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 Jonathan Niven Cryer is an American actor, comedian and filmmaker. Born into a show business family, he made his motion picture debut as a teenager photographer in the 1984 romantic comedy No Small Affair; his breakout role came in 1986, 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.
Bio:
Jonathan Niven Cryer is an American actor, comedian and filmmaker. Born into a show business family, he made his motion picture debut as a teenager photographer in the 1984 romantic comedy No Small Affair; his breakout role came in 1986, 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.
Tivia:
He was asked to audition for the role of Chandler Bing on Friends (1994), while he was doing a play in London. His reading was videotaped by a British casting agent but the tape failed to arrive in the United States before the network had made its final decision.Cryer's two front teeth are fake after having lost his two front teeth while diving into the shallow end of a swimming pool.Assumed temporary custody of his son, Charlie, after Charlie's mother, Sarah Trigger, was arrested in May 2009 on felony neglect charges. Charlie's two-year-old stepbrother was found with rope and cord marks around his neck.Received death threats via telephone while shooting Two and a Half Men (2003). (January 2010)Attended Junior High School 104 with Robert Downey Jr.. He co-starred with him in the comedy movie Due Date (2010).His daughter, Daisy, was born on 11 August 2009; adopted by Jon and Lisa shortly after.He was awarded a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for Television at 6922 Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood, California on September 19, 2011.He and his Two and a Half Men (2003) co-star Charlie Sheen also starred together in the parody movie Hot Shots! (1991).Once an usher at the Equity Library Theater, where he was often mistaken for actor Matthew Broderick.Attended Junior High School 104 in New York City, with fellow actors Robert Downey Jr., Erica Gimpel and Kadeem Hardison.On January 23, 2007, he revealed his engagement to television reporter Lisa Joyner on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (1992).Son of David Cryer and Gretchen Cryer, Broadway actors.His first child with his wife Sarah Trigger, a son Charlie Austin, was born on 27 June 2000 in Los Angeles, California.In the movie Pretty in Pink (1986), Cryer played his first notable role, a character called "Duckie". In 2015-16, he played a recurring character on NCIS (2003) called Dr. Cyril Taft, opposite David McCallum's character, Dr. Donald "Ducky" Mallard. At one point in the episode "Loose Cannons", (2016) Cryer, as Taft, says "That would be just ducky, Duckie. I've been dying to say that!".Attended and graduated from The Bronx High School of Science (aka Bronx Science) in New York City (1983).Appeared, with Charlie Sheen, in a PSA for the "Wounded Warriors Project" (2009).He was considered for the role of Chandler Bing on the sitcom Friends (1994), which went to Matthew Perry.Friends with Paget Brewster.Has played the same character (Lex Luthor) in four different series: Arrow (2012), The Flash (2014), Supergirl (2015) and Batwoman (2019).Attended Stagedoor Manor Theatre Camp.Has Dutch, English, German, Swiss-German, Scottish and Swedish ancestry.Born on the exact same date as Martin Lawrence. |
| Name: |
Jon Cryer |
Type: |
Actor,Producer,Director (IMDB) |
| Area: |
All World |
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IMDB |
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Business scope: |
Actor,Producer,Director |
| Products for sale: |
Actor,Producer,Director |
| Model rank: |
289 |
| Last update: |
2024-07-01 03:43:53 |
| Height: |
5' 9' (1.75 m) |
| Biography: |
Jonathan Niven Cryer is an American actor, comedian and filmmaker. Born into a show business family, he made his motion picture debut as a teenager photographer in the 1984 romantic comedy No Small Affair; his breakout role came in 1986, in the John |
| Trivia: |
He was asked to audition for the role of Chandler Bing on Friends (1994), while he was doing a play in London. His reading was videotaped by a British casting agent but the tape failed to arrive in the United States before the network had made its final decision.Cryer's two front teeth are fake after having lost his two front teeth while diving into the shallow end of a swimming pool.Assumed temporary custody of his son, Charlie, after Charlie's mother, Sarah Trigger, was arrested in May 2009 on felony neglect charges. Charlie's two-year-old stepbrother was found with rope and cord marks around his neck.Received death threats via telephone while shooting Two and a Half Men (2003). (January 2010)Attended Junior High School 104 with Robert Downey Jr.. He co-starred with him in the comedy movie Due Date (2010).His daughter, Daisy, was born on 11 August 2009; adopted by Jon and Lisa shortly after.He was awarded a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for Television at 6922 Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood, California on September 19, 2011.He and his Two and a Half Men (2003) co-star Charlie Sheen also starred together in the parody movie Hot Shots! (1991).Once an usher at the Equity Library Theater, where he was often mistaken for actor Matthew Broderick.Attended Junior High School 104 in New York City, with fellow actors Robert Downey Jr., Erica Gimpel and Kadeem Hardison.On January 23, 2007, he revealed his engagement to television reporter Lisa Joyner on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (1992).Son of David Cryer and Gretchen Cryer, Broadway actors.His first child with his wife Sarah Trigger, a son Charlie Austin, was born on 27 June 2000 in Los Angeles, California.In the movie Pretty in Pink (1986), Cryer played his first notable role, a character called "Duckie". In 2015-16, he played a recurring character on NCIS (2003) called Dr. Cyril Taft, opposite David McCallum's character, Dr. Donald "Ducky" Mallard. At one point in the episode "Loose Cannons", (2016) Cryer, as Taft, says "That would be just ducky, Duckie. I've been dying to say that!".Attended and graduated from The Bronx High School of Science (aka Bronx Science) in New York City (1983).Appeared, with Charlie Sheen, in a PSA for the "Wounded Warriors Project" (2009).He was considered for the role of Chandler Bing on the sitcom Friends (1994), which went to Matthew Perry.Friends with Paget Brewster.Has played the same character (Lex Luthor) in four different series: Arrow (2012), The Flash (2014), Supergirl (2015) and Batwoman (2019).Attended Stagedoor Manor Theatre Camp.Has Dutch, English, German, Swiss-German, Scottish and Swedish ancestry.Born on the exact same date as Martin Lawrence. |
| Quotes: |
(on the difference between acting on stage and acting in movies) On the stage, you develop a character that's different from yourself. In a film, they're always saying, "Walk over here. Say this line. Be you.".
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The right thing will happen at the right time.
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[on accessible playgrounds] People the world over are realizing this is something that is needed, but people weren't thinking about this when they were building places for children. |
| Salaries: |
Two and a Half Men (2003) - $550,000 /episode (2010-11) |
| Job title: |
Actor,Producer,Director |
| Others works: |
(2001) Book on tape: Breathing Underwater (By Alex Flinn)
(2001) Book on tape: Chet Gecko Private Eye: Volume 1 (By Bruce Hale)
(2001) Book on tape: Chet Gecko Private Eye: Volume 2 (By Bruce Hale)
(2001) Book on tape: The Chameleon Wore Chartreuse (By |
| Spouse: |
Lisa Joyner (June 16, 2007 - present) (1 child)Sarah Trigger (January 22, 2000 - 2004) (divorced, 1 child) |
| Children: |
Charlie Austin CryerDaisy Cryer |
| Parents: |
Gretchen Cryer
David Cryer |
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