Winning? Charlie Sheen and Chuck Lorre faced a series of ups and downs after the actor’s substance abuse issues began affecting his work on Two and a Half Men.
Sheen portrayed Charlie Harper on the CBS series from 2003 to 2011, when he was fired after making a series of controversial statements about Lorre, the show’s creator.
The Wall Street actor’s exit came two months after he was ordered to go to rehab in January 2011 and deal with his alleged drug and alcohol issues. Sheen claimed in February 2011 that he was clean and sober during an interview with the Today show.
“I’ve always had a plan and executed it perfectly. Sometimes I overshoot the mark, whatever,” Sheen said of his abilities to remain professional despite his personal struggles. He then boasted that having “tiger blood” and “Adonis blood” helped him keep his addictions in check.
The Young Guns star proceeded to raise eyebrows when he made negative remarks about Lorre and the show amid its brief hiatus — which was issued in January 2011 so Sheen could get medical assistance.
“My passion is misinterpreted as anger … I don’t think people are ready for the message I’m delivering and delivering with a sense of violent love,” the Platoon actor explained on Today, claiming that Lorre had “dictatorial laziness” on set.
Sheen continued his rant: “If people think I’m insane or if they don’t think what I’m saying is true, I have no interest in their retarded opinions. I’m going to live my life the way I want and I’m going to win every moment!”
The Anger Management alum‘s character was killed off the show at the beginning of season 9 in fall 2011. Ashton Kutcher joined the cast to act alongside original star Jon Cryer until the series wrapped in 2015.
Before the sitcom came to an end, Sheen told TV Guide that he would happily return in some capacity. “We’re trying to figure out what makes the most sense. If they figure it out like I’ve presented it to them and they want to include me in some final send-off, I’m available and I’m showing up early,” he claimed in September 2014. “If not, it’s on them.”
The Arrival actor further alleged that he was ready to make amends with Lorre. “He was doing his job, I was doing mine. At the end of the day, the guy’s a genius. Look at what he does,” Sheen told the outlet. “I don’t have to spend time with him anymore for him to be brilliant.”
Three months later, Lorre also claimed that he had no problems with Sheen despite their bumpy past.
“There are no wounds. What happened, happened,” the former Big Bang Theory showrunner told reporters at the Television Critics Association’s winter press tour in January 2015, per Entertainment Weekly. “And I’m grateful for the time we enjoyed working together and I’m very grateful Ashton came along and kept the lights on. What do I got to complain about? I’m so blessed.”
Lorre added at the time that he was “very proud of what we did here with Charlie.” Eight years later, that joint admiration appeared to be intact as news broke that Lorre and Sheen were reuniting for a 2023 project.
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Two and a Half Men began a hiatus and halted production after Sheen was ordered to go to rehab to deal with his drug and alcohol struggles. The Ferris Bueller’s Day Off actor opted to do at-home treatment, later calling his house “Sober Valley Lodge.” One month later, Sheen raised eyebrows for criticizing Lorre during multiple interviews. The New York native called the Mike & Molly creator a “clown” during an appearance on the Alex Jones Show. “I’ve spent, I think, at close to the last decade, I don’t know, effortlessly and magically converting your tin cans into pure gold,” he added. Warner Bros Tv/Chuck Lorre Prod/Kobal/Shutterstock
The Major League star was fired from the Warner Bros. Television production after slamming Lorre publicly. “Your client has been engaged in dangerously self-destructive conduct and appears to be very ill,” read in a letter sent to Sheen’s lawyer by the studio outlining the reason for his termination. The letter obtained by TMZ at the time alleged that Sheen had “difficulty remembering his lines” and that his “conduct and condition created substantial tensions on the set.” Sipa/Shutterstock
Sheen filed a $100 million lawsuit against Lorre and Warner Bros. Television after being fired from the series. His filing was made in an attempt to receive compensation for the canceled season 8 episodes that resulted from the show’s hiatus. The case was settled in September 2011 with TMZ reporting that the Spin City alum would receive an immediate payout of $25 million, which would eventually become $100 million in syndication profits for years to come. "Warner Bros. Television, Chuck Lorre and Charlie Sheen have resolved their dispute to the parties' mutual satisfaction," read a statement from the studio at the time. "The pending lawsuit and arbitration will be dismissed as to all parties. The parties have agreed to maintain confidentiality over the terms of the settlement." Sipa/Shutterstock
When season 9 of Two and a Half Men premiered, Charlie Harper was seemingly killed off. Kutcher then joined the cast as Walden Schmidt. When the series came to an end in February 2015, Sheen’s character was revived by a body double — but he was later crushed by a falling piano. Warner Bros Tv/Chuck Lorre Prod/Kobal/Shutterstock
Sheen told TV Guide that he was interested in returning to Two and a Half Men ahead of its final season. "I've reached out to them and they've reached back," he claimed. While the Money Talks star was willing to go back to set, he noted that he wasn’t exactly on good terms with Lorre. “Ethereally we have, personally we have not," Sheen said of whether he made peace with the producer, adding, “I wish him nothing but the best.” Matt Baron/BEI/Shutterstock
Lorre played coy about Sheen making a cameo on the comedy’s finale — and insisted there was no beef between the pair. “I think we’re going to have a finale you’re going to be very pleased with and that’s all I’m going to say about it,” the show’s creator teased to reporters at the Television Critics Association’s winter press tour. He later circled back to the Three Musketeers actor’s part on the sitcom, saying, “It would be inappropriate to not acknowledge the extraordinary success we had with Charlie and how grateful I am, we all are, to his contributions. And there’s nothing but great feelings for the eight-and-a-half years we worked together.” Shutterstock (2)
The She Wants Me star confessed during an appearance on the Kyle & Jackie O show that he regretted how he treated Kutcher when he joined the Two and a Half Men cast. “I was stupidly mean to him because I overlooked the reality and difficulty of taking over a show,” Sheen told the radio hosts. “Which I did, I took over Spin City when Michael J. Fox was too sick to work, but no one ever put those two together. … So I should have been nicer.” The Due Date actor slammed the That ‘70s Show alum via social media multiple times in the years after he joined the sitcom in 2011. In 2014, he tweeted that Kutcher was Cryer’s “lame sidekick.” Sheen explained in January 2017 that he buried the hatchet with his fill-in while at a Dodgers game the previous November. “It was awkward, but I made it fine because I felt bad for him,” he recalled. “He thought he was going to catch a right cross, but I just wanted to give him a hug.” Shutterstock (2)
Deadline reported that Sheen will reunite with Lorre for his Max comedy How to Be a Bookie. Variety confirmed the news as well, reporting that the actor will have a recurring role on the show, which stars Sebastian Maniscalco. Reps for Warner Bros. Television and HBO Max (which will become Max in May 2023) declined to comment. Shutterstock (2)
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