Jake ryan bio
Jake ryan bio
Jake ryan photo.
Michael Schoeffling
American former actor and model (born 1960)
Michael Earl Schoeffling (born December 10, 1960) is an American former actor and model. He is known for playing the role of Jake Ryan in Sixteen Candles, Al Carver in Wild Hearts Can't Be Broken, Kuch in Vision Quest, and Joe in Mermaids.[1]
Early life and education
Schoeffling was born in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, and raised in South Jersey.
He graduated from Cherokee High School in Evesham Township, New Jersey.[citation needed] He attended Temple University in Philadelphia, where he majored in liberal arts.[citation needed] In the mid-1980s he began modelling for GQ,[1] and photographer Bruce Weber paid for his acting classes[citation needed] at the Lee Strasberg Theatre Institute in Manhattan.[1]
Acting career
Schoeffling came to international prominence at the age of 23 for his role as Jake Ryan, the popular yet sensitive hi