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