The stylish “senior stud,” as PEOPLE Magazine called Michael Schoeffling in its review of the movie in 1984, became almost as iconic as Ringwald, exemplifying a dreamy high school crush trope ...

Whenever Michael Schoeffling is mentioned, the 80s American teen comedy film Sixteen Candles comes to mind. He is remembered for his iconic character in the movie as Jake Ryan. But he retired when ...

Michael Schoeffling (born December 10, 1960) is an American former actor, and male model, best known for playing Jake Ryan in Sixteen Candles, Kuch in Vision Quest, and Joe in Mermaids.