We all grew up loving him as ducky in pretty in pink and starring in two and half man and hes showing a. With his second wife, the dancer and actress britt swanson, he is the father of four children. Although the character was reportedly based on one of ringwalds friends, the two and a half men disagreed with her observation. Read for me, when i was not able to find a hardcopy of it in india mumbai well i am more of a old school when it comes to books and prefer physical book more then kindle copy i downloaded a kindle copy. Jon cryer always had a strong gay vibe, says molly ringwald. Free shipping and pickup in store on eligible orders. Jon cryer returning to tv with starring role in abc comedy. A memoir unabridged 20150422 audio cd jon cryer on. Jon cryer reveals balding, says makeup team paints on hair. Now hes opening up for the first time and sharing his behindthescenes stories. The most charming thing about jon cryers memoir is his reluctance to write it. Jon cryer 119 success facts everything you need to know.
Jon cryer is a natural comedian and story teller and it comes across in his book. In 2015, cryer released a book titled so that happened, a breezy, often comic tale chronicling cryer s 30year career on stage, film and television. So that happened by jon cryer overdrive rakuten overdrive. That leaves jon cryer who has neither the sweetest job in tv nor the sweetest job for a nonadult on tv and rather just makes a modest by tv actor standards were sure salary for being the butt of everyones jokes. Transcript for jon cryer talks memoir, so that happened great to have john cryer with us. In his new memoir, so that happened new american library, the emmy awardwinning actor best known for the hit cbs sitcom, two and a half men, writes about all the things that have happened. Now hes opening up for the first time and sharing his behindthescenes stories in a warmly endearing, sharply observed, and frankly funny look at life in hollywood. In 2015, cryer released a book titled so that happened, a breezy, often comic tale chronicling cryers 30year career on stage, film and television. Mar 18, 2015 now jon cryer opens up about who he really is in so that happened out april 7 from new american library, a wry, selfdeprecating and funny memoir that covers his 35year career from getting cast. We all grew up loving him as ducky in pretty in pink and. If it can happen in show business, it s happened to jon cryer. Actor jon cryer confessed to conan obrien that his makeup team performs magic to make it appear as if his balding head has more than four hairs. Cryer received a star on the hollywood walk of fame for television in 2011. Jon cryer s memoir so that happened was released this week, and we read it so you dont have to.
Donald david cryer born march 8, 1936 is a veteran american stage, television and film actor and singer and one of the founders of san franciscos american conservatory theater which began in pittsburgh and new yorks mirror repertory theatre. Jon cryer simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Email jon cryer enjoyed a very long run on the hit cbs series, two and a half men. In jon cryers memoir, so that happened, he claims that following his 2004 divorce from sarah trigger, charlie sheen helped him hire a prostitute. The two and a half men twotime emmy winner has been tapped to star in abc comedy pilot losing it, the hollywood reporter has learned the single. Oct 09, 1998 the pair cryer produces, writes and acts, while schenkman cowrites and directs has created two films and theyre working on a third. This is the work of several talented professionals making the. Cryer was nominated six consecutive times 20062011 for a primetime emmy award for outstanding supporting actor in a comedy series, winning the emmy in 2009. Jon opened up about his early days as duckie in pretty in pink, his awkward love affair with demi moore, and the rise and fall of his two and a half men costar charlie sheen, complete with how they used to look at pictures of random.
Now jon cryer opens up about who he really is in so that happened out april 7 from new american library, a wry, selfdeprecating and funny memoir that. Browse jon cryer pictures at, one of the largest collections of jon cryer photos on the web. Now hes opening up and sharing his behindthescenes stories in a warmly endearing, sharply observed, and frankly funny look at life in hollywood. Due to its large file size, this book may take longer to download. Jon cryer s memoir, so that happened, reveals some crazy bits of trivia from the actors life. Cryer and his first wife, the songwriter gretchen cryer, are the parents of the actor jon cryer and his sister robin cryer hyland. In the books dedication to his children, cryer begs them, please dont read the part about the prostitute. To help keep our communities safe, all our retail locations are temporarily closed until further notice. Written and read by jon cryer, so that happened was an entertaining foray into the life of a grown man who will, more often than not, be best known as duckie. When this book came out i started to follow cryer on twitter. Jon cryer smelled trouble brewing long before charlie sheen got himself fired in epic fashion from their cbs show in 2011. Mar 28, 2015 in his new memoir, so that happened new american library, the emmy awardwinning actor best known for the hit cbs sitcom, two and a half men, writes about all the things that have happened. If it can happen in show business, its happened to jon cryer.
So that happened, a book all about the crazy adventures that charlie took him on. Jon cryer reflects on working with charlie sheen on two and a half men, and his wild exit from the show in his new memoir. In 1986, jon cryer won over america as molly ringwalds loyal and lovable best friend duckie in the cult classic pretty in pink paramount and went on to play alan. Cyril taft who treats ncis special agent leroy jethro gibbs mark harmon. Jon cryer is brutally blunt describing the worst charlie. Mar 18, 2015 in jon cryer s memoir, so that happened, he claims that following his 2004 divorce from sarah trigger, charlie sheen helped him hire a prostitute. When molly said back in 2012 that duckie didnt know he was gay, jon cryer decided to weigh in on the matter. He is currently playing alan harper in the sitcom two and a half men. Mar 14, 2014 when molly said back in 2012 that duckie didnt know he was gay, jon cryer decided to weigh in on the matter.
He is the son of donald david cryer and gretchen cryer nee kiger, born 1935. Oct 30, 2014 jon cryer smelled trouble brewing long before charlie sheen got himself fired in epic fashion from their cbs show in 2011. Jonathan niven jon cryer born april 16, 1965 in new york city, new york is an american actor, screenwriter and film producer. Jon cryer, best known for playing the supermooching character alan on the cbs sitcom two and a half men and for the iconic character duckie. Jon cryer talks memoir, so that happened video abc news. Charlie sheen helped me hire a prostitute after my. Jon cryer, allison janney, regina king and garry marshall will also help induct abc, cbs, fox and nbc into academys hall of fame. Here are 10 factoids that we found highly amusing and interesting. The funny excerpts of so that happened a book that folks are calling a smart move by cryer to publish now, since jon stayed relatively quiet via the press during sheens craziest days include the way that sheens costar viewed his compartmentalized view of women, such as when cryer claims sheen showed him porn photos of only specific parts of the women with whom he was. Mar 18, 2015 during the painful charlie sheen years of two and a half men, his costar jon cryer rarely said a word in public save for a few interviews and one latenight tv skit mocking sheen. The new york times bestseller the emmywinning star of two and a half men opens up in this warmly endearing and frankly funny memoir about life in hollywood. The pair cryer produces, writes and acts, while schenkman cowrites and directs has created two films and theyre working on a third.
The reason i was on the fence about marking it down was knowing that many people will come to this book wanting the inside scoop on the decline of charlie. She actually said that if one projected beyond the movie, that duckie would be out by now. Mar 22, 2015 the funny excerpts of so that happened a book that folks are calling a smart move by cryer to publish now, since jon stayed relatively quiet via the press during sheens craziest days include the way that sheens costar viewed his compartmentalized view of women, such as when cryer claims sheen showed him porn photos of only specific parts of the women with whom he was. In the wake of jon cryers tellall memoir so that happened, the acclaimed actor had a slew on intriguing stories to discuss with howard on tuesday morning. The pompatus of love, released in 1996, received a. Jon cryer reveals the inside, insane account of charlie sheen. Jon cryer reveals the inside, insane account of charlie. This is a hasslefree site no popups, no sound, no user ids, no spyware, and no huge graphics. Fortunately for us, some of the most interesting sections have been prereleased and they largely concern the. It took me sometime before i purchased it, but as he began to like some of my posts on twitter, i decided i would purchase it. Supergirl finds its lex luthor in jon cryer hell make his first appearance as the. Darkhaired comedic actor jon cryer remains bestknown for his lovable performance as duckie dale in the 1986 teen movie pretty in pink. And since he is clearly the lesser of the threesome, its led a good number of people to wonder if maybe, possibly, cryer might. Fur seine langjahrige rolle als alan harper in two and a half men erhielt er unter anderem zwei emmys.
In 1986, jon cryer won over america as molly ringwalds loyal and lovable best friend duckie in the cult classic pretty in pink paramount and went on to play alan harper on the massively popular sitcom two and a half men. Jon opened up about his early days as duckie in pretty in pink, his awkward love affair with demi moore, and the rise and fall of his two and a half men costar charlie sheen, complete with how they used to look at pictures of. I am glad i did it because it makes his story better. Apr 08, 2015 jon cryer writes about charlie sheen in new book. Jon cryer memoir so that happened crazy tidbits from. Shop amongst our popular books, including 4, so that happened, so that happened and more from jon cryer. As i am a huge fan of two and half men seen the entire series 3 times till now and jon cryer, so that happened was a must must must. Now jon cryer opens up about who he really is in so that happened out april 7 from new american library, a wry, selfdeprecating and funny memoir that covers his 35year career from getting cast. Charlie sheen showed me vagina photos, joked about. Heres your first look at jon cryer as lex luthor on supergirl theres definitely a reason this guys locked up. Now he s opening up for the first time and sharing his behindthescenes stories in a warmly endearing, sharply observed, and frankly funny look at life in hollywood.