Jon Cryer
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"Jonathan Niven "Jon" Cryer" is an American actor, screenwriter, film director, and film producer. Born into a show business family, Cryer made his motion picture debut as a teenaged photographer in the 1984 romantic comedy No Small Affair; his breakout role came in 1986, playing "Duckie" Dale in the John Hughes (filmmaker)/John Hughes-written film Pretty in Pink. In 1998, 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 (1995 TV series)/Partners, and The Trouble with Normal (TV series)/The Trouble with Normal, lasted more than 22 episodes. In 2003, Cryer was cast as Alan Harper (Two and a Half Men)/Alan Harper on the CBS sitcom Two and a Half Men, for which he won two Primetime Emmy Awards in 2009 and 2012. Cryer received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for Television in 2011.

Cryer made a cameo appearance as himself playing Alan Harper in Due Date (2010). His other film appearances include Tortured (film)/Tortured (2008), Shorts (2009 film)/Shorts (2009) and Hit by Lightning (2014).

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