Jon Cryer
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".
Jan Sterling
As a teenager, she returned to the borough of Manhattan, and with variations of her given name, such as Jane Adriance and Jane Sterling, began her career by making a Broadway appearance in "Bachelor Born", and went on to appear in such major stage works as "Panama Hattie", "Over 21" and "Present Laughter". In 1947, she made her film debut in "Tycoon", billed as Jane Darian. Ruth Gordon reportedly insisted she change her stage name and they agreed upon Jan Sterling. She played a prominent supporting role in "Johnny Belinda" (1948). Alternating between films and television, Sterling appeared in several television anthology series during the 1950s, and played film roles in "Caged" (1950), "Mystery Street" (1950), "The Mating Season" (1951), "Ace in the Hole" (1951), "Flesh and Fury" (1952), "The High and the Mighty" (1954) and "Female on the Beach" (1955).