Chuck Lorre had to fight to cast one of two men’s actors and a half

Who could imagine “two and a half men” without gentle Jon Chryer Alan Harper alongside Charlie Charlie Sheen today? Looking back at the 12 -season run of the comedy, the show has clearly become a tremendous success mainly due to the rambunctious chemistry of the two on -screen actors. The casting was perfect for these types of characters, and one of the series creators, Chuck Lorre- aka king of the sitting comedy – Having a central role in having a cryer for the part despite some push back quite heavily from CBS, where the show was broadcast between 2003 and 2015.

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During the casting process for “two and a half men,” the network made clear from the outset that they did not want Jon Cryer. Not to audition, star, or have anything to do with the show at all, if they could help it. Lorre has been open for this condition in several interviews since, and in one gave for wwny-tvThe Creator explained, “When we were raining two and a half men, ‘CBS, the executives were definitely CBS for one thing – they didn’t want to hire John Cryer. I didn’t want to see it, didn’t want him to audition – not John Cryer,” said Lorre.

The former TV producer added in another interview (through an archive of American TV) That the network completely opposed the actor’s casting because he had been in several television pilots before he had failed and did not reach the air. Lorre insisted, however, to bring him in for audition because he knew his talent as they had worked together before, and because the actor’s representatives had helped to convince him that Cryer would be excellent for this particular role. So, going against the same caveat CBS, Lorre trusted in his gut, brought a cryer into an audition, and the rest was history.

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Despite the troubled and troubled working relationship of trouble that Cryer had with Sheen towards the ultimate departure of “two and a half men,” their funny dynamics remained on screen mostly (for us at least for us viewers), as long as their characters went-and until Sheen firing a disgrace for his terrible behavior. Alan and Charlie built a solid relationship over the years, and even if we could see where many of their interactions went from a mile away most of the time, they usually managed to put a smile on our faces at least once during each chapter. The banter back and forth and often ridiculous between the two has become quite predictable early, but also provided a core quality to the show that regular viewers could always rely on.

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Overall, Chuck Lorre’s hard decision to cast Jon Cryer despite the initial protest of CBS had paid off in many ways. At its peak, the series brought in over 28 million viewers and collected 47 Emmy nominations, which she had won, throughout her 12 year run. Two of those went to Cryer as an excellent support and lead actor in a comedy series in 2009 and 2012, respectively. That is, whoever saw him in His retiring role in John Hughes’ coming of age in 1986, “Pretty in Pink,” having to know that he has the juice. Certainly made Chuck Lorre.