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Jon Cryer is an American television, film, and voice actor, as well as a film producer. Born in New York City on April 16, 1965, he began his professional work period in 1984. He is a graduate of the Bronx High School of Science and the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art. Cryer is married to Lisa Joyner and has two children.
His career has been recognized with a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series and a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series. He also holds a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Associated works include the television series *Will and Grace* and *Two and a Half Men*. Additionally, he is the author of the book *So That Happened*.
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1965
- Works
- 3
Top works
- So That Happened
- Shorts (2009)
- So that happened
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Film & TV
Acting · New York City, New York, USA
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…
Known for
- aka Charlie Sheen — Self2025
- BRATS — Self2024
- The Little Pageant That Could — Self (archive footage)2024
- Extended Family — Jim Kearney2023
- 18½ — H.R. 'Bob' Haldeman (voice)2022
- Devoured — Narrator2022
- Password — Self - Celebrity Guest2022
- The Jennifer Hudson Show2022
- Big Time Adolescence — Reuben2020
- Crisis Aftermath — Self2019
via TMDB
Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 139
- Total plays
- 185
Tags
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Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
- Rethinking the Inception Architecture for Computer Vision
· 2016 · cited 22,053x
- Safety, Activity, and Immune Correlates of Anti–PD-1 Antibody in Cancer
· 2012 · cited 10,827x
- Global and regional mortality from 235 causes of death for 20 age groups in 1990 and 2010: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2010
· 2012 · cited 10,801x
- Mindfulness-based interventions in context: Past, present, and future.
· 2003 · cited 10,058x
- A comparative risk assessment of burden of disease and injury attributable to 67 risk factors and risk factor clusters in 21 regions, 1990–2010: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2010
· 2012 · cited 9,260x
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Key facts
- Born
- Jonathan Niven Cryer , ( 1965-04-16 ) April 16, 1965 (age 61) , New York City , New York , U.S.
- Occupation
- Actor
- Years active
- 1982–present
- Spouses
- Sarah Trigger ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1999 ; divorced</span>"}]]}'>div. 2004 ) Lisa Joyner ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 2007 )
- Parents
- Gretchen Kiger David Cryer
via Wikipedia infobox
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Encyclopedic overview
Jonathan Niven Cryer (born April 16, 1965) is an American actor. Born into a show business family, he made his film debut with a lead role in No Small Affair (1984); his breakout role was as Duckie in the John Hughes-written film Pretty in Pink (1986). Cryer then had lead roles in the films Morgan Stewart's Coming Home (1987) and Hiding Out (1987), starring roles in Superman IV: The Quest for Peace (1987) and Hot Shots! (1991), and the lead role of Teddy Zakalokis on the CBS sitcom The Famous Teddy Z (1989–1990).
In the late 1990s and 2000s, Cryer transitioned to television, with main roles as Bob on the Fox sitcom Partners (1995–1996), Sam Wagner on the Fox sitcom Getting Personal (1998), and Zack Mango on the ABC sitcom The Trouble with Normal (2000–2001). He also starred in the film Holy Man (1998), and wrote, produced, and starred in the independent film Went to Coney Island on a Mission from God... Be Back by Five (1998).
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Jon Cryer” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.