Two-time Emmy nominee Marin Hinkle plays Alan's ex-wife and Jake's mother, Judith, throughout Two and a Half Men's entire run. Like most characters in the show, Judith changes considerably throughout the seasons; she starts the show as a serious, somewhat fragile woman dealing with her divorce and ends it as a selfish and shameless manipulator.
Hinkle didn't get many chances to do the over-the-top comedy other performers were allowed since Judith was always more of a straight man to the wild antics around her. However, her dry, insulting humor was always funny, especially when directing her wrath toward Alan.
Following Charlie Sheen's much-publicized exit, the show brought rom-com star Ashton Kutcher to replace him as the lead. Kutcher plays Walden Schmidt, a young, handsome, and wealthy entrepreneur who buys Charlie's house on a whim and allows Alan, Jake, and Berta to stay.
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