Who Could Replace Charlie Sheen on 'Two and a Half Men'?
Everyone and their mother has been auditioning in jest to be the replacement Charlie Harper on 'Two and a Half Men' now that
Charlie Sheen has
officially been axed from the show. Replacing a beloved character is tricky business, though. Some shows fail miserably. We are indeed talking about the time 'Roseanne' replaced one blonde actress with another back in 1993 and simply expected no one to notice. But other replacements add value to the show. While Michael J. Fox was certainly missed from the cast of 'Spin City' when he left that show to spend more time with his family, Sheen of all people proved to be an excellent substitute.
Now we don't expect Warner Brothers to try to pull the wool over our eyes and simply create a new Charlie Parker out of whiskey and pixie dust and pretend nothing happened (although we hear Matt Dillon is available). But if the show continues someone will need to step in to bolster the one and a half remaining men. Who could possibly be up for the job?
1. Rob Lowe - He seems to be the money shot for 'Men' producer Chuck Lorre, who has reportedly already taken meetings with the actor. We love Rob. But we don't know if he is just right. Sure, he has a bad boy past, but it is so in the past that it is practically buried. The role requires someone just a little bit grittier, naughtier and we'll just say it, less pretty. No one wants to see Cryer and that kid's mugs next to someone so chiseled and pristine as Rob Lowe -- except for Sheen himself, who gives the actor his endorsement. "Rob's an old friend and a brilliant actor. And he's a beautiful man," Sheen told
PEOPLE.
2. Andrew McCarthy or Judd Nelson - Is it unfair to lump these two together? Not at all. "If producers are looking for casting ideas to fill the gaping Sheenless hole of 'Two and Half Men,' they need to look no further than 'Pretty in Pink' -- the movie that made Sheen's co-star, John Cryer, beloved by all teenage girls in the '80s," says
Yahoo Shine's Piper Weiss. "It should so obviously be Andrew McCarthy. If producers haven't approached Duckie's former nemesis they're not doing their job. Andrew could channel his 'Weekend at Bernie's' persona, the laid back type, that perpetually aggravates the straight Jon (be it Silverman or Cryer)." If McCarthy isn't available, we think his brat pack counterpart Judd Nelson could fill Sheen's shoes. "Nelson would be quite believable as a bloated, past-his-prime lothario," says
Crushable Editor-in-Chief Lilit Marcus.
3. Andy Dick - Yeah, that's right, Andy Dick. Because who's crazier than Charlie Sheen? Andy Dick is. "AD was just caught having sex in a bathroom and then seen doing blow in his car, so I think he can continue the 'bad boy' tradition," says radio host Cooper Lawrence. "Plus he's really funny."
4. Emilio Estevez - Crazier things have happened. "Charlie Sheen's career got a huge pump of adrenaline with 'Two and a Half Men,' and it's only fair that Emilio should get a shot, too," says Ronnie Karam, senior editor at
TVGasm.com. "If he's too unstable, Scott Baio could do it, too. Charles has been waiting to be back in charge."
5. Heather Locklear - When all else fails you can't go wrong with a blonde. She was ratings gold for 'Spin City' and 'Melrose Place,' old and new. She could definitely pull off a long lost cousin on 'Men.' "I might even start watching if that happened,"
HollywoodLife.com Senior Editor Chris Spargo told us. "Plus hiring a woman might be a pretty smart PR move for CBS and Warner Bros."
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Stamos is too bland. To replace Charlie you need someone who's got a mad edge.
I agree, John Stamos, definately!!!
Oooooh, let me add this: CS is so crazy, i.e., mentally ill, right now that I don't think it's nice that he was fired while he is so sick. I mean even Warner Brothers and CBS must see how ill he is. Is it decent to fire someone for a mental illness? I mean, I'm just saying . . .
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WHAT ARE YOU SMOKING HE GOT FIRED NOT BECAUSE HE WAS SICK HE HAS A DRUG ADDICTION AND REFUSE TO GET REHAB WHICH THE PRODUCERS OF THE SHOW OFFERED HIM MANY TIMES, I LOVE CHARLIE SHEEN BUT HE SCREWED UP MANY MANY TIMES I THINK ALL THAT MONEY GOT TO HIS HEAD
AND HE STARTED TO DO MORE AND NORE DRUGS AND ACT IRRATIONAL
HIS ACTIONS SPEAKS FOR ITSELF HE ADMIT THAT HE IS LOSING HIS MIND
AND I BELEIVE THAT ISINT IT OBVIOUS.
Yes, it is totally OK. IF he was getting help and being serious about this LIFE, then that would be different. This guy is totally NUTS and KNOWS it and still will not get help!!!!!!!!!! He is to good for it! Thinks he is BETTER than everyone on the planet!! Would love to be there when he meets his maker!!! Like Hello, you are just the same as every other addict on the planet. He is soooooo NOT better than anyone on this planet!!!!!!!!!!! He is in for a BIG surprise!!!
This is my favorite show of all time, but I will not watch it without charlie. And yeah it was very wrong of them to fire him. *&%holes!!!!!
Right you are...in America we have the ADA (Americans with Disabilities Act), so if Charlie can prove a medical condition to the producers and Warner Bros, he may be able to sue. However, they could just find another reason to have let him go
Mel Gibson could replace Charlie Sheen.
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The show just wont be the same with out sheen thats fact,I will not watch it we all make mistaks
Sheen and Lowe both have ties to Dayton, Ohio. Probably, a great choice.
you have a great sence of humor with that one friend - realistically think Kevin bacon
I think Gary Busey would be a great choice!
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Who cares. I'm surprised the show didn't go off the air a long time ago. It's so boring...same thing over and over. All the cast is talented except Charlie Sheen. Give the rest of the cast a new show with a new format and forget replacing Sheen, or keeping the same old boring format.
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Love Gary Busey. Give him a different show. Forget 2 1/2 men.
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I agree! Gary Busey would make any piece of trash watchable.
With Gary Busey so fat you would not have room for the other 1 and a half men
I have a feeling it's going to be disaster whoever it ends up being, honestly.
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THE SHOW WILL BE A FLOP WITHOUT CHARLIE SHEEN
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Amen!!!
Judd Nelson has already had a guest role as Alan's girlfriend's ex-husband. Emilio Estevez also had a guest role as a friend who died.
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