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46-436: The 16-year-old amateur photographer Charles ( Jon Cryer ) accidentally takes a photo of Laura ( Demi Moore ) while shooting the pier and falls in love with her when he develops the picture. Enlarging the photo, Charles circulates the area, looking for her, even checks with local police with no luck. When his big brother Leonard and his fiancée come into town, they sneak him into a bar, where he sees her sing. Photographing her by

92-697: A Scottish Covenanter soldier who was captured during the Battle of Dunbar in 1650, and endured horrific conditions as a prisoner. He was then transported to America an indentured servant to work at the Saugus Iron Works at Lynn, Massachusetts. As part of his research for the episode, Cryer visited the site of the Battle of Dunbar, Durham Cathedral in Durham , North East England – where surviving Scottish prisoners were held until they were indentured – and

138-636: A heart attack . He went on to appear in small roles in films and television films. Cryer made his film breakthrough as Philip F. "Duckie" Dale in the John Hughes -scripted film Pretty in Pink . In an interview with the Daily News , Cryer's mother Gretchen said that after Pretty in Pink , she started getting calls from teenage girls from all over the world, who would leave hysterical, giggling messages on her answering machine. Cryer then starred in

184-521: A Half Men costar Charlie Sheen in the Jim Abrahams comedy Hot Shots! , which was received very positively. Cryer is frequently linked to the Brat Pack . In a March 2009 interview on Anytime with Bob Kushell , Cryer stated that he had auditioned for St. Elmo's Fire but was not cast in a role. In 1993, he was asked to audition for the role of Chandler Bing on Friends , while doing

230-466: A desire to appear in NCIS since it premiered in 2003. Pursuing a passion for criminal justice, Cryer joined the team of the popular podcast Undisclosed where he will be voicing the weekly addendum episode for the second season. On May 21, 2018, Cryer was featured in the season 9 premiere of genealogy program Who Do You Think You Are? Cryer uncovered the dramatic tale of his ancestor James Adams,

276-589: A fast-food restaurant after doing his regular drug test and is surprised to see Zeke working at the drive-thru window. Mo sits with Zeke inside to catch up. Zeke asks him if he wants to hang out the next day and Mo says maybe. Mo drives away, and through the rear window Zeke is seen smoking a blunt before sitting down on the curb with his head in his hands. In June 2018, it was announced that Griffin Gluck , Pete Davidson , Sydney Sweeney , Machine Gun Kelly , Thomas Barbusca , Emily Arlook , and Oona Laurence had joined

322-485: A play in London. His reading was videotaped by a British casting agent but the tape failed to arrive in the U.S. before the network had made its final decision. In 1995, Cryer was cast as Bob in the sitcom Partners , which, like his prior show The Famous Teddy Z , was canceled after its first season. In an interview with Time Out New York he stated, "Hey, every show I'm in goes down. Think about this: George Clooney

368-530: A police officer comes to school and interrogates him, telling him he won't get in trouble if he reveals who supplied the drugs they found in the car. When the cops show up at a party looking for Mo off of a tip from Stacey, Zeke manages to get him out of the house and brings Mo back to his place. Mo cries about how he has become a degenerate like Zeke, even though he never wanted to be. He also admits he had sex with Holly and that he wanted to tell him sooner, but Zeke forgives him and they reconcile. Zeke offers to take

414-437: A senior party after being invited by fellow sophomore Stacey, and gives Mo some weed to sell there. This earns Mo credibility among the seniors at the party. Seeing his classmate Sophie there, they exchange numbers after he strikes up a conversation with her. Mo later takes Sophie out on a dinner date for sushi before taking her back to Zeke's place to hang out. They drink, and before Sophie leaves, she and Mo kiss. This earns him

460-733: A teenager, and is a 1983 graduate of the Bronx High School of Science . He was classmates with screenwriter and film director Boaz Yakin . To his mother's "great disappointment," he skipped college and went to the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London, England, for a summer short course in Shakespeare. Cryer's first professional acting effort was as David in the Broadway play Torch Song Trilogy , replacing Matthew Broderick , whom he "closely resembled." He reprised

506-584: Is a 2019 American coming-of-age comedy film written and directed by Jason Orley, in his directorial debut. It stars Pete Davidson , Griffin Gluck , Emily Arlook , Colson Baker , Sydney Sweeney and Jon Cryer . The film had its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival on January 28, 2019. It was released by Neon on March 13, 2020 to a limited number of theaters and then streaming on Hulu on March 20, 2020. It received positive reviews from critics. 16-year-old Monroe "Mo" Harris

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552-533: Is an actor and singer who originally studied to be a minister . His paternal grandfather, the Rev. Donald Walter Cryer, was a prominent Methodist minister. He has two sisters, Robin and Shelly. When Cryer was twelve years old, he decided he wanted to become an actor. When his mother heard this, she thought he should have a backup plan, and joked, "Plumbing is a pretty good career." Cryer attended Stagedoor Manor Performing Arts Training Center for several summers as

598-586: Is escorted out of class by a police officer. When Mo was younger, his older sister Kate dated her classmate Zeke Presanti. Even after she broke up with him, Zeke and Mo remained close friends, despite their age difference. Mo's parents, Reuben and Sherri, allow Mo to continue hanging out with Zeke despite their concern about Zeke's influence. Zeke, now 23, works a dead-end job and spends most of his time smoking marijuana and drinking. Mo spends his free time with Zeke, his friends, and Zeke’s girlfriend Holly, rather than anyone his own age. Zeke helps Mo acquire drinks for

644-501: Is just addicted to feeling important. I think if anybody is under the delusion that he cares about anybody in America besides himself, they are stoned and need to rethink their priorities, 'cause it's just ridiculous that he's gotten as far as he has." Cryer was an active supporter of the 2023 Writers Guild of America strike and also a supporter of the 2023 SAG-AFTRA strike . Big Time Adolescence Big Time Adolescence

690-612: The Fox sitcom Getting Personal , alongside Vivica A. Fox and Duane Martin . Although the show was picked up for a second season after its abbreviated spring run, it was canceled that fall, after airing 17 episodes in total. In 1999, Cryer appeared as Neal in Jeffrey Sweet 's play Bluff at the Victory Gardens Theater . In 2000, he was cast as the lead in a comedy series called The Trouble With Normal . For

736-589: The New York Philharmonic at Lincoln Center . The all-star cast was headed by Neil Patrick Harris and Patti LuPone . The concert subsequently aired on PBS's Great Performances . Cryer made a guest appearance on the sitcom series Husbands in its second season. He was initially cast to voice the lead character in DisneyToon Studios ' animated film Planes , a spin-off of Pixar 's Cars franchise , but later dropped out and

782-522: The Sci-Fi Channel 's reimagined Battlestar Galactica at around the same time, but the role went to James Callis .) Cryer earned seven Primetime Emmy Award nominations and two wins for his acting work on the show. In a comment on the show's high ratings, he said: "When you're on a show that's fighting for survival every week, you stop trusting your instincts, because you think, 'My instincts haven't worked so far.' But when people clearly like

828-607: The Sundance Film Festival on January 28, 2019. At the Toronto International Film Festival in September 2019, Hulu acquired distribution rights to the film for $ 4 million, with Neon handling theatrical distribution. It was released on March 13, 2020 by Neon in a limited theatrical release , before digital streaming on March 20 by Hulu. Big Time Adolescence received positive reviews from film critics. On review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes ,

874-459: The gaydar is going off, doesn't mean your instruments aren't faulty. I've had to live with that, and that's OK." Also in 2012, he told Jeff Probst that when he and Joyner started dating, she wondered if he might be gay because "he never kissed me." Cryer was asked in 2014 if he was "mistaken for gay"; he called himself "an effeminate heterosexual dork" and made a tongue-in-cheek remark about never being propositioned: "Fellas, you're dropping

920-590: The 1987 film Hiding Out as a stockbroker on the run from a Mafia hit man. His mother Gretchen played his aunt. The film broke even, but Cryer's performance as a character who was much older than him was critically acclaimed. In 1989, he got the lead role in the TV comedy series The Famous Teddy Z . His performance gained poor reviews and the show was canceled after the first season. In 1990 Cryer appeared as Sandy in an Off-Broadway adaptation of Carnal Knowledge . That same year he appeared alongside future Two and

966-526: The May 5, 2016, episode of the podcast Never Not Funny , "I have been pointing out, and I have been screaming to the rooftops, that Donald Trump is the Charlie Sheen of politics ... I have to tell you, I love Charlie Sheen, I loved working with him when he was sober, but he was, he's full of shit. He has been full of shit, he has serious addiction. His addiction is obviously serious, drugs, and, but, Trump

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1012-440: The Saugus Iron Works national historic site. Cryer said: "Seeing the resilience of my family over centuries, you can see the legacy he left. I can't help but feel lucky...clearly, the resilience of my family, that spine of steel, was not something that came from nowhere. Moving forward, I'm going to take James Adams' strength as my inspiration and know that when you go through very, very difficult times, if you can turn around and help

1058-399: The amount of money Mo makes off of selling. Mo begins to ignore Sophie, per Zeke's advice on how to get girls, which makes her mad. After realizing his mistake, he tries to explain himself but she refuses to listen and walks out on him. Mo gets a call from Holly and he goes over to her place. She tells him that she and Zeke have broken up because he was cheating, and she has sex with Mo. After

1104-664: The ball." Prior to the 2008 presidential election , Cryer attended a fundraiser hosted by the McCain campaign and, according to news reports, endorsed John McCain . When Cryer did not make a public endorsement for the 2012 race , his spokeswoman said that the 2008 report aligning him with the Republican Party was a "mistake" and that Cryer was "not really political." He had attended events for both Republicans and Democrats "because he wanted to hear what both sides had to say." In regard to Donald Trump , Cryer opined on

1150-415: The break-up, Zeke spends his night getting drunk and high, and sings in a karaoke bar. Stacey is distracted while driving with a few seniors who are smoking and drinking after a party, resulting in him driving his mom's car into a ditch. Everyone else quickly gets out and leaves instead of helping, and he abandons the car. Coming back in the morning to the ditch, he realizes that the car is gone. The same day

1196-635: The cast of the film, with Jason Orley directing from a screenplay he wrote. Will Phelps, Glen Trotiner, Mason Novick , and Jeremy Garelick produced the film, under their American High and LD Entertainment banners, respectively. In July 2018, Jon Cryer joined the cast of the film. Principal photography began in July 2018 in Syracuse, New York . Production also took place in Manlius, New York and Liverpool, New York . The film had its world premiere at

1242-453: The fall for Mo supplying drugs at the party, but he declines his offer saying that he has done enough and he needs to handle this on his own. The following day Mo is escorted out of class (as shown at the beginning of the movie), gets expelled from school, and is sentenced to community service. Reuben drives to Zeke's house and orders him to stay away from Mo, and briefly assaults him when Zeke refuses to comply. Three months later, Mo stops at

1288-536: The film holds an approval rating of 85% based on 85 critics' reviews, with an average rating of 6.7/10. The website's critical consensus reads, "Funny, heartfelt, and brought to life by a smartly assembled ensemble, Big Time Adolescence finds fresh pleasures in the crowded coming-of-age genre." On Metacritic , the film holds a rating of 64 out of 100, based on 21 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews". Brian Lowry of CNN criticized Davidson's performance, stating, "Pete Davidson doesn't exactly stretch much as

1334-733: The independent film Went to Coney Island on a Mission from God... Be Back by Five (1998). In 2003, he was cast in a co-leading role as Alan Harper on the CBS sitcom Two and a Half Men , which became a major hit for twelve seasons, and for which he won two Primetime Emmy Awards (in 2009 and 2012). He received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for Television in 2011. Cryer's other film appearances include Morgan Stewart's Coming Home (1987), Hot Shots! (1991), Holy Man (1998), Weather Girl (2009), Company (2011), and Big Time Adolescence (2019). He also has appeared in

1380-540: The lead roles were re-cast with Jon Cryer and Ellen Barkin . After a rehearsal, Barkin was replaced by Demi Moore . No Small Affair grossed a little over $ 4.9 million against an $ 8.5 million budget, which made the film a box office failure. No Small Affair received a mixed critical response. The film holds a 57% rating on Rotten Tomatoes based on seven reviews. The Christian Science Monitor 's David Sterritt wrote "Jerry Schatzberg,...who worked with still pictures before moving to cinema, he cares more about capturing

1426-565: The nickname "Tongue Daddy" from his friends, which Zeke tattoos onto Mo's chest. The next night Mo comes home accidentally stoned after being in a hot boxed car with Zeke, right before a family dinner. His father realizes this and sees his tattoo, resulting in Mo being grounded and forbidden from hanging out with Zeke. Mo continues to supply drugs and alcohol at the parties. Though he has doubts about his actions and their risks, Zeke encourages him to and continues to supply him, even quitting his job due to

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1472-463: The people around you who had it even worse, that's real strength. And I aspire to be one of those people." On November 16, 2018, it was announced that Cryer had been cast as Lex Luthor on The CW's Supergirl in a recurring role. (He had previously played Lenny Luthor, Lex Luthor's nephew, in the 1987 film Superman IV: The Quest for Peace .) His first appearance in the fifteenth episode of Season 4, titled "O Brother, Where Art Thou?". He reprised

1518-652: The recurring role of the Earth-38 Lex Luthor in the CW series Supergirl , Arrow , and Batwoman . After appearing on the podcast Crime Writers On... it was announced that he would join the Undisclosed podcast for their second season. Cryer was born in New York City . His mother, Gretchen Cryer (née Kiger), is a playwright, songwriter, actress and singer. His father, Donald David Cryer ,

1564-545: The role in San Francisco and Los Angeles. He was later a standby and replacement for Broderick as Eugene Jerome in the original Broadway production of Neil Simon 's Brighton Beach Memoirs in 1984. At age 19, Cryer appeared in the 1984 romantic comedy film No Small Affair , in the lead role as Charles Cummings, after the original production with Matthew Broderick was shut down when director Martin Ritt suffered

1610-690: The role in the Batwoman and The Flash episodes of the Arrowverse crossover Crisis on Infinite Earths . On April 15, 2019, Cryer joined other WGA writers in firing their agents as part of the WGA 's stand against the ATA and the practice of packaging . Cryer married British actress Sarah Trigger in 1999, with whom he has a son, Charlie Austin. They divorced in 2004. On a February 2007 episode of The Tonight Show with Jay Leno , he announced that he

1656-458: The series; Sheen was fired in March 2011 and Cryer's on-screen son Angus T. Jones left the series at the end of season 10. In 2008, Cryer appeared with Laurence Fishburne and James Cromwell in the film Tortured , and in 2009 co-starred with James Spader in the film Shorts . In 2011, Cryer played the role of David in a concert staging of Stephen Sondheim 's musical Company with

1702-413: The show and are watching it in great numbers, it takes a huge amount of pressure off you. It allows you to trust your instincts and go with what has worked for you before." After Sheen's departure from the series, Cryer's character became the show's main protagonist (with Ashton Kutcher being cast as the co-lead) during the final four seasons. Cryer is the only actor to have appeared in every episode of

1748-420: The stage, the bouncer tries to drag him out and finally the cops do, but he finds out her name is Laura. The lead guitarist of Laura's band quits, so she is about to lose her job. Although rejected at first by the 22-year-old, Charles offers to photograph her. That night, he convinces his brother and friends to move the stag night to her bar. Even though Charles had increased the numbers that night, Laura's band

1794-423: The taxi ads was a short article that goes national, explaining the ad and their story. Laura has a huge gig, and a major record label picks her up. Before she moves to L.A., Charles stops by her place, spends the night and loses his virginity. No Small Affair originally went into production in 1981, under director Martin Ritt , and planned to star Matthew Broderick and Sally Field in the lead roles. Production

1840-401: The third time, Cryer starred in a show which was canceled after its first season. Cryer's long run of unsuccessful TV projects finally ended in 2003. Against the wishes of CBS executives (who were aware of his past failures) and due to a friendship with Charlie Sheen, he was cast as Alan Harper on the hit comedy series Two and a Half Men . (He had auditioned for the role of Gaius Baltar on

1886-471: The visual charms of San Francisco than smoothly unfolding the happy-sad story. The result is friendly but bland". Jon Cryer Jonathan Niven Cryer (born April 16, 1965) is an American actor. Born into a show business family, he made his motion picture debut as a teenage photographer in the romantic comedy No Small Affair (1984); his breakout role was as Duckie in the John Hughes -written film Pretty in Pink (1986). He wrote and produced

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1932-560: Was engaged to entertainment reporter Lisa Joyner , whom he married in Mexico in June 2007. On September 29, 2009, they announced that they had adopted a baby girl. When Pretty in Pink co-star Molly Ringwald told Out magazine in 2012 that she believed Cryer's character in the film, Duckie, was gay, Cryer stated, "I respectfully disagree. I want to stand up for all the slightly effeminate dorks that are actually heterosexual. Just 'cause

1978-555: Was in 28 pilots, or something. It means nothing." After guest starring on shows such as Dharma & Greg and The Outer Limits , he wrote, produced and co-starred in the film Went to Coney Island on a Mission from God... Be Back by Five . It debuted in 1998 at the Los Angeles Film Festival and gained positive reviews from critics. Leonard Maltin from Playboy Magazine called it "a breath of fresh air." That same year, Cryer landed in another TV series,

2024-448: Was replaced by Dane Cook . Cryer did however receive a credit on the film for "additional story material." In 2015, Cryer released a memoir, So That Happened , a breezy, often comic tale chronicling Cryer's 30-year career on stage, film and television. Cryer currently appears in the drama series NCIS , where he currently plays Navy Dr. Cyril Taft who treats NCIS Special Agent Leroy Jethro Gibbs ( Mark Harmon ). Cryer had expressed

2070-445: Was shut down two weeks in as Ritt suffered health problems. Mark Rydell was considered as a possible replacement for Ritt, but the production was scrapped. Producer William Sackheim remained committed to the project and screenwriters Michael Leeson and Terence Mulcahy were brought on to do rewrites (with Mulcahy getting credit on the screenplay with Craig Bolotin ). In 1984, the film was restarted with director Jerry Schatzberg and

2116-420: Was still cut, so she let him do a shoot. Afterwards, they dress up to sneak into a wedding reception. Caught by the father of the bride, Charles convinces him to let Laura literally sing for their supper. Using the publicity photos he took, and all of his savings, Charles attempts to boost her performing career by starting an ad campaign without her knowing on the city's taxis — with unexpected results. Added to

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