There are not a ton of people who can say they were front and center when Charlie Sheen had a major breakdown, returning to drugs and booze during the 2010-2011 TV season. One of the people who was in the middle of Sheen’s time of trouble was Two and A Half Men actor Jon Cryer, who recently spoke out about Sheen’s erratic behavior during his final days on set. Production on the sitcom was shut down early in 2011 and Sheen was eventually fired from the hit CBS series.
Cryer recently spoke out about Sheen during a lengthy editorial with THR. During a taping in January 2011, Warner Bros.’ Bruce Rosenblum and Peter Roth wanted to meet Sheen on the set to make sure he could still handle his job responsibilities. On the Friday they showed up, Two and a Half Men was taping in front of a large studio audience and apparently, Sheen was shit, forgetting all of his lines.
Cryer relates that Sheen eventually asked for a minute and got it together enough to “completely nail” every line during Round 2. But it would be the last time Cryer would ever see Sheen go to bat like that. Here’s what happened next:
Soon after Sheen’s firing, he became a pop culture sensation for erratic behavior on social media and in interviews, regaling us with tales of tiger blood and “winning” at life. Luckily, Sheen eventually got his life back on track, but by then, the CBS comedy had moved on, hiring Ashton Kutcher to lead the series in his place. In fact, Sheen’s character, Charlie Harper, was supposedly killed off the series in an off-camera accident during Kutcher’s introductory episode. The era of Charlie Harper on Two and a Half Men was over, until it wasn’t.
Two and Half Men ended up running on CBS for four seasons after Charlie Sheen’s departure, ending its run just a few weeks ago. Shortly before the finale, Sheen expressed interest in returning to the series, despite getting killed off.
And while the Two and a Half Men finale did feature Charlie Harper—(spoiler: who had lived on thanks to getting kidnapped by Rose)—but via an animated sequence and a look-alike rather than an actual appearance from Sheen. Knowing what the cast and crew went through during his troubled times, it’s probably better that the final cameo never happened.
Charlie Sheen’s demise on the set of Two and a Half Men is a period many people talk about. Although not physically present, through the accounts of crew members, especially co-star Jon Cryer, one can symbolize any part of the tension and chaos during the final days of the film. Sheen.
According to sources, in early 2011, when the 8th season was in production, Sheen had a habit of failing. He openly criticized producer Chuck Lorre and Cryer. The tense atmosphere caused production to stop.
Sheen’s last day was filled with excitement. Specific details were not revealed much, but sources said that Sheen had insulted and shouted on set. Peaceful, there is a man who breaks things.
This event marked the end of Sheen’s run as Charlie Harper. He was removed from the film and replaced by Ashton Kutcher.
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