Two and a Half Men was often borderline inappropriate and yet successfully ran for 12 seasons during the final decade of exemplary American television sitcoms beginning with Charlie Sheen's appearance on the CBS series.The Chuck Lorre project, much like his other critically acclaimed hits, skyrocketed its stars into the limelight of the television industry. And even though Sheen had quite a reputation even before Two and a Half Men, nothing would prepare him for the level of fame that would follow him in the aftermath of the series launch.
Actor and comedian, Charlie Sheen, was priceless in his tenure as Charlie Harper in Two and a Half Men. The series, which began in 2003 witnesses the reformation of life and caricature-like drama that unfolded around the 'hedonistic' character after his brother and nephew move into his estate.
However, as famously fictional and exaggerated as the sitcom was, the personality of Charlie from the show was not a far throw from Charlie in reality. The actor, who recently revealed being diagnosed as HIV positive, was married to Denise Richards from 2002 to 2006. At the time, the show's first season witnessed Richards starring as a guest character Lisa in the episode Merry Thanksgiving where she played the part of a former girlfriend about to get married.
Sheen's co-star, Jon Cryer, later recalled to The Hollywood Reporter how the actor had spiraled into a fit of stress when he found out that Richards was coming to set.
"One day during the first season of Two and a Half Men, I got a knock on my trailer door. It was Charlie — my trailer was next to his — and he seemed panicked.
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