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 played high school heartthrob Jake Ryan in the 1984 film.

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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, ...

Stefanie Keenan/Getty; Anthony Barcelo/The Beverly Hills Estates/Mega Gwyneth Paltrow has bid farewell to her Los Angeles mansion. The actress' 8,000 sq. ft. home, which sits on two-thirds of an ...