By the time 69-year-old Andrews appeared as Samantha’s paternal grandfather, Howard, in Sixteen Candles, he’d had a long and distinguished career as a film and TV character actor, with roles in such films as Tea and Sympathy, Elmer Gantry, The Absent-Minded Professor, Send Me No Flowers, and Tora! All rights reserved. She took a 14-year absence to raise a family and get a stockbroker’s license, but she returned to TV in recent years with guest spots on Criminal Minds (2011) and American Horror Story (also 2011). Playing nice-guy dreamboat Jake Ryan was Michael Schoffling’s big break at age 23; he won the part over fellow unknown Viggo Mortensen. Glynn was 39 when she made her Tony-winning Broadway debut in The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas, a musical co-written by her husband, playwright/director Peter Masterson. Jake : You better not be dickin' me around. She wed director Bruce Van Dusen in 1983, but the couple split in 2002. Molly Ringwald, Director John Hughes and Mark Schoeffling, Universal Pictures; Kevin Winter—Getty Images, Universal Pictures; Gilbert Carrasquillo—Getty Images, Universal Pictures; Steve Mack—Getty Images, Universal Pictures; David Livingston—Getty Images, Universal Pictures; Luca Teuchmann—Getty Images, Exclusive: USPS Watchdog Probes Change of Address Failure, Ruth Bader Ginsburg Wishes This Case Had Legalized Abortion Instead of 'Roe v. Wade', Your Guide to Vote by Mail Deadlines in Every State, You can unsubscribe at any time. As Samantha's family prepares for her older sister's wedding, they forget to acknowledge her milestone birthday. Haviland Morris has continued to act since "Sixteen Candles," appearing in movies like "Gremlins 2: The New Batch" and on shows like "Sex and the City" and "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit." She collaborated with Hughes again on The Breakfast Club and Pretty in Pink, as well as starred in the films The Pick-up Artist, Fresh Horses, For Keeps, Something to Live For: The Alison Gertz Story, The Stand, Jem and the Holograms, King Cobra, SPF-18 and The Kissing Booth. Terms of Use | Sixteen Candles (1984) Michael Schoeffling as Jake. Baker played Sam's older sister Ginny, who prepares for her wedding throughout the film. Justin Henry acted in a few more movies before taking an acting hiatus to go to college. The film has also been criticized for its racist portrayal of Long Duk Dong, a Chinese foreign exchange student who stays with the Bakers over the wedding weekend. Watch for the 57-year-old in August’s action film Underdogs. Her other films included Gardens of Stone, Judy Berlin, and Whiskey School (her final feature, from 2005). His other film credits include Out of Bounds, Johnny Be Good, Edward Scissorhands, Six Degrees of Separation, The Photographer, The Dark Knight, Foxcatcher, Natural Selection, Live By Night, War Machine and Bodied. In 2020, Jake Ryan actor Michael Schoeffling will be turning 60. He pleaded no contest to a misdemeanor assault charge and was given three years of probation and 40 hours of community service in 2017. He showed off a more dramatic side during his six-year stint as a nurse on ER. Hughes’ genius was to see teens as they saw themselves, to appreciate that their seemingly trivial moments of high drama really were high drama, and to let them know that, no matter how freakish they felt, they were not alone. Dooley has guest starred on a number of television shows including The Golden Girls, ALF, The Wonder Years, Chicago Hope, My So-Called Life, Grace Under Fire, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, ER, Curb Your Enthusiasm, Ally McBeal, Desperate Housewives, Grey's Anatomy, Parenthood, The Good Doctor and The Kids Are Alright. See the stars kissing, hugging and cuddling while out and about and on the red carpet this year! Even a late-teen growth spurt that had him playing jocks in Johnny Be Good and Edward Scissorhands couldn’t erase his geek cred. But it was 'Sixteen Candles,' followed in yearly succession by two more John Hughes films, 'The Breakfast Club' and 'Pretty In Pink,' that made the redhead into an '80s icon. But aside from Long Duk Dong, he's best known for playing Nurse Yosh Takata on "ER" for seven seasons. But it was 'Sixteen Candles,' followed in yearly succession by two more John Hughes films, 'The Breakfast Club' and 'Pretty In Pink,' that made the redhead into an '80s icon. She retired from acting in 2006. And although he didn't get to hook up with the prom queen in "Sixteen Candles," John has had his fair share of hot leading ladies in real life, including Jennifer Love Hewitt, Minnie Driver, Neve Campbell, Jodi Lyn O'Keefe and Brooke Burns. It was the handsome Michael Schoeffling who played the sensitive jock in the classic flick, which is more than three decades old and still a movie favorite among many today. He has since retired from acting and now resides in Pennsylvania with his wife. Though the geek didn't end up dating Sam, Anthony Michael Hall did date Molly Ringwald. But once the '90s rolled around, her career started to go south. Her last film was Pauly Shore’s Jury Duty in 1995. Dooley has made a career of playing put-upon dads, from Robert Altman’s A Wedding and Breaking Away to Sixteen Candles, in which he co-starred at age 55. All Rights Reserved. Closer Weekly is part of the American Media Entertainment Group.Copyright © A360 Media LLC 2020. Gedde Watanabe played Long Duk Dong, a wacky foreign exchange student in "Sixteen Candles." Ringwald starred as high school sophomore Samantha Baker. At 17, he spent a season as a cast member on "Saturday Night Live." But they’ve moved on, as we all do, some to greener pastures, some not so green. Closer Weekly has affiliate partnerships so we may receive compensation for some links to products and services. Wasn’t it been just yesterday that she was the archetypal American teenager herself in Sixteen Candles? Like Ringwald, Gertz was an alumna of the prep-school sitcom The Facts of Life when she landed a role in Sixteen Candles; at 18, she got to play Caroline’s scissor-wielding friend Robin. Molly, of course, became one of the biggest stars of the '80s, starring in movies like "The Breakfast Club" and "Pretty in Pink." So what's happenin' for Gedde Watanabe? Dec 4, 2016 - I found Michael Schoeffling A-K-A Jake Ryan. Today, we’re taking a look back at the fan-favorite film’s cast then and now. Since the chemistry between all the stars in the movie was so strong, many fans today have high hopes for a sequel to the film that stole our hearts in the early ’80s. Hall played Ted, also known as the school nerd and "Farmer Ted." Joan has also had a healthy movie career independent of her brother, appearing in movies like "Working Girl" and "In & Out," both of which earned her Oscar nominations for best supporting actress. We don't know if he has a sexy girlfriend, but we do know that he's continued to act. He was also an accomplished wrestler, who won a gold medal in freestyle wrestling for the United States at a meet in Munich, Germany in 1978. He graduated from Cherokee High School in New Jersey, … But after 1991's "Wild Hearts Can't be Broken," he left Hollywood, citing a lack of roles and the need to provide for his family as his reasons for retiring. In the essay, Ringwald questioned a scene when Ted (Hall) takes photos with Caroline (Morris) that imply they hooked up. However, the teen heartthrob retired from his movie career in 1991 when he was just 31 years old. Michael Schoeffling played Jake Ryan, Sam's rich and handsome crush, in "Sixteen Candles."