Jon Cryer
Jon Cryer
Jonathan Niven "Jon" Cryer is an American actor, screenwriter, television 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-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...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionActor
Date of Birth16 April 1965
CountryUnited States of America
I grew up loving TV so much. It was such an integral part of my youth, and I was completely an Emmy geek.
I would always have been the geek who's your friend. I will never be the dark guy with a sensitive side, as much as I yearn to be.
His name is Blane? That's a major appliance, that's not a name!
Critics can say horrible things. It only hurts when I agree with them.
I try to save being angry for the really important moments - for special occasions.
I feel like I could dominate the origami field. I think I have enormous potential in that area.
You can't do television shows caring whether or not the network picks you up. You can only do them enjoying the work, because if you're always on pins and needles about whether you'll be picked up, you'll lose your mind. I learned that the hard way.