Jon Cryer tells the truth about his career
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- čas přidán 28. 03. 2015
- Jon Cryer was bitten by the acting bug early, and achieved success with his starring turn in John Hughes' "Pretty in Pink." But there was a long period before he had a hit again with "Two and a Half Men," one of the most successful sitcoms ever. Cryer talks about his new memoir with correspondent Ben Tracy.
Jon Cryer never got enough credit for the success of this show. His comedic timing with Sheen was perfect. Just one man’s opinion.
I agree wholeheartedly. He was the reason I watched the show.
VeracityLH same!
He got 2 Emmys
I always thought the same thing, he really had such great timing and to me made quite a huge contribution to the show's success:)
@Kurt Gonzalez - I agree. 'Hollywood Bad Boys (and Girls)' always overshadow
The only guy who came out of two and a half men like a sane person.
that is what I said
+Anton H He wasn't sane in it tho, haha
+Tyrell Newmann that's what she said
+Anton H Sorry Anton...I have been on that show as an extra and know this, he isn't gay. He has 1 x wife and 1 present wife and 2 kids...he's fine. HE'S JUST A GREAT ACTOR WHO CAN PLAY GAY.........that's why they call it ACTING.
+LostJak yes that's what she said.
Charlie and John's timing and chemistry was the soul of the show. Never really liked the last 4 seasons after Charlie's exit. I still go back and watch some old episodes and they are as much fun. Seriously good old days.
Totally agree with that. Watched every season with Charlie in the past year even though I have seen them all before.
Ehh Jon was also great on his own and people never acknowledge that, he kept the show funny even when Charlie left
The last four years they depended on John a lot. Because Kutcher wasn't good at all on the show.
yeah me too.. especially those days we can joke literally about anything and no one was offended. i miss the old two and a half men
Gotta throw in their mom in the comedic chemistry success. I love hearing their 3 way jabs showing their complicated relationships. It was great. The last 4 years lacked that fire.
He is such a good actor, and it seems like a fantastic person. I'm glad he's doing well.
Agree!
@@Clintsessentials yeah 👍
Closeted
6 weeks until he kissed her ?
Yeah, he plays himself every time. REAL good acting chops on this one🙄
@@Esteem_Boat_Willy when I first read that sentence, I thought it was a compliment. You really should work better when you’re being sarcastic.
Two and a Half Men was great, because Sheen and Cryer had fantastic chemistry together on stage
Agree. Loved the show
After considering a multitude of comedic actors, Crier got the
role. Let's face facts
shall we? ANYONE
with comedic talent
could have easily followed Charlie's
extrodindany talents
in Comedy, acting, etc. Jon played a
supporting role, as did
the other cast members of 21/2 men.
Rather than reach out
a helping hand when a
friend is in need...Jon
chose to take an entirely different approach...writing a
"Tell All book" about
Charlie Sheen. Backfired big-time Jon!! Sheen FANS were
and still are infuriated
with the back stabbing, unmitigated
lack of ethics, taking
advantage of his colleagues misfortune!!
Hanging onto as much
of the Media Spotlight
from a fellow human
beings downfall. Wasn't a manager
employed by Jon
who should have perhaps mentioned
that this was so wrong
Dear Jon on so many
levels??? Hmmmm?
Are you WINNING JON?? TLC
Watch the movie "Hot Shots" to see how they first worked together, which produced the idea for Two and a Half Men.
Planes deserves to get a straight to video release not in theatres
I wish he'll come back to voice dusty again in cars the disney plus show
Berta be like: " Hey Zippy, what happened to your hair?"😅😛
LOL... I love this!
His hair was sprayed on during his time on Two and a half men
Lol
I'm dead
txdraw no it wasn‘t, search for older interviews with him
The greatest sidekick actor of all time. His chemistry and timing with Charlie became the best shtick in show biz. They were magic. Period. End of one amazing run! Thank you!
I would love to see him in a new sit-com. Maybe with Herb!
Ironic that he was the one who carried the show, yet when Charlie is ousted the series petered out.
@@JT-lt5gr I think you got a great idea there
Darn good Lex Luthor too
Jon and Charlie rocked Two and a Half Men. Ashton... not so much.
2022 and I’m still binge-watching episodes of Two & A Half Men! Jon’s timing and physical comedy was the absolute BEST! 🖤
2023 and I watch at least 3 episodes s night. Love this show puts a smile on your face, and brings joy. I love both Charlie and Alan they bounce of one antoher really well. Alan was still great when Charlie left the show it wasn't the same but they tried and Alan still delivers 👏
me too in 2023
me also watching in 2023
@@shaunmacready701I've been watching it while I fall asleep for a few months now, every time it gets to the end of season 8 I start it over. Show wasn't good at all once it wasn't him and Charlie together
He seems honest and funny. Not a common personality in actors anymore! Love this guy.
ya thats what i like about him.. . like honest about failure or hurt
well said
He's aged really well. He looks better now than he did in the show. Wow!
I agree :)
His odd lot looks make him look like a caricature of rubber faced Jim Carrey, another marginal "actor" who for some reason got breaks and should have disappeared long ago ... Cryer a river ...
Too bad Sheen can't say the same.
@@SovereignStatesman drugs
MadEzra64 RUBBISH HE LOOKS HORRENDOUS😂😂😂
I've never given this man the thought and credit he deserves. Happy for his success.
Jon Cryer got the last laugh. He made millions on men.
700k$ per episode since season 5
And kept it until Sheen
Never liked the guy and I thought he should be more supportive with Charlie who by the way ask for him personally to play the part which make him famous and rich 🤔
@@nelsonportes8842 turncoat he is…
So your saying he is gay.
Jon Cryer is the kind of guy you root for.
Troubled Sole yes!!
Definitely
no
I almost had sex with him in 1992. It was great.
You mean gay,not a guy?
If anyone deserved the succes then its jon . His acting is astonishing so as his personality .
+clockner little Jake and Berta as well !
Find that hard to believe!
he was not acting, in "two men..".. this is who he is.
He didn't voice dusty crophopper in the film planes 2013
agree
Jon Cryer is a fantastic guy, no pretentions, how refreshing! he's an incredible actor who played his part to perfection!
Very refreshing. Seems like a genuine, humble person that has been drastically underrated as an actor. Thank you for all your iconic roles!
He speaks like Alan. Alot of actors change the way they talk for their roles but when they sound exactly like their character in real life, it's just so satisfying lol
Omg that's so true. As a matter of fact even Sheen speaks like Charlie Harper off screen, I've seen a couple of interviews of him that way.
Exactly lol their real life looks exactly like how they're in the show especially the sarcastic but sometimes serious fight between Charlie and Alan/Jon 😂
Parsons speaks like Sheldon in interviews.
This show died when Charlie Sheen was let go. The reason Two And a Half Men was such a great series, was that Sheen & Cryer has such great chemistry together. They were completely different, and therefor they complimented each other very well. That dynamic just wasn't there with Ashton Kutcher -Who is otherwise a great actor and comedian as well :7
Kutcher has a very bland personality and very little stage presence imho. I guess chicks dig him which is why he's on the air ...
Didnt died, Jon saved
I agree; Jon is a fantastic straight-man (who also landed a lot of jokes); with the right comic chauvinist male with stage presence like Alec Baldwin (think: My Best Friend's Girl) the show might have continued to succeed.
butcher was crap
So well said. Jon & Charlie were the perfect odd couple
I freaking LOVE that his Two and a Half Men character dressed as Ducky. That's awesome.
a shame they wasted it with the Ashton version. Imagine if they had done that before Sheen went nutty.
Really cool guy. He and his wife seem like a great couple too. The kind of people you would love having as neighbors.
He seems so nice he deserves everything that makes him happy
Yea I agree.
He's my second cousin. I'm told he really is nice.
Joseph Scott lol. I bet
He really is and I really am told that. I've never met him.
Usually people who lie about that kind of stuff don't say, "I've never met him" while paying them a simple compliment. Usually they go on to brag like they're best buds.
I wish we could’ve had 12 seasons of this show with Charlie on it
MrMekmek29 in my universe we had its 15 season with sheen in it
As long as it's in reruns all the time, it feels like the show is still on to me. It's timeless.
@@parvati8875 would've loved that,2 and a half men would've gone done as one of the best TV series if that had happened
@@JT-lt5gr Exactly.
I loved Alan with Charlie, together they made the show, when Charlie left it was never the same, it actually went down the hill, it became a completely different show, and not a good one at that.
He is a great actor. Whoever thought less of him in the acting world missed out on one of the best. Love his work. Wish him all the best 👍🏼👏🏼👏🏼
Although I loved each and every character on 'Two and a Half Men' I think John Cryer was a comedic genius and the nucleus of the program's success. We watch reruns of this show daily and have for years. We can say the lines before the characters do, we have watched so many times. Regardless, it's the characters exceptional talent and delivery that makes it funny again and again. As long as the reruns are showing we will watch them. You rock John Cryer!
No
SAQUESE
How can you not like Jon cryer. It seems like an all-around great guy the kind you would like to hang out with
Until you hear his opinions.
@@Flashbackjacko Correct, as JC should have a career sponsored by Summers Eve as he is one of biggest douches in HollyWEIRD !!!
he can play an annoying character really well though
@@TheDragosdragos Likely in real life, he is just that ... so not really a stretch ... Something off about him ... red flag territory ...
another hollywood idiot spewing their politics on people that dont wanna hear it
I met John years ago. He is one of the few, genuine, friendly, honest, happy, optomitstic actors in Hollywood. when I met Matt Broderick, he seemed oddly paranoid, distant and cold. Jon Cryer is a class act.
Well that's weird, you must of caught Matthew on his off day, but there both 80s legends, Matthew with Farris beulers day off, and john with his pretty and pink, I just dont know why this interviewer, did not mention John's movie, hiding out, with the song catch me I'm falling
Matthew on his "day off". I get it. Matt's off-screen paranoid demeanor may something to do with the fact that Mr. Broderick KILLED 2 WOMEN in 1987.
How did he do that, in a car accident or something
MrCoconutcat: Yeah it was a car accident.
Rick, maybe Matt wouldn't have been so paranoid if you hadn't brought your axe along
Jon is a Class Act.. he has brought so much laughs and happy times. Thank you
My heart stopped when Sheen left! He deserved a dignified exit! That's why I never went beyond season 9😂😂
In the end he got killed by his piano
@@sandeep7365 no he got killed because his stalker pushed him in front of a train come on now
@@shonthekid8529 haven't u watched the last episode of the final season .....
@@shonthekid8529 watch the last episode of the final season 😉
He is charmingly geeky. Totally the opposite of Charlie Sheen. Thats why the show was such a success.
+Robin Kristiansen without charlie the show was crap. Fact.
KochisarliHD7 that isn't a fact at all. That's your opinion
Krazy Muzik, it ended *because* it was crap. It's a fact.
KochisarliHD7 it could still be on if Charlie wasn't such a megalomaniac
So true
Cryer seems like a genuinely nice man; good for him..
Agreed. He’s one of the few actors that didn’t let fame get to his head like his co-star.
He is. That's why he always works.
Anne Liesveld Martin sheen is getting up there, I’m sure he’ll die one of these days.
Anne Liesveld Martin Sheen is 79 now and Charlie is 54 not a young buck either but his dad has lived a long life but Martin almost died back in 1978 when suffered a massive heart attack during filming of his movie apocalypse now. Martin Sheen is healthier now as he was a severe alcoholic and used drugs in his younger years.
I am so grateful for his character of Duckie. Pretty in Pink is one of my favorite movies and Duckie stole that movie.
Yes, he stole every scene he was in. Maybe that's why he got on McCarthy's and Ringwald's nerves.
I really miss the show. Aston Kutcher is a great guy, but TAAHM with Charlie is unbeatable.
you lost me at Ashton kutcher is a great..
He deserves to be happy, rich and sucessfull.
Marcus Tube most people do.
@@dafadill430 yeah, but he work it for and took risks that the normal human wouldn't do it. Do you think success come easy?
@@mehdiel2959 it does for some
I love Jon Cryer; completely got him too. Didn't ever think he was gay, he just plays a really upstanding, but awkward, guy. Duckie did rock btw.
Nothing compared to Morgan Stewart's Coming Home.
Absolutely true. He never gave me that vibe either. I always liked Jon Cryer .
agree, type of guy i would hang out with and have a few beers , very likable and cool imo
+McHale72 HA! "ATTACK!!! Of the Killer Tomatoes!"
Remember "Hiding Out", the stoner kid from DntTellMomBbySittr was Cryers cousin?
I think only idiots would think him gay.
He is good at what he does, and why that show was a hit. One of my favorite sitcoms all time, pre-Kutcher.
Agree, I quit watching it when kutcher was added.
Me and my dad would watch this when mom wasn’t around. Stopped watching when sheen left just didn’t seem right without him.
He’s so down to earth. One person who came out on the other side of Hollyweird. Kudos to you Jon.
He is a talented, funny actor.
NothingMaster Did he name his child after Charlie Sheen ?
If you watch some of the early shows Cryer's deliveries and timing are astonishing! They really make the show a knockout success!
What do you mean funny? Funny how? You mean the way he talks? You mean, let me understand this cause, ya know maybe it's me, I'm a little f'ed up maybe, but he is funny how, I mean funny like he is a clown, he amuses you? He makes you laugh, He is here to amuse you? What do you mean funny, funny how? How is he funny?
Yeah he is, fits every part he does lol. Get post in his character thats how good he is
Yeah. He's also a funny, talented actor.
His acting was flawless in that show. I mean he really caught every scene, he was never unprepared.
He was the lifeline of the show two and a half men. And that's the reason why emmy also honoured him twice. He is an actor in a million. ❤❤❤
I never knew Jon was so much like Alan in real life. Just a genuine, bit awkward but lovely guy. Hope to see more of him in the future.
Lol nah Jon is actually a good guy, Alan is a terrible person
SAY WHAT YOU WILL ABOUT JON CRYER BUT I THINK HE'S A VERY TALENTED COMEDIAN !!!!!
it seems everyone here agrees
The best part about this show was both the actors had traits of their character, which made it natural.
I have ALWAYS loved Jon Cryer and had a major crush on him when I saw him in Pretty In Pink! I am so glad he is with Lisa Joyner I think she is so beautiful inside and out.
He looks badass with the bald head.
***** Yeah I guess he can pretend he's a real man for a whole hour. If he can't, CGI.
BADASS? DEAR YOU FORGOT YOUR ASHTRAY GLASSES NEED TO BE PUT ON
As badass as possible for him.
+ViscaCatalunya El més curiós és que al Matthew Broderick ( que és igual que ell) li van oferir el paper de Heisenberg i no el va acceptar
VERY FUNNY MAN JON IS !!!!!
Dang, he's aged pretty well.
[Vape Naysh]BionicMex what? Lol, two and a half men was still an active show only like 3 years ago
Hwan He was 49 here, not 79 lol
@@musicresources788 I think he was referring to Jon's Ducky days.
I met HIM AT KINGSTON MINES IN CHICAGO AND HE WAS SUCH A PLEASURE TO TALK TO A GENUINE.KIND MAN
Absolutely loved Jon playing his character Alan….I always thought he should play Don Knotts…he’d be perfect.
Charlie was the gin, Jon was the tonic.
And so say all of us.
He would have been nothing without Charlie!!!
@@stevenstair1068 Like Jack Klugman needed Tony Randall, Charlie Sheen needed Jon Cryer.
@@cityhawk just never been a fan of this guy.
Good one. Happens to be my favorite drink.
Hairless Zippy.
this is gold
Ed Bassmaster
Yes!!! 😂😂🙌🏼🙌🏼
Nice reference
James Murray
He actually held the whole show together through the good and bad
He’s so friendly and cheerfully ☺️✨ I am so glad things turned out so well for him
He actually named his son as "Charlie" hmmm
I mean of all the names he could have picked, he picked "Charlie" :-D
❤️
Lmao
he's a natural comedian. I never thought he was gay though but more of a cheerful person. I loved watching two and half men because he was in it and when charlie sheen left I think he made an adjustment to still make the show lively and funny.
I AGREE!!!!!
cheerful. ;-)
I would love to see him on another sitcom or films.
Not sure, I think I would always see Alan Harper
I just said the same. Maybe we will. Ed O'Neil did it.
Jon deserves every ounce of love and success he has.
Jon is a very talented man. I wish him well and he has a long career.
he looks way better bald like for real
The beard compliments that quality
7718 looks like Walter White
Kevin Erives looks like JAMES S MURRAY
but he might FEEL better with the hair
please stop
We loved you from day one Jon!! Well deserved and hope to see you in a new adventure!!
Ashton sucks in every episode.... Charlie and Jon had the right chemistry!!!
I couldn’t watch it after Charlie Sheen left that was it for me
He wasnt at Charlie's level but Ashton still did a good job.
Totally Agree 👍
LOVE JON CRYER. HE IS SUCH A RIOT ON TWO AND A HALF MEN. SUCH A GREAT ACTOR.
It saddens me that there is such distance between Cryer and Sheen after all the years they worked together. Sheen should realize that in the end he was falling apart and he shouldn't hold his cast members hostage for his mistakes....They created such memorable magic for so many years, how can Sheen be bitter about something that was between him an the company not him and Cryer? Was and Outstanding show and like Married with Children I wish it would never have ended.... God bless all of you for the joy that you gave all of you viewers and I hope that you do some good with what you earned from it...
But Charlie did apologise though so I don't think it's a case of on really bad terms now, I just think it'd be tricky to work with such a person even though they had such great chemistry on screen
Addicts destroy everything and everyone in there wake Its devastating 💔👹
@@lovewhitey4462He apologized and He quit being an addict in 2017. and please dont say that about addicted people they have a hard life as it is.
Jon, If you ever read this, I want you to know that I loved "Hiding Out" so much that I bought a copy of it back when buying a new VHS movie cost you upwards of $45. I still quote some of the lines from that movie. I've shown it to my kids and other family members and friends and we never understood why it wasn't a big hit. You've always been one of my favorite actors. Thanks so much for all of your hard work.
Dear Viddy Workinggirl ~ I Loved Your Sweet Comment SO Much That I Wish With ALL My Heart That YOUR Wish Could Come True.🌻
Oh I love that movie too, oh it wasn't a big hit? that's a real shame! I thought it was a great film, Need to see it again, I have it on vhs but can't play tapes no more :/
@@David.L291 i dont know can it be convertrd on CD,or can CD can be played?
He never get enough credit for this show....classic style of work..all the best for future work
He actually looks better without hair 👍🏼
I'm finding him a lot more attractive now - he has a gorgeous smile
mark olivares he had to have hair product put on for every episode as was balding early and when show ended he decided to keep the bald look.
He actually looks better with that bald monk look and having beard and stache!
True, he looks more manly and good looking now.
Very cute without hair. Killer smile
The joy lasted 8 seasons! Thank you for the memories!
He was the most talented one on that show...... his character made Charlie look so much better! He’s clearly the only sane well-balanced person on that show too. I wish him well !
I watch him every night in reruns! Such a great way to end an evening.
Jon Cryer made the show worth watching.
He was the real deal and star in TWO AND A HALF MEN.
cristina solano no.
Berta, Charlie, Alen and maybe Jake too made the show.
With the Ashton version, yes.
Yeah Kutcher was terrible
Without charlie sheen the show wasn't the same again, but jon cryer is a great n funny actor,wish him the best
Sometimes when i watched two and a half men it was kinda sad alan was basically living in a world where people were cruel to him for no reason but i could tell there were people who loved him deep down his brother charlie did love him and berta was very fond of him and i think judith still kinda loved him and even his mother did love him.
It's a show, no need to feel sorry
@@jessepeeletersonamazin7952 ~ There Really Is Nothing Wrong With A Person Feeling Empathy. The World NEEDS MORE Of That, Really.
@@poohbearsauntie I didn't say it's wrong, i said there is no need for that because it is a show.
He's real and that doesn't fit well in to the Hollywood world. But, for some reason like Michael J Fox he succeeded and stayed true to himself.
"I've been an effeminate heterosexual dork my whole life."
He'd be fun to have lunch with.
Wow, he aged amazingly.
Not really, always a goofy odd looking being, looks his age for sure ...
@@tapper701 he does not look like he is 54
@@bigbootyenjoyer Too me he was 45 for ten years lol.
The show was nothing without Charlie... no one could replace Charlie
the show would also be nothing without Jon lol
Jon was the best they had such great chemistry
Well, it lasted four years without him, so it was something.
It’s June 2021 and I’m lucky enough to be watching Jon, Charlie, Melanie and all in their phenomenal show 2 1/2. (For the first time)I applaud J.C. for doing this interview & look fwd to re-watching Pretty In. God bless y’all.
He really looks good with his new 'hair-and-beard-style'. Should keep it.
The hair isn't really his fault, he lost it.
Now he look like some drug dealer. lol
Say his name!
He's looking good, whatever he's been doing it's working.
He actually looks quite sexy with that look. I am really surprised.
Jon is so handsome... He doesn't get enough credit for being a GREAT ACTOR... AND A GREAT MAN WITH HEART!
God Bless Him.... 😊💓💪👀
I loved pretty in Pink bc of Jon Cryer. He made that movie cool.
Oh god... Here come the groupies...
Hey Gussy!! What part of Jon is handsome?
Charlie made Jon look
passable.....you're THIRSTY girlfriend
I love him
I am so glad that things worked out for him. He is a great actor!
Still watch it today! That show is hilarious
Never knew he had blue eyes.
Always enjoyed Jon on 2 1/2 Men. Perfectly cast to play the neurotic and insecure Alan Harper. Glad he found success in his professional life and happiness in his personal life.
Watching in 2022. A truly great show 🙏🏼
Jon is a great actor!
Loved him from day one!
Such an appealing, natural guy and a great comedy actor. I fell in love with him way back in Pretty in Pink. Thank you, Jon.x
As far as being mistaken for Matthew Broderick, everybody likes Ducky better than Ferris Bueler.
I’m truly disappointed that Molly and Andrew didn’t like him and shocked that the onscreen chemistry wasn’t real. Surely, they look back at Pretty In Pink and can now see where Ducky made that film no? #DuckyForever 🥰
I can't stand Molly Ringwald, she's just an overrated actress and hasn't done anything memorable since the 80's ended. I think John doesn't deserve an spoiled woman in his life.
In his book, Jon actually mentioned that he hung out with James Spader, mostly.
It doesn't shock me, as Ringwald was full of herself and she wanted Robert Downey Jr to played Ducky because she had the hots for Robert even though Cryer was perfect for the role
And now you don’t see Molly Ringwald nor Andrew McCarthy. How about that?
@@elishabraun196 can't stand her so snooty
I love this guy. He and Charlie had magic and always made me laugh
Jon was my heart!I looked forward to the show!
Sheen and Cryer had great chemistry. TAHM will always be my favorite show. (Not a Ashton Kutcher fan.)
Nothing wrong with A Kutcher Just a different type 🤔
T&AHM*
Nothing wrong with Ashton Kutcher, just the character Walden himself was a bit absurd
Ashton Kutcher is a super good dude though.
Couldn't stand Sheen's character. Loved Ashton's.
Looks so much better with the shaved head.
Jackson Fever gay
He is such a great aactor., down to earth guy....Love him💕💕💕💕
What a great actor a classy guy and very intelligent man .
I find it hysterical that he played Lex Luthor's nephew in Superman 4 and than so much later play Lex himself on Supergirl. He did a great job on that.
I guess I am one of the few who really appreciated the show when they focused more on the neurosis of Jon Cryer's character, Alan. I thought it grew funnier.
It’s June 2021 and I’m lucky enough to be watching Jon, Charlie, Melanie and all in their phenomenal show 2 1/2. (For the first time)I applaud J.C. for doing this interview & look fwd to re-watching Pretty In Pink eventually.On a side note, a big thank you for the homeless cottages you and your wife funded. God bless y’all.
Jon Cryer is one of the best actors that we've ever seen on TV. I think Sheen actually learned a lot about timing and delivery from watching Jon. He's a phenom on stage too.
He's such a loveable guy!
Kerri Eldredge he’s my favorite!
He's handsome too .
And gay😂 but loveable yea
I NEVER thought he was gay. He was awesome as a kid and then I fell in love with him all over again when he grew up. Ducky is the best.
What a nice guy. It must have difficult dealing with Charlie when he went into meltdown, but they go way back and were in Hotshots together before 2 and a half men, so it was nice he was just concerned for him and not looking to bad mouth him or anything like that, eventho Charlie was rude to him.
What a genuinely interesting guy, sounds like the coolest guy to have a talk with too was not shy about addressing the hotter topics about his career.