Chuck Lorre and Charlie Sheen hugged it out more than a decade after their public fallout, leading up to the latter’s firing from the sitcom, Two and a Half Men. Both the showrunner and the star of Two and a Half Men found themselves embroiled in a bitter feud after Sheen made some controversial claims about Lorre and continued his antics even after his exit from the series.
However, they have since buried the hatchet as they reunited and collaborated on Lorre’s comedy show, Bookie, something which Lorre explained reminded him of the good times and how they were very good friends once.
Chuck Lorre and Charlie Sheen reunited and hugged it out after years of feuding
Charlie Sheen’s exit from Two and a Half Men has been surrounded by controversy, fueled by his comments about showrunner Chuck Lorre and his former castmates. Lorre, for his part, didn’t hold back either, making numerous puns at Sheen’s expense in Two and a Half Men.
However, after years of feuding, they finally put their long-standing tensions to rest. The duo reunited on Bookie, with Sheen making a brief cameo. Lorre shared that reuniting with the Anger Management star reminded him of the good old days when they were friends.
He told Variety in an interview, “I was nervous, but almost as soon as we started talking, I remembered, we were friends once.”
He continued,
And that friendship just suddenly seemed to be there again — When he came to the table read of that episode, I walked up, and we hugged. It was just great.
The showrunner also described the experience of reconnecting as “healing.” He said, “I don’t want to be too mawkish about it, but it was healing.” And Lorre emphasized how Sheen remained as sharp as ever as if no time had passed.
Charlie Sheen remained flawless at the Bookie table read
In addition to moving on from their past, Charlie Sheen also impressed everyone with his sharp acting chops. Bookie co-creator Nick Bakay shared that he was surprised to see how Sheen was still in great form.
“I haven’t seen him work in a long time. But he looked great. He was easy and charming,” he told Variety. Chuck Lorre also praised Sheen’s performance, saying he “proceeded to kill it at the table read.”
“His chops were just so finely tuned as if we had not missed a beat,” he continued, noting that Sheen gave it his all—even though the script included some playful jabs at him. However, he did have one concern, which he brought up to Lorre.
Charlie Sheen had one concern about his Bookie cameo
Talking about the collaboration on Bookie, Chuck Lorre noted that the script took several playful jabs at Charlie Sheen and that he was “totally game to make fun of himself.”
“He’s playing a version of himself that has shadows of past problems and he was fine with it,” Lorre shared. However, Sheen did have one concern. Lorre revealed that the original script had Sheen’s character staying at a rehab facility, but Sheen pushed back on that idea.
“He was kind of like, ‘Can we not do the drug-addled Charlie anymore?’” the Bookie creator recalled. Lorre explained that he took Sheen’s concerns into account and tweaked the scene so that Sheen’s character was instead renting a room at the facility to run his poker game.
“I wasn’t seeking to do damage to the man. I wanted to hopefully take people’s perceptions and make it comedic, not dark,” he explained.
Beyond Lorre and Sheen, their reunion has also been healing for fans, sparking hopes for a potential Two and a Half Men reunion. Sheen has since returned for Bookie’s second season and is also planning a comeback with his new dramedy, Ramble On.
Two and a Half Men is available to watch on Peacock.
Bookie is available to watch on Max.
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