Michael Schoeffling
Biography
Michael Schoeffling is an American former actor and model who was born in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, and raised in South Jersey. He studied liberal arts at Temple University in Philadelphia, began modeling for GQ in the mid-1980s, and had his acting lessons paid for by photographer Bruce Weber at Manhattan's Lee Strasberg Theatre Institute. At 23 he won international prominence as Jake Ryan, the high school athlete Molly Ringwald's character pines for in Sixteen Candles (1984). Eight more films followed, among them supporting parts in Vision Quest (1985) and Mermaids (1990) and leading roles in Let's Get Harry (1986) and Wild Hearts Can't Be Broken (1991). He retired from acting in 1991 and later opened a woodworking shop that made handcrafted furniture.
65years old
Turns 66 on December 10in 29 days
- Born Wilkes-Barre
- Star sign: SagittariusThe sign runs November 22 to December 21
- Also credited as Michael Earl Schoeffling
Movie Career
- Films
- 7
- Career span
- 7 years1984 to 1991
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Big break
At 23, Schoeffling gained international prominence playing Jake Ryan in the teen film Sixteen Candles. Jake is the popular high school athlete that Molly Ringwald's character has a crush on.
A change of course
After his acting career ended, Schoeffling ran a woodworking shop and made handcrafted furniture. Since retiring from acting, he has never given interviews and has stayed out of the public eye.
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Harold BeckerDirector, 1 film, 1985
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