Michael Earl Schoeffling (born ) is an American former actor and model. He is known for playing the roles of Jake Ryan in Sixteen Candles, Kenny "Kuch" Kuchera in Vision Quest, Corey Burck in Let's Get Harry, Joe Perretti in Mermaids, and Al Carver in Wild Hearts Can't Be Broken.

Michael Schoeffling is a former American model, actor and wrestler, who is possibly best known for his role as Al Carver in the drama “Wild Hearts Can’t Be Broken”, and Jake Ryan in the coming-of-age comedy movie “Sixteen Candles.”

‘Sixteen Candles’ star Michael Schoeffling stepped away from acting after the '80s to live a private life with his family in Pennsylvania

Michael Earl Schoeffling is an American former actor and model, 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. Schoeffling was born in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, and raised in South Jersey.

Michael Schoeffling is an American actor who quit the entertainment industry in 1991 to pursue a career in woodworking. He studied at the Temple University in Philadelphia and the Manhattan’s Lee Strasberg Theatre Institute.

Michael Schoeffling is best known for his role as high school stud Jake Ryan in Sixteen Candles. At 23, Michael captured the hearts of viewers across the world in John Hughes ’ iconic 1984...