Alan Harper

BIRTHDATE:
September 22, 1969 (age 55)

GENDER:
Male

PORTRAYED BY:
Jon Cryer

FULL NAME:
Alan Jerome Harper

ORIGIN:
USA

HOUSE:
Harper-Melnick House
Malibu Beach House

PROFESSION:
Chiropractor
Board Member - Walden Loves Alan Inc.

FAMILY MEMBERS:
Evelyn Harper - Mother
Frank Harper - Father
Teddy Leopold - Stepfather
Marty Pepper - Current Stepfather
Judith Harper-Melnick - Ex-Wife
Kandi - Ex-Wife
Walden Schmidt - Ex-Husband later Partner; Best Friend
Jake Harper - Son
Louis Schmidt - Adopted Son
Milly Melnick - Possible Daughter
Charlie Harper - Brother
Gloria - Possible Half-Sister
Jenny Harper - Niece
Lenore - Ex-Mother-in-Law
Sheldon - Ex-Father-in-Law
Mandi - Ex-Mother-in-Law
Andi - Ex-Father-in-Law
Liz - Ex-Sister-in-Law
Rose - Sister-in-Law
Lyndsey McElroy - Fiancé
Gretchen - Ex-Fiancé
Unnamed Daughter In Law
Unnamed 3 Step Grandchildren

HISTORY:
Alan used to be married to Judith, who is the mother of their son Jake, but Judith then divorced Alan. The divorce was hard on Alan, as he lost almost all of his possessions and got stuck with paying her $3,875 monthly alimony (thanks to Charlie, who slept with and then broke up with Alan's lawyer, who took out her anger on him by promising the ridiculously large amount of money to Judith.)

Alan drives a Volvo station wagon and runs his own chiropractic care clinic out in the San Fernando Valley (even winning The San Fernando Valley Chiropractic Award more than once), though he gets irritated when people point out he is not a medical doctor. Alan wanted to be a M.D., but the only school he could afford was one in Mexico.

While he loves his brother and son, Alan harbors a degree of resentment towards Charlie since money and women just seem to fall into his lap, while Alan, who has worked hard his entire life, remains a failure, and has yet to reap such rewards. He seems to have little faith in Jake due to his lazy and unmotivated attitude.