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Michael Schoeffling was born December 10, 1960 in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, and raised in South Jersey. He is a former actor, and male model, best known for his role as Jake Ryan in Sixteen Candles.


Schoeffling is best known for his role as Jake Ryan in Sixteen Candles, serving as a legendary lust object amongst generations of fans. On Valentine`s Day of 2004 a full twenty years after the film`s American premiere, the Washington Post ran an article entitled "Real Men Can`t Hold a Match to Jake Ryan of Sixteen Candles", which celebrated Michael, and his character Jake`s enduring popularity.

Michael has been unable to duplicate the same level of success he saw with his role in Sixteen Candles, and in various magazine and newspaper interviews stated the lack of roles and a family to feed were his reasons for retiring from acting.


He now lives with his wife Valerie Robinson, also a former model, and their two teenaged children in Greentown, Pennsylvania, producing handcrafted furniture as the owner of a woodworking shop.

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