Editing Jon Cryer

{{Short description|American actor (born 1965)}}
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{{Infobox person
| name               = Jon Cryer
| image              = JonCryerHWOFSept2011.jpg
| caption            = Cryer in 2011
| birth_name         = Jonathan Niven Cryer
| birth_date         = {{Birth date and age|1965|4|16}}
| birth_place        = [[New York City]], [[New York (state)|New York]], U.S.
| occupation         = Actor
| years_active       = 1982–present
| known_for = ''[[Pretty in Pink]]'', ''[[Two and a Half Men]]''
| spouse             = {{Ubl
|{{Marriage|[[Sarah Trigger]]|1999|2004|end=div}}
|{{Marriage|[[Lisa Joyner]]|2007}}
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| children           = 2
| parents            = {{ubl|[[Gretchen Cryer|Gretchen Kiger]]|[[David Cryer]]}}
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'''Jonathan Niven Cryer''' (born April 16, 1965)<ref>{{Cite web |last=Mike Rose |first=cleveland com |date=2024-04-16 |title=Famous birthdays list for today, April 16, 2024 includes celebrities Martin Lawrence, Anya Taylor-Joy |url=https://www.cleveland.com/entertainment/2024/04/famous-birthdays-list-for-today-april-16-2024-includes-celebrities-martin-lawrence-anya-taylor-joy.html |access-date=2024-06-02 |website=cleveland |language=en}}</ref><ref name=biodotcom>{{cite web|url=http://www.biography.com/people/jon-cryer-21191279|title=Jon Cryer: Biography|website=bio.com|publisher=[[A&E Networks|A&E]]|access-date=November 26, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160823044140/http://www.biography.com/people/jon-cryer-21191279|archive-date=August 23, 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref><!-- Cites full name and DoB --> is an American actor. Born into a show business family, he made his film debut with a lead role in ''[[No Small Affair]]'' (1984); his breakout role was as Duckie in the [[John Hughes (filmmaker)|John Hughes]]-written film ''[[Pretty in Pink]]'' (1986).<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Mangalindan |first=J P |date=January 8, 2024 |title=Jon Cryer: What I Know Now |journal=People |volume=1 |issue=1 |pages=63–65}}</ref> Cryer then had lead roles in the films ''[[Morgan Stewart's Coming Home]]'' (1987) and ''[[Hiding Out]]'' (1987), starring roles in ''[[Superman IV: The Quest for Peace]]'' (1987) and ''[[Hot Shots!]]'' (1991), and the lead role of Teddy Zakalokis on the [[CBS]] sitcom ''[[The Famous Teddy Z]]'' (1989–1990). 

In the late 1990s and 2000s, Cryer transitioned to television, with main roles as Bob on the [[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]] sitcom ''[[Partners (1995 TV series)|Partners]]'' (1995–1996), Sam Wagner on the Fox sitcom ''[[Getting Personal]]'' (1998), and Zack Mango on the [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] sitcom ''[[The Trouble with Normal (TV series)|The Trouble with Normal]]'' (2000–2001). He also starred in the film ''[[Holy Man]]'' (1998), and wrote, produced, and starred in the independent film ''[[Went to Coney Island on a Mission from God... Be Back by Five]]'' (1998).

Cryer experienced a career resurgence when he was cast in a co-leading role as Alan Harper on the [[CBS]] sitcom ''[[Two and a Half Men]]'' (2003–2015), for which he won two [[Primetime Emmy Awards]]; [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series|Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series]] in 2009 and [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series|Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series]] in 2012.<ref name="emmywin">{{cite news|url=https://people.com/awards/emmys-funniest-alec-baldwin-toni-collette-kristin-chenoweth-jon-cryer|title=Kristin Chenoweth, Jon Cryer Are Emmy Night's First Winners|last=Silverman|first=Stephen M.|date=September 20, 2009|work=[[People (magazine)|People]]|access-date=September 21, 2009}}</ref><ref name="08emmynoms">{{cite web|publisher=Two and a Half Men Fan Site|date=September 21, 2009|url=http://2halfmen.com/story/232/Jon-Cryer-wins-Emmy/src=cat-3-1|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100917071804/http://2halfmen.com/story/232/Jon-Cryer-wins-Emmy/src=cat-3-1|url-status=dead|archive-date=September 17, 2010|title=Jon Cryer Wins Emmy|access-date=December 8, 2012}}</ref> He received a star on the [[Hollywood Walk of Fame]] for Television in 2011.<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Mangalindan |first=J P |date=January 8, 2024 |title=Jon Cryer: What I Know Now |journal=People |volume=1 |issue=1 |pages=63–65}}</ref> Cryer also starred in the fantasy film ''[[Shorts (2009 film)|Shorts]]'' (2009).

Post-''Two and a Half Men'', Cryer portrayed [[Lex Luthor (Arrowverse)|Lex Luthor]] on the [[The CW|CW]] television series ''[[Supergirl (TV series)|Supergirl]]'' (2019–2021) and multiple other [[DC Comics]]-related shows. He had a lead role as Jim Kearney on the [[NBC]] sitcom [[Extended Family (TV series)|''Extended Family'']] (2023–2024), and starred in the coming-of-age film ''[[Big Time Adolescence]]'' (2019).

==Early life==
Cryer was born in [[New York City]]. His mother, [[Gretchen Cryer]] (née Kiger), is a playwright, songwriter, actress and singer. His father, [[David Cryer|Donald David Cryer]], is an actor and singer who originally studied to be a [[Minister (Christianity)|minister]].<ref name="Filmref1">{{cite web|url=http://www.filmreference.com/film/78/Jon-Cryer.html|title=Jon Cryer Biography (1965–)|publisher=Filmreference|access-date=July 16, 2008}}</ref><ref name="bookref1">{{cite book|last=Thompson|first=Donald Eugene|title=Indiana authors and their books, 1967–1980|publisher=Wabash College|year=1981|pages=90|isbn=99904-4-038-7}}</ref><ref name=yba>{{Cite web|last=Conn |first=Suzy |title=More on Gretchen Cryer |publisher=Blogway Baby |date=February 20, 2005 |url=http://www.blogwaybaby.com/2005/02/more-on-gretchen-cryer.shtml |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061020222508/http://www.blogwaybaby.com/2005/02/more-on-gretchen-cryer.shtml |url-status=dead |archive-date=October 20, 2006 |access-date=November 12, 2010 }}</ref> His paternal grandfather, the Rev. Donald Walter Cryer, was a prominent [[Methodism|Methodist]] minister. He has two sisters, Robin and Shelly.<ref name="E!" />

When Cryer was twelve years old, he decided he wanted to become an actor.<ref name="TT" /> When his mother heard this, she thought he should have a backup plan, and joked, "Plumbing is a pretty good career."<ref name="E!" /> Cryer attended [[Stagedoor Manor]] Performing Arts Training Center for several summers as a teenager,<ref name="stagedoor">{{cite web|url=http://www.stagedoormanor.com|title=Alumni|publisher=Stagedoor Manor Performing Arts Training Center|access-date=December 8, 2011}}</ref> and is a 1983 graduate of the [[Bronx High School of Science]]. He was classmates with screenwriter and film director [[Boaz Yakin]].<ref name="ffeu">{{cite web|title=5th Annual Report on Black/Jewish Relations in the United States |url=http://www.ffeu.org/2000%20annual%20report%20for%20web.pdf |publisher=Foundation for Ethnic Understanding |year=2001 |access-date=December 8, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120311002213/http://www.ffeu.org/2000%20annual%20report%20for%20web.pdf |archive-date=March 11, 2012 }}</ref> 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.<ref name=parade>{{cite news|title=In Step With: Jon Cryer |work=[[Parade (magazine)|Parade]] |date=April 18, 2004 |url=http://www.parade.com/articles/editions/2004/edition_04-18-2004/in_step_with_0 |access-date=December 8, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100807195031/http://www.parade.com/articles/editions/2004/edition_04-18-2004/in_step_with_0 |archive-date=August 7, 2010 }}</ref>

==Career==
===Career beginnings===
[[File:Jon Cryer Pirates of the Caribbean Premiere.jpg|thumb|right|140px|Cryer at the 2003 premiere of ''[[Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl]]'']]
Cryer's first professional acting effort was as David in the [[Broadway theatre|Broadway]] play ''[[Torch Song Trilogy]]'', replacing [[Matthew Broderick]], whom he "closely resembled."<ref>Alan Was Matthew BBroderick's Character.
David was the Adopted Son [https://movies.yahoo.com/person/jon-cryer/biography.html Jon Cryer: Bibliography]</ref> He reprised the role in San Francisco and Los Angeles.<ref name=IBDB /> 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.<ref name="IBDB">{{cite web
|url=https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-cast-staff/jon-cryer-90206#broadway |title=Jon Cryer |work=Internet Broadway Database |publisher=Broadway League |access-date=November 8, 2020}}</ref>{{Citation needed|date=April 2020}}

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 a [[Myocardial infarction|heart attack]].<ref name="affair">{{cite news|url=https://movies.nytimes.com/mem/movies/review.html?res=9E01E2D9143AF93AA35752C1A962948260|title=Jon Cryer In 'No Small Affair'|work=[[The New York Times]]|first=Janet|last=Maslin|authorlink=Janet Maslin|date=November 9, 1984|access-date=September 14, 2008}}</ref> 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 (filmmaker)|John Hughes]]-scripted film ''[[Pretty in Pink]]''.<ref name="duckie">{{cite magazine|url=https://ew.com/article/2006/08/24/reminiscing-jon-cryer-about-pretty-pink|title=Don't You Forget About Duckie|quote=To mark a new special-edition DVD of "Pretty in Pink", Emmy nominee Jon Cryer chats with Mandi Bierly about the movie's original ending, 'Try a Little Tenderness', and more|first=Mandi|last=Bierly|date=August 23, 2006|magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]]|access-date=October 3, 2019}}</ref> In an interview with the ''[[New York Daily News|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.<ref name="E!">{{cite web|title=Jon Cryer: Profile, Latest News and Related Articles |url=http://www.eonline.com/celebrities/profile/index.jsp?uuid=6539c6ba-c9e8-4e14-a903-cb833f854618 |work=Notes |publisher=[[E!]] |access-date=August 22, 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080725190113/http://www.eonline.com/celebrities/profile/index.jsp?uuid=6539c6ba-c9e8-4e14-a903-cb833f854618 |archive-date=July 25, 2008 }}</ref>

Cryer then starred in 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 the same year, he played Lenny Luthor, nephew of supervillain [[Lex Luthor (1978 film series character)|Lex Luthor]], in the film ''[[Superman IV: The Quest for Peace]]''. In 1989, he got the lead role in the TV comedy series ''[[The Famous Teddy Z]]''. His performance gained poor reviews<ref name="EW1">{{cite magazine|title=TV Review: 'The Famous Teddy Z'|first=Ken|last=Tucker|authorlink=Ken Tucker|url=https://ew.com/article/1990/05/25/famous-teddy-z|magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]]|date=May 25, 1990|access-date=October 3, 2019|archive-date=December 10, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191210200927/https://ew.com/article/1990/05/25/famous-teddy-z|url-status=dead}}</ref> and the show was canceled after the first season.<ref name="EW1"/>

In 1990, Cryer appeared as Sandy in an [[Off-Broadway]] adaptation of ''[[Carnal Knowledge (film)|Carnal Knowledge]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://apnews.com/article/6f62046025d71c41478dec394ec5aa8b |title=''Carnal Knowledge'' by Jules Feiffer Opens Off-Broadway |first=Michael|last=Kuchwara |date=November 20, 1990 |work=[[Associated Press]] |access-date=November 8, 2020}}</ref> That same year he appeared alongside future ''Two and a Half Men'' costar [[Charlie Sheen]] in the [[Jim Abrahams]] comedy ''[[Hot Shots!]]'',<ref name="TT" /> which was received very positively.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/1036179-hot_shots|title=Hot Shots! (1991)|publisher=[[Rotten Tomatoes]]|access-date=September 13, 2008}}</ref> Cryer is frequently linked to the [[Brat Pack]].<ref name="Brat Pack">{{cite encyclopedia|last=Lurie |first=Karen |title=Brat Pack |encyclopedia=St. James Encyclopedia of Popular Culture |url=http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_g1epc/is_bio/ai_2419200128 |year=2002 |publisher=Gale Group |location=Farmington Hills, Michigan|isbn=1-55862-405-8|access-date=September 13, 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081205234422/http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_g1epc/is_bio/ai_2419200128 |archive-date=December 5, 2008 }}</ref> In a March 2009 interview on [[Anytime with Bob Kushell]], Cryer stated that he had auditioned for ''[[St. Elmo's Fire (film)|St. Elmo's Fire]]'' but was not cast in a role.<ref>{{cite episode|title = Anytime with Bob Kushell feat. Jon Cryer |series= Anytime with Bob Kushell |airdate= March 17, 2009 |season= 2 |number= 1}}</ref> In 1993, he was asked to audition for the role of [[Chandler Bing]] on ''[[Friends]]'', while doing 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.<ref name="TT">{{cite news|first=Scott|last=Juba|url=http://www.the-trades.com/article.php?id=4177|publisher=The Trades|title=Interview: Jon Cryer: Failed Friend Who Became a Man|access-date=August 21, 2008|date=March 26, 2006|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081206003747/http://www.the-trades.com/article.php?id=4177|archive-date=December 6, 2008|df=mdy-all}}</ref>

In 1995, Cryer was cast as Bob in the sitcom ''[[Partners (1995 TV series)|Partners]]'', which, like his prior show ''The Famous Teddy Z'', was canceled after its first season. In an interview with ''[[Time Out (magazine)|Time Out New York]]'' he stated, "Hey, every show I'm in goes down. Think about this: [[George Clooney]] was in 28 pilots, or something. It means nothing."<ref name="E!" /> After guest starring on shows such as ''[[Dharma & Greg]]'' and ''[[The Outer Limits (1995 TV series)|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 [[LA Film Festival|Los Angeles Film Festival]] and gained positive reviews from critics.<ref name="RT1">{{cite web|title=Went to Coney Island on a Mission From God... Be Back By Five (1998)|url=http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/went_to_coney_island_on_a_mission_from_god_be_back_by_five|publisher=Rotten Tomatoes|access-date=June 22, 2008}}</ref> [[Leonard Maltin]] from ''[[Playboy|Playboy Magazine]]'' called it "a breath of fresh air."<ref name="CoverConeyIsland">{{cite web|url=http://hdmag.cz/files/covers/went-to-coney-island-on-a-mission-from-god-be-back-by-five.jpg|title=The Cover of 'Went to Coney Island on a Mission from God... Be Back by Five'|publisher=HD Magazine|access-date=June 22, 2008}}</ref> That same year, Cryer landed in another TV series, the [[Fox Broadcasting Company|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]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://victorygardens.org/event/bluff |title=''Bluff'' |date=July 23, 2019 |publisher=Victory Gardens Theater |access-date=November 8, 2020}}</ref> In 2000, he was cast as the lead in a comedy series called ''[[The Trouble with Normal (TV series)|The Trouble with Normal]]''. For the third time, Cryer starred in a show which was canceled after its first season.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.tvguide.com/News-Views/Interviews-Features/Article/default.aspx?posting={5C0E1B12-1F43-4C3D-926A-44A9D14730D2}|title=Sheen and Cryer: Sitcom Survivors|first=Daniel R.|last=Coleridge|date=July 23, 2003|access-date=September 14, 2008|work=[[TV Guide]]}}</ref>

===''Two and a Half Men''===

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 the [[Syfy|Sci-Fi Channel]]'s reimagined ''[[Battlestar Galactica (2004 TV series)|Battlestar Galactica]]'' at around the same time, but the role went to [[James Callis]].)<ref name="vary">{{cite magazine|first=Adam B.|last=Vary|title=The Beginning of the End: A 'Battlestar Galactica' Oral History|date=March 20, 2009|page=42|url=https://ew.com/gallery/beginning-end-battlestar-galactica-oral-history|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|access-date=December 8, 2011|archive-date=February 20, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150220103951/http://www.ew.com/gallery/beginning-end-battlestar-galactica-oral-history|url-status=dead}}</ref> Cryer earned seven [[Primetime Emmy Awards]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.emmys.com/celebrities/jon-cryer|title=Jon Cryer Emmy Award Nominee|publisher=emmys.com|access-date=October 17, 2012}}</ref> nominations and two wins<ref name="emmywin" /> for his acting work on the show.<ref name=08emmynoms/> 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 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."<ref name="TT"/> 

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 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.<ref name="cowell2012">{{cite web |last= Cowell |first= Maria |date= November 27, 2012 |url= http://www.christianitytoday.com/ct/2012/november-web-only/i-am-paid-hypocrite-two-and-half-men-star-talks-to-ct-about.html |title= How 'Two and a Half Men' Star Became a 'Paid Hypocrite.' |work= [[Christianity Today]] }}</ref>

===Further acting and TV roles===

In 2008, Cryer appeared with [[Laurence Fishburne]] and [[James Cromwell]] in the film ''[[Tortured (film)|Tortured]]'',<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/film-tortured-dc-idUSN1535545820070515|title=Cryer, Denton 'Tortured' by thriller|first=Borys|last=Kit|date=May 15, 2007|work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|agency=[[Reuters]]|access-date=December 8, 2011|archive-date=February 20, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150220062725/http://www.reuters.com/article/2007/05/15/film-tortured-dc-idUSN1535545820070515|url-status=live}}</ref> and in 2009 co-starred with [[James Spader]] in the film ''[[Shorts (2009 film)|Shorts]]''.<ref name="DS">{{cite web|first=Beth|last=Hilton|date=May 30, 2008|url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/movies/a97096/cryer-spader-join-rodriguezs-shorts.html|work=[[Digital Spy]]|title=Cryer, Spader join Rodriguez's 'Shorts'|access-date=June 22, 2008}}</ref>

In 2011, Cryer played the role of David in a concert staging of [[Stephen Sondheim]]'s musical ''[[Company (musical)|Company]]'' with the [[New York Philharmonic]] at [[Lincoln Center]]. The all-star cast was headed by [[Neil Patrick Harris]] and [[Patti LuPone]].<ref name="PBS">{{cite web
|url=https://www.playbill.com/article/company-concert-with-neil-patrick-harris-and-patti-lupone-to-be-released-on-dvd-this-fall-com-186712
|title=''Company'' Concert, With Neil Patrick Harris and Patti LuPone, to Be Released on DVD This Fall |author=Hetrick, Adam|date=July 11, 2012|work=Playbill.com|access-date=November 8, 2020}}</ref> The concert subsequently aired on PBS's [[Great Performances]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pbs.org/arts/collections/pbs-arts-festival/2013/company-with-the-new-york-philharmonic |title=Stephen Sondheim's ''Company'' with the New York Philharmonic |date=2013 |work=Great Performances |publisher=PBS
|access-date=November 8, 2020}}</ref>

Cryer made a [[guest appearance]] on the sitcom series ''[[Husbands (TV series)|Husbands]]'' in its second season.<ref name="Tubefilter">{{cite web|url=http://www.tubefilter.com/2012/08/17/husbands-second-season|title=Hollywood Stars Drop in on Male Newylweds in 'Husbands'|date=August 18, 2012|publisher=Tubefilter.com|access-date=August 18, 2012}}</ref> He was initially cast to voice the lead character in [[Disneytoon Studios|DisneyToon Studios]]' animated film ''[[Planes (film)|Planes]]'', a spin-off of [[Pixar]]'s [[Cars (franchise)|''Cars'' franchise]],<ref>{{cite news|last=DeMott|first=Rick|title=Jon Cryer Leads Voice Cast For DisneyToon's Planes|url=http://www.awn.com/news/voice-acting/jon-cryer-leads-voice-cast-disneytoons-planes|access-date=November 5, 2011|newspaper=DisneyToon Studio |via= Animation World Network|date=August 23, 2011}}</ref> but later dropped out and was replaced by [[Dane Cook]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Disney Sets Theatrical Release Date For 'Planes'|url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/disneys-planes-release-date-set-406123|access-date= January 16, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Dane Cook Leads the Voice Cast for Disney's Planes|url=http://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=100955|access-date=February 28, 2013|archive-date=March 2, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130302225106/http://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=100955|url-status=dead}}</ref> Cryer did however receive a credit on the film for "additional story material."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.screendaily.com/reviews/the-latest/planes/5058932.article |title=Planes Review |publisher=Screendaily.com |date=August 7, 2013 |access-date=November 20, 2013}}</ref>

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.<ref>{{cite web|title=13 Juicy Things We Learned From Jon Cryer's Memoir|url=https://www.tvguide.com/news/jon-cryer-memoir-so-that-happened-charlie-sheen-two-half-men|access-date= March 29, 2022}}</ref>

Cryer currently appears in the drama series ''[[NCIS (TV series)|NCIS]]'', where he currently plays Navy Dr. Cyril Taft who treats NCIS Special Agent Leroy Jethro Gibbs ([[Mark Harmon]]). Cryer had expressed a desire to appear in ''NCIS'' since it premiered in 2003.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://open.spotify.com/episode/1doVIvjhchdZsU1yQ4kQ7C?si=e59c601295304d07 | title=Jon Cryer: The dream of playing an NCIS corpse | website=[[Spotify]] | access-date= September 3, 2024}}</ref>

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.<ref>{{cite web|title=Jon Cryer joins the second season of 'Undisclosed' podcast|url=https://ew.com/article/2016/06/03/jon-cryer-undisclosed-podcast|access-date= June 3, 2016}}</ref> After appearing on the podcast ''Crime Writers On...'' it was announced that he would join the ''[[Undisclosed (podcast)|Undisclosed]]'' podcast for their second season.

On May 21, 2018, Cryer was featured in the season 9 premiere of [[genealogy]] program ''[[Who Do You Think You Are? (American TV series)|Who Do You Think You Are?]]'' Cryer uncovered the dramatic tale of his ancestor James Adams, a [[Covenanters|Scottish Covenanter]] soldier who was captured during the [[Battle of Dunbar (1650)|Battle of Dunbar]] in 1650, and endured horrific conditions as a prisoner. He was then [[Penal transportation|transported]] to America an [[Indentured servitude|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, England|Durham]], North East England – where surviving Scottish prisoners were held until they were indentured – and 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 the people around you who had it even worse, that's real strength. And I aspire to be one of those people."{{Citation needed|date=April 2020}}

On November 16, 2018, it was announced that Cryer had been cast as [[Lex Luthor (Arrowverse)|Lex Luthor]] on [[The CW]]'s ''[[Supergirl (TV series)|Supergirl]]'' in a recurring role.<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Agard|first=Chancellor|title='Supergirl' casts 'Two and a Half Men' star Jon Cryer as Lex Luther|url=https://ew.com/tv/2018/11/16/supergirl-lex-luthor-jon-cryer|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|access-date=October 3, 2019|date=November 16, 2018|archive-date=November 17, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181117035420/https://ew.com/tv/2018/11/16/supergirl-lex-luthor-jon-cryer|url-status=dead}}</ref> (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 the role in the ''[[Batwoman (TV series)|Batwoman]]'' and ''[[The Flash (2014 TV series)|The Flash]]'' episodes of the [[Arrowverse]] crossover ''[[Crisis on Infinite Earths (Arrowverse)|Crisis on Infinite Earths]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Dowling|first=Amber|date=2019-12-10|title='Crisis on Infinite Earths' Recap: The Return of Two Supermen and a World-Ending Plan|url=https://variety.com/2019/tv/recaps/crisis-on-infinite-earths-part-two-recap-batwoman-batman-superman-1203430942|access-date=2021-01-15|website=Variety|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Dowling|first=Amber|date=2019-12-11|title='Crisis on Infinite Earths' Recap: A Rewritten Destiny Brings Another Superhero Death|url=https://variety.com/2019/tv/news/crisis-on-infinite-earths-part-three-recap-flash-black-lightning-huntress-1203432498|access-date=2021-01-15|website=Variety|language=en-US}}</ref>

On April 15, 2019, Cryer joined other WGA writers in firing their agents as part of the [[Writers Guild of America|WGA]]'s stand against the [[Association of Talent Agents|ATA]] and the practice of [[Movie packaging|packaging]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Andreeva |first1=Nellie |title=Writers Share Signed Termination Letters As Mass Firing Of Agents Begins After WGA-ATA Talks Fail |date=April 13, 2019 |url=https://deadline.com/2019/04/writers-form-letters-agencies-mass-firing-of-agents-begins-wga-ata-talks-fail-1202595219 |publisher=Deadline Hollywood}}</ref>

==Personal life==
[[File:JonCryerLisaJoynerHWOFSept2011.jpg|thumb|right|Cryer with wife [[Lisa Joyner]] in September 2011]]
Cryer married British actress [[Sarah Trigger]] in 1999, with whom he has a son, Charlie Austin.<ref name="E!" /> They divorced in 2004. On a February 2007 episode of ''[[The Tonight Show with Jay Leno]]'', he announced that he was engaged to entertainment reporter [[Lisa Joyner]], whom he married in Mexico<ref name="E!" /> in June 2007.<ref name="marriage">{{cite web|url=http://www.monstersandcritics.com/people/news/article_1318832.php |title=Jon Cryer marries Lisa Joyner |author=April MacIntyre |date=June 17, 2007 |publisher=Monstersand Critics |access-date=December 8, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111130154052/http://www.monstersandcritics.com/people/news/article_1318832.php |archive-date=November 30, 2011 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://people.com/celebrity/jon-cryer-of-two-and-a-half-men-to-wed-in-summer|title=Jon Cryer of Two and a Half Men to Wed in Summer|first=Cynthia|last=Wang|date=April 13, 2007|work=People|access-date=August 21, 2008}}</ref> On September 29, 2009, they announced that they had adopted a baby girl.<ref>{{cite news|last=Everett |first=Cristina |url=http://articles.nydailynews.com/2009-09-29/gossip/17932213_1_baby-girl-first-child-lisa-joyner|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130130064659/http://articles.nydailynews.com/2009-09-29/gossip/17932213_1_baby-girl-first-child-lisa-joyner|url-status=dead|archive-date=January 30, 2013|title='Two and a Half Men' star Jon Cryer and wife Lisa Joyner adopt baby girl|date=September 29, 2009|work=[[Daily News (New York)|Daily News]] |location= New York|access-date=October 17, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.news.com.au/breaking-news/two-and-a-half-men-star-jon-cryer-wants-his-ex-wife-left-homeless-lawyer-claims/story-e6frfku0-1225863943526|title=Two and a Half Men star Jon Cryer wants his ex-wife left homeless, lawyer claims|date=May 8, 2010|access-date=October 17, 2012|archive-date=February 20, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150220064156/http://www.news.com.au/breaking-news/two-and-a-half-men-star-jon-cryer-wants-his-ex-wife-left-homeless-lawyer-claims/story-e6frfku0-1225863943526|url-status=dead}}</ref> Cryer still adheres to the [[Methodist]] faith in which he was raised.<ref>Mangalindan, J P (January 8, 2024). "Jon Cryer: What I Know Now". People. Vol. 1, no. 1. pp. 63–65</ref>

When ''Pretty in Pink'' co-star [[Molly Ringwald]] told ''[[Out (magazine)|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 the [[gaydar]] is going off, doesn't mean your instruments aren't faulty. I've had to live with that, and that's OK."<ref name=hetero1>{{cite web|last=James|first=Diego|url=http://www.out.com/entertainment/movies/2012/05/23/jon-cryer-duckie-wasnt-gay|title=Jon Cryer: Duckie Wasn't Gay|website=[[Out (magazine)|Out]]|date=May 23, 2012|access-date=November 26, 2014}}</ref> Also in 2012, he told [[The Jeff Probst Show|Jeff Probst]] that when he and Joyner started dating, she wondered if he might be gay because "he never kissed me."<ref name=hetero2>{{cite AV media|url=http://xfinitytv.comcast.net/watch/The-Jeff-Probst-Show/8700096552120197112/4085827824/Why-Jon-Cryer-s-Wife-Thought-He-Was-Gay-/videos|title=The Jeff Probst Show|website=xfinitytv.comcast.net|at=3:40–4:58|date=September 27, 2012|access-date=November 26, 2014}}</ref> Cryer was asked in 2014 if he was "mistaken for gay"; he called himself "an [[Camp (style)|effeminate]] [[Heterosexuality|heterosexual]] dork" and made a [[tongue-in-cheek]] remark about never being propositioned: "Fellas, you're dropping the ball."<ref name=hetero3>{{cite web|last=Wong|first=Curtis M.|url=https://www.huffpost.com/entry/jon-cryer-gay-rumors-_n_6078044|title=Jon Cryer On His Sexuality: I'm Just an 'Effeminate Heterosexual Dork'|website=[[HuffPost]]|date=October 30, 2014|access-date=November 10, 2019}}</ref>

==Political views==
Prior to the [[2008 United States presidential election|2008 presidential election]], Cryer attended a fundraiser hosted by the [[John McCain 2008 presidential campaign|McCain campaign]] and, according to news reports, endorsed [[John McCain]].<ref name="wt">{{cite news|title=Hollywood conservatives to rally for McCain|url=http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2008/aug/22/hollywood-conservatives-to-rally-for-mccain|work=[[The Washington Times]]|first1=Stephen |last1= Dinan |first2= Ralph Z. |last2= Hallow |name-list-style=amp |date=August 22, 2008|access-date=December 8, 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/194019-celebrity-endorsements-2012-presidential-race-obama-republicans?start=5|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111201180943/http://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/194019-celebrity-endorsements-2012-presidential-race-obama-republicans?start=5|url-status=dead|archive-date=December 1, 2011|title=Celebrity endorsements in the 2012 presidential campaign|date=November 17, 2011|work= The Hill |access-date=October 17, 2012}}</ref> When Cryer did not make a public endorsement for the [[2012 United States presidential election|2012 election]], his spokeswoman said that the 2008 report aligning him with the [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican Party]] was a "mistake" and that Cryer was "not really political." He had attended events for both Republicans and [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democrats]] "because he wanted to hear what both sides had to say."<ref name="hill">{{cite news|title=Conservative celebs mostly not yet committed for 2012 presidential race|url=https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/178958-conservative-celebs-mostly-not-yet-committed-for-2012-presidential-race|date=November 17, 2011|first=Emily |last= Goodin|work=[[The Hill (newspaper)|The Hill]]|access-date=December 8, 2011}}</ref> In fact, [[Federal Election Commission]] reports show that Cryer donated the maximum legal amount to the [[Barack Obama 2008 presidential campaign|Obama campaign]] in August of 2008.[https://www.fec.gov/data/receipts/individual-contributions/contributor_name=Jon+Cryer&two_year_transaction_period=2008]. Records also show that he again contributed to the Obama campaign in 2012, that year in the form of a $40,000 contribution to the Obama 2012 Victory Fund.[https://www.fec.gov/data/receipts/individual-contributions/contributor_name=Jon+Cryer&two_year_transaction_period=2012&contributor_state=CA]

In regard to [[Donald Trump]], Cryer opined on the May 5, 2016, episode of the podcast ''[[Never Not Funny]]'': {{cquote|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 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.<ref name="NNF">{{cite news|title=Jon Cryer, NEVER NOT FUNNY #1812|url=http://www.earwolf.com/episode/jon-cryer-2|date=May 5, 2016|first=Jimmy |last= Pardo|work=[[Never Not Funny]]|access-date=June 1, 2016}}</ref><!-- Cites previous three sentences -->}}

Cryer was an active supporter of the [[2023 Writers Guild of America strike]] and also a supporter of the [[2023 SAG-AFTRA strike]].<ref>{{Cite web |last1=White |first1=Lynette Rice,Sean Piccoli,Peter |last2=Rice |first2=Lynette |last3=Piccoli |first3=Sean |last4=White |first4=Peter |date=2023-10-02 |title=Dispatches From The Picket Line: Actors Including Jon Cryer Are "Cautiously Optimistic" As Talks Restart |url=https://deadline.com/2023/10/actors-strike-jon-cryer-picket-lines-1235561793 |access-date=2023-11-07 |website=Deadline |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-10-21 |title=Hollywood actors remain on picket lines instead of sets as strike hits 100 days |url=https://www.breakingnews.ie/world/hollywood-actors-remain-on-picket-lines-instead-of-sets-as-strike-hits-100-days-1542401.html |access-date=2023-11-07 |website=BreakingNews.ie |language=en}}</ref>

==Filmography==
===Film===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
!Year
!Title
!Role
!Notes
|-
|1984
|''[[No Small Affair]]''
|Charles Cummings
|
|-
| rowspan="2" |1985
|''[[Noon Wine#Television, 1985|Noon Wine]]''
|Teenage Herbert Thompson
|
|-
|''[[O.C. and Stiggs]]''
|Randall Schwab Jr.
|
|-
|1986
|''[[Pretty in Pink]]''
|Phil "Duckie" Dale
|
|-
| rowspan="4" |1987
|''[[Morgan Stewart's Coming Home]]''
|Morgan Stewart
|
|-
|''[[Superman IV: The Quest for Peace]]''
|Lenny Luthor
|
|-
|''[[Dudes (film)|Dudes]]''
|Grant
|
|-
|''[[Hiding Out]]''
|Andrew Morenski/Max Hauser
|
|-
|1989
|''[[Penn & Teller Get Killed]]''
|Frat Boy
|
|-
|1991
|''[[Hot Shots!]]''
|Jim "Wash Out" Pfaffenbach
|
|-
|1993
|''The Waiter''
|Tommy Kazdan
|
|-
|1994
|''[[Heads (film)|Heads]]''
|Guy Franklin
|
|-
| rowspan="2" |1996
|''[[The Pompatus of Love]]''
|Mark
|Writer
|-
|''[[Cannes Man]]''
|Himself
|
|-
|1997
|''Plan B''
|Stuart Winer
|
|-
| rowspan="2" |1998
|''[[Went to Coney Island on a Mission from God... Be Back by Five]]''
|Daniel
|Writer and producer
|-
|''[[Holy Man]]''
|Barry
|
|-
|2001
|''[[Glam (film)|Glam]]''
|Jimmy Pells
|
|-
|2003
|''The Metro Chase''
|Mr. Stamm
|
|-
| rowspan="2" |2008
|''[[Unstable Fables#3 Pigs and a Baby|Unstable Fables: 3 Pigs and a Baby]]''
|Richard Pig
|Voice<ref name="btva">{{cite web |title=Jon Cryer (visual voices guide) |url=http://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/Jon-Cryer |access-date=September 14, 2023 |publisher=Behind The Voice Actors}} A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information.</ref>
|-
|''[[Tortured (film)|Tortured]]''
|Brian Mark
|
|-
| rowspan="3" |2009
|''[[Weather Girl]]''
|Charles
|
|-
|''[[Shorts (2009 film)|Shorts: The Adventures of the Wishing Rock]]''
|Bill Thompson
|
|-
|''[[Stay Cool]]''
|Javier
|
|-
|2010
|''[[Due Date]]''
|Alan Harper
|Cameo
|-
|2011
|''[[Company (2011 film)|Company]]''
|David
|Filmed performance
|-
|rowspan="2" |2013
|''[[Ass Backwards]]''
|Dean Morris
|
|-
|''[[Planes (film)|Planes]]''
|Dusty Crophopper (original trailer only; Cryer does not appear in final film)
|Writer; additional story material
|-
|2014
|''[[Hit by Lightning]]''
|Ricky Miller
|
|-
|2019
|''[[Big Time Adolescence]]''
|Reuben Harris
|
|-
|2021
|''[[18½]]''
|[[H. R. Haldeman]]
|Voice
|-
|2024
|''[[Brats (2024 film)|Brats]]''
|Himself
|Documentary 
|}

===Television===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
!Year
!Title
!Role
!Notes
|-
|1986
|''[[Amazing Stories (1985 TV series)|Amazing Stories]]''
|Phil
|Episode: "Miscalculation"
|-
|1988
|''[[Cinemax Comedy Experiment]]''
|Himself
|Episode: "[[Rap Master Ronnie|Rap Master Ronnie: A Report Card]]"
|-
|1989–1990
|''[[The Famous Teddy Z]]''
|Teddy Zakalokis
|20 episodes
|-
|1995–1996
|''[[Partners (1995 TV series)|Partners]]''
|Bob
|22 episodes
|-
|1996
|''[[The Outer Limits (1995 TV series)|The Outer Limits]]''
|Trevor McPhee
|Episode: "Vanishing Act"
|-
| rowspan="2" |1997
|''It's Good to Be King''
|Mort
|
|-
|''[[Dharma & Greg]]''
|Brian
|Episode: "Shower the People You Love with Love"
|-
| rowspan="4" |1998
|''[[Getting Personal]]''
|Sam Wagner
|17 episodes (also producer)
|-
|''[[Hercules (1998 TV series)|Hercules]]''
|The Winged Wolves
|Voice, episode: "Hercules and the Underworld Takeover"
|-
|''[[Mr. Show with Bob and David]]''
|Duckie
|Episode: "It's Perfectly Understandishable"
|-
|''[[Two Guys and a Girl|Two Guys, a Girl and a Pizza Place]]''
|Justin
|Episode: "Two Guys, a Girl and a Thanksgiving"
|-
|2000–2001
|''[[The Trouble with Normal (TV series)|The Trouble with Normal]]''
|Zack Mango
|13 episodes
|-
|2001
|''[[Family Guy]]''
|Wiseguy
|Voice, episode: "[[Family Guy season 2|There's Something About Paulie]]"
|-
| rowspan="2" |2002
|{{Nowrap|''[[Andy Richter Controls the Universe]]''}}
|Lemuel Praeger
|Episode: "Gimme a C"
|-
|''[[The Practice]]''
|Terry Pender
|Episode: "Of Thee I Sing"
|-
| rowspan="3" |2003
|''[[Becker (TV series)|Becker]]''
|Roger
|Episode: "Chris' Ex"
|-
|''[[Hey Joel]]''
|Joel Stein
|Voice, 13 episodes
|-
|''[[Stripperella]]''
|{{Nowrap|Dave{{\}}Clifton{{\}}Clifford}}
|Voice, 3 episodes<ref name="btva" />
|-
|2003–2015
|''[[Two and a Half Men]]''
|Alan Harper
|262 episodes;{{Break}}3 episodes (director);{{Break}}[[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series]] <small>(2012)</small>{{Break}}[[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series]] <small>(2009)</small> {{Break}}Nominated—[[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series]] <small>(2006–2008, 2010–2011)</small> {{Break}}Nominated—[[Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy Series]] <small>(2011)</small>
|-
|2005–2006
|''[[Danny Phantom]]''
|Freakshow
|Voice, 2 episodes<ref name="btva" />
|-
|2006
|''[[American Dad!]]''
|Quacky
|Voice, episode: "It's Good to Be The Queen"
|-
|2008
|{{Nowrap|''[[CSI: Crime Scene Investigation]]''}}
|Himself
|Episode: "Two and a Half Deaths"
|-
|2010–2011
|''[[Hannah Montana]]''
|Kenneth Truscott
|2 episodes
|-
|2012
|''[[Husbands (TV series)|Husbands]]''
|Vic Del Rey
|2 episodes
|-
|2013
|''[[The Cleveland Show]]''
|Alan Harper
|Voice, episode: "The Fist and the Furious"
|-
|2013–2016
|''[[Mom (TV series)|Mom]]''
|Restaurant customer
|Episode: "Pilot";{{Break}}2 episodes (director)
|-
|2015–2016
|''[[NCIS (TV series)|NCIS]]''
|Dr. Cyril Taft
|3 episodes
|-
|2016–2017
|''[[The Ranch]]''
|Bill Jensen
|2 episodes
|-
|2016
|''[[Lady Dynamite]]''
|Himself
|Episode: "Pilot"
|-
|2017–2019
|''[[Ryan Hansen Solves Crimes on Television]]''
|Jon Cryer
|7 episodes
|-
| rowspan="2" |2017
|''[[Justice League Action]]''
|[[Felix Faust]]
|Voice, 4 episodes<ref name="btva" />
|-
|''[[Disjointed]]''
|{{n/a}}
|2 episodes (director)
|-
| rowspan="4" |2018
|''[[Robot Chicken]]''
|{{Nowrap|Brainy Smurf{{\}}Ziggy}}
|Voice, episode: "Your Mouth Is Hanging off Your Face"
|-
|''[[Will & Grace]]''
| rowspan="3" |Himself
|Episode: "Kid 'n Play"
|-
|''[[Drop the Mic]]''
|Episode: "[[Shawn Mendes]] vs. [[Odell Beckham Jr.]] & [[Molly Ringwald]] vs. Jon Cryer"
|-
|''[[Who Do You Think You Are? (American TV series)|Who Do You Think You Are?]]''
|2 episodes
|-
|{{Nowrap|2019–2021}}
|''[[Supergirl (TV series)|Supergirl]]''
| rowspan="5" |[[Lex Luthor (Arrowverse)|Lex Luthor (Earth-38)]]
|20 episodes;{{Break}}[[Saturn Award for Best Guest Starring Role on Television]] <small>(2021){{Break}}</small>Nominated – [[Saturn Award for Best Guest Starring Role on Television]] <small>(2019){{Break}}</small>Nominated – [[Teen Choice Award for Choice TV Villain]] <small>(2019)</small>
|-
| rowspan="2" |2019
|''[[Batwoman (TV series)|Batwoman]]''
|Episode: "[[Crisis on Infinite Earths (Arrowverse)|Crisis on Infinite Earths: Part 2]]"
|-
|''[[The Flash (2014 TV series)|The Flash]]''
|Episode: "[[Crisis on Infinite Earths (Arrowverse)|Crisis on Infinite Earths: Part 3]]"
|-
| rowspan="3" |2020
|''[[Arrow (TV series)|Arrow]]''
|Episode: "[[Crisis on Infinite Earths (Arrowverse)|Crisis on Infinite Earths: Part 4"]]
|-
|''[[Legends of Tomorrow]]''
|Episode: "[[Crisis on Infinite Earths (Arrowverse)|Crisis on Infinite Earths: Part 5"]]
|-
|''The Forgotten West Memphis Three''
|{{n/a}}
|Television mini-series documentary (executive producer)
|-
|2021
|''[[The Kominsky Method]]''
|Himself
|Episode: "Chapter 22. The fundamental things apply"
|-
|2023–2024
|''[[Extended Family (TV series)|Extended Family]]''
|Jim Kearney
|13 episodes (executive producer)
|}

== Theatre ==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Year
! Title
! Role
! class="unsortable" | Venue
! Ref.
|-
| 1983 
| ''[[Torch Song Trilogy]]''
| David
| US national tour
| <ref>{{cite web |title=Torch Song Trilogy – Broadway Play – 1983-1984 Tour |url=https://www.ibdb.com/tour-production/torch-song-trilogy-524238#Replacements |website=Internet Broadway Database |publisher=The Broadway League |access-date=10 January 2024}}</ref>
|-
| 1983 
| ''[[Brighton Beach Memoirs]]''
| Eugene Jerome
| [[Neil Simon Theatre|Alvin Theatre]]
| <ref>{{cite web |title=Jon Cryer |url=https://www.playbill.com/person/jon-cryer-vault-0000112434 |website=Playbill |publisher=Playbill Inc. |access-date=23 October 2022}}</ref>
|-
| 1990
| ''Carnal Knowledge''
| Sandy
| Kaufman Theater
| <ref>{{cite news |last1=Gussow |first1=Mel |title=Review/Theater; Still Nasty After All These Years |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1990/11/21/theater/review-theater-still-nasty-after-all-these-years.html |access-date=10 January 2024 |work=New York Times |date=21 November 1990}}</ref>
|-
| 1994
| ''900 Oneonta''
| Gitlo
| [[The Old Vic]]
| <ref>{{cite news |last1=Wolf |first1=Matt |title=900 Oneonta |url=https://variety.com/1994/legit/reviews/900-oneonta-1200438134 |access-date=10 January 2024 |work=Variety |date=29 August 1994}}</ref>
|-
| 1999
| ''Bluff''
| Neal
| [[Victory Gardens Theater]]
| <ref>{{cite news |last1=Green |first1=Nick |title=Bluff |url=https://chicagoreader.com/arts-culture/bluff |access-date=10 January 2024 |work=Chicago Reader |date=30 September 1999}}</ref>
|-
| 2011
| ''[[Company (musical)|Company]]''
| David
| Concert with the [[New York Philharmonic]] at [[Lincoln Center]]
| <ref>{{cite web |last1=Gans |first1=Andrew |title="Two and a Half Men" Star Jon Cryer Will Be Part of Philharmonic's Company; Katie Finneran Joins Cast |url=https://playbill.com/article/two-and-a-half-men-star-jon-cryer-will-be-part-of-philharmonics-company-katie-finneran-joins-cast-com-177445 |website=Playbill |publisher=Playbill Inc. |access-date=23 October 2022}}</ref>
|}

==Book==
* ''So That Happened: A Memoir'' (2015) - Berkley – {{ISBN|0-45-147235-7}}.

==References==
{{Reflist|30em}}

==External links==
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* [https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001083 Jon Cryer] at [[IMDb]]
* [https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-cast-staff/90206 Jon Cryer] at [[Internet Broadway Database]]
* {{IOBDB name|5345}} ([https://web.archive.org/web/20121008205938/http://www.lortel.org/LLA_archive/index.cfm?search_by=show&id=597 archive])
* {{Emmys person|jon-cryer}}
* {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080314230754/http://www.cbs.com/primetime/two_and_a_half_men/bio/jon_cryer/bio.php |title=Jon Cryer Bio at CBS – Two and a Half Men |date=mdy}}

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{{EmmyAward ComedySupportingActor 2001-2025}}
{{Saturn Award for Best Guest Starring Role on Television}}
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