But what about Ringwald’s onscreen love interest Jake Ryan? The stylish “senior stud,” as PEOPLE Magazine called Michael Schoeffling in its review of the movie in 1984, became almost as iconic as ...

Schoeffling was at the center of one of the ‘80s iconic movie love triangles — opposite Molly Ringwald and Anthony Michael Hall — as high school heartthrob Jake Ryan in writer-director John Hughes’ ...

Count Gwyneth Paltrow among the legions of Sixteen Candles fans to be shocked by the age of former actor Michael Schoeffling, who played high school heartthrob Jake Ryan in the 1984 film. On Thursday, ...

It's not just Sam Baker who thought Jake Ryan was the "cat's meow." To Anthony Michael Hall — who played "the Geek" in Sixteen Candles — costar Michael Schoeffling was "like a big brother." "Hollywood ...

For many people, Sixteen Candles is the ultimate 80s teen movie, and Jake Ryan the ultimate heartthrob. Simply saying the name Jake Ryan to people over 40 can bring quite the reaction. He was the ...

Back in the spring of 1984, Samantha Baker’s parents forgot her 16th birthday in the classic film Sixteen Candles. Written and directed by John Hughes, Sixteen Candles starred Molly Ringwald in her ...

Michael Schoeffling, the actor who played Jake Ryan in the 1984 teen comedy, may have left Hollywood for a life out of the spotlight, but his daughter Scarlett is now a successful model PictureLux/The ...

What became of the stars who played Sam Baker, Long Duk Dong and Jake Ryan? Molly Ringwald, left, and Michael Schoeffling are shown in a scene from "Sixteen Cancles" in this 1984 film publicity image ...

Molly Ringwald and Michael Schoeffling in 'Sixteen Candles' in 1984 Count Gwyneth Paltrow among the legions of Sixteen Candles fans to be shocked by the age of former actor Michael Schoeffling, who ...

Michael Schoeffling as Jake and Anthony Michael Hall in a production still from 'Sixteen Candles' It's not just Sam Baker who thought Jake Ryan was the "cat's meow." To Anthony Michael Hall — who ...