Jon Cryer
Cemented forever in the minds of teenage girls as the lovelorn Phil "Duckie" Dale in "Pretty in Pink" (1986), actor and writer Jon Cryer would years later attain a mature kind of fame as uptight Alan Harper on the hit sitcom, "Two and a Half Men" (CBS, 2003-15). In between those career-defining projects, Cryer had a number of wide-ranging roles, playing supervillain Lenny Luther in "Superman IV: The Quest for Peace" (1987) and a Wall Street broker avoiding the mob in "Hiding Out" (1987). After starring as the titular character on the short-lived cult series "The Famous Teddy Z" (CBS, 1989-1990), he first crossed paths with future "Two and a Half Men" co-star Charlie Sheen on the spoof comedy "Hot Shots!" (1991). Meanwhile, Cryer continued a professional collaboration with Jennifer Tilly by appearing opposite her in the caper comedy "Heads" (1993), before co-starring with the actress in his screenwriting debut, "The Pompatus of Love" (1995). After wending his way through a number of lower-profile features and several guest starring stints on the small screen, Cryer elevated his status when he joined "Two and a Half Men," a raunchy comedy that turned into a huge ratings winner for CBS, even though it suffered from the unpredictable behavior of star Sheen. Still, Cryer was able to weather that particular storm - and win an Emmy for his sitcom work in 2012 - while managing to escape the confines of being identified solely as the goofy and eccentric "Duckie."
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Jon Cryer
Filmography
Movies
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84% |
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Brats | Self | - | 2024 |
77% |
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18 1/2 | H.R. 'Bob' Haldeman (Character) | - | 2021 |
86% |
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Big Time Adolescence | Reuben (Character) | - | 2019 |
13% |
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Hit by Lightning | Ricky (Character) | - | 2014 |
27% |
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Ass Backwards | Dean Morris (Character) | - | 2013 |
No Score Yet |
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Company | David (Character) | - | 2011 |
46% |
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Shorts | Dad Thompson (Character) | $20.9M | 2009 |
33% |
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Weather Girl | Charles (Character) | $20.9K | 2009 |
No Score Yet |
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Unstable Fables: 3 Pigs and a Baby | Richard Pig (Voice) | - | 2008 |
No Score Yet |
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Tortured | Brian Mark (Character) | - | 2008 |
No Score Yet |
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The Metro Chase | Mr. Stamm (Character) | - | 2003 |
12% |
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Holy Man | Barry (Character) | $12.1M | 1998 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Plan B | Stuart Winer (Character) | - | 1998 |
43% |
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Went to Coney Island on a Mission From God ... Be Back by Five |
Daniel (Character), Writer, Producer |
$16.0K | 1997 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Glam | Jimmy Pells (Character) | - | 1997 |
20% |
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The Pompatus of Love |
Mark (Character), Writer |
$37.6K | 1995 |
No Score Yet |
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Heads | Guy Franklin (Character) | - | 1994 |
82% |
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Hot Shots! | Jim "Wash Out" Pfaffenbach (Character) | $68.3M | 1991 |
25% |
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Penn & Teller Get Killed | 3rd Frat Boy (Character) | - | 1989 |
No Score Yet |
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Dudes | Grant (Character) | $122.2K | 1987 |
43% |
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Hiding Out | Andrew Morenski (Character) | $5.8M | 1987 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Home Front | Morgan Stewart (Character) | - | 1987 |
10% |
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Superman IV: The Quest for Peace | Lenny (Character) | $14.9M | 1987 |
0% |
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Morgan Stewart's Coming Home | Morgan Stewart (Character) | $799.4K | 1987 |
76% |
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Pretty in Pink | Phil "Duckie" Dale (Character) | $521.0K | 1986 |
57% |
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No Small Affair | Charles Cummings (Character) | - | 1984 |
TV
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No Score Yet | 55% | The Kelly Clarkson Show | Guest | 2024 |
33% | 21% | Extended Family |
Jim (Character), Executive Producer |
2023-2024 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Talk | Guest | 2012 2014-2015 2019 2024 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Jennifer Hudson Show | Guest | 2024 |
No Score Yet | 11% | The View | Guest | 2014 2016 2024 |
No Score Yet | 55% | Late Night With Seth Meyers | Guest | 2015 2024 |
No Score Yet | 35% | Password | Guest | 2023 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Devoured | Narrator | 2022 |
88% | 47% | Supergirl | Lex Luthor (Guest Star) | 2019-2021 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Crisis Aftermath | Self | 2019 |
83% | 23% | Batwoman | Lex Luthor (Guest Star) | 2019 |
74% | 74% | Will & Grace | Jon Cryer (Guest Star) | 2018 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Who Do You Think You Are? | Guest | 2018 |
83% | 70% | The Joel McHale Show With Joel McHale | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2018 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Drop the Mic | Contestant | 2018 |
63% | 98% | Ryan Hansen Solves Crimes on Television | Jon Cryer (Character) | 2017 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The History of Comedy | Self | 2017 |
No Score Yet | 83% | Mom | Director | 2013 2016 |
No Score Yet | 84% | NCIS | Dr. Cyril Taft (Guest Star) | 2015-2016 |
No Score Yet | 18% | The Late Late Show With James Corden | Guest | 2015 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Soup | Unknown (Character) | 2015 |
65% | 66% | Two and a Half Men |
Alan Harper (Character), Writer, Director |
2003-2015 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Conan | Guest | 2011-2015 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Larry King Now | Guest | 2014 |
100% | 78% | Late Show With David Letterman | Guest | 2014 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Great Performances | Unknown (Character) | 2013 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Late Night With Jimmy Fallon | Guest | 2012 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Ellen DeGeneres Show | Guest | 2011 |
No Score Yet | 88% | Hannah Montana | Ken Truscott (Guest Star) | 2010-2011 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Lopez Tonight | Guest | 2010 |
No Score Yet | 90% | American Dad! | Quacky (Guest Voice) | 2006 2009 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Bonnie Hunt Show | Guest | 2008 |
No Score Yet | 96% | Becker | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2003 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Practice | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2002 |
95% | No Score Yet | Andy Richter Controls the Universe | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2002 |
0% | No Score Yet | The Trouble With Normal | Zack Mango (Character) | 2000 |
No Score Yet | 64% | Family Guy | Kevin (Guest Voice) | 2000 |
No Score Yet | 80% | Mr. Show With Bob and David | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1998 |
33% | No Score Yet | Two Guys, a Girl and a Pizza Place | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1998 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Getting Personal | Unknown (Character) | 1998 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Dharma & Greg | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1997 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Outer Limits | Trevor McPhee (Character) | 1996 |
38% | No Score Yet | Partners | Bob (Character) | 1995-1996 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Famous Teddy Z | Teddy Zakalokis (Character) | 1989-1990 |
No Score Yet | 78% | Amazing Stories | Unknown (Character) | 1986 |