<Tr> <Th> Parent (s) </Th> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Gretchen Cryer </Li> <Li> David Cryer </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Ul> <Li> Gretchen Cryer </Li> <Li> David Cryer </Li> </Ul> <P> Jonathan Niven Cryer (born April 16, 1965) is an American actor and television director . 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 . </P> <P> Although Cryer gained fame with his early film roles, it took several years to find success on television; none of his star vehicles, including The Famous Teddy Z, Partners, and The Trouble with Normal, lasted more than 22 episodes . In 2003, Cryer was cast as Alan Harper on the CBS sitcom Two and a Half Men, for which he won two Primetime Emmy Awards in 2009 and 2012 . Cryer received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for Television in 2011 . </P>

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