Two And A Half Men - Unknown Facts

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Ravi Sehrawat
Jul 10, 2019   •  147 views

Genre – Sitcom

No of seasons – 12

No of episodes – 262

IMDb rating – 7.1/10

Creators – Chuck Lorre and Lee Aronsohn

"Two and a half men" probably one of the most loved and comical sitcom of Chuck Lorre of all time.

The show first aired on 22 September 2003 – 19 February 2015 and had 12 successful running years until the season finally ended.

The show itself made a mark on American television as this type of off-color humor sitcom had never been accessible to this extent.

The lead cast had Charlie Sheen (Charlie Harper), Jon Cryer (Alan Harper) and Angus T. Jones (Jake Harper).

The series success led to it being the fourth-highest revenue-generating program of 2012, earning $3.25 million per episode.

Here are some fun facts for the show you might not have known before:-

  • The younger brother 'Alan' portrayed by "Jon Cryer" is the only actor who has appeared in every single episode through the running period of 12 years of the show.

  • According to Forbes magazine in 2011 "Charlie Sheen" was the highest-paid American actor of that time with an approximate revenue of $40 million.

  • In 2003 when the show won People's choice awards, the award was received by "Angus T. Jones" on behalf of the cast.

  • Charlie's real-life father "Martin Sheen", has also appeared on the show as Rose's father who later ends up stalking 'Evelyn.'

  • "Jon Cryer" parceled the audition video for the charasmatic part of 'Chandler' on F.R.I.E.N.D.S but he couldn't land the part as the video didn't arrive in time for the ongoing audition.

  • The role of 'Berta' which is played by "Conchata Ferrell" was the last of cast as a recurring character, but ultimately her personality became quite famous among the viewers, and the creators decided to ake her character permanent on the show.

  • The title of every episode is derived from a line in the working-script.

  • Charlie's constant stalker- 'Rose' was played by "Melanie Lynkseygot" who had an offer from another show "Drive" and to cover up her departure she was moved back to London and after the show failed her entry was scripted in the show where she returned.

  • In every episode of 'Rose' her, each outfit has a rose or pattern of roses on it, and it was explicitly made for the characters' requirement.

  • 'Evelyn Harper' Charlie's on-screen mother is played by "Holland Taylor" who is Gay in real life.

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