gained fame with his early film roles, it took several years to find success on television; none of his star vehicles, including The Famous Teddy Z, Partners, and The Trouble with Normal, lasted more than 2. In 2. 00. 3, Cryer was cast as Alan Harper on the CBS sitcom Two and a Half Men, for which he won two Primetime Emmy Awards in 2. Cryer received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for Television in 2.

Cryer's other film appearances include Superman IV: The Quest for Peace (1. Hiding Out (1. 98. Hot Shots (1. 99. Tortured (2. 00. 8), Shorts (2. Hit by Lightning (2. He also has a recurring role in the CBS drama series, NCIS, playing Dr. Cyril Taft. After appearing on the podcast Crime Writers On..

Cryer is joining the team at the Undisclosed podcast for their second season. Early life[edit]Cryer was born in New York City, New York. His mother, Gretchen Cryer (née Kiger; * 1. Donald David Cryer (born 1. Cryer's paternal grandfather, Rev. Dr. Donald W. Cryer (1.

Methodist minister. He has two sisters, Robin and Shelly.[7]When Cryer was twelve years old, he decided that he wanted to become an actor.[8] When his mother heard this, she thought he should have a backup plan, and joked: "Plumbing is a pretty good career."[7] Cryer attended Stagedoor Manor Performing Arts Training Center for several summers as a teenager,[9] and is a 1.

Bronx High School of Science. He was classmates with screenwriter and film director Boaz Yakin.[1. To his mother's "great disappointment", Cryer skipped college and went to study acting at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA) in London, United Kingdom.[1. Cryer's first professional acting effort was as David in the Broadway play Torch Song Trilogy, replacing Matthew Broderick, whom he "closely resembled".[1. Cryer was later an understudy and replacement for Broderick in Neil Simon's Brighton Beach Memoirs in 1. At age 1. 9, Cryer appeared in the 1.

No Small Affair, in the lead role as Charles Cummings, after the original production with Matthew Broderick was shut down due to a heart attack by director, Martin Ritt.[1. He went on to have small roles in films and television movies, and he made his breakthrough as Phil "Duckie" Dale in the John Hughes- scripted film Pretty in Pink.[1. In an interview with the Daily News, Cryer's mother said that after Pretty in Pink, she started getting calls from teenage girls from all over the world, who would leave hysterical, giggling messages on her answering machine.[7] In 1.

TV comedy series, The Famous Teddy Z. His performance gained poor reviews[1. A year later, he starred with Charlie Sheen in the Jim Abrahams comedy Hot Shots!,[8] which was received very positively.[1. Cryer is frequently linked to the Brat Pack.[1. In a March 2. 00. Anytime with Bob Kushell, Cryer stated that he had auditioned for St. Elmo's Fire but was not cast in a role.[1.

In 1. 99. 3, he was asked to audition for the role of Chandler Bing on Friends, while doing a play in London. His reading was videotaped by a British casting agent but the tape failed to arrive in the U.

S. before the network had made its final decision.[8]In 1. Bob in the sitcom Partners, which, like his prior show The Famous Teddy Z, was canceled after its first season.

In an interview with Time Out New York he stated, "Hey, every show I'm in goes down. Think about this: George Clooney was in 2. It means nothing".[7] After guest starring on shows such as Dharma & Greg and The Outer Limits, he successfully wrote and produced the film, Went to Coney Island on a Mission from God.. Be Back by Five. It debuted in 1. Los Angeles Film Festival and gained positive reviews from critics.[1. Leonard Maltin from Playboy Magazine called it "A breath of fresh air".[2. That same year, Cryer landed in another TV series, the Fox sitcom Getting Personal, alongside Vivica A.

Fox and Duane Martin. Although the show was picked up for a second season after its abbreviated spring run, it was canceled that fall, after airing 1. In 2. 00. 0, he was cast as the lead in a comedy series called The Trouble With Normal. For the third time, Cryer starred in a show which was canceled after its first season.[2. Cryer's long run of unsuccessful TV projects finally ended three years later. Against the wishes of CBS executives (who were aware of his past failures) and due to a friendship with Charlie Sheen, he was cast in 2.

Alan Harper on the hit comedy series Two and a Half Men. He has earned seven Primetime Emmy Award[2. In a comment on the show's high ratings, he said: "When you’re on a show that's fighting for survival every week, you stop trusting your instincts, because you think, ‘My instincts haven't worked so far.’ But when people clearly like the show and are watching it in great numbers, it takes a huge amount of pressure off you. It allows you to trust your instincts and go with what has worked for you before."[8] After former co- star Charlie Sheen's departure from the series, Cryer's character became the show's main protagonist (with Ashton Kutcher being cast as the co- lead) throughout the final four seasons, mainly due to the show's retooled plot. At the end of the series of Two and a Half Men, Cryer is the only actor to have appeared in every episode of the series, since Sheen was fired in March 2. Angus T. Jones left the series at the end of season 1.

Jones is a "paid hypocrite".[2. All appeared to be forgiven, however, as Jones, contrary to Charlie Sheen, appeared to great applause in the finale.

Before being cast for Two and a Half Men, Cryer auditioned for the role of Gaius Baltar on the Sci- Fi Channel's reimagined Battlestar Galactica, but the role went to James Callis.[2. In 2. 00. 8, Cryer appeared with Laurence Fishburne and James Cromwell in the film Tortured,[2. James Spader in the film Shorts.[2. Cryer made a guest appearance on the sitcom series Husbands in its second season.[2. He was initially cast to voice the lead character in Disney.

Toon Studios' animated film Planes, a spin- off of Pixar's. Cars franchise,[2. Dane Cook.[2. 9][3.