Michael Schoefflling

Michael Earl Schoeffling was born in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, on December 10, 1960. He is a former model and actor who initially modeled for GQ magazine. With the financial assistance of photographer Bruce Weber, he was able to attend acting classes in Manhattan, specifically in Lee Strasberg Theatre Institute. He gained significant popularity for portraying the character of Jake Ryan in the 1984 film Sixteen Candles. This project has a huge potential of mapping him in the entertainment industry since he earned considerable success with it.

After this screen project, he appeared in a handful of movies and last appeared in the 1991 movie Wild Hearts Can’t Be Broken. During his college years, he majored in Liberal Arts for his degree at Temple University. Even before reaching a decade in the industry, Schoefflling left and went to become a woodworking shop’s owner. In 2005, he was ranked 22nd on the Biggest Hunks of the 1980s list led by Teen Magazine.