Jon Cryer

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Actor
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BIOGRAPHY
The son of Broadway performers David and Gretchen Cryer, this perennially geeky actor was indoctrinated into showbiz at a young age as a child model and stage performer. Although his early success as Molly Ringwald's manic buddy Duckie in Pretty in Pink seemed to imply a wonderful future, his career stalled after a series of forgettable films. In the '90s Cryer wisely....
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The son of Broadway performers David and Gretchen Cryer, this perennially geeky actor was indoctrinated into showbiz at a young age as a child model and stage performer. Although his early success as Molly Ringwald's manic buddy Duckie in Pretty in Pink seemed to imply a wonderful future, his career stalled after a series of forgettable films. In the '90s Cryer wisely focused almost solely on television. Although four of his sitcoms flopped, he remained undaunted, and in 2003 he finally scored a hit as a pent-up single father on Two and a Half Men.
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Family

Daughter:  Daisy  ((adopted; born August 11, 2009; mother is Lisa Joyner))
Ex-wife:  Sarah Trigger  ((actor; married 1995-2004))
Father:  David Cryer  ((actor))
Mother:  Gretchen Cryer  ((writer; songwriter; actor))
Sister:  Robin Cryer  
Son:  Charles Austin Cryer  ((born June 27, 2000; mother is Sarah Trigger))
Wife:  Lisa Joyner  ((actor; married June 16, 2007))

Education

Bronx High School of Science, Bronx, NY (1983)
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