But Schoeffling, who then went on to star in Vision Quest and Mermaids, has been largely missing from the public eye since leading 1991's Wild Hearts Can't Be Broken, his last credit.

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 ...

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." ...

No, I’m not trying to distract myself, or any of you from the fact that Michael Schoeffling, and by extension his character, is closer to collecting Social Security this year.

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.